EPISODE 40: BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR (NOT A DOCTOR OR A LAWYER)
We’re talking about entrepreneurialism this week. What do you do if you realize you’re not made for normal, if you’re yearning for “out of bounds,” if you’re looking to live true to your wild nature when you weren’t raised to believe that being different is okay?
EPISODE 39: [MINDFULNESS] PEOPLE WERE PUT IN YOUR LIFE FOR A REASON
How can you learn to fully embrace what it is that you want and need? How can you heal your relationships? Why were these people placed in your life? Listen to today’s mindfulness practice today to explore the answers to those questions.
EPISODE 38: HOW TO HAVE A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRISTOPHER VO
When it comes to relationships, there's always room for improvement, especially if you weren't raised with healthy models to show you how to communicate with the people you love and show up in real connection and vulnerability. Hear from Vietnamese American Christopher Vo, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who's essentially a unicorn — he's an Asian American male in the field of mental and emotional health.
EPISODE 37: LEAVE YOUR MARRIAGE
As a culture, we need to redefine what a “successful relationship” is — sometimes, that includes leaving. In this episode, you’ll hear about how deeply the belief “staying together, especially for your child” is the right thing to do in my Chinese upbringing is.
EPISODE 36: [MINDFULNESS] LET YOUR FEELINGS COME OUT
How do you get clear about what it is that you're feeling? How do you embrace who you are to clearly express that to the world? Today's mindfulness practice is focused on allowing all of who you are to shine through — happy Pride Month!
EPISODE 35: HOW TO BE QUEER WITH AYOTO ATARAXIA
In this episode, we speak about sex positivity, sex negativity, exploring sexual identity, homophobia and being queer, figuring out “Asian-ness,” and being scared to go into the hard topics.
EPISODE 34: HERE’S TO LOVE IN ALL WAYS
When we first moved to Austin, Texas, we stayed with my friends Deirdre & Emmie who were married — but only recently did my daughter realize this. Here’s to LOVE in all ways! Happy Pride Month.
EPISODE 33: [MINDFULNESS] EMBRACE WHAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL & DIFFERENT
There's a close person in my life who has spent two decades working with special needs kids in education and has shared with me, "We're all a little bit on the spectrum." I believe that. Here’s how to embrace your own beautiful differences and know that we’re all perfectly imperfect.
EPISODE 32: REMOVING SHAME ABOUT SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN
While our episode began as a chat about guilt and shame around finances, because Anna Yen is a CFA with nearly 2 decades of experience spanning financial markets, cryptocurrencies, and digital marketing, we really dove into what it meant to battle guilt and shame from outside influences when she discovered that her second daughter would be born with Down
EPISODE 31: THERE’S NO SHAME IN BEING DIFFERENT
Asian Americans grapple with a lot of guilt and shame. During this “Asian American month” where we’re highlighting underrepresented voices, let’s explore guilt and shame as it pertain to two key topics: 1) money, and 2) children with special needs.
EPISODE 30: [MINDFULNESS] FIND YOUR VOICE
How do you find your voice if you’ve been used to being accommodating, people-pleasing and saving face? The practices in today’s mindfulness practice will help you learn how to communicate more clearly — with yourself and with others.
EPISODE 29: HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUR HEALTH WITH MARY DEE
Mary Dee is Chair of The Breasties.org, and she was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer at 40 years old. She became an advocate for her care when she realized doctors weren’t addressing her unique Asian American needs. Mary has been featured on NBC, ABC, Fox, CBS and more.
EPISODE 28: HOW TO PROTECT YOUR BODY
What do you do if you’ve never been taught to have healthy boundaries, to value your own body, and to trust authority? How do you protect your own body when boundaries have been crossed? This week, we explore medical advocacy and speaking up that treatments are right for YOU as an Asian
EPISODE 27: [MINDFULNESS] HOW TO DEEPEN YOUR INTUITION
T.S. Eliot has said, “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” In today’s episode, we’ll learn how to get to know ourselves better through building our sense of intuition.
EPISODE 26: LIVE IN LESS HUSTLE & MORE FLOW WITH VICTORIA JANE
Learn about Human Design from expert, Victoria Jane, as she shares with you how to live in less hustle and more flow — all with the power of modern physics, the chakra system, astrology, kabbalah, and the I Ching.
EPISODE 25: WHAT DO THE STARS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT YOUR LIFE?
After becoming a yoga teacher and a Reiki practitioner, I became surrounded by people who could read auras, tell you about your chakras, connect with otherworldly forces, guide your life based on your astrology, and more. But, what happens when there are people who are truly powerful — yet also dark?
EPISODE 24: [MINDFULNESS] SHIFT YOUR MINDSET WITH THESE AFFIRMATIONS
Listen to my version of a series of affirmations as today’s mindfulness practice, after this week of learning about failing, pursuing your childhood pursuits, and more.
EPISODE 23: TAP INTO YOUR CHILDHOOD CREATIVITY WITH AUTHOR KAT ZHANG
Kat Zhang has been an avid reader for as long as she can remember. After a childhood spent living in books, she now builds stories for other people to visit, including Amy Wu & the Perfect Bao and Amy Wu & the Patchwork Dragon.
EPISODE 22: MY DAUGHTER TALKS ABOUT FAILING
What’s it like to fail according to a 6 year-old? Recently, my daughter was under the weather and we watched a movie together that taught how failure is good, why the idea “keep moving forward” is important, and how to create a growth mindset for yourself and your children.
EPISODE 21: [MINDFULNESS] HOW TO HANDLE DIFFICULT EMOTIONS (LIKE GRIEF)
Whether your emotions are grief, anger, confusion, fear, loneliness, sadness, or any of the spectrum of feelings you may currently be experiencing from any type of loss, today’s mindfulness practice is for you.