The short story is…
As a second-generation Chinese immigrant in Germany, my life has always been a balance between feeling estranged and at home. Growing up, I often oscillated between aloneness, loneliness, and connection, and these experiences have profoundly shaped my personal and professional journey, longing to make space for what wants to emerge as we move closer to ourselves, each other, and the world.
With a background in media and communication, I started my professional journey working in corporate environments, agencies, and youth entrepreneurship programs before joining the House of Beautiful Business. There, I helped build a global community of 50,000 members dedicated to a life-centered economy. By curating and hosting transformative gatherings, I helped business leaders imagine and transform themselves and their environments. Collaborating with brands like Google, Porsche, Salesforce, and Volkswagen, I led a team responsible for thought leadership content, brand strategy, and innovative event design, creating an "alternative temporary world" for exploration and change.
Driven by a deep desire to move from loneliness (alone) to oneliness (all alone), I founded the initiative Sharing Our Loneliness. This initiative aims to raise awareness about the paradoxical power of loneliness to reconnect us with ourselves and others. Through intimate gatherings, writing, and speaking engagements, I cultivate spaces for dialogue, connection, and community, addressing loneliness as a personal, collective, and political challenge.
Additionally, I have participated in the EU-funded The Break fellowship, received foundational training in Nonviolent Communication and embodiment, and Restorative Dialogue, and am currently enrolled in a teacher training program with Humanize.
Beyond my professional and volunteer endeavors, I practice yoga and have a deep love for dancing and movement, influenced by Berlin's vibrant club culture.
I am committed to bridging divides, asking essential questions, and stepping into the realities of others to make more feelings known, more faces seen, and more voices heard.