Ep#52: Cannabis In Asian American Culture And Mental Health (ft/ Amanda Tran)

In this episode, I speak with/talk to Amanda Tran after finding an interview she had with the Asian Americans for Cannabis Education. I became curious about her work with MedMen and the operations side of the cannabis industry. I resonated with her mission for social justice and mental health with cannabis as an Asian American […]

Ep#51: Empowering People Of Color With Mental Health (w/ Kriselle Gabriel)

Krieslle Gabriel

In this episode, I talk with Kriselle Gabriel the founder of Empowered In Color, and host of the podcast by the same name. We discussed her mental health journey as a person of color. Expressing her initial hesitation of opening up to people about going to therapy because of stigma.  Kriselle explores the cultural and […]

Ep#50: Why Emotional Intelligence Is a Requirement For Entrepreneurship (w/ Mike Tuon)

Micheal Tuon

In this episode, I talked with Micheal Tuon, an Asian American Entrepreneur. Micheal shares his experience of Developing the grit to go into entrepreneurship. Expressing why it takes a lot emotional intelligence to run a business. Micheal shares his journey of how the chase for stability become too comfortable. Pushing him to take a leap of […]

Ep#49: Candid Chat On Asian Mental Health (w/ Iran Thongdy)

In this episode, I had a casual chat with an old friend after reconnecting on social media. It’s a super raw, candid conversation that I initially didn’t think about putting on the podcast, but I know many of you may be in a similar place, so I hope this could give you another perspective. We […]

(1 year later) An Update On My Quarter-life Crisis

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7 min read. It’s officially been a year since I uploaded my first YouTube video proclaiming to the whole world that I was going through a quarter-life crisis. That I’ve found myself stuck in my life, not knowing where to lead it. I write this now, not because I want everyone to care about what […]

Don’t Just Follow Your Heart, Lead Your Heart

Photo by Tyler Ung @mr.photy

6 min read. You’ve heard it all before, follow your intuition, tune-in to how you feel, listen to your gut. It all sounds cliché and vague because it’s easier said than done. What does that even mean anyway? How do we listen to an organ that just pumps blood? Where is the gut? Is intuition […]

I Almost Quit Because I Wasn’t Ready

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6 min read. For the creatures of habit, change is hard. And for the perfectionists, change when you’re not fully prepared is like eating uncooked meat. We could die! But for the everyday life changes, most of the time, our lives are not on the line. Our brains haven’t quite evolved to get past the […]