Shit We Don't Tell Mom
112 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -We have depression. Now what? We share vulnerable stories of how we manage anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder while figuring out the not-so-glamours parts of adulting, relationships, and our Asian-Canadian identities. Come join us as we share tools and personal experiences of how to normalize your mental health and well-being. New episodes every other Sunday! Winner of Best Wellness Podcast 2020 at Asian Podcast Awards. **Content Warning: depression, anxiety, suicide, eating disorders, violence, sex, racism, and death**⠀
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54. Breaking Away from "Asian" Parenting Styles ft. Vincci Tsui
November 06, 2022 18:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBVincci Tsui, a mother of a three-year-old, balances her parenting knowledge from how she was raised with what she believes to be best for her daughter. We discuss what we’ve learned from our parents and what has been taught to us from living in a western society. Which teachings to adopt and which to unlearn? What fears do we have as new parents? “This is something that's new for so many people, like not just from a cultural perspective or generational perspective […] we're not alone and ...
53. Our Shit: What Happens After A Break Up?
October 23, 2022 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBIt’s official, Kristy is now single after a 6-year relationship. In this episode, we process the emotions after a breakup, recognize what is “overly independent”, and discuss fears of the future after losing a partner. Our Shit is a series where we update our lives with each other and how we cope with its challenges. “I felt like if we stayed together, we would've been living a compromised version of a life that neither of us really wanted” - Kristy Yee Episodes Mentioned: Ep 45. Our Shit...
53. Our Shit: What Happens After A Break Up?
October 23, 2022 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBIt’s official, Kristy is now single after a 6-year relationship. In this episode, we process the emotions after a breakup, recognize what is “overly independent”, and discuss fears of the future after losing a partner. Our Shit is a series where we update our lives with each other and how we cope with its challenges. “I felt like if we stayed together, we would've been living a compromised version of a life that neither of us really wanted” - Kristy Yee Episodes Mentioned: Ep 45. Our Shit...
52. How Do We Define Cheating in a Relationship?
October 09, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBAngie has been cheated on. Kristy has done the cheating. Inspired by the recent events in the Try Guys, we chat about our own experiences with infidelity including physical cheating, emotional cheating, micro-cheating, work crushes, and how to move on. “You're not a cheater, [...] you had cheated. But you’re not a cheater. It's not a identity thing, it's an action thing.” - Angie Yu Resources & Mentions: What Is an Emotional Affair? (Article) ---- The best way to support this show is...
51. The Joy and Grief of Adult Friendships
September 25, 2022 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBKristy and Angie sit down to talk about adult friendships during Kristy's road trip across Canada. Analogies are made, lyrics are quoted, and tears are (almost) shed. "I'm gonna hedge my bets if I have a lot of friends that are within the close circle. If a few of them left, then I'd be fine. As long as I keep filling this first ring, then it'll never be empty. And I think that was my protection mechanism." - Angie ---- The best way to support this show is by listening and sharing with a...
50. How to Heal from Childhood Trauma as a Vietnamese-American Daughter going into Motherhood ft. Tam Tran
September 11, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBTam is in the “middle generation”. The balance between talking about mental health with her parents and learning how to teach her son to be in tune with his mental well-being. We discuss: her parents talking her out of using therapy people-pleasing tendencies as a survival tactic how to be there for other people but also set boundaries for your own emotions create space to process instead of suppressing your emotions childhood bullying trauma Bonus: Kristy and Angie get their Oracle ...
49. Attachment Style…It Makes You Feel Some Type of Way
August 28, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBWhat is your attachment style? Have you always wanted to do one but are not sure how it’ll go? We’ll do the quiz and narrate as we go and share some of our childhood memories and…well the answer may surprise you! Angie asked how understanding attachment helped in her current relationship and Kristy gave us a relationship update. As always, we discuss some deep shit. “I just cannot rationalize my emotions away. Like I have no control over my emotions and they take over my life.” - Angie ”We...
48. Dopamine, Distractions, and Depression (Re-release)
August 15, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBWe decided to share a popular episode from season 1 from the summer of 2020 about how we talked ourselves out of our depressive episodes. We share audio clips of our actual voice messages with each other to show our realistic experiences, thoughts, and feelings. We talk about potential coping methods and understanding the different drivers that keep us going. "I just cannot rationalize my emotions away. Like I have no control over my emotions and they take over my life." - Angie "Well, the...
9. Dopamine, Distractions, and Depression
August 15, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBWe decided to share a popular episode from season 1 from the summer of 2020 about how we talked ourselves out of our depressive episodes. We share audio clips of our actual voice messages with each other to show our realistic experiences, thoughts, and feelings. We talk about potential coping methods and understanding the different drivers that keep us going. "I just cannot rationalize my emotions away. Like I have no control over my emotions and they take over my life." - Angie "Well, the...
47. To Have or Not to Have Babies... and Why
July 31, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBAngie always imaged having babies. Kristy is on team no kids. But lately, they’ve both been having different thoughts. In this episode, we explore why we originally wanted/not wanted babies and why we are changing our minds. We also chat about endometriosis, discussing babies when dating, abandonment fears, trust issues, and mom’s guilt tripping us. "Maybe the reason why I always wanted to have a baby is not why I should have a baby" - Angie Yu ---- The best way to support this show is b...
46. Unlearning Internalized Sexism in Your Family and Learning Self-Validation ft. Shirvin Lee
July 17, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MB**Content Warning: Death, Depression, Suicide** We are joined by psychotherapist Shirvin Lee who gets vulnerable and shares her childhood traumas of facing sexism and insurmountable pressures from her family. We also learn how to process and understand emotions better. “Happiness is not the baseline.” - Shirvin Resources/Mentions Dopamine Nation (Book) Why Are Emotions So Important? And How to Address Them (Article) Dialectical Behavior Therapy - Self Validation (Article) Find Shirvin...
45. Our Shit: What I Learned from Breaking Up a 6 Year Relationship
July 03, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBThis is an intimate story about my recent breakup with my partner of 6 years. I share my fear of judgment from friends, staying vs. leaving the relationship, the lessons learned, and how I plan to move forward. “I can’t just keep quitting every time something goes wrong in a relationship” - Kristy Resources/Mentions Paired - App for Couples --- The best way to support this show is by listening and sharing with a friend. If you would like to buy a coffee or bubble tea, we would love th...
45. Our Shit: What I Learned from Breaking Up a 6 Year Relationship
July 03, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBThis is an intimate story about my recent breakup with my partner of 6 years. I share my fear of judgment from friends, staying vs. leaving the relationship, the lessons learned, and how I plan to move forward. “I can’t just keep quitting every time something goes wrong in a relationship” - Kristy Resources/Mentions Paired - App for Couples --- The best way to support this show is by listening and sharing with a friend. If you would like to buy a coffee or bubble tea, we would love th...
44. Turning Red: Nostalgia and Intergenerational Trauma (Season 3 Finale)
April 03, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBToronto. Teenhood. Puberty. Friendships. Filial Piety. Emotions! The movie Turning Red is about a 13-year-old girl who is torn between her duties to walk down the path paved by her ancestors and her desire to find her own path. Kristy and Angie, both of whom happen to have been 13-year-old girls in the early 2000’s, weigh in on the key themes like intergenerational trauma and loss of identity. Turning Red is a gift to the Asian-diaspora community delivered in a shimmery wrapping paper of hop...
44. Turning Red: Nostalgia and Intergenerational Trauma
April 03, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBToronto. Teenhood. Puberty. Friendships. Filial Piety. Emotions! The movie Turning Red is about a 13-year-old girl who is torn between her duties to walk down the path paved by her ancestors and her desire to find her own path. Kristy and Angie, both of whom happen to have been 13-year-old girls in the early 2000’s, weigh in on the key themes like intergenerational trauma and loss of identity. Turning Red is a gift to the Asian-diaspora community delivered in a shimmery wrapping paper of hop...
43. How to Give Less F***s About Dating and Marriage & Find Your Own Happiness ft. Justine Ang Fonte
March 20, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBJustine shares stories of telling her Catholic Filipino parents about dating a black man, potentially not getting married, and potentially not having kids - even though she wants 4 of them. We explore why women tend to choose “fixer-uppers”, and why we are fixated on romantic relationships to bring us happiness. She's a recovering people pleaser, avid baker, and sex educator in New York City. “Why are we giving so much credit to that one thing, one place, one person, to give us happiness” -...
43. How to Give Less F***s About Dating and Marriage & Find Your Own Happiness ft. Justine Ang Fonte
March 20, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBJustine shares stories of telling her Catholic Filipino parents about dating a black man, potentially not getting married, and potentially not having kids - even though she wants 4 of them. We explore why women tend to choose “fixer-uppers”, and why we are fixated on romantic relationships to bring us happiness. She's a recovering people pleaser, avid baker, and sex educator in New York City. “Why are we giving so much credit to that one thing, one place, one person, to give us happiness” -...
43. How To Give Less F***s About Dating and Marriage & Finding Your Own Happiness ft. Justine Ang Fonte
March 20, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBJustine shares stories of telling her Catholic Filipino parents about dating a black man, potentially not getting married, and potentially not having kids - even though she wants 4 of them. We explore why women tend to choose “fixer-uppers”, and why we are fixated on romantic relationships to bring us happiness. She's a recovering people pleaser, avid baker, and sex educator in New York City. “Why are we giving so much credit to that one thing, one place, one person, to give us happiness” -...
42. How Do We Know If We're Loveable?
March 06, 2022 18:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBAre we loveable? Insecurities can stem from so many different sources but how do we manage them and prevent them from ruining our current and future relationships? We dive into our experiences with our past and figure out how to notice our triggers and re-work our thinking so we can have healthier relationships. **Content Warning: Death, Depression, Suicide** Takeaways: Don’t give up after the first time you seek professional help because it’s about the right fit and right timing We in...
41. Living a Secret Double Life w/o Mom Knowing ft. Carole Yue
February 20, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBEnglish teacher by day, gogo dancer by night. Mom doesn’t know about Carole’s double life. We discuss (rant) how we deal with nagging mothers, life as a gogo-dancer, struggling with body image, and how to make hard life decisions. "No one is really looking at you. They're so concerned about their own lives. They have no time to judge you. And even if they do, it's such a passing fleeting moment." - Carole Yue Takeaways: Give less Fs Our relationship with mom might never be perfectly he...
41. Living a Secret Double Life ft. Special Guest
February 20, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBTeacher by day, gogo dancer by night. We discuss (rant) how we deal with nagging mothers, life as a gogo-dancer, struggling with body image, and how to make hard life decisions. "No one is really looking at you. They're so concerned about their own lives. They have no time to judge you. And even if they do, it's such a passing fleeting moment." - Special Guest Takeaways: Give less Fs Our relationship with mom might never be perfectly healthy Some of us are still avoiding, and that’s...
41. Living a Secret Double Life w/o Mom Knowing ft. Carol
February 20, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBEnglish teacher by day, gogo dancer by night. Mom doesn’t know about Carol’s double life. We discuss (rant) how we deal with nagging mothers, life as a gogo-dancer, struggling with body image, and how to make hard life decisions. "No one is really looking at you. They're so concerned about their own lives. They have no time to judge you. And even if they do, it's such a passing fleeting moment." - Carol Takeaways: Give less Fs Our relationship with mom might never be perfectly healthy...
40. Hanging Out With Your Inner Child
February 06, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBInner child. Trauma. Reparenting. The Little Prince. In this episode, we sit down to talk about the first time that we confronted our inner child and how we rekindled that relationship. We dive into our definition of inner child and how we practice hanging out with our inner child. Angie also shares her experience with imaginary exposure therapy which exposed some of her deep inner child wounds. Takeaways: Connecting with your inner child can be done by interacting with a younger version o...
39. Using Witchcraft to Connect with Our Chinese Ancestry ft. Mimi Young
January 23, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBMimi Young is a spirit communicator. She left the corporate 9-5 world to invest in a relationship with the unseen. In this episode, we explore how Shamanism is a way to honor our ancestry, what is dream hygiene and how you can benefit, and how to get back in touch with your cultural roots that have been lost through migration and cultural revolutions. “When we can return to our roots, practices and customs, in the context of magic and spirituality, it is an act of decolonizing because then...
38. Experiences in the Psych Ward for Suicidal Ideations ft. Tanushree Sengupta
January 09, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBAfter being hospitalized for a week, Tanushree gets diagnosed with dysthymia. Then things got messy. Unintentionally triggering friends. Fighting with parents about using medication. And what self-care looks like right now. Tanushree is a fellow mental health advocate in the South Asian community. She shares her experiences being forced into a psych ward and then learning how to manage her mental well-being. “When you talk about destigmatizing, you really have to talk about culture” - Tanu...
37. Our Shit: Adult Friendships and How to Be a Better Friend
December 26, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBAdult friendships. Confrontations. Empathy. Responsibilities. We confront our uncomfortable thoughts and compare our friendship and partnership to a romantic relationship. They talk about their mental health and how that has affected their time management and relationships. Takeaways: Having doubts about something does not mean you don’t want it Adult friendships need maintenance and check-ins from both sides Healthy friendships mean you can share uncomfortable feelings with each other ...
36. Negative Self-Talk and Equating Our Self-Worth with Productivity ft. Lucas Ng
December 12, 2021 08:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBSelf-shaming. Struggling relationship. Disappointing Chinese Christian parents. Lucas Ng, Canadian actor and co-host of “Have We Made It Yet” podcast, shares how he got fired from his job triggered a cascade of endless negative self-talk, thoughts of self-harm, and eventually going to therapy 5 years later. **Content Warning: Self Harm** Takeaways: Traumas can resurface years after they happened Can’t expect your partner to be your everything A constant need for control might actually...
35. The Financial, Physical, and Mental Costs of Our Periods
November 28, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBIUDs. Sex during periods. Pain. Discomfort. The tampon tax and all the other costs associated with our menstruations. Kristy and Angie tackle some burning questions about the ever so enduring, unbelievably persistent, biological event we unwillingly go through - our periods. We hit up our male friends and asked them to tell us something they know about menstruation and then ask something they want to know about menstruation. Takeaways: We need men to do the work to normalize periods for ev...
34. I Dated A Narcissist For 6 Years
November 14, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBWhat is it like to date a narcissist? What happens when you get triggered by other people’s breakup? Living with depression and bipolar, we sometimes wonder if we are the “bad” person in a relationship. So when a narcissist who seems like the “perfect” person comes along and gaslights you, you might end up believing them. Angie shares how she felt during her 6-year relationship with a narcissist and how she was triggered by a famous YouTube couple that recently broke up. Takeaway: Narciss...
34. I Dated A Narcissist For 6 Years
November 14, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBWhat is it like to date a narcissist? What happens when you get triggered by other people’s breakup? Living with depression and bipolar, we sometimes wonder if we are the “bad” person in a relationship. So when a narcissist who seems like the “perfect” person comes along and gaslights you, you might end up believing them. Angie shares how she felt during her 6-year relationship with a narcissist and how she was triggered by a famous YouTube couple that recently broke up. Takeaway: Narciss...
33. Forgiveness and Gratitude From a Queer Chinese Daughter ft. Xixi Wang
October 31, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBXixi Wang, founder of Asians for Sex Positivity, discusses what sex positivity means for Xixi and her relationship with her immigrant parents as a queer Asian. We discuss mental health stigma and finding gratitude for our parents as we get older. **CONTENT WARNING: Suicidal thoughts** Takeaway: Sex positivity is not about whether sex is good nor bad, it is about owning your body and your choices We need to unlearn suppressing our emotional and mental health struggles just to avoid dis...
32. Our Shit: How to Process and Manage Anxiety
October 17, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBKristy discusses coping mechanisms for anxiety. What helps us vs. what makes it worse. Moving to a new city is not turning out to be the way she expected and she feels incredibly overwhelmed. She sits down with Angie to talk about her experience, and about coping mechanisms for anxiety and what helps us versus what prolongs the impact of it on our day-to-day life. Takeaway: Let yourself feel the physiological effects of anxiety rather than finding ways to suppress it because prolonged sup...
31. Our Shit: Parenting Guilt and Living For Our Own Happiness
October 03, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBKristy and Angie are back for a new season and they update everyone on what has been going on in their lives. Angie talks about (puppy) parenting guilt and Kristy talks about living her new life in another city. Angie reflects on a childhood incident that had impacted her deeply. Kristy reflects on pursuing an experience for herself and not for filial piety obligations. **Content warning: Death, childhood trauma Takeaway: We begin to understand our parents more when we step into parental...
30. Friendship, Forgiveness, and Childhood Trauma (Season 2 Finale)
August 08, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBAngie and Kristy go through the 36 Questions to Fall in Love questions to get to know each. Do they fall in love? Listen now to find out. Winky face. This episode was recorded on IG Live on the day of our 1 year podversary! **Content Warning: Child Abuse Highlights: Kristy’s experience running away from home Angie’s experience as a new immigrant Kristy and Angie fall in love at question #22 Kristy cries three times and Angie made her cry two of the times Friendship means...
29. Judging Our Life Choices: Cultural Identities and Love vs. Sex ft. Stephen Yuan
July 18, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBIs there a gender difference in how we think about sex, cope with depression, and priorities in life? Stephen Yuan shares his thoughts on how he navigates a semi-open relationship, getting out of low points, and his fascination with studying porn. Stephen is a co-host on “Stories with Stephen Yuan” Podcast. This is an interesting episode because we don’t always agree with each other in this conversation. **Content Warning: Consensual rape porn is discussed** Highlights: How to deal wit...
29. Judging Our Life Choices: Cultural Identities and Love vs. Sex ft. Stephen Yuan
July 18, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBIs there a gender difference in how we think about sex, cope with depression, and priorities in life? Stephen Yuan shares his thoughts on how he navigates a semi-open relationship, getting out of low points, and his fascination with studying porn. Stephen is a co-host on “Stories with Stephen Yuan” Podcast. This is an interesting episode because we don’t always agree with each other in this conversation. **Content Warning: Consensual rape porn is discussed** Highlights: How to deal wit...
29. Cultural Identities, Love vs. Sex, and Judging Our Life Choices ft. Stephen Yuan
July 18, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBIs there a gender difference in how we think about sex, cope with depression, and priorities in life? Stephen Yuan shares his thoughts on how he navigates a semi-open relationship, getting out of low points, and his fascination with studying porn. Stephen is a co-host on “Stories with Stephen Yuan” Podcast. This is an interesting episode because we don’t always agree with each other in this conversation. **Content Warning: Consensual rape porn is discussed** Highlights: How to deal wit...
28. Building Resiliency and Tearing Down Facades ft. Steven Ngo
July 04, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBSteve describes a low point in his life and reveals his story of coming around in a full circle, from jet-setting, big-law life to a humble counsel in his hometown serving his community. We sat down with a much-admired community leader, Steve Ngo, a lawyer, social entrepreneur, husband, son, and dear friend. We discuss our external facades, the labels we put on ourselves, and what this all means for our mental health. Highlights: Steve’s encounter with hate crime against Asians during the ...
27. Our Shit: Suicide Ideations and the Depression Roller Coaster
June 20, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBWhat is it like to have suicidal ideations? Kristy relapsed into depression and none of her usual depression management strategies worked. We talk about her obsessive behaviour to escape reality, using hentai to boost serotonin, different methods of seeking help, and taking medical leave to improve her mental health. **CONTENT WARNING: Suicide** Highlights: Obsession with the Hunger Games trilogy as a means to escape reality Obsession with hentai to trigger serotonin and endorphins ...
26. Authenticity, Trauma Triggers, and Sex for Validation ft. Lisa Sam-Townsend
June 06, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBThe lack of male role models in Lisa's childhood led her to use sexuality to get men’s attention. Her mom physically abused her and they have a complicatedly civil relationship. We talk about forgiveness, coming to terms with childhood abuse, and her view on sex. WARNING: detailed descriptions about childhood physical abuse, child death, and sexual abuse Highlights: How to listen to yourself vs listening to others Unlearning being a people pleaser Chasing boys to feel loved ...
25. Our Shit: Fear of Parenthood and Other Scary Things
May 23, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBKristy and Angie answer two questions: What are some shit that our kids might not tell us? And what are our Myer-Briggs personalities? Not surprisingly, we get raw and vulnerable debating whether we should have kids and what that might be like. Highlights: Angie is no longer pressuring herself to have kids Kristy is more open to the idea of having kids Fear of passing down traits like codependency or mental illnesses Fear of becoming more and more like your parent Takeaways: We all h...
25. Fear of Parenthood and Other Scary Things
May 23, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBKristy and Angie answer two questions: What are some shit that our kids might not tell us? And what are our Myer-Briggs personalities? Not surprisingly, we get raw and vulnerable debating whether we should have kids and what that might be like. Highlights: Angie is no longer pressuring herself to have kids Kristy is more open to the idea of having kids Fear of passing down traits like codependency or mental illnesses Fear of becoming more and more like your parent Takeaways: We all h...
24. Life After Surviving a Traumatic Car Accident ft. Kelli Chu
May 09, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBKelli Chu survived a traumatic car accident from a drunk driver. She opens up about the regrets, the dark places, and what she hasn’t told her mom about from the incident. And of course, there’s still the everyday struggles for women in their 30s: career, marriage, and kids. Highlights: Kelli’s story of how she almost had her hand amputated How to forgive the person who caused you trauma Being afraid to tell your family what haunts you Internal conflicts about the master timeline for ...
24. Guilt, Regrets, and Gratitude After Surviving Trauma ft. Kelli Chu
May 09, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBKelli Chu survived a traumatic car accident from a drunk driver. She opens up about the regrets, the dark places, and what she hasn’t told her mom about from the incident. And of course, there’s still the everyday struggles for women in their 30s: career, marriage, and kids. Highlights: Kelli’s story of how she almost had her hand amputated How to forgive the person who caused you trauma Being afraid to tell your family what haunts you Internal conflicts about the master timeline for ...
23. Masculinity ft. Lance Gee & Eric Wu (Off the Wok)
April 25, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MB2 Asian men get vulnerable with us and share their fears, shames, and insecurities. Lance Gee and Eric Wu from over at Off The Wok discuss losing a job, feeling suicidal, de-sexualization of Asian men, and starting all over from failures. Check out this hilarious episode that takes a turn for a deep dive into the Asian male psyche as Lance and Eric get super vulnerable with us. Content warning: suicide Highlights: Going back to school and restarting a career with a family Eric’s fear of...
23: Masculinity ft. Lance Gee & Eric Wu (Off the Wok)
April 25, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBLance Gee and Eric Wu from over at Off The Wok podcast join us to share their experience as Asian Canadian men who grew up in a western, cow-loving, oil-loving province. Check out this hilarious episode that takes a turn for a deep dive into the Asian male psyche as Lance and Eric get super vulnerable with us. Highlights: Going back to school and restarting a career with a family Eric’s fear of water (what?) but he takes showers every day Losing your job as the “man” of the family Asian...
22. Social Justice with Your Asian Parents ft. Irving Chong (Asians in Space)
April 11, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBIrving Chong from Asians in Space joins us to share his experience growing up in Alberta, Canada as one of the few Asian kids in the neighbourhood. We discuss what a “rotten banana” is, growing up inside a bubble, shaming people in “doing the right thing”, and how we can talk about social justice with our Chinese parents. Highlights: What does it mean to be an Asian Canadian Millennial? Growing up as a Chinese Kid who loved Black culture in a White conservative city What is the role of ...
21. Managing Expectations as an Asian Millennial ft. Natalie Cheung (Yellow Bee Pod)
March 14, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBNatalie from Yellow Bee Pod joins us to share her experience transitioning out of her civil engineering job to an outspoken supporter of Asian identity and women in STEM. We talk about what our parents’ expectations of us are growing up, our own expectations of what our life will look like, and how those expectations have changed as we approach milestones in our adulthood. Highlights: Natalie kept her new job secret for six months before telling her mom Keeping your career plans to yourse...
21. Managing Expectations as an Asian Millennial ft. Natalie Cheung
March 14, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBNatalie from Yellow Bee Pod joins us to share her experience transitioning out of her civil engineering job to an outspoken supporter of Asian identity and women in STEM. We talk about what our parents’ expectations of us are growing up, our own expectations of what our life will look like, and how those expectations have changed as we approach milestones in our adulthood. Highlights: Natalie kept her new job secret for six months before telling her mom Keeping your career plans to yourse...
21: Managing Expectations as an Asian Millennial ft. Natalie Cheung
March 14, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBNatalie from Yellow Bee Pod joins us to share her experience transitioning out of her civil engineering job to an outspoken supporter of Asian identity and women in STEM. We talk about what our parents’ expectations of us are growing up, our own expectations of what our life will look like, and how those expectations have changed as we approach milestones in our adulthood. Highlights: Natalie kept her new job secret for six months before telling her mom Keeping your career plans to yourse...