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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

19 min readFeb 1, 2024

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

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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…

2 min readNov 17, 2023

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

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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…

1 min readJan 30, 2023

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About Frequently Asked Questions-Essays

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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.

8 min readApr 18, 2022

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

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Brief reflection: Readings on multiculturalism and psychotherapy

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

5 min readApr 16, 2022

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Brief reflection: Readings on multiculturalism and psychotherapy

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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…

1 min readApr 16, 2022

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About Ruika

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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…

14 min readDec 19, 2020

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Working with Ross Geller in Therapy Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

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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…

5 min readNov 26, 2015

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Adam I & Adam II: Musing during Thanksgiving 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…

4 min readJan 22, 2015

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Economics (the micro version of)

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Dreams (I)

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

4 min readJan 22, 2015

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Dreams (I)

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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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