S2 | E8 - Unblocking Love: Healing Relationships with Asian Parents Through Vulnerability and Understanding, with Johnson Hsieh (2 of 2)

Beyond Asian: Stories of the Third Culture

In this week's episode, we dive into the complex process of healing and improving relationships with parents, particularly in Asian cultures. Our new Ask Me Anything segment features psychoanalyst Dr. Salman Akhtar's article on "A Third Individuation, Immigration, Identity, and the Psychoanalytic Process," providing a resource for third culture individuals to understand themselves better.
Read "A Third Individuation", by Dr. Salman Akhtar here: https://immaterial.sfai.edu/features/here-and-yet/documents/A-THIRD-INDIVIDUATION-IMMIGRATIONidentity-and-the-psychoanalitical-process.pdf
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In today's episode featuring Johnson Hsieh, we explore the concept of third individuation and the importance of unblocking love, tearing down internal barriers that prevent true connection. We delve into the challenges of evolving relationships with parents, examining our own perceptions and biases, and setting boundaries. We emphasize the importance of communication, understanding, and forgiveness in relationships, highlighted by our personal experiences and those of our guests. Join us as we explore the ongoing effort of trying to improve relationships by being vulnerable, expressing oneself, and actively listening.
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Topics
- A Third individuation in immigrants
- Kanye West's "everything is the same"
- Understanding and empathy towards parents
- Unblocking love to improve relationships
- Navigating cultural differences and setting boundaries
- Understanding interrupting in communication
- Therapy and exploring emotions
- Importance of open communication
- Accepting challenges in infinite game
- Finding progress and hope in small shifts
- Impact of self-reflection and self-acceptance
Notable Quotes
"Immigration from one country to another is a complex and multifaceted psychosocial process with significant and lasting effects on an individual's identity."
"The idea that the individuation process may never quite stop happening for third culture people invites a continuous process of creativity and of reinvention."
"Grief is love with nowhere to go. It's love that has had nowhere to go for decades, and now it can finally flow."
Keywords

1. Immigration process 2. Dr. Salman Akhtar 3. Psychoanalytic process 4. Third individuation 5. Psychosocial development theory 6. Third culture individuals 7. Identity 8. Parental backstory 9. Protection 10. Relationship with parents.

Episode Outline
Introduction and explanation of Ask Me Anything segment [00:00:01]
Question from patron William on suggested reading materials for third culture individuals [00:00:28]
Johnson's mom's backstory and early life struggles [00:10:34]
Johnson's mom's experiences as a child [00:11:37]
Johnson''s approach to maintaining a relationship with his parents despite interruptions [00:29:41]
Johnson and his mom's evolving relationship and her positive affirmations towards him [00:36:04]
Johnson's pivotal moment with his therapist and impact on his relationship with his mom [00:40:35]
Johnson's infrequent interrupted conversations with his mom and documenting them on Twitter. [00:43:32]