Dr. Trang Hoang is a professor at the USC School of Social Work, a licensed psychotherapist, and received her graduate and doctorate degrees at UCLA.
Do you ever wonder why life is full of suffering? Do you get stuck in your negative thought patterns and self-talk? Do you want to improve your mental health?
Expect to learn a lot about Dr. Hoang's horrific refugee survival experience on a boat, how to improve your mental health, be self-compassionate when it's the hardest, and more.
Let's get this started.
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Dr. Hoang’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trang-hoang-6b8b1643/
Dr. Hoang’s Email: Thcongviec@gmail.com
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Welcome to Discover More Podcast, a community for seekers of curiosity & mental health insights.
I am your host, Benoit Kim. A trilingual Korean American veteran and former policy maker. I became a clinician after witnessing the nonnegotiable of mental health and nuanced perspectives in our everyday life. I intend to connect and dissect the intricacies of life by talking to the most fascinating humans I can find.
Congratulations on choosing curiosity over complacency.
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0:00 Intro
2:29 Dr. Hoang’s Refugee Experience
7:10 Do people reflect enough?
12:36 Escapism vs. Self-Care
17:30 How to be Self-Compassionate?
25:34 Is Being Alive What Matters the Most?
30:11 What is Social Work?
35:56 Why is Spirituality Important?
45:05 Life is What Repeats!
56:53 Guiding Breakthroughs with Students and Patients
1:01:23 How to Find Self-Worth?
1:08:49 Dr. Hoang’s Survival Stories
1:14:41 Why We Are Not Our Thoughts?
1:20:32 Why We Must Learn to Let Go?
1:26:25 We Always Have a Choice in Life
1:38:30 The Discover More Question
1:44:10 Dr. Hoang’s Parting Message
1:45:12 Outro
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