by Emily Chang | Sep 1, 2021 | The Spare Room
In this #taxichat, Laini and I reminisce about birthday parties we used to throw for Lotus’ friends. In chapter five of The Spare Room, I introduce Lotus, a teenager who grew up living in a brothel. This tenacious-passionate-obscenely rude-tender hearted girl...
by Emily Chang | Aug 29, 2021 | DEI, Learner, The Spare Room
“I feel so bad for her.” Do you feel badly because she’s found herself in a terrible situation, or because you can feel and empathize with what she’s going through? If, like many people, you’ve lived a relatively un-traumatized life, how...
by Emily Chang | Aug 22, 2021 | Workplace
Deep. Breath. Hey guys, sometimes you just have a KILLER day. The kind of killer day, you don’t even know how killer it is until you finally get home, sit down, and take a breath. Make it a deeeeep one. Because yes, people will sometimes let you down. Possibly,...
by Emily Chang | Aug 11, 2021 | Learner, Workplace
It’s natural, isn’t it? When something scary looms in front of you, to turn and head in the other direction. But in my discussion with Nikki Groom on the Movement Makers podcast, we talked about why we shouldn’t run away from hard things. We agreed...
by Emily Chang | Aug 8, 2021 | The Spare Room
When I chatted with Meredith for her podcast, we touched on a number of topics, including the joy of giving. Meredith for Real: the curious introvert podcast is all about discovering the life we love & how we find the courage to live it. So inevitably, we ended up...
