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Imi Lo

About

Imi Lo is a consultant, psychotherapist, and published author with extensive and international experience in psychotherapy and mental health. Her books Emotional Sensitivity and Intensity and The Gift of Intensity are available worldwide and in multiple languages.

Imi Lo has held roles as mental health supervisor, suicide crisis counselor, psychotherapist, art therapist, and trainer to therapists and coaches. While living in various countries, she worked for National Health Service (UK), Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders, Samaritan Befrienders, and Mind.

Imi has two Master’s degrees and is trained in Jungian theories, philosophical counseling, mentalization-based treatment, solution-focused coaching, trauma-informed practices, and mindfulness-based modalities. She works holistically, combining psychological insights with Eastern and Western philosophies such as Buddhism and Stoicism.

Imi Lo has received multiple awards and scholarships, including the Australian Government Endeavour Award, the HSBC Social Work Scholarship, and a Postgraduate Scholarship for Buddhist Studies.

She has appeared in major publications such as The Psychologies Magazine, Marie Claire, The Daily Mail, and The Telegraph.

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Recent Posts
Self-Blame and Internalized Anger
Why would people who faced trauma as children resort to self-blame and internalized anger? Learn that self-blame starts as a way to cope with difficult family life.
Structural Dissociation and Hiding Behind "'Normal"

Trauma splitting can be a result of narcissistic abuse. A vulnerable child copes by internally dividing the "normal self" shown to the world and the "traumatized self."

Trauma splitting can be a result of narcissistic abuse. A vulnerable child copes by internally dividing the "normal self" shown to the world and the "traumatized self."

Projective Identification: The Silent Narcissistic Abuse

Parental projective identification is enduring lifelong gaslighting, with a constant projection of unresolved emotions, fostering confusion and self-doubt.

Parental projective identification is enduring lifelong gaslighting, with a constant projection of unresolved emotions, fostering confusion and self-doubt.

Should You Cut Off a Parent With Borderline Personality Disorder?

Maintaining ties with a BPD parent raises complex issues, including conflicting feelings and the potential impact on your well-being.

Maintaining ties with a BPD parent raises complex issues, including conflicting feelings and the potential impact on your well-being.

The Challenge of Having a Mother With BPD

The emotional scars of growing up with a mother with BPD may include the shame of being "too much," boundary issues, and the fear of becoming like her.

The emotional scars of growing up with a mother with BPD may include the shame of being "too much," boundary issues, and the fear of becoming like her.

Setting Boundaries With Parents With Personality Disorders

Setting boundaries with parents with disorders like BPD and NPD can trigger immense fear of regret or guilt. But there are ways to overcome them.

Setting boundaries with parents with disorders like BPD and NPD can trigger immense fear of regret or guilt. But there are ways to overcome them.

Overcoming the Fear of Becoming Your Parents

There is a fear that often goes unspoken, lurking in the shadows of our minds. It is the fear that we will one day become like those who inflicted harm upon us—our parents.

There is a fear that often goes unspoken, lurking in the shadows of our minds. It is the fear that we will one day become like those who inflicted harm upon us—our parents.