The Truth About Seasonal Affective Disorder
As an Asian living in the US, it can be difficult to take the impact of these experiences seriously. If you were brought up in a culture that stigmatizes mental health and prioritizes stoicism, it might seem silly to not be able to get over things so inconsequential. You think: it’s probably the winter blues or stress. But it might be something else you’ve heard others talk about: Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Staying Safe, Post-Election
7 min read The next four years can seem like a scary unknown, wherever you fall on the political spectrum. Drastic cultural shifts have revealed huge divides within the country, with polarization pulling communities apart. As identity politics continue to be weaponized by both sides of the political aisle (Lopez, 2017), the current political climate […]
AMHC 2021 In Review
Dear community, As we close out the year 2021, we are filled with immense gratitude and love. The Asian community has experienced so much in the past year, with moments of both pain and joy coming to mind. Not only did we undergo some of the most trying times in our histories, but we also […]
Volunteer Spotlight: AMHC’s Newsletter Team
The Lotus is our monthly email newsletter that spotlights AMHC’s volunteers, lifts up diasporic Asian mental health stories, and provides resources and support for the Asian community. Learn more from two of the amazing women behind the newsletter, Nico Cruz and Tina Tran, and be sure to subscribe to get all the latest from AMHC.1) […]
Paying it Forward: Jane Kusuma’s Art for Reimagining Asian Mental Health
Jane Kusuma is an illustrator and designer from Seattle and the one-woman team behind Jovietajane Creative Studio. As the Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC) began to expand and rebrand, Jane Kusuma graciously reached out to our organization to donate her time and energy into designing the rebrand. Following the Black Lives Matter movement and the […]
Ep. 19: Asian Identity and Therapy Ft. Alyssa “Lia” Mancao
In honor of Filipino American History Month, we’re revisiting Asian Identity and mental health, with special guest Alyssa “Lia” Mancao who manages @alyssamariewellness on Instagram. Join us as we talk about mental health, being asian, and answer some questions from the community.
Ep. 18 Anxiety: Community Q&A
This week we’re answering some questions we received from some of our community members in our Facebook group. We couldn’t answer all of them but we hope that these answers give you a place to start thinking about and managing anxiety.
Ep. 17 School Anxiety and You Pt. 2
This week we’re continuing our conversation on school anxiety. We explore a few more of the specifics regarding school anxiety and try our best to wrap up this big topic. Next week we’ll be answering some of the questions that the community has brought up, be sure to tune in to see if your questions […]
Ep. 16: How School Anxiety Affects Us
This week we’re continuing our conversations on anxiety, more specifically we focused on the anxieties of going back to school, especially in the times of covid. There was a lot to cover and we tried to cover a lot in this episode, but we’ll be back with part two of this conversation next week! AMHC […]
Ep. 15: How We Can Understand Anxiety
We took a break last week for self-care, but we’re back this week to discuss anxiety. We tried to cover most of the basics of anxiety, and we hope to address it more in depth in the future. If you have questions about anxiety, please feel free to drop them in the comments below. We’ll […]
