疫情、裁員、AI革命、裁員，矽谷天天天晴，危機卻像巨浪般一波未平一波又起。你是否曾感覺到客居他鄉的自己，像是艘還未靠岸的小船，對於職場與生活中的風浪感到不知所措？總以為遠渡重洋來到美國後可以一帆風順，卻發現情況往往並不在我們個人的掌握之中。

灣區哲學星期五本次邀請執業臨床心理學家張智婷博士，帶領大家思考在面對職涯挫折與大環境不確定性時，如何著眼於內在力量，看見自己的勇氣、重新審視自我認同、追求屬於自己的價值，進而發現危機可能帶來的轉機。我們將透過分享與問題引導，討論在各種層次的不確定中，究竟痛的是什麼、害怕的是什麼，以及「如果不以工作定義自己，我是誰？」等議題，試著區辨過分重疊的自我價值和社會價值。

此外，本講座也會從身體、依附關係與情緒經驗等三個面向，透過體驗活動，讓參與者實際感受，並探索個人自我認同的核心。最後，講座將討論移民與文化創傷所帶來的心理壓力及其應對，作為更加認識自我、改變自我的途徑。就如同手寫的溫度在 AI 時代顯得可貴，這個不確定的年代或許也會是我們重新審視如何及為何「成為人」的契機。

講者簡介：

張智婷博士（Dr. Christine Chang, Ph.D.）

美國加州執照心理學家 (Licensed Psychologist)，從事心理治療的研究、臨床、督導工作超過二十年，目前在舊金山灣區私人執業，並於舊金山大學臨床心理學博士班、帕羅奧圖大學諮商研究所擔任兼任教授。臨床上，Christine 的專長包括焦慮、失落與哀悼、依附關係創傷，以及與移民和少數族裔經驗相關的議題。

Christine 的網站：

https://www.christinechangphd.com/

https://www.facebook.com/christinechangphd?mibextid=wwXIfr

此次活動為中文演講
免費入場，請到Humantix 免費注冊
段純貞老闆特別暖心優惠：
活動後當天在段純貞牛肉麵店消費主餐，免費贈送飲料或小菜（選一)，千萬別錯過了！
地點： 段純貞牛肉麵 - - 是Cupertino 分店喔!

Finding Your Own Courage

Epidemics, layoffs, the AI revolution... Silicon Valley is always sunny, yet crises rise like waves, one after another. Have you, a foreigner living far from home, ever felt like an unmoored boat, lost in the storms of your career and life? We often think that a life in the U.S. will be smooth sailing, only to find that circumstances are often out of our personal control.

For this event, " CafePhilo in the Bay Area" has invited licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Christine Chang to lead a discussion on how to focus on our inner strength when facing career setbacks and external uncertainties. We will explore how to find our courage, re-examine our self-identity, and pursue our own values, in order to discover the opportunities that crises can bring. Through sharing and guided questions, we will discuss what truly hurts and what we fear amidst various layers of uncertainty. We will also address questions like, "If I don't define myself by my work, then who am I?" as we try to distinguish between our overly intertwined self-worth and social value.

In addition, this lecture will include experiential activities to allow participants to explore the core of their self-identity from three perspectives: the body, attachment relationships, and emotional experiences. Finally, the talk will address the psychological stress and coping mechanisms related to immigration and cultural trauma, as a way to better understand and change ourselves. Just as the warmth of handwritten notes is precious in the age of AI, this uncertain era may also be an opportunity for us to re-examine how and why we are human.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Christine Chang, Ph.D.

A licensed psychologist in California, she has been engaged in psychological research, clinical practice, and supervision for over twenty years.

She currently has a private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area and serves as an adjunct professor in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at the University of San Francisco and the Counseling Program at Palo Alto University.

In her clinical work, Christine specializes in anxiety, loss and grief, attachment trauma, and issues related to the immigrant and minority experience.

Christine's Website:

https://www.christinechangphd.com/

https://www.facebook.com/christinechangphd?mibextid=wwXIfr

This event will be presented in Mandarin.
Free admission, please register for free on Humantix
Special offer from the owner of Duan Chun Zhen:
On the day of the event, with the purchase of a main course at the Cupertino location, you will receive a free drink or side dish (choose one). Don't miss out!
Location: Duan Chun Zhen Beef Noodles - Cupertino branch.