A New Light Podcast: Recent Episodes
Karen & Esther
As Asian American women, we need one another. So many of us can share the same experiences in our different spheres of life, so why are we so afraid to relate? Join hosts Karen and Esther as we share the struggles, imperfections, and hope within our families, culture, faith, and relationships.
Aaaaand we are releasing our last episode for the year! We’ve had our guests and friends share a lot about their own lives and before we take a break on our podcast, we wanted to catch up on our busy lives. So much has happened over the summer and we wanted to slow down, reflect, and share what’s been going on with us.
Let it be known that we will return with more content in the future. We taking a much-needed break. For now, please enjoy and tune in with a cozy cup of coffee!
We are now wrapping up our mini-series with a bang! Please welcome Amanda Chen, a friend, former coworker, and role model to us both. In this episode, you'll get to hear about how Amanda juggles being a wonderful mother to her two boys, a wife, her professional life, and some nuggets on how to handle changes and traditions that come with life, especially during this pandemic.
Our second guest is also a talented creative! She is a jack of all trades balancing being an educator, managing her own small business, and the married life. That is no easy feat! Please welcome Allison Saechao, a special friend of ours.
You can also check out her clothing line at www.neubeige.co and follow her on IG: @neubeige!
Our very first guest we’d like to share with you is the lovely, Karen Saeteune!
Karen is a talented creative. She is a fashion connoisseur, a decorator of all sorts, and brings a bold colorfulness to any room she enters!
In this episode, Karen shares about herself and her journey with mental health and the healing grace of art.
March has been quite a month. With the rising hate crimes towards our Asian American community, there aren’t enough words to describe how we have felt. Stop. Asian. Hate.
In this episode, we acknowledge the Atlanta shooting that murdered 8 lives, and our very own adverse experiences we’ve had as Asian American women.
Visit this link to donate to various AAPI organizations fighting for #StopAAPIHate: https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html
We’re back with another episode of Karen’s Favorite Things! Finally, the episode she’s been waiting for... everything about COFFEE! Like a true coffee snob, Karen will be sharing about where it all started, her coffee preferences, and a life long dream.
Leading and learning comes hand in hand. In this episode, Karen shares her favorite leadership books and tools that has inspired her 12 years of leadership experiences.
In a few short episodes, Karen is looking forward to sharing her everyday life with you and tell you about some of her favorite things! This episode will be about Karen's favorite smartphone applications these days and why! It’s so hard to catch up with all the innovative and advanced ideas out there these days but if you have an itch for creative and connection apps, listen up!
We are back!! 2020 was quite the year and we are so glad to be moving forward after all that’s happened.
Catch up with us as we share stories and laugh about what we learned from 2020 and the things we hope for in 2021! Here’s to a new beginning!
If you know us at all, it's obvious we are major foodies and we love foodie adventures! We are super excited to be diving into this culinary passion of ours.
In this episode, we'll be talking about our respective food cuisines, some of our favorite food adventures, good eats in Seattle, annnnnnnd tips on how to order asian food without your friend's help! Warning: Don't listen while you're hungry.
So you've learned a lot about our personal lives and inner work journeys. But aside from being reflective, pondering souls, we are also artists as well!
This week, we will be talking about fashion and our different styles. Fashion is an expression of who we are, what we like, and how we’ve grown! Tune in this weekend to hear this episode.
You’ve heard our different perspectives on dating and relationship and all lessons we learned in retrospect.
This time, we are sharing where we are currently. and the here and now. Tune in to hear more about singleness, marriage, and love!
We are finally back! Esther just got married (wooo!!) and she’ll be sharing the inside scope on her journey of dating and marriage life!
Tune in this weekend to hear two perspectives on singleness, dating, and love.
Church is a body or gathering of imperfect people. Not an institution or building.
It's a place that we call home - full of life, joy, pain, and questions.
Tune in to hear the gravity of what this home means to us.
Family is everything. But it also gets messy. How do you manage boundaries, expectations, and culture altogether? Here are some messages of hope in spite of all that.
Get to know us and what we're all about! We are super chill, love coffee, and have all the time to be real. We are here to talk about the good and the bad, and how we are healing.