Untangling with Words.
Stacy has written essays and how-to’s for other publications and her newsletter. She has also collaborated on journal articles and research reports.
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How feeling envy helped me in life — mostly
As a child in South Korea, I thought the emotion was a ‘sin.’ But as a life coach, I’ve seen it used as an instrument for good.
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Korean Housewarming Gifts
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Why Binge-Watching Is Better Than Setting New Year’s Resolutions
Here’s how to use your favorite shows to learn more about yourself—and enhance your everyday life, too.
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Easy & Authentic Ways to Celebrate Chuseok
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Confessions of a life coach: when my clients succeed, I’m left with nothing
My client started our 13th phone session together by telling me she figured out what she wants to do with her life. She came to me fed up with the long hours of mind-numbing work at her office. She didn’t think she’d have the time or energy to find a new career. I helped her strategize. Now, she excitedly announced that she enrolled in a certification program to become a holistic health practitioner.
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My husband hated the idea of me keeping my name. Then suddenly, he changed his mind
It took long enough to convince my Korean parents to accept my Japanese partner. ‘Just don’t come home with a Japanese name,’ my mother said
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Feeling Overwhelmed? Start a Someday-Maybe-Later List
Replace that endless to-do list with a system that helps you prioritize your goals and dreams.
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I know why anti-vaxxers think the way they do — I believed Korean health disinformation for decades
Growing up in Korea, we were taught that we’d swell up and die from ‘fan death’ if we kept our fans on overnight, among other absurdities. Even when I left the country and learnt it had been government propaganda, I couldn’t stop believing it
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I found Korean Culture Sexist and Stifling. Then My Kid Fell in Love with K-pop
My daughter’s fascination with Hallyu seemed like the perfect adolescent rebellion.
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Forget To-Do Lists. You Really Need a ‘Got Done’ List
Most digital productivity tools focus on what you have yet to do, but they never celebrate what you’ve accomplished.
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A visit to Seoul during Covid changed my opinion of a country I once despised
When we lived in Korea, curfews and censorship were rife. But when I returned during the pandemic, I was met with a healthcare system far safer and more sensible than the one I know in the US
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My Temporary Hoarding Habit
When my daughter was hospitalized for cancer treatment, I began collecting leftover condiments and medical supplies in an effort to control something in our uncontrollable world.
