Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz

In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I sit down with my good friend Amy Lee, a transformational life coach who helps the Next Generation take charge and become the architects of their own lives. Raised by Korean immigrants, she knows exactly what it’s like to feel shackled by cultural and societal expectations. As a recovered PTSD survivor with generalized anxiety disorder, Amy coaches young people through comprehensive trauma-informed education, practical strategy, and spiritual energetics to guide them to become the most empowered, joyful versions of themselves. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [00:46] Social media as a breeding ground for mental illness [11:38] From YouTube content creator to transformational coach [16:06] The importance of internal transformation [20:21] Growing up with immigrant parents as an entrepreneur [31:31] Being the first in your family to heal from generational trauma Words to live by: “Social media isn’t bad on its own, but if you have a people-pleasing problem, it o