The Hyphenated Life

What does it mean to live a hyphenated life? 

So many folks are forced to toggle across the multiple layers of who they are, and across the diverse spaces they occupy. They may be children of immigrants, 1.5 gen, of color; they may be disabled, neurodivergent, or queer. Regardless of how they identify, they exist in an in-between space while also trying to fit into the dominant culture. With a foot in multiple worlds, belonging fully to none, it can be hard to figure out where they fit in.

Dr. Han Ren, licensed psychologist and a hyphenate herself, seeks to offer solutions for those with intersectional identities to fully express who they are in any and every environment. THE HYPHENATED LIFE is an intersectional, inside out excavation of how existing in marginalized bodies affects the ways folks show up in dominant culture and predominantly white spaces. 

Offering tools, stories, conversations, solutions and insights, this book will resonate with anyone who is navigating the intricacies of their multicultural identity development.

• “Instead of another narrow self-help framework to squeeze into, The Hyphenated Life helps you inhabit the richness of all the identities and roles you hold.”
  Alyson Stoner, award-winning entertainer, founder/CEO of Movement Genius, New York Times bestselling author of Semi-Well-Adjusted, and certified mental health practitioner
• “This book fills an essential hole. With clarity and care, Dr. Han Ren offers a deeply grounded and accessible guide through terrain that is often oversimplified or ignored altogether. It is a rare combination: intellectually rigorous and emotionally resonant.”
  Laura Danger, educator and author of No More Mediocre: A Call to Reimagine Our Relationships and Demand More
• "In The Hyphenated Life, Dr. Han Ren offers us a profound exploration of what it means to navigate the in-between spaces between cultures, expectations, and self. It is a moving guide for finding wholeness in our hyphens.”
  Natalie Y. Gutierrez, LMFT, author of The Pain We Carry & The Pain We Carry Workbook
• “In The Hyphenated Life, Dr. Han Ren expertly synthesizes personal and professional experience to offer readers a powerful new way of understanding themselves and others. Her gift for simplifying complex ideas in a relatable and meaningful way is on display as she unpacks the 'too much, not enough' beliefs that are often described by those holding multiple marginalized identities.”
  Annie Farmer, PhD, licensed psychologist, Epstein survivor, advocate and educator for child sexual abuse and exploitation
• “Dr. Han Ren will help you to learn more about building a strong relationship with yourself and others through her story.”
  Dr. Raquel Martin, licensed clinical psychologist, scientist, professor, podcast host, content creator