February Newsletter: entering the Dragon year.
Jan 25, 2024
Hello there!
As we head towards the Lunar New Year, we wish you a prosperous and joyful year of the Wood Dragon!
While Japan traditionally celebrates the new year on the first of January, I've been lucky enough to be welcomed into Lunar New Year celebrations for the last 15 years or so. Reflecting on this makes me deeply appreciate the ease in which we can engage in multi-faceted and multi-cultural identities as Asian Australians or Asian diaspora.
One platform that has really amplified the Asian Australian experience is none other than the podcast, Level: Asian. And last year, I was lucky enough to chat with the team for this hour long interview about identity, belonging and Asian Australian mental health.
If you'd like to listen to the episode, please follow this link or search for Level: Asian (episode 62) wherever you access your podcasts!
And lastly, if you'd like to bring these conversations to life amongst other Asian Australians, be sure to check out our free Community Check In below🐉
❤️Asami
🌱Upcoming workshops:
For therapists: Develop your culturally-responsive practice at our next professional development session, Connect and Grow on February 22nd at 7.00pm AEDT.
For the community: Check in with your mental health and our team of culturally-responsive therapists at our next Community Check In!
Free! March 8th 7.30pm AEDT
📚 An academic journal from one of our own Community Leads!
Check out this article by one of our Community Leads Betty Luu on the culturally responsive ways which we can support Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) young people in Australia!
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🎤 Therapist spotlight.
Get to know psychotherapist and counsellor, Trevor Lee via our interview:
"Allow everything. The good, the ugly, the pain, the joy. The parts of us which have not be seen or the parts which have been seen. Everything is welcome here.
"What if we didn't worry about what happens next?"
✨Thank you for reading up to this point!
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💡Free resource: The essential guide to Asian Australian mental health.
We created our "Essential Guide for Asian Australian Mental Health" by surveying over 350 Asian Australians during Covid-19 lockdowns.
Download our guide and learn about the three most pertinent areas of concern for the Asian community, with tips and strategies to support you through.