The Second Generation Women Podcast: Recent Episodes
Van Anh Ha
Attention all 2nd gen women! Are you constantly ticking things off your to-do list, playing ‘catch up’ on life and struggling to relax? This podcast aims to educate, connect and inspire you to go beyond your mundane routines and feeling ‘meh’ about life. I’ll help you to rethink your identity and explore how cultural pressure shapes alll the decisions you make. Let’s stop overworking, being ‘busy’ and living how we’re EXPECTED to live.
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Are you currently at a place in your life where you’re doubting your career? Or maybe you’re feeling a bit lost. Or feel stuck deciding between 2 options that you aren’t completely happy with.
In this episode, I share how I felt as I chose a career out of the pressure from my Asian family to choose something, anything… and stuck with it for over 10 years! The whole time, feeling like I wasn’t allowed to change my mind or waste the precious time I had already invested into it.
Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
2:56 - My journey in figuring out my life
16:38 - Signs
24:36 - Big announcement!
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In this episode, Raymond makes his first official appearance in my digital space! We got married last year and were overwhelmed with it from the beginning, so we didn’t start planning the wedding until 6 months after our engagement.
We chatted about the things we changed or didn’t incorporate into our wedding, in order to reduce the stress and overwhelm.
*Our wedding was tailored to us, our circumstances and what was important to us. So this is just from our perspective and experience.
Timestamps
1:57 - Introduction to Raymond
4:28 - Not following the wedding expectations
8:19 - Our priorities
15:40 - Bridesmaids & groomsmen gift boxes
18:06 - Engagement shoot
19:24 - Ceremony
21:17 - Guest favours
22:43 - Gift registry
23:58 - Wedding outfits
26:55 - Fancy stuff
28:55 - Wedding car
30:54 - Photobooth
33:25 - Guest list
35:27 - Honeymoon
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In this episode, I talk to Meiling about her experiences migrating from China to the USA alone, with her parents still back in China. She gets quite vulnerable about her journey before and after, her family and her friendships.
Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction & Meiling’s life in China
3:25 - Cultural pressure
5:09 - Comparing schooling in China and the USA
17:05 - Roles as a daughter and sister
25:23 - Unraveling the expectations from society and culture
Meiling Liu is a ICF certified Soul Purpose & Spiritual Life Coach and a self taught artist. She moved to the U.S. in 2010 at age 16 from a small seaside town in China called Zhanjiang. Growing up, creativity was undervalued in her family and the school/societal environment.
At age 24, she started to experiment with various art mediums from self-studying online as an outlet for self-expression, and she gradually discovered that art-making can be a precious tool to excavate our true self and a path towards healing and self-liberation.
With Meiling’s current coaching services, she now guides people to reinvent themselves through reigniting their innate creativity, remembering their soul purpose and establishing deeper connection to self so that they can feel truly aligned, alive and fulfilled inside out. She hopes her art and coaching services can help remind people how powerful they are and to never stop pursuing their dreams and creating a life they truly love!
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Do you struggle to make decisions? Do you say yes and regret it later? Or feel pressured to complete others’ work before your own?
In this episode, I share 12 signs that you may have poor boundaries. Children of immigrants in particular, struggle with setting and maintaining boundaries because of our expectations to put others first.
Have a listen to identify whether these signs are applicable to you, so that you can help others while also take care of yourself!
Timestamps
0:00 - Does this sound like you?
1:55 - How these signs will help you
2:49 - Additional free resource
4:03 - At the core of poor boundaries
5:31 - 1 Overextending yourself
6:47 - 2 Lose your sense of self
8:34 - 3 Feeling indecisive
9:50 - 4 Feeling resentful, frustrated and annoyed
10:49 - 5 Expect others to know why you’re upset
12:29 - 6 Being passive aggressive
13:39 - 7 Fear of rejection
15:14 - 8 Fear of judgement
15:53 - 9 Always behind on your OWN work
16:56 - 10 Accepting things you don’t want
18:17 - 11 You can’t make exceptions or be flexible
18:45 - 12 You only have surface level relationships
FREE guide to help you communicate your boundaries!
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Here’s the final part of the series with Jen Trinh. In this episode, we chat about what boundaries are, our experiences and how to communicate your boundaries.
Jen Trinh is a former teacher turned counsellor and Human Design expert. With her extensive experience in both education and supporting individuals, Jen brings a unique perspective to her work as a Human Design practitioner. She is passionate about helping people understand themselves and empowering them to live their lives authentically. With her warm and approachable style, Jen is a sought-after guest on podcasts and a valuable resource for anyone looking to learn more about Human Design.
Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction & our experiences
3:17 - Physical and emotional boundaries with family and work
11:52 - What are boundaries & our experiences
18:10 - How do you communicate your boundaries?
36:01 - Tips to manage your boundaries
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Are you afraid to try out new things out of the fear of it not working out?
Or not venturing out of your comfort zone because you don’t want to waste your time?
Or do you usually operate based on the idea of saving as much as you can? Saving money, resources, time?
Or you tend to prioritise only the things that will help you reach the career goals or fitness goals that you want?
In this episode, I share about the 5 most common survival beliefs that impact second generation women!
They are:
- Choosing seriousness over fun
- Choosing safety & comfort over risk
- Saving resources
- Being invisible &
- Making sure others are comfortable
Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
2:05 - What are survival beliefs?
4:50 - 1 Choosing seriousness over fun
9:10 - 2 Choosing safety & comfort over risk
12:30 - 3 Saving resources
16:00 - 4 Being invisible
19:15 - 5 Making sure others are comfortable
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In this episode, I chat to Arielle and Ari from Explorazn about our wedding experiences and all the cultural pressure that came along with that!
Listen to 3 different options for planning a wedding for ourselves and our Asian families - from eloping, to a traditional wedding and even somewhere in between.
Timestamps
0:00 - Preview
0:39 - Get to know Arielle and Ari, their background, their experiences of belonging in their community
12:40 - Wedding talk!
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In this episode, I chat to Isabella and Jeff (the first male guest!) from As I Am Podcast about:
- being caretakers for our Asian parents
- how we operate - being more rigid with our time, doing things at the last minute
- life milestones, ‘being on track’ and where these expectations came from
As I Am
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In this episode, I have Jen's expertise with Human Design. She explains what it is, how it's TOTALLY different to reading your horoscope or zodiac, and she shares my design!
She goes through my:
- design type
- strategy (how to effectively use my strengths)
- authority (the best way that I make decisions)
- profile (how I move through life)
- incarnation cross (my superpower)
- & so much more!
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In this episode, I chat to Jen about the cultural pressures she experienced, why she decided to leave Australia and move to Thailand & the fears she had to overcome to start living in alignment with her values.
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In this episode, Asami and I chat about:
- Asian Australians accessing mental health support
- Assimilating and fitting into different cultures/spaces
- Perfectionism
- What led her to create Shapes and Sounds
- & so much more!
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Shapes and Sounds
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In this episode, I let you in on WHY I have such a strong passion to continually share content on Instagram and why I keep up with this podcast.
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In this episode, I share my journey and thoughts on resting/relaxing over the years, where it comes from & the mistakes you might be making when you try to relax.
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In this episode, I talk about 3 of the main spender types and explain where those spending/saving tendencies may have come from.
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A Seat at Our Table - Money On Our Minds
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In this episode, I share 10 things that I’ve followed based on my parents financial situations, their cultural upbringing and their expectations of me.
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AsIAm Podcast Episode 9 - Bias of attraction
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In this episode, I chat to Whitney about her childhood as the eldest daughter, the pressure she felt to achieve in high school and her experience with panic attacks and anxiety at work. Whitney shares how she slowly overcame these expectations and quit her job in search of balance in her life.
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Maison Flower Bar https://maisonflowerbar.com/
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In this episode, I talk about something that is so common among the second generation women in my community… burnout. Learn about the early signs of burnout for you and the BIGGEST cause of it.
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In this episode, I reassure you that pivoting and transitioning careers is normal. I go through my journey with selecting a career path and the pressure I felt.
It’s daunting to change careers, but rest assured, it’s so normal!
Asian Soup Podcast Episode - Career Change: How and Why We Changed Our Careers in Our Late 20s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtuR8Dnpeug&ab_channel=AsianSoupPodcast
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This is the first ever episode!
In this episode, I go through my story from childhood until now. Get to know me as a child, sibling, student and teacher, and the struggles that I navigated to get to where I am now.
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In this trailer, I briefly share the upload schedule, what to expect and compare the meaning of first & second generation immigrants.
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