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54. Breaking Away from "Asian" Parenting Styles ft. Vincci Tsui
Vincci 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.
53. Our Shit: What Happens After A Break Up?
It’s official, Kristy is now single after a 6-year relationship. In this episode, we process the emotions after a break-up, recognize what is “overly independent”, and discuss fears of the future after losing a partner
52. How Do We Define Cheating in a Relationship?
Angie has been cheated on. Kristy has done the cheating. We share our perspectives on infidelity.
51. The Joy and Grief of Adult Friendships
Kristy 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.
50. How to Heal from Childhood Trauma as a Vietnamese-American Daughter going into Motherhood ft. Tam Tran
Tam 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.
49. Attachment Style…It Makes You Feel Some Type of Way
What is your attachment style? We do the quiz and narrate as we go and share some of our childhood memories and…well the answer may surprised you!
48. Depression, Distractions, and Dopamine (Re-release)
Going through depression at the same time, we share our realistic experiences, thoughts, feelings, and talk about potential coping methods and understanding the different drivers that keep us going.
47. To Have or Not to Have Babies... and Why
Angie always imaged having babies. Kristy is team no kids. But lately, they’ve both been having different thoughts.
46. Unlearning Internalized Sexism in Your Family and Learning Self-Validation ft. Shirvin Lee
Psychotherapist Shirvin Lee 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.
45. Our Shit: What I Learned from Breaking Up a 6 Year Relationship
This 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.
44. Turning Red: Nostalgia and Intergenerational Trauma (Season 3 Finale)
Toronto. Teenhood. Puberty. Friendships. Filial Piety. Emotions! 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.
43. How to Give Less F***s About Dating and Marriage & Find Your Own Happiness ft. Justine Ang Fonte
Justine 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.
42. How Do We Know If We're Loveable?
Are 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?
41. Living a Secret Double Life ft. Special Guest
Teacher by day, gogo dancer by night. Mom has no idea what she does in the evening.
40. Hanging Out With My Inner Child
Inner child. Trauma. Reparenting. The Little Prince. How we hang with our inner child
39. Using Witchcraft to Connect with Our Chinese Ancestry ft. Mimi Young
Mimi Young is a spirit communicator. She left the corporate 9-5 world to invest in a relationship with the unseen.
37. Our Shit: Adult Friendships and How to Be a Better Friend
Adult friendships. Confrontations. Empathy. Responsibilities. We confront our uncomfortable thoughts and compare our friendship and partnership to a romantic relationship.
36. Negative Self-Talk and Equating Our Self-Worth with Productivity ft. Lucas Ng
Negative self talk. Struggling relationship. Disappointing Chinese Christian parents. Lucas shares how he got fired from his job triggered a cascade of endless self-shaming, thoughts of self-harm, and eventually therapy 5 years later.
35. The Financial, Physical, and Mental Costs of Our Periods
IUDs. Sex during periods. Pain. Discomfort. The tampon tax and all the other costs associated with our menstruations. 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.
34. I Dated A Narcissist For 6 Years
What is it like to date a narcissist? What happens when you get triggered by other people’s breakup?