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#51: Joanne Chiem - Women in Tech, Building a Pokémon YT Channel, and Lessons from Marriage and Divorce
Joanne Chiem shares her journey through a 16-year relationship, divorce, and the challenges of supporting a partner who had mental health issues.
• Discovered her passion for IT while working at Fry's Electronics, leading to her current career as a systems administrator
• Dated her ex-husband for almost 10 years before getting married
• Her ex-husband was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and narcissism, creating unpredictable and difficult living conditions
• A serious mental health crisis occurred when her ex-husband consumed excessive amounts of mushrooms over a month and a half
• Helped her ex-husband build a successful YouTube channel focused on Pokémon content that grew to over 700,000 subscribers
• A discussion about prenuptial agreements regardless of current financial status
• Advises documenting everything and creating a paper trail if experiencing relationship difficulties
• Emphasizes that marriage takes more than just love to succeed
Guest bio:
Joanne is originally from Ventura County, who, after living there her entire life, moved to LA County in 2022 shortly after getting a job with UCLA. She's currently a systems administrator and has been working in IT since 2009
- Instagram: @hokerie / https://www.instagram.com/hokerie/
Links/resources:
- Out of the Fog by Dana Morningstar (audiobook - affiliate link)
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman (audiobook - affiliate link)
- KPop Demon Hunters (movie - Wikipedia)
- Yes Please by Amy Poehler (audiobook - affiliate link)
- Dear Girls by Ali Wong (audiobook - affiliate link)
- I Can’t Make This Up by Kevin Hart (book summary)
- Born A Crime by Trevor Noah (book summary)
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One Thousand Gurus Podcast:
Everyone has a compelling story to tell with insights we can all be inspired by. J.R. Yonocruz is a self-improvement blogger, relationship coach, and serial hobbyist with a passion for learning. He interviews unique guests from various fields to distill the strategies, habits, and mindsets we can use in our own lives. Each “guru” has a chance to give the audience a peek into a new world.
- 💻 Website: www.onethousandgurus.com
- 🔗 All links & socials: https://bio.site/onethousandgurus
- 📚 Learning guides: https://stan.store/marloyonocruz
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By J.R. YonocruzJoanne Chiem shares her journey through a 16-year relationship, divorce, and the challenges of supporting a partner who had mental health issues.
• Discovered her passion for IT while working at Fry's Electronics, leading to her current career as a systems administrator
• Dated her ex-husband for almost 10 years before getting married
• Her ex-husband was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and narcissism, creating unpredictable and difficult living conditions
• A serious mental health crisis occurred when her ex-husband consumed excessive amounts of mushrooms over a month and a half
• Helped her ex-husband build a successful YouTube channel focused on Pokémon content that grew to over 700,000 subscribers
• A discussion about prenuptial agreements regardless of current financial status
• Advises documenting everything and creating a paper trail if experiencing relationship difficulties
• Emphasizes that marriage takes more than just love to succeed
Guest bio:
Joanne is originally from Ventura County, who, after living there her entire life, moved to LA County in 2022 shortly after getting a job with UCLA. She's currently a systems administrator and has been working in IT since 2009
- Instagram: @hokerie / https://www.instagram.com/hokerie/
Links/resources:
- Out of the Fog by Dana Morningstar (audiobook - affiliate link)
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman (audiobook - affiliate link)
- KPop Demon Hunters (movie - Wikipedia)
- Yes Please by Amy Poehler (audiobook - affiliate link)
- Dear Girls by Ali Wong (audiobook - affiliate link)
- I Can’t Make This Up by Kevin Hart (book summary)
- Born A Crime by Trevor Noah (book summary)
Send us a text
Support the show
One Thousand Gurus Podcast:
Everyone has a compelling story to tell with insights we can all be inspired by. J.R. Yonocruz is a self-improvement blogger, relationship coach, and serial hobbyist with a passion for learning. He interviews unique guests from various fields to distill the strategies, habits, and mindsets we can use in our own lives. Each “guru” has a chance to give the audience a peek into a new world.
- 💻 Website: www.onethousandgurus.com
- 🔗 All links & socials: https://bio.site/onethousandgurus
- 📚 Learning guides: https://stan.store/marloyonocruz