Trust is a cornerstone of healthy relationships, but it's not just built on effort—it's built on consistency. In this post, a trauma-informed Asian American therapist Hatty J. Lee, LMFT 83772 explores how predictability creates emotional safety and why even well-intentioned actions can fall short if they’re inconsistent. Learn how therapy can help you rebuild trust, shift relational dynamics, and become the kind of person others feel safe with.

We’re taught that success means always moving forward—toward the next job, the next milestone, the next achievement. But what if that constant striving comes at the cost of our emotional well-being and closest relationships? In this post, a second-generation Asian American therapist Hatty J. Lee, LMFT 83772 reflects on how burnout, disconnection, and cultural expectations can distort our understanding of growth—and how therapy can help us reconnect with what truly matters: love, presence, and meaningful relationships.

As a trauma-informed therapist, Asian American therapist Hatty J. Lee, LMFT 83772 learned that making mistakes isn’t a sign of failure—it’s an invitation for deeper connection. In both therapy and life, our ability to own our humanness, acknowledge ruptures, and repair relationships is what builds trust and intimacy. Many clients come to therapy carrying the weight of past mistakes—both theirs and others’—that were never resolved. In this post, Hatty explores how perfectionism, shame, and relational wounding show up in our lives and how making room for imperfection can lead to powerful healing.