Yao Xiao (aka YaoYao Forest) is a self-healer and influencer in China. Her channel on Bilibili is famous for her openness as she talks about mindfulness, spirituality and life. Having grown up in China under significant pressure from her parents, YaoYao felt the need to prove herself to the world. We talk about the great lessons from love, life and relationships, recognising unhealthy patterns within ourselves and discuss an incident that led to the end of YaoYao’s relationship involving me. 

What we discuss:

01:20 YaoYao’s story

05:30 Becoming a filmmaker 

09:30 When did you realise there was work to be done? 

14:30 Becoming aware of parent wounds 

17:20 Giving the negative monster a name

20:00 Feeling the need to prove yourself 

23:09 How YaoYao and I met 

28:50 Story time

42:45 What did YaoYao learn and realise?

49:18 Why did she ignore red flags? 

53:17 Decisions for the sake of family 

59:00 Realising the need to leave

1:06:20 Key lessons

Episode resources:

YaoYao’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/yaoyaoforest/ 

YaoYao’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yaoyaoforest1886

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