Sochanvimean Vannavuth Ph.D - How has the Khmer Rouge Effected this Generation?

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Written By Dorothy Chow

Dorothy Chow | 2/12/2023

I am popping out of retirement to introduce you to someone that I absolutely HAD to interview. Sochanvimean or as I call him Vimean , is a Cambodian Ph.D Psychologist at UCSB who is passionate about how the mental health and generational trauma is cultivated through traumatic expereinces such as the Khmer Rouge. We dig into Vimean's past growing up in Cambodia, and how his passion for offering more mental health services lead him to getting the education he has today. 

We talk about the following topics: 

  • Vimean Introduction 

  • Why was he so passionate about mental health and why he came to the US 

  • What are the greatest challenges he believes survivors face 

  • How has he seen generational trauma manefest in the second generation 

  • Are there differences in struggles between American and Cambodian patients

Join us in an amazing discussion covering these topics with an educated licensed Cambodian therapist. 

Dorothy Chow
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