Inner Journey Psychology - Dr. MJ Yang

Inner Journey Psychology - Dr. MJ Yang Hi, I’m Dr. MJ Yang, a bilingual licensed psychologist in California. Contact me for a free consultation. Welcome to Inner Journey Psychology.

I provide online therapy in English and 中文, specializing in life transitions, women mental health, career challenges, and relationships. I’m Dr. MJ Yang, a bilingual licensed psychologist offering online therapy in English and Mandarin to clients across California. I specialize in supporting individuals navigating cross-cultural transitions, career challenges, and relationship struggles. Together, we can explore ways to reconnect with your authentic self and create a more meaningful, aligned life. Contact me to schedule a free consultation.

03/12/2026

📣 New Blog Post | The Entrepreneur’s Hero’s Journey: Stage 3 — Refusal of the Call 📣

The journey continues.

This is the third post in our 12-part series, The Entrepreneur’s Hero’s Journey, exploring entrepreneurship not just as a business process, but as an inner psychological journey. 🛤️

After the Call to Adventure, many entrepreneurs encounter a natural response: hesitation.🛑

Stage 3 — Refusal of the Call is the moment when fear of the unknown, doubt, or concern about stability begins to surface. From a Jungian perspective, this resistance often reflects a confrontation with the unknown aspects of the self. 🙈

Refusal is not failure—it is a necessary pause that allows reflection before meaningful commitment.

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🚀 Category: Entrepreneurship

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❤️‍🩹 Blog Wrap-Up | Loved but Not Emotionally Understood: Relational Trauma in Collectivism and Immigrant Cultures ❤️‍🩹M...
03/08/2026

❤️‍🩹 Blog Wrap-Up | Loved but Not Emotionally Understood: Relational Trauma in Collectivism and Immigrant Cultures ❤️‍🩹

Many adults from collectivist or immigrant backgrounds grew up with love expressed through sacrifice, responsibility, and achievement.🏆

Yet emotional understanding was not always part of that love.

When feelings are repeatedly minimized or overlooked, the nervous system learns to adapt — often becoming capable, responsible, and high-functioning on the outside, while feeling unseen inside.🫥

This week’s blog explored emotional relational trauma — how subtle patterns of misattunement can shape our inner world, and how healing begins through new experiences of emotional safety and understanding.🫶

You can honor your parents’ sacrifices and acknowledge your unmet emotional needs. Both truths can coexist.

Healing often begins when your story is finally heard.

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🌈 Category: Inner Journey

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03/07/2026

📣New Blog— Loved but Not Emotionally Understood: Relational Trauma in Collectivism and Immigrant Cultures📣

Many adults from collectivist or immigrant backgrounds grew up deeply loved — but not always emotionally understood. 🫥

When achievement, obedience, and emotional restraint are emphasized, feelings can quietly go unseen. Over time, this can shape how we relate to ourselves and others — often without realizing it.

In this new blog, I explore emotional relational trauma — what it is, how it forms in high-functioning families, and how therapy offers a safe, attuned space for healing. ❤️‍🩹

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🌈Category: Inner Journey
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03/06/2026

Join the March virtual support space for international students in Counseling Psychology graduate programs! It’s a supportive gathering designed to offer emotional support, guidance, and resources.

📅 Date: Thursday, March 12th, 2026
⏰ Time: 8PM ET / 7PM CT / 5PM PT
🔗 Location: ZOOM
Please pre-register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/Mc_7s4X_S4aCzoo50SU1Yw

就是明天中午！我會在最後十分鐘12:20-30與大家線上見面想要參加的朋友請記得加入灣區台灣媽媽寶寶支持團體的FB group 會看到連結～明天見!
03/05/2026

就是明天中午！
我會在最後十分鐘12:20-30與大家線上見面

想要參加的朋友請記得加入
灣區台灣媽媽寶寶支持團體
的FB group 會看到連結～

明天見!

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