" You cannot choose your parents, but you can choose your future." For author Helen Woo, this phrase aptly explains the course of her life. In this memoir, Woo unveils her story, concentrating on her childhood and young adulthood as she describes being a victim of the "tiger mother" phenomenon. " You Can Not Choose Your Parents " chronicles Woo's rearing by controlling, traditional Chinese parents who held extremely high expectations for their oldest daughter. Though culturally acceptable, Woo reveals the emotional destructiveness of this form of upbringing. From her birth in Shanghai, to her...

" You cannot choose your parents, but you can choose your future." For author Helen Woo, this phrase aptly explains the course of her life. In this memoir, Woo unveils her story, concentrating on her childhood and young adulthood as she describes being a victim of the "tiger mother" phenomenon. " You Can Not Choose Your Parents " chronicles Woo's rearing by controlling, traditional Chinese parents who held extremely high expectations for their oldest daughter. Though culturally acceptable, Woo reveals the emotional destructiveness of this form of upbringing. From her birth in Shanghai, to her...

Focused on Helen Woo's acronym for Self-Aid, Self Aid- Inspirations to Turn Struggles into Success, highlights quotes from many famous authors that Helen has adapted to her own "Wooisms," her interpretation of the famous quotes which spoke to her throughout her healing process. Having struggled through self- esteem issues, grief, mental and physical abuse, as well as depression and great financial loss, Ms. Woo shares these quotes with the hope of making a difference in the lives of others who desire positive change from experiences similar to hers.

Self-Aid: Inspirations to Turn...