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When a Layoff Means More Than a Job Loss: Part I

An introspective series on navigating layoff during maternity leave, and what’s next

Feb 1

Revisiting our old stomping ground, the Financial District in San Francisco, with my boy three months after the layoff

Feb 1

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A Very Short Piece for My Daughter, Written for Time To Talk TFMR

“How can I live fully in this world now, knowing that a part of me is no longer here?” I asked my husband a few weeks after our daughter…

Nov 17, 2023

A Very Short Piece for My Daughter, Written for Time To Talk TFMR

Nov 17, 2023

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About Frequently Asked Questions-Essays

Full intro coming soon… It’s been almost a decade since my first book — a collection of nonfiction essays — was self-published via…

Jan 30, 2023

About Frequently Asked Questions-Essays

Jan 30, 2023

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When Antidepressants Are Not Enough: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with Dr. Stu Eisendrath

This blog post was originally written for a 2018 event hosted by The 2-Minute Mind Check campaign.

Apr 18, 2022

When Antidepressants Are Not Enough: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with Dr. Stu Eisendrath

Apr 18, 2022

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Brief reflection: Readings on multiculturalism and psychotherapy

Weekly reflection on various topics in our readings for a psychotherapy theories class

Apr 16, 2022

Brief reflection: Readings on multiculturalism and psychotherapy

Apr 16, 2022

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About Ruika

Ruika Lin is a writer, musician, bereaved parent, and graduate student in counseling psychology based in the San Francisco Bay Area, by way…

Apr 16, 2022

About Ruika

Apr 16, 2022

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Working with Ross Geller in Therapy Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Ross Geller from the 1994–2004 NBC sitcom Friends is an iconic character that brought many laughters (and some tears) to audiences…

Dec 19, 2020

Working with Ross Geller in Therapy Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Dec 19, 2020

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Adam I & Adam II: Musing during Thanksgiving 2015

Earlier this year, I got hooked on many of David Brooks’ (NYT Columnist) recent talks and interviews. I learned about “Adam I” and “Adam…

Nov 26, 2015

Adam I & Adam II: Musing during Thanksgiving 2015

Nov 26, 2015

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Economics (the micro version of)

(I) On a Sunday afternoon in October 2012, I was ready to drive my rental car up to a remote central Pennsylvania town from Arlington…

Jan 22, 2015

Economics (the micro version of)

Jan 22, 2015

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Dreams (I)

(I) February 7th, 2014, Friday morning in San Francisco.

Jan 22, 2015

Dreams (I)

Jan 22, 2015

Ruika Lin

Ruika Lin

Sichuan native, UVa alum, Bay Area resident, 16 years in the US & counting. I write about cross-cultural musings, the human condition, baby loss, & creativity.

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