2020. What. A. Year. 

As we head towards the end of 2020, we're taking this time to reflect on our personal growth and how we have overcome and dealt with, in our own ways, the challenges that this year has thrown at us. From university graduation and job hunting, to the Covid lockdowns and the BLM movement - it's hard to believe that so many things have happened in just one year. 

There is a light at the end of the tunnel too though! Despite the difficult year it's been, we chat about the surprisingly positive outcomes that have come out of all the chaos, whether that is in our relationships, self-growth or simply having more time to pursue your hobbies. 

East Meets West is a positive and safe space to connect and inspire our community and each other as Asian Australians, through interesting conversations and personal stories. Come join in the conversation about culture, relationships, career and more!

Hosted by Jenny, Cindy and Clare.

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Give it up for our first ever international guest all the way from Singapore, the amazingly talented singer-songwriter Jason Yu! (@jasonyuuu) 

Join us in this episode, as we chat about pursuing your passion, overcoming cultural and family expectations, making it in the music and arts industry and the highs and lows of Jason’s journey so far performing across Singapore and Australia. 

P.S. Don’t miss his live performance of his latest release ‘Anyone’ at the end of the episode! (Our ears were blessed)

East Meets West is a positive and safe space to connect and inspire our community and each other as Asian Australians, through interesting conversations and personal stories. Come join in the conversation about culture, relationships, career and more!

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Welcome back to Season 2 of East Meets West! We're kicking this season off with our first ever guest on the podcast - Bianca Ling, founder of @melbfoodbaby on Instagram. In this episode, we chat with Bianca about her connection to food and culture, how she balances work with social media, and all the juicy, behind-the-scenes of being a content creator. 

East Meets West is a positive and safe space to connect and inspire our community and each other as Asian Australians, through interesting conversations and personal stories. Come join in the conversation about culture, relationships, career and more!

Hosted by Jenny, Cindy and Clare.

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You can find Bianca on:

Instagram @melbfoodbaby and @biancaling

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We can't believe we've made it to ten episodes of EMW! Thank you so much to everyone who has listened and supported us along the way. Season 2 will be even BIGGER and BETTER - get pumped! 

TW/Trigger Warning: This episode mentions eating disorders and body dysmorphia. If what we say raises any issues for you, please reach out to The Butterfly Foundation at www.butterfly.org.au or call 1800 33 4673. 

For our tenth and final episode of this season, we want to get real with you about body image and mental health. In a society obsessed with appearances, many of us are taught to criticise and hate the way we look from an early age. Tune in as we discuss our struggles with our own body image, the various factors in our upbringing that influenced this, as well as the impact it has had on our mental health. A loving reminder to everyone that dealing with body image and mental health is a journey not a destination - it's natural to have good days and bad days, and to even feel like you're relapsing sometimes - and that's okay! Our DMs are always open to anyone who wants to have a chat. 

East Meets West is a positive and safe space to connect and inspire our community and each other as Asian Australians, through interesting conversations and personal stories. Come join in the conversation about culture, relationships, career and more!

Hosted by Jenny, Cindy and Clare.

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Get ready for this wacky episode, where Jenny reads Cindy and Clare's astrological birth charts (aka advanced horoscopes) and tries to convert them into believers. Astrology and holistic wellbeing methods such as the use of crystals and meditation are topics that almost immediately divide people into believers, skeptics and those who just straight up reject it. Regardless of your standing, we hope you keep an open mind throughout this conversation - you might learn a thing or two! 

East Meets West is a positive and safe space to connect and inspire our community and each other as Asian Australians, through interesting conversations and personal stories. Come join in the conversation about culture, relationships, career and more!

Hosted by Jenny, Cindy and Clare.

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Where are you from? It’s a question that perhaps many Asians living outside of Asia have encountered at least once or twice - and usually not in a good way. For the most part, being asked this question signals to us that we don’t belong in Australia even though we grew up here. However, today we are going to spin this question on its head and ask each other - where are you from? In this episode, we explore our family history, our connection to our homelands and any culture shocks we encountered when we visited what our parents and grandparents called home many years ago. 

East Meets West is a positive and safe space to connect and inspire our community and each other as Asian Australians, through interesting conversations and personal stories. Come join in the conversation about culture, relationships, career and more!

Hosted by Jenny, Cindy and Clare.

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Most people have preferences for a certain 'type' of partner when dating, whether that's personality, height, sense of humour or more. But what about cultural or racial preferences? 

This week, we unpack how our (quite different) Asian-Australian upbringing has influenced what type of partner we look for, as well as whether cultural/racial preferences are just that - preferences that can't be changed because who you are attracted to is personal, or whether they might be rooted in racist assumptions about a certain group of people.

East Meets West is a positive and safe space to connect and inspire our community and each other as Asian Australians, through interesting conversations and personal stories. Come join in the conversation about culture, relationships, career and more!

Hosted by Jenny, Cindy and Clare.

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Get ready because in this episode, we're spilling the tea on our relationships with our partners! We share what we believe a healthy or toxic relationship dynamic looks like, how we deal with arguments/fights with our partners, and the importance of communication in our relationships. 

East Meets West is a positive and safe space to connect and inspire our community and each other as Asian Australians, through interesting conversations and personal stories. Come join in the conversation about culture, relationships, career and more!

Hosted by Jenny, Cindy and Clare.

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Friends come and friends go. Some last a lifetime, while others stay in your life only long enough to teach you an important lesson. One thing is for sure - friendships are a gift that keeps on giving. In this episode, we chat about drifting apart from friends as you enter new stages of life, toxic friendships, and how the people we surround ourselves with have influenced us to this day. 

East Meets West is a positive and safe space to connect and inspire our community and each other as Asian Australians, through interesting conversations and personal stories. Come join in the conversation about culture, relationships, career and more!

Hosted by Jenny, Cindy and Clare.

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Feeling behind in life, whether that's in your career or relationships, isn't just something you experience in your mid-life crisis. 

For us and many others in their early 20s, feeling behind is something we struggle with - especially during a global pandemic where it feels like all the goals you set for yourself have been put on hold.  This episode we discuss when we have felt behind in life, and what internal and external factors such as social media and our Asian cultural values have influenced our perceptions. 

East Meets West is a positive and safe space to connect and inspire our community and each other as Asian Australians, through interesting conversations and personal stories. Come join in the conversation about culture, relationships, career and more!

Hosted by Jenny, Cindy and Clare.

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