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    Vegging Out With “The Korean Vegan”

    PeopleBy Jeanie Y. Chang, LMFT, CCTP, CIMHPApril 22, 2022

    If anyone can convince you to consider going vegan, it’s Joanne Lee Molinaro, aka The Korean Vegan. I told her I’ve been really thinking hard about going vegan for a while now, in large part because I’m so enthralled by her cooking videos with family stories woven in that pull at your heartstrings. We live…

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    Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma in ‘Umma’

    WellnessBy Jeanie Y. Chang, LMFT, CCTP, CIMHPMarch 29, 2022

    Noona’s Noonchi is a column for Best of Korea by Jeanie Chang, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Dear Noona’s Noonchi,  I just saw the movie, “Umma,” and it got me thinking about the relationship with my own mom.  There’s a scene near the end of the movie that made me realize that perhaps my mom…

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    A Conversation with Africa Yoon on Her New Book, ‘The Korean’

    OpinionBy Jeanie Y. Chang, LMFT, CCTP, CIMHPJanuary 27, 2022

    “Korean culture and kindness repeatedly found me in my life. Not only did they find me, they kept saving my life.”  Powerful words from Africa Yoon, who recently published her book, The Korean. If anyone has a passion for Korean food and culture and its benefits to our mental health, it’s Africa Yoon.  I first…

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