Scarcity Mindset, The Vietnam War & Brainspotting with Diane Hua-Stewart

My guest today is Diane Hua-Stewart. Diane is a colleague and friend from grad school. We talk about Diane's path, Brainspotting, food policies, how food affects our health, food in Asian cultures, and the Vietnam War, where Agent Orange was used. We also discuss the scarcity mindset that can be common in immigrants. In case you have not heard of Agent Orange, it was a powerful herbicide used by U.S. military forces during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971 and proven to cause serious health issues. You can learn more about it online. 

As always, advice from your Chinese auntie is at the end of each episode. 

Diane Hua-Stewart is a second-generation Chinese Canadian. Her parents fled their home country, Vietnam, shortly after the fall of Saigon of the Vietnam War. She is a Registered Psychotherapist and Certified Brainspotting Therapist. She worked in health care research for over 12 years, working on programs that have taken her to some First Nations communities in Canada and rural villages in Tanzania. On her days off, she enjoys skiing or camping with her family, being in nature, sipping on chai and reading up on neuroscience. Her favourite self-care practices include hot yoga, sound meditation and watching cooking shows. 

Diane's website:  www.dianehuastewart.com

Instagram: @dianehs.psychotherapy