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Sometimes grief comes in waves and when it comes, please be gentle with yourselves fam🥺 in these moments, remember to surround yourself with people who remind u of your worth, the ones who will say “that sounds hard, let me hold some of this with you.” community is healing♥️

Happy New Year! Let's continue to organize and build power in our communities in 2023 (and enjoy delicious Lao food and quality company while doing so). 📸: laos in the house Vote Noods: From Bowls to Polls event as part of the #LANAVotes program

while 2023 feels like a rebirth to some of us, others may still be grieving things that were left unprocessed in 2022 may you be kind + gentle with yourself & allow healing to unfold on its own timeline no need to rush anything that requires more nurturing✨🫶🏽 #HEALINGOUTLAOD

wishes for the lao & overall southeast asian diaspora in 2023✨ ‣increased access to culturally relevant mental health services ‣less aggressiveness, more gentleness ‣healthy/loving boundaries with family & friends ‣conflict resolution skills ‣less suffering, mo

Cheers to growth this new SZN for the HOL community!!! #HEALINGOUTLAOD

Repeat after me: Just because I was brought up in an environment that was traumatizing + unsafe, doesn’t mean that I have to relive that story over and over again. I can choose to heal memories of my past traumas, be kinder to myself & hold space for things I once avoided.

may you acknowledge how your identities can shift and the intensities in which you feel those shifts, shift over time. #HEALINGOUTLAOD #LaoHealingMovement #aapitherapist #laotherapist #asianamericanmentalhealth

SIGNS I HAVE LEARNED TO EMOTIONALLY REGULATE AS A CHILD OF REFUGEE(S): ✔️not taking things personal when someone shares something I don't agree with. ✔️acknowledging that I can be angry and grounded at the same time. ✔️recognizing that my parents did the best the

My dearest Lao people, You are choosing to unite. You are showing up in solidarity. You are seeing the power of coming together as a diaspora community🤝🏽 We are tending to each other’s needs & healing collectively. HUK PHENG GUN DERRR 🇱🇦🫶🏽🥹🙏🏽🥲 #HEALINGOUTLAOD

GATEKEEPING in the Lao community looks like… ✔️Thinking & believing that “there is only one way to practice Lao culture.” ✔️Limiting & filtering the type of Lao stories that can be shown to the public. ✔️Not showing up to celebrate another Lao person’s su...

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INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA x HEALING illustrated here for the Lao diaspora from grandparents → parents → child. #HEALINGOUTLAOD

TWO TRUTHS CAN CO-EXIST-- this is a lesson on dialectics and here are some examples: #HEALINGOUTLAOD

It takes courage to share experiences of growing up Lao that were once filled with shame/negativity & brokenness from war trauma— & now we get to redefine what it what it means to be LAO’D & PROUD & hold space for nuances & intersectional identities 🇱🇦🥲🙏🏽🌈✨#HEALINGOUTLAOD

Imma dare everyone Lao to be so proud to be Lao that you inspire others to connect with their roots & culture more!!! #HEALINGOUTLAOD

People with identities centered in mainstream media may not completely understand how healing it is for people in the margins (like khon Lao) to be given a platform to speak up and to not have to explain ourselves for once. #HEALINGOUTLAOD

Lao people deserve to be centered and supported🫰🏽 Lao people deserve to be centered and supported ✨ Lao people deserve to be centered and supported 🇱🇦 #HEALINGOUTLAOD

We're counting down the days to the LANA board retreat in August, meeting to strategize and plan out programs and work for the upcoming year.

🇱🇦🌿 Calling All Lao Creatives to apply to the Creative Wellness Scholarship! 🌿🇱🇦 ✨ Discover the intersection of creativity and wellness with our exclusive Creative Wellness Scholarship, presented in partnership with Sabaidee Fest! ✨ Are you a passionate Lao woman and/or n