Ying Wang MD

So yesterday a patient introduced me to Dr Wong, the soft spoken Chinese American therapist, coprophagia recovery expert, who cuts through interdimensional BS without blinking an eye. 😂 I am in awe. Jessica Gao, the creator of Dr Wong, is brilliant!! Behind all the hilarity and absurdity, she touched upon really complex and painful topics around family dysfunction, sorting through layers of vulnerability.

Pickle Rick Goes To Therapy | Rick and Morty | Max Stuck in pickle form and at the mercy of his daughter, Beth, Pickle Rick reluctantly joins the family for a therapy session. R...

As a therapist, I know that patients who engage in honest self reflection are more in touch with their feelings, more connected to their authentic voices, and more likely to achieve their goals. They are also more likely to truly benefit from the work done in therapy sessions.

Writing down one's thoughts and feelings is an important way to achieve that self reflection. Consistent journaling can promote self-awareness, emotional regulation, and personal growth. However, maintaining consistency with traditional pen-and-paper journals can be challenging for some. Recognizing this, I embarked on a passion project to create a digital journal that combines the benefits of self-reflection with cutting-edge technology.

I am excited to share with everyone Gagali (https://thegagali.com), an interactive digital journal that talks with you in a nonjudgmental way as you write, prompting you to examine your thoughts and feelings, helping you make sense of your experiences, and generating action items to help you move towards your goals. I've been using this tool with many of my patients - some of them have transformed into devoted journalers as a result. Some have used the "share" feature to send me copies of their entries so that we can review them in session. Now I am happy to share it free of charge with anyone who could benefit from self reflection and honest self dialogue.

Who this is for:
- Those who wish to develop more self awareness through writing
- Those who have struggled with avoidance and are searching for a non-threatening way to examine their thoughts
- Mental health professional who would like to engage their clients in creative ways in and outside of therapy sessions

Please let me know your thoughts! I would love to hear your feedback!

Gagali

Dr Wang’s piece on Psychology Today

Why "No Tears Today" Stickers Need to Go Praised for holding back tears, kids learn to ignore and hide painful emotions.

For those looking to recharge with meditation and self care, check out Jennie King (license acupuncturist, meditation instructor, owner of Red Bird Acupuncture and Healing)'s upcoming Qigong self massage classes. She is doing a 4 class series and offering the whole package for $40. The classes are Fridays 10AM-11AM on Zoom. Her site is redbirdhealingarts.com

Last month, I had the honor of serving as a returning expert panelist at the Parent Child Education Club Annual Conference, a bilingual event promoting EQ parenting among Asian American parents. The Keynote Speaker this year was Dr. Shefali Tsabary, whose work on conscious parenting has been a transformative influence for me. My co-panelists, Dr. Philip Siu and Dr. Huaiyu Yang, offered numerous pearls of wisdom based on medical science drew from their their own parenting experience. The conference also featured a panel of incredible Asian American young adults who shared heartfelt accounts of their cross cultural journeys and how they view their relationships with their parents. You can watch the conference here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkw2qSE5wPg.

Dr. Shefali's part starts around 5:00
Dr. Wang and fellow panelists discussion start around 1:58:00
Fish bowl discussion featuring young adults (kids' perspective) start 2:46:00.

PCE 2020 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

I’m very excited to be co presenting with the one and only Dr Albert Yeung, well-known and highly respected cross cultural psychiatrist, researcher and author, and my residency mentor, in an upcoming webinar hosted by the Flushing Library. Also joining us as a translator and co-presenter is the incredibly talented Dr Xiaoqiao Zhang of MGH’s Center for Cross Cultural Student Emotional Wellness, who will be defending her PHD dissertation the day before the webinar!

Living Through a Pandemic: coping, understanding and finding meaning. Please join myself, Dr Justin Chen (executive director of MGH Center for Cross Cultural Student Emotional Wellness), and Ms Nora Yasumura MSW, student Dean at Hotchkiss for a discussion on April 29 7-8 EDT.

欢迎大家报名参加这次麻省总医院的Center For Cross Cultural Emotional Wellness 和哈佛大学教育学院联合举办关于亚裔学生和家庭如何面对COVID19的研讨会。我是这次发言者之一。另外两位都是重磅人士：麻省center 的executive director Dr Justin Chen, 知名寄宿学校Hotchkiss boarding school 的院长Nora Yasumura 女士。

https://mghihp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b4TvMxTaQieVjKg_BFOVaw?from=timeline&isappinstalled=0

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Living through a Pandemic: Understanding, Coping, and Finding Meaning. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Thank you for your interest in our webinar series, “Let’s Talk! Supporting Asian and Asian American Students Through COVID-19." This series has been organized through a collaboration between the MGH Institute of Health Professions, the MGH Center for Cross-Cultural Emotional Student Wellness, an...

Thank you Dr Grace Simco for translating my piece on managing COVID-19 anxiety. Part II and III to come. Original English piece on https://www.letterstostrangers.org/blog

Dr. Nicole Christian-Brathwaite, MD writes about how to deal with bullying on Letters To Strangers. You can read her piece as well as my monthly column here: https://www.letterstostrangers.org/single-post/Q-A-with-a-Psychiatrist-4

Q & A with a Psychiatrist #4 How do we recover from the trauma of bullying? What mental health and self care techniques can we practice to heal and recover? See what a psychiatrist says!

Incredibly moved to see so many in our community coming together to discuss mental health issues in young people, and very honored to have been a guest speaker at the annual Parents and Children Education Club Conference in NJ.