Ang Woon 💜🏳️‍🌈 SelfCompassionCoach

Hey! Were you honest with yourself today? #MentalHealth

What do you need to give yourself grace about?

My heart-mission is to help LGBTQIA+ folks build self-compassion, process buried emotions, & show up for themselves in ways they once thought impossible.

Ang Woon, a nonbinary light-skinned Chinese-American adult with straight dark-brown hair, rectangular glasses, green hoodie, green underliner and purple eyeshadow, gray car interior. Daylight.

Tree branches framing bright blue sky with a few clouds.

~ Framing & Reframing ~

I love how these trees beautifully frame the blue sky, in the 2nd photo.

What is something you'd like to reframe for yourself, to give yourself more grace?

--Ang Woon (they)
Self-Compassion Coach for LGBTQIA+, Poet, Movement Artist, & Professional Speaker

My heart-mission is to help LGBTQIA+ folks build self-compassion, process buried emotions, & show up for themselves in ways they once thought impossible.

Ang Woon, a smiling light-skinned nonbinary Chinese-American adult with straight dark-brown hair in a top-of-head bun, sleeveless gray top, winged eyeliner and black & gold eyeshadow, and rectangular glasses. Outdoors in front of shrub, daytime.

2024 Ang without makeup. Pulled-back hair in low pony. Black top with white dinosaur silhouettes. Gray car interior.

Flowering plant with tall white flower.

~ Late Bloomer, You're Right on Time ~

Your current pace is valid.

You have always been enough, regardless of speed/efficiency/progress/output.

--Ang Woon (they)
Self-Compassion Coach for LGBTQIA+, Poet, Movement Artist, & Professional Speaker

Transcript:
Racialized LGBTQIA+ folks, we deserve safety and joy unconditionally, even if it does not feel like it.
A year from today, what would you like to be glad that you did, in order to ensure your safety and joy?

My heart-mission is to help LGBTQIA+ folks build self-compassion, process buried emotions, & show up for themselves in ways they once thought impossible. Interested? In box me, or 1st option in my URL.

~ Actions can bring us LGBTQIA+ BIPOC Joy & Safety. ~
14s video
Topic: mental health. Captions on.

You deserve happiness and unconditional safety, via your actions and others' actions.

--Ang Woon (they)
Self-Compassion Coach for LGBTQIA+, Poet, Movement Artist, & Professional Speaker

My heart-mission is to help LGBTQIA+ folks build self-compassion, process buried emotions, & show up for themselves in ways they once thought impossible.

🌄 [ Sunrise ]
Let me know below if you want the lowdown, by dropping/sending me the letters “SC” (self-compassion)!

--Ang Woon (they)
Self-Compassion Coach for LGBTQIA+, Poet, & Professional Speaker

Ang Woon, a light-skinned nonbinary Chinese-American adult with straight dark-brown hair, brown monolid eyes w/ brown eyeshadow, gray top. Outdoors in front of shrub.

Ang without makeup, in front of tree.

Hey! Did you know I support folks with taking better care of themselves?

🌻 [ Sunflower ]
My main message that I help my clients internalize: you deserve everything you need, even if it doesn't feel like it.

What are some changes that you want to move into, in the near future?

And what are some actions you can do to move you towards what you want?
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One of the biggest changes that I went through, that were some of the best things that ever happened to me, were healing from my eating disorders, better managing my anxiety, and getting a big, big jump in confidence over time with support and with practice.

Transcript:
Change can be uncomfortable, stressful, or even scary, but change can also be one of the best things that's ever happened to you.

My heart-mission is to help LGBTQIA+ folks build self-compassion, process buried emotions, & show up for themselves in ways they once thought impossible. Interested? In box me, or 1st option in my URL.

~ Change Might Save You. ~
32s video
Topic: mental health. Captions on.

You are already unconditionally enough *and* you deserve the changes that would give you more joy/safety/fulfillment.

--Ang Woon (they)
Self-Compassion Coach for LGBTQIA+, Poet, Movement Artist, & Professional Speaker

My heart-mission is to help LGBTQIA+ folks build self-compassion, process buried emotions, & show up for themselves in ways they once thought impossible. Are you in? 1st option in my b eye o.

--Ang Woon (they)
Self-Compassion Coach for LGBTQIA+, Poet, Movement Artist, & Professional Speaker

🌌 [ Starry purple night sky ]
It's all about honoring what we want, meeting our needs, and putting good out into the world. That's it! That's the post.

🤐 [ Zipped lips ]
For a long time I didn't share this high score with anyone, because I didn't want to brag or make it seem like it's all about quantity/productivity. It's not!

Hardly any retakes; very little time needed in between videos-- that's unheard of, at least for me. I wasn't just proud, I was in near-disbelief that I'd done that.

🎥 [ Video camera ]
There was one incredible instance during a very difficult period of time in my life, several years ago, in which I suddenly/inexplicably had the most mental energy I've ever had in my life-- I made 27 short videos in a row. That's 27 videos in less than an hour.

🟦🌙 [ Blue, moon ]
Usually I make 1-2 short videos in a day, on the days I make videos. 1-5x per month, I'll have more energy and record 5-9 videos in a day. Also, I typically re-record each video 3-9 times, to get a take I like ( no unnatural pauses, clear explanations, etc ).

😴 [ Sleeping face w/ Zs ]
Sometimes I'm too tired to make a video and I'll just take some selfies and then stop. It's all about honoring what I need, in that moment.

First I make sure my physical needs are met (enough food/water etc), then I clear my mind and ask my heart what's on it.

Image: Ang Woon, a light-skinned nonbinary Chinese-American adult with straight long dark-brown hair, rectangular glasses, muted blue thermal top, brown monolid eyes, brown and lavender eye makeup w/ wings, lip gloss. Outdoors in front of shrub.

~ The Time I Made 27 Videos in 1 Hour, But It's Not About Productivity ( sounds like Onion-y click bait but it's not 🤣 [ rolling laughing face ] ) ~

💖 [ Sparkly pink heart ]
Before I make a video, I meditate/contemplate what message I want to give people.

Outdoors. Green succulent with naturally brown edges.

Ang Woon, a nonbinary light-skinned Chinese-American adult with straight dark-brown pulled-back hair, color fruit-print top, rectangular glasses. No makeup. Outdoors in front of shrub, sunny daytime.

Here's a nice succulent I saw last year! Also here's a picture of me from last year, in one of my favorite shirts. I like it because it's cheerful and colorful like a rainbow flag. It's basically my LGBTQIA+ rainbow shirt.

Do you have a favorite succulent plant, and/or a favorite shirt?

It might just look like getting support to make educated guesses about what might work best for you,
then using trial and error, to find out for sure what works best for you and what doesn't.
From then on, we can analyze and adjust, to make it work even better for you in the future.

Transcript:
Strategy may sound like a big scary buzzword that you're not quite sure how to approach, and that's totally valid.
You're definitely not alone in thinking that.
Strategy can actually not be such a complicated thing, and it doesn't have to be 128 steps or anything like that.
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