In this episode I speak to Hui Ting, a licensed mental health counselor based in New York, originally from Malaysia.

As a Malaysian Chinese therapist, Hui Ting work centers on supporting Asian American clients navigating family dynamics, intergenerational trauma, relationships, and work-related stress. She integrates parts work and Internal Family Systems (IFS) into her practice, helping clients better understand their inner world and build healthier emotional connections.

Growing up in Malaysia, Hui Ting’s experienced a cultural environment where mental health was often stigmatized and emotional expression was discouraged. As the oldest child in her family, she carried significant responsibility from a young age, shaping how she related to emotions, expectations, and identity. These lived experiences now inform her compassionate and culturally aware approach to therapy.

Hui Ting’s work emphasizes the importance of understanding how culture, family roles, and early messages about emotions impact healing. She is passionate about creating space for individuals to explore difficult emotions, unlearn limiting beliefs, and develop more supportive ways of relating to themselves and others.

Your host is Jaclyn Tyson. For more information about Sacred Tea and Nourished Souls, visit www.soubirdcenter.com.

Your host is Jaclyn Tyson. For more information about Sacred Tea and Nourished Souls, visit www.soubirdcenter.com.

In this edition of Shelf Talk, I sit with a voice actor whose understanding of voice extends far beyond performance. Together, we explore what it means to treat voice as something sacred — shaped by love, culture, and the stories we inherit.

He reflects on how the values passed down by his mother shaped the way he helped care for his father, who lived with schizophrenia, and how Filipino belief systems informed what it meant to show up with presence and compassion.

We also talk about his work as an artist and his deep appreciation for stories created by diverse voices — and why honoring those voices feels both personal and necessary.

We discuss how love is taught, how care becomes a practice, and how the voices we carry continue to shape who we become.

For more information about Art visit this link https://www.artbautista.com

Your host is Jaclyn Tyson. For more information about Sacred Tea and Nourished Souls, visit www.soubirdcenter.com.

Michi Marks (she/they) is a Hmong American Marriage and Family Therapist–in-training, integration and implementation coach, and spiritual practitioner whose work bridges Western psychotherapy with ancestral animist traditions. Their approach draws from liberation psychology, experiential therapies, and systems thinking, with a focus on relational, embodied, and contextual healing.

Michi identifies as neurodivergent, queer, genderfluid, and bicultural — identities that inform their commitment to liberatory and culturally rooted approaches to wellness. Michi is currently completing their MFT training and hopes to eventually apprentice formally within the Hmong shamanic tradition. Their work centers the belief that healing is not only individual but ancestral, communal, and relational.

To learn more or stay connected, you can read Michi’s Substack, where they write about lineage, identity, and books that have shaped their thinking. If you’re interested in working with Michi clinically, you can reach out through Edges Wellness or Psychology Today. They are currently only accepting couples and families at this time.

Their substack: Figuring it Out with Michi

Edges info: michi@edgeswellness.com, https://edgeswellness.com

Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/michi-marks-menomonie-wi/1578532

Other Resources to Check out to learn more about shamanism:

https://whyshamanismnow.com

https://www.youtube.com/@SoulandSelfCollective

https://www.youtube.com/@ShamanMemoirs/videos

https://pengher.wixsite.com/pengher - where they learned how to do qi gong that focused more on spirituality and energy renewal.

Your host is Jaclyn Tyson. For more information about Sacred Tea and Nourished Souls, visit www.soubirdcenter.com.