Make Time for Success with Dr. Christine Li
Make Time for Success is a podcast designed for busy people who are ready to improve not just their productivity, but also their self-esteem and self-confidence. If you’re looking for the secrets to making productivity feel light and easy rather than something you want to run from, this is the podcast for you. In each episode, psychologist and Procrastination Coach Dr. Christine Li shares effective tips and strategies to help you start building your most joyful, creative, and abundant life. Episodes will include interviews with guest experts who have made the breakthrough to living life fully, as well as st...
The Clutter-Procrastination Connection: Why a Cluttered Home Keeps You Stuck
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li explores the powerful link between clutter and chronic procrastination, sharing research-backed insights on how clutter affects focus, stress, and mood. She explains why tackling clutter should come before anything else and introduces her simple daily technique for breaking free from clutter overwhelm. Plus, she invites listeners to join her free 5-day "Re-Energize Your Home" challenge, designed to help you declutter with ease and reclaim your space.
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00:00:00 Introduction...Energy Management Over Time Management: 4 Productivity Hacks That Actually Work
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In this episode of the Make Time for Success podcast, Dr. Christine Li shares four energy-based productivity hacks to help you maximize your output and well-being. Instead of just managing your time, Dr. Christine Li encourages you to pay close attention to how your energy flows throughout the day. She covers practical strategies for tracking energy peaks and valleys, stopping energy leaks, allowing for guilt-free breaks, and protecting your energy through daily habits and boundaries. This episode provides actionable...
How to Declutter When You're Emotionally Attached to Your Stuff with Dr. Julia Raz
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li chats with Dr. Julia Raz—a professor, mother, and professional organizer—about decluttering when you feel deeply connected to your belongings. Dr. Julia Raz shares her personal journey of letting go of 80% of her possessions, the emotional challenges that come with decluttering sentimental items, and practical, compassionate strategies for creating a more peaceful home. Whether you struggle with letting go or want to make your space a true sanctuary, you’ll find advice and in...
Your Home Is Holding You Back Decluttering Tips for ADHD Brains and Busy Moms with Stacey Hutson
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li welcomes Stacey Hutson, host of The Next Phase podcast, to share her real-life journey as an ADHD mom, homemaker, and career woman overcoming clutter overwhelm. Stacey Hutson opens up about how her ADHD diagnosis transformed her approach to decluttering, and offers refreshingly practical tips for busy moms and neurodivergent brains. Learn why letting go of clutter is about so much more than just cleaning—and how taking small, proactive steps can bring calm, em...
The Power of Presence: The 4R Framework for Intentional Life Choices with Dr. Luyi Kathy Zhang
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In this episode, join Dr. Christine Li and Dr. Luyi Kathy Zhang as they explore how being close to death brings clarity and depth to life. Discover practical insights into embracing strong emotions, the importance of self-care, and actionable steps for living with greater intention. Dr. Luyi Kathy Zhang shares her 4R Framework—Recognize, Regulate, Rewire, and Repeat—to help you break out of autopilot, reconnect with your true desires, and make choices that honor what matters most. This hear...
Time Audit 101: How to Track Your Hours and Finally See Where They Go with Lori Oberbroeckling
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In this episode of the Make Time for Success podcast, Dr. Christine Li interviews Lori Oberbroeckling, author of Secrets of Supermom and host of the Secrets of Supermom podcast, about her recent experiment with a 7-day time audit. Lori Oberbroeckling shares insights on tracking every 15 minutes of her week, the revelations it brought about invisible labor and delegation, and strategies for managing energy and intentionally creating space for personal fulfillment. Tune in to learn actionable steps for understanding where...
What's Your Success Archetype? Redefining Ambition for Women in Midlife with Kusum Basavaraju
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In this episode, join Dr. Christine Li and special guest Kusum Basavaraju, an identity and leadership coach for ambitious working moms, as they dive deep into redefining success and ambition for women in midlife. Kusum Basavaraju shares her powerful journey from India to Wall Street, her struggles with self-confidence and societal expectations, and how she learned to listen to her own intuition. Together, they explore the pressures women face, balancing ambition with motherhood, and the importance of self-leadership and...
Do It Scared: How to Grow When Comfort Is Holding You Back with Megan Blacksmith
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li welcomes transformation leader Megan Blacksmith to discuss the power of "doing it scared" when growth feels daunting and comfort is holding you back. Together, they explore why waiting for the “right time” is often a trap, the ways our subconscious beliefs keep us stuck, and how to proactively choose transformation before circumstances force your hand. Megan Blacksmith shares personal stories, actionable strategies from NLP, and inspiration for taking bold steps—even when fear is pre...
How to Reset and Reconnect: A Quick Meditation for Daily Clarity
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In this special 300th episode of the Make Time for Success podcast, Dr. Christine Li guides listeners through a gentle, hope-filled meditation designed for daily clarity, reset, and reconnection. Celebrate new beginnings, learn how to release stress, and harness the power of intentional choices to shape your reality. Take a deep breath, open yourself to possibilities, and make time for success—one mindful moment at a time.
Starting September 14th, Dr. Li will be hosting a week-long fr...
The Clutter-Guilt Cycle (Part 2): Decluttering Without the Shame Spiral
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In this uplifting second part of a 2-part series, Dr. Christine Li guides listeners through strategies for breaking the cycle of clutter and guilt. Learn how to declutter your space—and your mind—while releasing shame and embracing joy along the way. Discover practical tips to protect your energy, stay focused on your goals, and celebrate every small victory as you transform your home and your habits.
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The Clutter-Guilt Cycle (Part 1): How Your Stuff Becomes a Source of Shame
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li kicks off a two-part series exploring our complicated relationship with clutter. She delves into why clutter is so toxic in our lives, examining how our upbringing trains us to accumulate and attach meaning to our possessions. Dr. Christine Li unpacks the emotional toll clutter takes, from feelings of loss, guilt, and shame, to the depletion of our energy and coping abilities. Whether you struggle with clutter or know someone who does, this episode...
Setting Yourself Up for Success: Preparation Tips for Overwhelming Tasks
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This episode is all about conquering overwhelming tasks by setting yourself up for success. Dr. Christine Li shares seven actionable preparation strategies—including clearing mental and physical clutter, becoming your own biggest supporter, enlisting friends for accountability, using time wisely with deadlines and time limits, setting a positive philosophy, and reconnecting with your “why.” These practical tips are designed to help you not only start but also complete your big projects with ease, positivity, and energy to spare.
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Friendship Skills for Adults with ADHD and Autism: Tips from Caroline Maguire
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Discover the journey to authentic and fulfilling friendships as an adult—especially for those with ADHD and autism. In this episode, hosts Dr. Christine Li and ADHD coach Caroline Maguire explore the challenges and triumphs of making friends when you're neurodivergent or newly diagnosed. They discuss overcoming shame, letting go of unhealthy expectations, and embracing your true self, along with practical strategies for building meaningful connections at every stage of life. Whether you're seeking to grow your social circles or...
Tired of Breaking Promises to Yourself? Here's How to Keep Your Word
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li explores the challenges of staying consistent with habits and explains why relying on motivation alone is unreliable. She shares actionable strategies for cultivating true consistency, focusing on increasing personal capacity, practicing positive self-talk, being present, simplifying routines, and reducing mental "noise." Listeners will learn how to move from dissatisfaction to satisfaction by keeping their word to themselves and embracing new habits with greater success.
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00:00:00 - Dr. Christine...Break Free from Stagnation with These 8 Productivity Strategies
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Feeling stuck in procrastination and unable to reach your full potential? In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares her top 8 tried-and-true productivity strategies to help you let go of overwhelm, show up confidently, and create meaningful progress every day. Learn how to ease up on self-judgment, banish stagnation, set boundaries, avoid time waste, and celebrate every win—big or small. Get ready to play a better, more empowered game of productivity and break free from feeling stuck!
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Sleep Better, Live Better: The Rest Reset You Need
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Discover why sleep may be the missing link in your productivity and well-being journey in this episode of the Make Time for Success podcast. Dr. Christine Li explores the essential role of rest and sleep in optimizing your mind and body, breaking free from exhaustion, and creating a sustainable, successful lifestyle. Learn practical strategies to revamp your approach to rest, tips for better sleep, and how prioritizing quality rest can help you achieve more with greater ease.
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Top Reasons You Don't Finish Tasks (And How to Overcome Them)
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Ever wonder why you struggle to finish what you start? In this episode, Dr. Christine Li reveals the common reasons tasks remain unfinished—from distractions and overwhelm to the "murky middle" of messy projects. She shares practical strategies and mindset resets to help you finally close those open loops, boost your self-trust, and become someone who completes what matters most.
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00:00:00 Introduction and episode overview00:01:39 Importance and complexity of finishing tasks00:02:34 Reasons we don’t fi...The GAP Between Procrastination and Progress: A 5-Step Habit Reset
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Are you stuck procrastinating and struggling to move forward on something important? In this episode, Dr. Christine Li reveals the 5-step process she uses with clients to bridge the gap between procrastination and progress—all within just seven days. Learn how to choose a specific goal, commit fully, track your efforts, and cultivate the identity of a doer. Get quick, practical strategies to develop new habits, overcome avoidance, and experience the profound satisfaction of getting things done.
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Building Lasting Success: Learn the Habits of High Performers with James Laughlin
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In this inspiring episode, Dr. Christine Li welcomes seven-time world champion musician, bestselling author, and high-performance leadership coach James Laughlin to the podcast. Together, they explore what it truly means to be a high performer, debunking the myth that it’s reserved for a select few or achieved through hustle alone.
James Laughlin shares how simple, consistent habits—rather than massive actions—are the foundation of sustainable achievement, joy, and fulfillment. He opens up about his personal journe...
How to Re-Energize Your Home and Life: The Simply Productive Method Explained
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares her Simply Productive Method, a five-step process designed to help women—especially those in midlife—overcome clutter, limiting beliefs, and resistance to achieve their goals with greater ease and positivity. Drawing from her experience running the Re-energize Your Home challenge, Dr. Christine Li breaks down the common struggles her clients face and offers empowering strategies to simplify action, boost energy, and build lasting self-belief for a thriving, clutter-free life.
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Increase Productivity and Consistency with This $3 Visual Habit Tracker
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares a simple yet powerful habit-tracking experiment using a $3 pack of star stickers and an old grid notebook. She details how this visual tracking method boosted her productivity, increased consistency, reduced task resistance, and added fun and celebration to her daily routines. Learn how to conquer procrastination, stay organized, and make progress on important habits with this easy, nostalgic tool that you can start using today.
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00:00:00: Dr...5 Questions to Kickstart Your Decluttering Journey Today
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li tackles the challenges and emotional weight of clutter, explaining how it keeps us rooted in the past and drains our time, energy, and enthusiasm. She shares five powerful questions designed to help you gain insight into your clutter, discover what’s truly holding you back, and empower you to take actionable steps—starting today. Whether you’re overwhelmed or just ready for a fresh start, this episode provides practical prompts and encouragement to make y...
4 Common Roadblocks to Success (and How to Clear Them)
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li explores the four most common roadblocks to personal and professional success: lack of focus, perfectionism, overwhelm, and physical clutter. She breaks down how each roadblock shows up, why it matters to remove them, and offers practical tips for clearing your path forward—helping you create more time, energy, and progress in your life.
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00:00:00: Christine Li introduces the episode on roadblocks to success00:00:58: Dr. Christine Li describes her ba...How to Organize Your Home Based on Personality: Insights from Clutterbug Cas Aarssen
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Discover how to organize your home according to your unique personality with organizing expert Cas Aarssen, also known as Clutterbug. In this lively episode, Dr. Christine Li interviews Cas Aarssen about her journey from self-described "super slob" to bestselling author and creator of the Clutterbug organizing philosophy. Learn about the four different organizing styles, the connection between self-belief and clutter, and actionable, ADHD-friendly strategies to declutter and keep your space tidy for good. Find out how understanding your style...
4 Essential Strategies to Prepare Your Mind for Progress
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In this episode, Christine Li shares her top strategies for preparing your mind to make real progress, whether you're battling procrastination or feeling ready to take on new goals. Discover how to pair thoughts with action, fuel your work with desire instead of fear, set specific and doable goals, and strengthen your decision-making skills. Get inspired to step into your full power, take consistent action, and create the success you desire!
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00:00:00: Dr. Christine...Effortless Speaking: Secrets to a Resilient and Healthy Voice with Christine Sofiane Katzenmaier
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li welcomes Christine Sofiane, a licensed speech pathologist, vocal health and performance coach, and trained opera singer. Discover practical tools, science-based strategies, and mindset shifts to overcome vocal fatigue, boost your speaking confidence, and harness the true power of your voice in any professional or personal setting.
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00:02:12 Dr. Christine Li welcomes Christine Sofiane00:04:09 Combining singing, teaching, and voice science00:05:02 Career timeline00:05:38 Challenges of operatic singing00:07:06 Common voice issues...5 Common Mistakes That Lead to Overwhelm—And How to Reverse Them
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Feeling overwhelmed? In this episode, Dr. Christine Li unpacks five common mistakes that can lead anyone into a state of overwhelm, from lacking a clear vision to getting stuck in decision paralysis. She also offers actionable strategies to reverse engineer your way out of overwhelm, helping you rediscover joy, regain focus, and start making meaningful progress towards your goals.
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00:00:00: Dr. Christine Li welcomes listeners, introduces the topic—overwhelm, five common mistakes, an...Stop Feeling Stuck: A Simple Problem-Solving Process Explained
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares her simple, actionable framework for moving from feeling stuck and overwhelmed by problems to taking effective action. Through reflective questions and easy-to-follow steps, she helps listeners identify their main challenges, understand their emotional responses, and break through procrastination and resistance. By focusing on one problem at a time and clearing mental roadblocks, Dr. Christine Li demonstrates how anyone can turn stuckness into momentum and achieve real solutions.
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Transform Overwhelm Into Action With These Productivity Tips
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares a powerful and practical technique to help you break through feelings of overwhelm and stagnation. She reflects on her own recent struggle with unbudging to-do list items and introduces two actionable list-making strategies that can help you regain momentum, boost your energy, and make productivity feel easy again. Whether you're looking to tidy up, address resistance, or simply get unstuck, this episode will equip you with tools to create flow and move...
From Chaos to Clarity: Empowering Mindset Shifts for Women
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li empowers women to shift from chaos and stress to clarity. She explores why stress and overwhelm often accompany our to-do lists and clutter, and offers practical mindset strategies for releasing negativity and reclaiming agency over daily life. Listeners are guided to recognize their inherent clarity, start with small steps, and embrace success with a lighter, more productive outlook.
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00:00:00 - Introduction: stress and clarity00:01:05 - Dr. Christine Li...Breaking Through Negative Stories: Reframe Your Beliefs for Success
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li explores the impact of mindset on achieving success and overcoming negative self-talk. Drawing from her experience as a psychologist and procrastination coach, she discusses how to recognize and reframe limiting beliefs, replace negative stories with empowering perspectives, and harness positive energy to create lasting change. Listeners will learn practical strategies to shift their mindset, take meaningful action, and unlock their true potential.
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00:01:55: The foundational role...What to Do When You Feel Like You Have No Time for Yourself
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li explores the feeling of having no time for yourself and shares practical strategies to reclaim your time, energy, and sense of control. She discusses why time loss happens, how to recenter yourself, the power of tracking your activities, simplifying your commitments, and creating more space—both in your schedule and your environment. With empowering questions and actionable tips, this episode will help you shift from overwhelm to ownership, so you can start making yo...
Why Perfectionism Is a Hidden Danger for Your Productivity
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Episode 276 of the Make Time for Success podcast kicks off a 3-week miniseries exploring hidden patterns that drain time, energy, and progress. In this episode, host Dr. Christine Li dives deep into perfectionism, revealing how it can secretly sabotage productivity by fueling control, avoidance, and exhaustion. She shares insights on why striving for perfect results often leads to mental fatigue, procrastination, and lost opportunities, and offers practical strategies to help listeners step back from perfectionism, reclaim their energy, and...
Breaking the Shopping Addiction: A Marketer’s Journey to Mindful Consumption with Crystal Chen
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In this episode of the Make Time for Success podcast, host Dr. Christine Li sits down with former product marketer and creator of the Slow Buy Club, Crystal Chen, to explore the psychology behind shopping addiction and mindful consumption. Crystal Chen shares her personal journey from being a career marketer and self-described shopaholic to developing strategies for breaking cycles of overconsumption, decluttering, and rebuying.
Together, they discuss how marketing targets emotional pain points, what drives shopping behavior...
Breaking Through Excuses: Practical Tips for Taking Action
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In this motivating solo episode, Dr. Christine Li tackles the universal struggle of resistance and procrastination. Whether you find yourself saying, "I don’t have enough time," or hesitating to pursue your goals, this episode explores the real reasons behind resistance and offers down-to-earth strategies to get back in action. Dr. Christine Li breaks down what resistance truly is, explains the difference between real and imagined roadblocks, and shows you how to handle emotional and logistical barriers. Plus, she sh...
How to Increase Your Productivity Without Raising Stress Levels
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares five powerful strategies for boosting productivity without increasing stress. Drawing on her experience as a psychologist and procrastination coach, Dr. Li guides listeners through mindset shifts and actionable tips to help break free from resistance, balance process with progress, and transform self-doubt into confidence. The episode is packed with practical advice for anyone looking to accomplish more while feeling less overwhelmed, all delivered with Dr. Li’s signature warmth and encouragement.
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Calm the Nervous System: Mindset Hacks for When Life Feels Like Too Much
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares four mindset hacks designed to help you create and maintain a sense of calm, especially when life feels overwhelming. Drawing inspiration from real-life questions and examples, Dr. Christine Li walks listeners through practical strategies for shifting out of patterns of panic, anxiety, and stress. She discusses the importance of changing the stories we tell ourselves, learning to accept circumstances as they are, trusting that we can get through challenges, and using our...
7 Proven Strategies to Beat Procrastination and Reclaim Your Time
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In this episode of Make Time for Success, host Dr. Christine Li shares 7 powerful strategies to help you break free from procrastination and reclaim your time. Inspired by Procrastination Week and the transition to the Lunar New Year, the episode is all about letting go of old habits that hold you back and stepping boldly into a more productive, meaningful life. You'll learn practical tips like how to confidently say no, build buffer time into your schedule, manage your...
10 Powerful Strategies to Overcome Overwhelm in Stressful Times
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Feeling overwhelmed by everything on your plate? In this episode, Dr. Christine Li shares 10 (plus a bonus!) effective strategies to help you break free from overwhelm and regain your sense of calm and control. Drawing from her experience as a procrastination coach and her work with Success Lab members, Dr. Christine Li walks you through practical tips—including understanding what overwhelm really is, taking action in small steps, practicing self-compassion, leveraging meditation and tapping, connecting with supportive groups, and ev...
How to Set Healthy Boundaries Without Guilt: Insights from Allison Ly
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In this episode, Dr. Christine Li talks with mental health therapist and coach Allison Ly about how to set healthy boundaries—especially for adults with immigrant parents. Drawing from personal and professional experience, Allison Ly explains why boundary-setting is often challenging in immigrant families.
The episode features practical advice for tuning into your own needs, navigating family pushback, and handling guilt, highlighting that boundary-setting is a gradual process that strengthens relationships rather than weakens them. By sharing st...
