From America to Hangzhou, Chelsey Goodan Partners with Vimi Wellness to Open a New Chapter in Women's Healing

HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- From August 21 to 23, Chelsey Goodan, a U.S. adolescent education expert and USA Today bestselling author, traveled to China for the first time at the invitation of Zhang Xinyuan, founder of Vimi Wellness and a leading Chinese relationship expert. Together, they led a "Healing the Inner Girl" workshop for nearly twenty mothers and daughters. Goodan's workshops have spanned the United States, Australia, the Caribbean, and Europe — Hangzhou marks her first stop in China.

Two Mentors, One Encounter

Chelsey Goodan has worked in adolescent girls' education for 18 years. Her book Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls was a USA Today bestseller, received an Amazon Editors' recommendation, and earned a public endorsement from Academy Award-winning actress Laura Dern.

In China, Zhang Xinyuan has been deeply engaged in the fields of intimate relationships and women's health for 17 years. As the founder of Vimi Wellness, she holds a postgraduate research certification from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in the United States, has over 5 million followers across Chinese social media platforms, operates two women's health specialty medical centers in Hangzhou and Hainan Bo'ao, and holds 25 national patents.

Their collaboration began in July of this year. Zhang launched a month-long online book club in her community, guiding hundreds of families through Goodan's work to re-examine adolescent education. Across six live sessions, the discussions progressed step by step, and many parents left comments such as: "The problem was never my child — it was me." The online reading club opened a window of awareness and paved the way for an in-person encounter.

A Deep Workshop: From Psychological Safety to Body Autonomy

The workshop unfolded across four stages. Goodan opened with "psychological safety," citing data showing that 74% of teenage girls experience significant stress, and that behind the "good girl" mask lie perfectionism and long-term suppression. Participants were guided to observe their inner critical voice, name it, and separate it from their authentic selves.

In the body course, Goodan pointed out that 81% of girls begin experiencing body image distress from age 10. "Adolescents observe everything," she reminded the mothers — do not belittle your own appearance in front of your daughters. In the interactive segment, participants wrote negative labels their bodies had been given — "thighs too thick," "too dark," "fat" — on paper and stuck them to a model on the left; then wrote body parts they loved — "eyes," "smile," "waist" — and stuck them to a model on the right. The exercise became a collective declaration of body autonomy.

The communication course centered on "reflective listening" — listen, suspend judgment, affirm. Goodan guided mother-daughter pairs in practice: the mother would only restate her daughter's key words and validate her feelings. "I know this disappointed you," "Your feelings are completely understandable" — these seemingly simple phrases allowed many mothers and daughters to truly hear each other for the first time.

Goodan introduced the 3R tool: Release the labels imposed by others, Reclaim your own definitions, Reframe stigmatized words — for example, rewriting "bossy" as "a natural leader." That evening, participants tore up and discarded the slips of paper covered in negative labels, symbolizing a farewell to old narratives.

The Light Behind "Disobedience"

During the interactive segment, Zhang Xinyuan wrote down labels she had once carried — "disobedient," "ambitious" — and shared them with the group. Goodan looked at her and said that it was precisely these traits that had brought her to where she was today. The two embraced; Zhang wept. "Your disobedience is your unique light," Zhang later told a participant — words that seemed also meant for the girl she herself had once been.

At the end of the three-day workshop, one daughter said she felt "seen" by her mother for the first time; a mother said she realized the person who most needed healing was herself. Goodan closed with a reminder: healing your own inner girl is the best gift you can give your daughter.

A New Chapter in Cross-Cultural Dialogue

The significance of this workshop extends beyond Goodan's China debut. In the Western context, Goodan's work focuses on "making women's voices heard"; in China, Zhang Xinyuan's 17 years of practice point in the same direction — guiding women from seeking others' approval to embracing self-worth. Two different contexts found a shared voice in Hangzhou this summer.

For Vimi Wellness, this collaboration brings cutting-edge women's psychological healing concepts into China and integrates them with a locally developed body-care system refined over 17 years, building a complete healing loop that spans from psychology to physiology.

About Zhang Xinyuan:

Zhang Xinyuan is a relationship expert, the founder and chairwoman of Vimi Wellness (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., and a standing director of the Chinese Anti-Aging Professional Committee. She holds a postgraduate research certification from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in the United States and has been deeply engaged in women's intimate health for 17 years. In 2024, she won the China regional championship of the "47th MRS UNIVERSE 2024 CHINA FINAL" and has over 5 million followers on Chinese social media platforms. She also operates two women's intimate health specialty hospitals in Hangzhou and Hainan, committed to advancing women's intimate health awareness and services.

About Vimi Wellness:

Vimi Wellness is a comprehensive health management organization specializing in women's intimate health and relationship psychology, headquartered in Hangzhou and founded in 2014. The brand holds 25 national patents; its founder, Zhang Xinyuan, brings 17 years of industry experience and has led the development of the "Vimi Agile Technique" pelvic floor training system, which has served over 100,000 women. Its product line includes core care products such as Vimi Beauty Box, Vimi Coconut Oil, and Vimi Nourishing Oil, as well as the Vimi Membership Card system, which builds a full-cycle care loop through seven key benefits including medical treatments, equipment-based therapies, educational courses, and expert consultations. Vimi Wellness has established a research and education center in Hangzhou and, in Hainan Bo'ao, partnered with Shulan Hospital under the free-trade-port policy to co-build a wellness base, forming a three-dimensional "education–product–medical" closed-loop service system dedicated to providing lifelong health support for Chinese women.

SOURCE Vimi Wellness