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Jenn L.

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Why I Moved Abroad…and Why I Moved Back

I moved to Paris for four years to pursue my studies and gain international work experience. Here’s what happened.

Nov 10, 2024

Why I Moved Abroad…and Why I Moved Back

Nov 10, 2024

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Moving Abroad Saved My Life

The space away from my family allowed me to start therapy and my reparenting journey

Aug 12, 2024

Moving Abroad Saved My Life

Aug 12, 2024

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Invisible Illness

How Trauma Made Me Shut People Out

Emotional neglect from my childhood made me feel invisible and caused me to isolate myself.

Dec 11, 2024

How Trauma Made Me Shut People Out

Dec 11, 2024

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Invisible Illness

Recovery After Emotional Neglect

Being emotionally neglected by my parents led me to develop dysfunctional protective buffers and a fear of receiving in my relationships.

Sep 13, 2024

Recovery After Emotional Neglect

Sep 13, 2024

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Invisible Illness

How My Anxious Attachment Pattern Makes Relationships Difficult

Not being able to say what I need and separation anxiety are just some of the things I deal with as an anxiously attached person

May 5, 2024

How My Anxious Attachment Pattern Makes Relationships Difficult

May 5, 2024

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Women in Technology

I Stayed in a Job I Hated for Years

I was stuck at an unfulfilling job but felt unable to leave due to family pressures

Mar 14

I Stayed in a Job I Hated for Years

Mar 14

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Invisible Illness

Intergenerational Trauma Persists in Immigrant Communities

Immigrants who have untreated mental trauma will pass it on to future generations in a chain of intergenerational trauma

Mar 6

Intergenerational Trauma Persists in Immigrant Communities

Mar 6

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Invisible Illness

I’m Developing Emotional Awareness After Years of Emotional Numbing

I lacked awareness of my emotions because my parents were emotionally dysregulated and never talked about emotions

Feb 27

I’m Developing Emotional Awareness After Years of Emotional Numbing

Feb 27

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Invisible Illness

Growing Up With Parents Who Had PTSD

I did not realize until I was an adult how anxious and fearful my parents’ household was

Feb 19

Growing Up With Parents Who Had PTSD

Feb 19

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Modern Women

Why Do I Keep Getting into Bad Relationships?

I kept getting my heart broken as a young adult by getting into one bad relationship after another and not understanding why

Feb 12

Why Do I Keep Getting into Bad Relationships?

Feb 12

Jenn L.

Jenn L.

I write about my experience as a second generation Asian American, mental health, and female empowerment. Contact me at https://jenniferinparis.weebly.com

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