After the Kids Go Down

To our lovely listeners -- Thank you! Thank you for joining us, sharing the podcast, and encouraging us along the way. We close out this year with some reflection, and we hope that this stirs some contemplation in you all as well! Listen to the end for an announcement.

Happy holidays, ATKGD fam! And to the melancholy-prone souls out there, a bah humbug to all.

Trigger Warning: Suicidality, Self-Injury

In this episode, we celebrate the first decade of Bona surviving an attempted suicide. She walks us through some of her thoughts — how she got there, what happened, and where she is now. 

Bona and Eileen reminisce on things that remind them of “home.” What do they hope to pass on to their kids? What’s important (or not) to their legacy?

Bona and Eileen went to Sissy Goff and David Thomas’s conference on raising emotionally healthy kids. Much of it was centered on anxiety in us as parents and how it shows up with the kids. In this episode, your hosts talk about some of their takeaways.

Eileen encounters a social situation revolving around the idea of “cool moms” and some inner turmoil ensues. Your hosts try to dig deep into their honesty about what they think of as cool, whether or not they feel cool, and what it might reveal. Bear with them through some cringey moments lol.

Stan and Andrew take over an episode and talk about what's on their minds. The topic du jour? Fatherhood. Enjoy this episode and the ladies will be back soon!

Perfectionism has plagued us in many ways. We explore what it looked like in our youth and how it shows up for us these days.

We sat down and had a conversation with Kaila Yu about her debut book, Fetishized.

Bona and Eileen revisit their headspaces at the beginning of summer vacation. All that intentionality and vision… so, did it all go to plan? What have we got lined up for fall?

Bona and Eileen talk about their experiences with entirely Asian American friend groups. Why do these relationships sometimes feel fraught with difficulty? It's a complicated love story.