Family therapist and mom of four Jeanie Chang joins Jang and Jerry on Episode 006 to share her best tips and practices in dealing with family dynamics through COVID and the upcoming holidays. Learn more about Jeanie and her work at YourChangeProvider.com
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Jeanie!
Jeanie Chang is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Founder of Your Change Provider, PLLC, a therapeutic practice founded on solutions and cultural confidence™ in promoting good mental health and wellness. Jeanie’s clinical expertise extends well outside the therapy room. She is an accomplished national speaker for corporate, community, and colleges on topics such as burnout, resilience, mindfulness, stress, workplace wellness, and mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, and suicidality. Jeanie is also a corporate wellness consultant, executive leadership advisor, and family/parenting coach. In addition, she provides support groups for leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Jeanie founded the national “Self-Care & Wellness” program which she created for business leaders and professionals. Currently, she is spearheading the curriculum-based program for the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) as “Self-Care & Wellness By NAAAP” and for the Council of Korean Americans (CKA) under the title, “Building Resilient Leaders. In addition, she is working with college administrators in curating mental health programing to support students on campuses nationwide. Furthermore, Jeanie co-hosts a parenting podcast called “Raising Asian Teens: Resist the Roar!” and a videocast titled “Mental Health Mukbang.”
Jeanie is a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider (CMHIMP) and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) with experience in grief and trauma. In addition, Jeanie holds specialized training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Jeanie followed a calling in mental health after a diverse career path. She first started as a broadcast journalist in Washington, DC, then went on to attend business school. Her work in the corporate sector includes marketing, public relations, and client success management.
Jeanie is an active volunteer in the Asian American community. She is the National Director of Self-Care & Wellness by NAAAP, President of the NAAAP NC Chapter, and is a facilitator for student veterans at Wake Technical Community College. In addition, Jeanie enjoys serving as a clinical advisor for Asian American mental health organizations around the country that focus on addressing mental health stigma and helping adolescents and families.
For her own self-care, Jeanie loves going on date nights with her husband of 22 years, enjoys spending time outdoors with her four children ages 13-20, and planning family vacations.
(Source: YourChangeProvider.com)
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Dr. Jang Cho is a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist. She received her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed her psychiatry residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Cho is passionate about treatment, education and advocacy for mental health of Asian Americans and has given talks in various seminars and conferences, both locally and nationally. She is a co-founder and a co-chair for Asian Caucus of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and a faculty member of the MGH Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness. During her down time, Dr. Cho enjoys living in rural Washington state and navigating the challenges of raising her bicultural young daughter. She is delighted to share her journey - both the joy and the tribulation- of motherhood with everyone through this podcast.
She is a mother to an amazing four-year old daughter and together with her husband reside in Washington state.
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Jerry Won is the Founder & CEO of Just Like Media, a podcast company dedicated to sharing Asian American stories. He is the host of Dear Asian Americans and is producer of The Janchi Show, MBAsians, and Asian Podcast Network. Jerry is also the head of Beyond the Resumes, a podcast and community platform bringing career and life advice for the global, modern professional. Prior to podcasts, Jerry was an account director and WeWork and Senior Strategy Consultant at Accenture, roles he worked after earning his MBA at Michigan Ross. Between undergrad at USC and Michigan, he spent 10 years working in sales and marketing roles in various industries. His passion is to share Asian American stories and to normalize talking about many of the things we weren't encouraged to do growing up.
He is father to a three-year old son and one-year old daughter and together his wife Kyung live in Southern California.
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