Jean Kim

Jean Kim is a psychiatrist and writer in Washington, D.C. She wrote a long-running blog for Psychology Today and has written for The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, and other publications.

Inner Demon Hunters

Could a hit animated movie hold the key to healing generational trauma in Korea?

By Jean Kim | Friday October 10, 2025

What Squid Game Is Really About 

How decades of Korean trauma have spawned a pop culture phenomenon 

By Jean Kim | Saturday October 16, 2021

Caught Between Worlds

Minari, Nomadland, and reflections on Asian-American identity

By Jean Kim | Thursday April 22, 2021

The Case for Motherhood

What does it mean when you don’t want your own child?

By Jean Kim | Thursday November 5, 2015

Inner Demon Hunters

By Jean Kim | Friday October 10, 2025

What Squid Game Is Really About 

By Jean Kim | Saturday October 16, 2021

Caught Between Worlds

By Jean Kim | Thursday April 22, 2021

The Case for Motherhood

By Jean Kim | Thursday November 5, 2015

● NEWSLETTER

Please enter a valid email address
That address is already in use
The security code entered was incorrect
Thanks for signing up