Mentions in the media
Cocktails Night with Overseas Vietnamese - Connecting on well-being
Vi-An joins Lina Le from Overseas Vietnamese for an instalment of Cocktails Night about mental health and well-being. We have open chats about what it’s like living and working in a Western environment, while growing up with values and expectations from South East Asian families. Altogether, it was a warm night of laughs, drinks and community.
Bridging cultures and coaching fruit-cutting with Vi Tran
Explore how Asian Australian psychologists Vi-An Nguyen and Vi Tran are collaborating to bring culturally responsive coaching and therapy to life. From webinars to Instagram series, they unpack identity, workplace challenges, and mental health through a lens of culture and care.
In Conversation with Bilingual Psychologist, Natcha Limpianunchai
Vi-An joins Natcha Limpianunchai (founder of Journey & Thrive Psychology) who practises psychology in Thai and English for several collaborations to share culture via lunch and language!
How To Navigate Conflict With Asian Parents - with Eunice Cheung
Vi-An joins Eunice Cheung (founder of Your Millennial Therapist) as two Asian Australian therapists, to share personal insights and practical strategies for navigating conflict with Asian parents in this candid podcast conversation, available now on Spotify and YouTube.
Women’s and AFAB’s Health Week 2024
During Women's and AFAB Health Week 2024, Vi-An joined Amanda Huynh for a conversation exploring how different cultural upbringings shape perspectives on mental health and well-being.
Work in Progress: The Personal Productivity Science Insights Podcast - Balancing stress and achievement for better productivity
I join Joahanna Wickramaratne on the Work in Progress: The Personal Productivity Sciences Insights podcast by Life Management Science Labs. We discuss how to understand the body, manage stress, understand the difference between good and bad stress, and find the right level of productivity for you.
SBS Radio, Mái ấm gia đình - Fostering a healthy relationship with our parents
I join Bich Ngoc Olivia Nguyen on SBS Vietnamese Radio, Mái ấm gia đình, to talk about how to build stronger relationships with our parents, as adults. In between language and cultural differences, it’s easy for conflict to arise in Vietnamese (and other immigrant) families. I talk through lived experience and advice on what each generation can do to foster better relationships.
Post-Love Is Blind reunion, we ask three experts: When is mental health an excuse for poor behaviour?
In this ABC Everyday article, Yasmin Jeffrey discusses reality tv, such Netflix’s Love is Blind, as a case study on how acceptable it is to use mental health as a reason to harm others (answer: it’s not).
Policy Speech by Vietnam’s President of the National Assembly
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam, the Australia-Vietnam Policy Institute held an event at RMIT University where Vi-An facilitated an address by the President of the National Assembly of Vietnam.
What is adult parallel play and how can you use it to your advantage in your relationships?
Taking concepts from child psychology into adulthood, ABC Everyday’s Yasmin Jeffrey talks to mental health professionals on how ‘parallel play’ can be used in intimate relationships.
Shapes and Sounds with As I Am.
Vi-An joins the As I Am podcast with Isabella and Jeff. As I Am explores the experience of being othered, whilst rejoicing in the uniqueness of a multi-faceted identity. This episode discuss Asian mental health, and talks about Shapes and Sounds - an online platform that promotes Asian mental health and wellbeing.
Why it’s so important to love where you live.
Talking to The Guardian Labs, Vi-An shares some thoughts about how environmental factors such as your neighbourhood and where you live, can contribute to your overall wellbeing.
Cultural and gender implications on mental health.
Vi-An joins Sunny and Mayank on this episode of Bottled Up, a podcast that creates conversations about mens mental health and wellbeing. This episode explores how the intersection of culture and gender can directly impact an individual’s health status.
Dealing with 'can we talk?' texts when you have anxiety.
Have you ever received an stress-inducing text that has the power to ruin your day? In this article by published in ABC Everyday and written by Yasmin Jeffrey, Vi-An shares some reflections on how you can manage anxiety-provoking messages.