JANE CHIN, PH.D. ∞

Author Archives: Jane Chin

Jane Y. Chin, Ph.D. grew up in 3 continents spanning the East, Middle East, and the West. Jane is founder of 9Pillars, a consultancy focused on creating personal and social significance. Chin was founder and President of Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Institute, and founding publisher of MSL Quarterly, the first MSL management journal. Jane is creator of “Jane’s Mental Health Source Page”, one of the internet’s oldest personal websites on depression and emotional abuse. Jane has a Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology from Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) and a doctorate degree in biochemistry from University of Buffalo at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo, New York). She lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband, son, and an old royal ball python named Budette.

A Ride Through Time

Friday, January 20, 2012

[Written August 5, 2011-September 27, 2011] For Ah-ma, an original woman warrior — may you rest in peace — January 20, 2012 I arrive at the Saint Louis airport after a red-eye flight that was too short to sleep and too long to stay up and read. I am here to give a seminar to [...]

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What Hope Feels Like

Saturday, January 14, 2012

When you stop holding your breath and Start believing there will still be air When you stop living for 5 minutes hence and Start believing in good months ahead When you stop forcing your smiles and Start relaxing lines between your brows When you stop fearing mortality and Start trusting your beloved will be all [...]

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Enough

Thursday, January 5, 2012

I did not to make a list of goals this year. For the past decade, every new year on my birthday I have drawn up a litany of major goals that I should accomplish. Historically these goals were my guiding missiles toward “success.” I defined “Success” as an appropriate (to my expectations) increase in financial [...]

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The Battles Worth Picking and Fighting For

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

You’ve heard the saying, “Pick your battles.” Most of the time you hear this as a warning for a battle you probably “shouldn’t” pick. What about the battles worth fighting for? The battles worth picking for me may be distilled into this statement by Dr. Seuss or Bernard Baruch (I am not sure of the [...]

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Reincarnation through Family

Monday, December 19, 2011

I wasn’t sure that I wanted to start a family. I did not view myself as someone who had a maternal instinct. I did not exude maternal confidence (whatever that means, or looks like.) I ran in the other direction of babies (I still do… and I’m a mom! This may mean I should never [...]