We recently had the chance to connect with Jennifer Whang and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Jennifer, thank you so much for joining us today. We’re thrilled to learn more about your journey, values and what you are currently working on. Let’s start with an ice breaker: What makes you lose track of time—and find yourself again?
Being outside immersed in nature helps me lose track of time and helps me slow down. This can be at the beach back in LA or in the mountains in the Northeast. Being outside near trees and an ocean helps me slow down and feel present with my environment and with myself.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Jennifer Whang and I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist that specializes in identity and intersectionality. My practice is completely virtual and I work with clients in New York and Colorado. I’m the first in my family to get a bachelors and master’s degree and come from a family of immigrant parents. Being in the mental health field and not seeing people who looked like me or came from immigrant households created some barriers in my own therapy experiences and it was in that, that I wanted to create a business that focused on people from immigrant households and needed support in navigating the ongoing balance of multiple worlds.
Okay, so here’s a deep one: Who taught you the most about work?
My mom taught me most about work. She wouldn’t directly talk to me about work only on rare occasions but more so seeing her be dedicated to work and focused on the long game was something I saw growing up and admired. My mom had been hustling since she married my dad and would make it a point to always try for a higher position despite her rejections. Seeing my mom continue to get up and still try even after being denied was an admirable trait to witness. My mom was a fighter in all regards of her life and seeing that motivated me to also keep fighting and not give up.
What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
Some of my defining wounds of my life have been my divorce which overall was the best decision I’ve made but the wounds that created and needed healing took time and therapy. I healed those wounds with professional help along with self-reflection and vulnerability within myself and my pattern of relationships and why I choose who I choose. This then led to my exploration of my own narrative about what I did and didn’t deserve in my life. By identifying that, I had to unlearn that belief and create a new one for me that was coming from a place of love and intention.
Another wound that I’m still actively moving through and healing is the recent loss of my mom in July 2025. My mom was a force to be reckoned with and an amazing woman so moving through my day to day to my career to my relationships to my family have all been impacted by this loss. I’m grateful for my chosen family and my family that’s shown up through this and I’m riding the wave in effort to tend to this large wound.
Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. What would your closest friends say really matters to you?
My friends would say authenticity matters most to me. I don’t care how people show up as long as they’re genuine and honest. These are core components that I live by and reflect every day.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. Could you give everything your best, even if no one ever praised you for it?
Yes I could because I think about where I come from with my family and where there stories take them. I also think about the ongoing want for integrity and recognizing that it’s ok if no one praises me because I would still be proud of myself giving my all.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://jenwhang.clientsecure.me/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jwhang_happygrowing?igsh=ZWliejN5Z3dzOHlj&utm_source=qr
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