Vulnerability Junkies: Recent Episodes
Kevin and Jamie
It’s no secret that guys suck at talking about their feelings and everyone wishes they were better at it, us included. On Vulnerability Junkies, two friends (Kevin Lau & Jamie Wong) struggle through the scary parts of personal and career growth as 20/30 somethings, their cultural identities as Asian Canadians, and becoming less emotionally constipated. After taking an emotional intelligence course while between silicon valley tech jobs, we started this podcast to practice, fail, and learn in public. So here it is in all its messy glory. Sit back, relax, and enjoy your hit of vulnerability.
Do you open up easily to others? Or is your default to be more closed off? Today we discuss how Kevin struggles with being vulnerable, despite really enjoying connecting with people.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
Do you live your life by pursuing what interests you? Or your sense of responsibility? In today’s episode, Jamie digs into his experiences in the Internal Family Systems therapy modality and working through being led by his curiosity vs his sense of duty.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
What does your relationship with yourself look like? In today’s episode, Kevin reflects on discovering the physicality of emotion in therapy, and on moving away from self-hatred towards self-love.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
You tryna see a therapist? How do you know how to find someone that’s a good fit? In today’s episode, Kevin, Jamie, and special guest Carmel DeAmicis unpack their respective therapy journeys and give some tips for how to find the right therapist for you.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Guest: Carmel DeAmicis
Intro music by: Harry Dai
FROM THE EPISODE
"Depression and Recovery" by Jamie Wong: https://jamie-wong.com/post/depression-and-recovery/
"How To Find a Therapist" by Carmel DeAmicis: https://every.to/p/therapist
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
Do you know what you want in life? How do you balance having sources of purpose, practicality, and passion? In today’s episode, Kevin and Jamie ask special guest Norman Tran about his journey starting a company that teaches relational intelligence, and how he navigates all of the feelings associated with forging your own path.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Guest: Norman Tran
Intro music by: Harry Dai
FROM THE EPISODE
Relating Between the Lines Relational Intelligence Course: https://www.relatingbetweenthelines.com/
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
How well do you know your close friends’ life stories? Listen to Kevin & Jamie revisit the Conversation Menus (School of Life plz sponsor us) and explore their perception of the other person’s main life arcs.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
Touchy Feely has been touted for decades as one of the most influential and life changing courses offered by Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. In today’s episode, Kevin and Jamie talk about finding their respective growth zones and being vulnerable with strangers while taking the Coachella of communication courses. (Just for a weekend though, we didn’t secretly apply to business school!)
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
Are you more motivated by warm encouragement, or by having a drill sergeant yell at you? In today’s episode, Kevin gives an update on his journey processing, integrating, and embodying more compassionate self-talk and giving himself the space to have more fun in life.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
Do you get excited about networking? Or do you convulse at the thought? In today’s episode, Kevin and Jamie discuss how their relationship with networking has evolved over time and the joys of connecting people to each other.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Guest: Owen Wang
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
Have you ever achieved emotional homeostasis? How do you define confidence? In today’s episode, Kevin, Jamie, and (special guest!) Owen talk about following the path of least regret, fear, prototyping our way through life and everything in between.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Guest: Owen Wang
Intro music by: Harry Dai
FROM THE EPISODE
Kevin's YouTube video about fear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixvi0cbq01w
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
When life inevitably punches you in the face, do you have people to turn to for help? In today’s episode, Kevin and Jamie talk about how they discovered that having support systems in life is a thing, how to cultivate them, and how they’ve come to rely on them in tumultuous times.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
What does your relationship with yourself sound like? Come hear about Kevin’s new relationship with his inner child self, the fears that got in the way of them connecting in the first place, and how he’s learning to be the kind, supportive, emotionally attuned best friend for life, that he’s always wanted and needed.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
FROM THE EPISODE
Me with Me T-Shirts (still not sponsored....yet?!): https://jiggyyoon.bigcartel.com/products
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
Does food make you emotional? Listen to Jamie recount his 15 year journey navigating an avoidant relationship with food, with Kevin going full support mode. Along the way, they touch on the critical role of psychological safety, the constricting power of shame, and a remarkable experience with a cherry tomato.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
Happy New Year! How was your 2022? Anything you’re looking forward to in 2023? Listen to Kevin & Jamie reflect on how the year went, keep themselves accountable to the goals they originally set for 2022, and set their intentions and resolutions going into 2023.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
What makes you hopeful about life? Is it a small everyday pleasure? Is it seeing the positive impact you’ve had on other people’s lives? Listen to Kevin & Jamie meander through these questions and talk about everything from drinking hot water to starting a hackathon to giving someone a toolkit to take control of their life.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
Ep 4: The One About Arrogance. What happens when you deal with an insecurity by becoming… proud of it? Listen to Kevin & Jamie discuss a more interesting way of thinking about arrogance, the ways arrogance shows up in their lives…and fail entirely at talking about their feelings in the process.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
The more you need it, the scarier it is to ask for help. What would it look like if you did it anyway? Listen to Kevin & Jamie discuss reaching out while freaking out, trying to navigate around the internal stone walls that deflect compliments, and the supporting cast of characters on their various learning journeys.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
When you’re stuck in a low energy emotional state, how do you claw your way back to your energized self? Is human connection an absolute requirement to get back to 100, or have you found a solo path? Listen to Kevin & Jamie search for answers, discover that we recharge best through hits of vulnerability, and confront how much intentionality it takes to have a social life as an adult.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com
When you’re learning something new, do you dive straight into the deep end, or wade in slowly? Trial by fire, or slowly build the heat? Listen to Kevin and Jamie discuss their contrasting approaches to learning new things, the emotional arcs of those journeys, and Kevin’s Shonen mentality.
Hosts: Kevin Lau, Jamie Wong
Intro music by: Harry Dai
CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Instagram or @softboiacademia on Twitter
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us here (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast here
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast here
Email: vulnerabilityjunkies@gmail.com