Johan Falck is an actor, voiceover artist, drama teacher, teacher of communications, founder of ‘Da Nang 101’, ‘Da Nang Improv Society’, and ‘Da Nang Drama Society’.

We discuss his upbringing from a countryside in South Africa, his love of acting and drama, his experiences in Da Nang, Vietnam both in teaching and promoting creative projects, and future aims. Throughout the conversation we discuss themes such as manifestation, fulfillment in entertainment, and bringing a community together.

You can find out more about Johan and his work at ‘Da Nang 101’ on Facebook, where all Da Nang creative projects are promoted, and ‘Da Nang Improv’ and ‘Da Nang Drama Society’ on Facebook also. You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram (Website coming soon!)

Ethan Levy is the founder of ‘Dork Dancing’ in Da Nang, a community using dance expression to promote better mental health and raise awareness, without fear of judgement or stigma. We discuss the ideas behind it, the originality of the concept, and getting people dancing, pumped and exhilarated online despite the ongoing Vietnam lockdowns. Great work, Ethan 🙏

You can find out more about Ethan and ‘Dork Dancing’ at social media on Instagram and Facebook, and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Clive Pendock is a musician from Cape Town, South Africa, currently living in Da Nang, Vietnam (which is paradise), after spending time living and touring in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Southern Vietnam. We discuss his musical background, which include prior influences, themes on his songwriting, performing in Vietnam and Asia, and future projects, which include an upcoming album, which I’m very excited for. Thank you, Clive!

You can find out more about Clive at ‘Clive Musician’ on Facebook, also featured on ‘Da Nang 101’, and you can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram (Website coming soon!)

Felicity Paige is a musician currently living in Saigon, having spent time up in Hanoi, and being initially from the United States. Felicity is currently the youngest guest (by a distance!) to ever appear on ComebaCK. We discuss her musical influences, projects, themes and work today - you can find out more about Felicity at “Felicity Paige” on YouTube, where she has her original material, and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram.

Serena Horton is a UK life coach, having spent 18 months teaching English in Thailand in 2013, which she’s documented on the official TEFL website, under ‘Student Stories’. We discuss her reasonings for moving abroad, tips for anybody looking to do so, and the overall cultural experience of living in Thailand. We also discuss her practice of life coaching. You can find out more about Serena at www.SerenaLinzi.com and @serenalinziwellbeing on Instagram.

You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram (Website coming soon!)

Caleb Lee is the corporate fitness manager here at ‘UPFIT’ in Vietnam. Hailing from Ohio, Caleb discusses challenges in his early life with depression and how he was initially inspired to develop his health and fitness. We then delve into trait required for improving our fitness practice, techniques required to succeed, themes such as self sabotage, and the mission of ‘UPFIT’, which has an extraordinary retention rate amongst clients. Huge thanks, Caleb! You can find out more about Caleb at ‘Caleb Lee’ on Facebook and ‘UPFIT’ on www.UPFIT.com.vn.

You can find out more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram (Website coming soon!)

Gryz Dross, from USA, has been involved in various creative projects in her career so far - acting, theatre, stagehand and voiceovers - and also plenty of traveling, including Europe and Asia, where she currently lives in Hanoi, Vietnam. We discuss challenges of going through various creative endeavors in many different places, dealing with feedback, her creative career to date, and aims for the future. You can find out more about her on her Facebook page ‘Gryz Dross’ and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram (Website coming soon!)

Andrew Greenway is a project development champion for ANDYSMANCLUB. ANDYSMANCLUB are a Men’s Mental Health Charity, offering free-to-attend talking groups for men and challenging the stigmas around male mental health. They started off as one group in the small, northern town of Halifax, and now have over 55 groups, and still growing, across the UK.

Andy first started using ANDYSMANCLUB in Feb 2017, being a stereotypical bloke and choosing the chin up, chest out attitude as a defense mechanism for many years. Andy was advised to go along by a family member and since the first session noticed a huge difference in himself in being more open.

We discuss the power of shared connections in this space, reducing the stigma, messages behind the charity, and aims for expansion in the future. You can find out more at www.andysmanclub.co.uk and more on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter, and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram (Website coming soon!)

Mike Tatarski is a journalist, and editor in chief of ‘Saigoneer’, having lived in Saigon, Vietnam since 2010, focusing on lifestyle and happenings in the city. He has also written for Al Jazeera, The Atlantic, The Guardian and the Washington Post.

We discuss his journalism career so far, challenges faced from reporting in Vietnam, the mass transformation of Saigon that has happened in a decade, and more. Pleasure, Mike! You can find out more about Mike at @miketatarski on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram (Website coming soon!)

Alan Williams is a coach from Sligo, Ireland, helping people struggling with weight loss into both losing weight and gaining confidence, whilst creating a life that they love without restrictions.

In today’s episode we discuss the mindset shifts required into losing weight and achieving personal goals, creating a new identity where healthy living isn’t a sacrifice, not being too attached to the scales and taking the small incremental steps to a goal, why the best way of facing your fears is to jump right into it, and why finding something you love is the first step into building self confidence.

As an online coach and speaker, Alan discusses both of his practices with me in more detail, how he overcame early introversion and shyness to promote his work out there, his gratitude for the breaks he’s received in his career, and his aims to help as many clients as possible.

You can find out more about Alan at ‘Alan Williams Coaching’ on Instagram and Facebook, and more about ComebaCK at @thecomebackwithck on Instagram (Website coming soon!)