“My boss is a pain in the neck” “She is super hot-headed” “I got the weight of the world on my shoulders” “Why did I cry during my massage” “I often get a tight feeling in my chest when I have to talk to my ex-husband” Emotional Baggage The phrases and experiences above aren’t just…
In the 2019 Sundance awarding-winning movie The Farewell by director Lulu Wang, there is a powerful scene where the uncle expresses a common Chinese philosophy about cancer: “People don’t die of cancer — they die of the fear.” This dialogue occurs between the granddaughter of the diagnosed grandmother, and her uncle. The family has chosen…
