The Heart of Healing

Post-Traumatic Growth

When Things Fall Apart: The Hidden Freedom in Disorientation

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on March 1, 2025

When life falls apart, it can feel terrifying—but it also creates space for growth, new possibilities, and deeper authenticity if we can embrace the uncertainty with openness.

When life falls apart, it can feel terrifying—but it also creates space for growth, new possibilities, and deeper authenticity if we can embrace the uncertainty with openness.

Growth Mindset

Feeling Trapped? Create Psychological Spaciousness

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on February 13, 2025

Feeling trapped is often a mindset. By expanding perspective, balancing safety and growth, and engaging your inner self, you can break free and see new possibilities.

Feeling trapped is often a mindset. By expanding perspective, balancing safety and growth, and engaging your inner self, you can break free and see new possibilities.

Growth Mindset

A Choice: Break Your Spirit or Your Ego?

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on February 11, 2025

In times of turmoil, we face a choice—break our spirit or expand beyond our ego. Growth comes from letting go of old patterns and embracing our deeper truth.

In times of turmoil, we face a choice—break our spirit or expand beyond our ego. Growth comes from letting go of old patterns and embracing our deeper truth.

Resilience

Times of Turmoil and Crossing the Rubicon

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on February 7, 2025

Learn to navigate turmoil with resilience by embracing change, finding clarity, and leaning on community for strength, wisdom, and purpose.

Learn to navigate turmoil with resilience by embracing change, finding clarity, and leaning on community for strength, wisdom, and purpose.

Trauma

Turning Trauma and Control Into Growth and Authenticity

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on December 31, 2024

Control backfires; freedom fuels growth. Discover how letting go leads to authentic connection and joy

Control backfires; freedom fuels growth. Discover how letting go leads to authentic connection and joy

Forgiveness

Stop Blaming, Start Listening: What We Are Missing About Each Other

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on December 6, 2024

Stuck in conflict, we blame others and ignore our own role. True change begins with self-reflection and bridging divides through understanding, not blame.

Stuck in conflict, we blame others and ignore our own role. True change begins with self-reflection and bridging divides through understanding, not blame.

Cognitive Reappraisal

Complaining Won't Change the World, But Your Actions Can

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on December 4, 2024

Complaining reinforces negativity and reduces well-being. Focusing on personal contributions and small actions fosters resilience, happiness, and lasting change.

Complaining reinforces negativity and reduces well-being. Focusing on personal contributions and small actions fosters resilience, happiness, and lasting change.

Leadership

Quiet Leadership: The Superpower the World Needs Right Now

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on November 16, 2024

Quiet leadership is about cultivating inner strength, emotional intelligence, and empathy, and it empowers leaders to create lasting impact through authenticity and self-awareness.

Quiet leadership is about cultivating inner strength, emotional intelligence, and empathy, and it empowers leaders to create lasting impact through authenticity and self-awareness.

Growth Mindset

How Polarization Can Drive Personal and Collective Growth

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on November 13, 2024

Polarization may seem divisive, but it’s a catalyst for growth, reflection, and societal wisdom. Opposing views are essential for development.

Polarization may seem divisive, but it’s a catalyst for growth, reflection, and societal wisdom. Opposing views are essential for development.

Stress

6 Ways to Transform From Headcase to Shero

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on April 12, 2024

Your performance is more than cognitive and physical preparation. Your mental game—managing your self-talk and emotions—is just as important. Here's why.

Your performance is more than cognitive and physical preparation. Your mental game—managing your self-talk and emotions—is just as important. Here's why.

Leadership

Path to True Self: What’s Missing in My View of the World

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on November 3, 2023

Personal Perspective: When leadership senses and prioritizes the needs of the community over profit, more effective, meaningful, and sustainable outcomes may result.

Personal Perspective: When leadership senses and prioritizes the needs of the community over profit, more effective, meaningful, and sustainable outcomes may result.

Stress

The Path to Your True Self: Moving Out of Chaos

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on October 27, 2023

Personal Perspective: Life can feel chaotic, especially if we do not have the tools to proactively cultivate a peaceful and healthy mindset.

Personal Perspective: Life can feel chaotic, especially if we do not have the tools to proactively cultivate a peaceful and healthy mindset.

Emotion Regulation

The Path to Your True Self: What’s Missing in How I Feel

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on October 2, 2023

A Personal Perspective: I've learned that gifts and healing lie just beneath the feelings I've been trying to avoid.

A Personal Perspective: I've learned that gifts and healing lie just beneath the feelings I've been trying to avoid.

Authenticity

Path to Your True Self: The Relationship With Yourself

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on September 13, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Is your self-care routine barely scratching the surface? Maybe you need to rethink your focus and strategy.

A Personal Perspective: Is your self-care routine barely scratching the surface? Maybe you need to rethink your focus and strategy.

Career

What’s Missing at Work

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on August 30, 2023

Personal Perspective: Whether you "should" choose a career versus full-time parenting or some other path depends on what feels most authentic to you.

Personal Perspective: Whether you "should" choose a career versus full-time parenting or some other path depends on what feels most authentic to you.

Authenticity

Path to Your True Self: The Cover-Up

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on August 15, 2023

Personal Perspective: Fostering self-awareness about why we cover our true selves can help us understand how to foster greater authenticity.

Personal Perspective: Fostering self-awareness about why we cover our true selves can help us understand how to foster greater authenticity.

Authenticity

The Path to Your True Self: Uncover What’s Missing in Your Life

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on August 8, 2023

If you have it all but feel like something is missing, consider whether it's your true self. Uncover your authenticity and maybe you'll start to feel more whole.

If you have it all but feel like something is missing, consider whether it's your true self. Uncover your authenticity and maybe you'll start to feel more whole.

Relationships

How to Turn Difficult People Into Your Teachers

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on May 30, 2023

Challenging situations can help us improve our self-awareness and develop skills that can serve us throughout our lives.

Challenging situations can help us improve our self-awareness and develop skills that can serve us throughout our lives.

Education

Another Day, Another Lemonade Moment

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on May 8, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Don't keep suffering from stress. Get to the root of what feels most challenging with these four nourishing practices.

A Personal Perspective: Don't keep suffering from stress. Get to the root of what feels most challenging with these four nourishing practices.

Career

Why Focusing on the Bottom Line Can Actually Hurt Profits

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert Ph.D., MAPP, RPh on April 21, 2023

Focusing on profits to the exclusion of the care of workers can undermine your long-term goals. Here are five ways to cultivate the best performance from your team.

Focusing on profits to the exclusion of the care of workers can undermine your long-term goals. Here are five ways to cultivate the best performance from your team.