It's just me in this episode so let's catch up, lovelies <3 Happy New Year!! Join in as we chat about what is the word of my 2022, how I am hoping to practice that and why I chose it. You get to hear about my astrological signs too. Woo hoo! How can we plan to thrive for a better tomorrow - by having a plan, YES. It's hard to make plans in an era where nothing is certain but there are still things that we can control. 

Sit down and relax in this short yet sweet episode with moi! 

We are joined in this episode by Brandi Heather, Disability and Inclusion Education and the Selling Author of "Return to Play". Together, we unlearn and learn methods and appreciation of finding joy in play in our daily encounters. During the pandemic, there is so much in our current society that is missing the fun that we all once had in maybe, our childhood where we get to go outside, play with our friends and let go of any worries.

Brandi shares her moments in inclusion training that revolves around the idea of returning to play in both a professional and personal environments, as this can bring out more creativity.

Connect with Brandi Heather in several platforms: main ones are her WEBSITE and IG.
Return to Play can be found in IG and Facebook
You can find Brandi's wonderful masterpiece in Chapter's online HERE

We start with something light and fun - find out Brandi's spirit animal and why she loves the ocean!

06:37 - Who is Brandi Heather? Childhood Stories
12:30 - Brandi's journey in discovering play in her life
16:03 - Return to Play in Brandi's Day-to-Day 
32:10 - Trust and Engagement during 
40:01  - How play would impact the way we work post-COVID
44:41 - Story behind writing "Return to Play: Rebuilding, Resilience, Risk and Reconnection"

In this episode, we are joined by Jerry Fu - a Conflict Resolution Coach for Asian-Americans. Here, we tackle conversations on expectations on what being an Asian is, dealing with adversity and diversity in our perspectives as children of immigrant parents, some fun conversation on the beauty of Salsa dancing, and the importance of good leadership in day-to-day encounters professionally and personally. Jerry worked as a pharmacist before he decided to jump into being a Conflict Resolution Coach, chime in as you learn more about his story.

We, as Asians, are stereotypically seen as submissive and agreeable and knowing the extent of where that can bring us, we are both in this conversation to really break down those barriers that we too are able to have healthy and necessary confrontations to address the direct or indirect discrimination that we face.

I am truly honoured to be joined by Jerry, who is able to shed some light on the importance of leadership in our communities, how we are able to uplift each other.

You can learn more about Jerry's passion work and coaching practice: Adapting Leaders HERE

Today we are joined by Aleya Harris, an inspiring and empowering conversation on turning lemons into lemonades - from a layoff to a successful entrepreneur managing her own team in Flourish Marketing and enabling businesses to thrive in their marketing strategies. Aleya shares some of her insights on how to nurture a team of professionals and how to stay on track being an entrepreneur during these trying times. 

You can learn more about Aleya's journey in her IG reels and posts HERE
Most importantly, explore Aleya's coaching practice HERE

In today's episode, we are joined by the amazing Kim Kimball - a wonderful human being and genuinely kind soul who I very much enjoyed having a vulnerable and important discussion with. She is joining us with numerous and diverse life experiences, which is why I find (I'm sure as a listener you will as well) Kim very personable.

Kim has ventured out in the world and seen life in many angles from her PhD Degree Completion to her 12 year experience in Physical Therapy to an eye-opening backpacking trip  and to her now path in Life Coaching!

You can find Kim in her fave platform, Instagram RIGHT HERE!
And of course, to learn more about her Coaching Practice (which I'd highly suggest), there would be more info in her website.

13:30 - Lessons on Alignment
26:10 - Journey to discovering Life Coaching
31:20 - Life as a Physical Therapist
38:30 - Co-dependency vs Interdependency

We are joined by Jessica Tietjen in this episode where we get to dive in the importance of good HR leadership in organizations, living an exceptional life and how it has been experiencing different lives from being in law to becoming and HR leader, mother and now, writer. Jessica brings a lot of insight on how we can thrive at work as a leader or as an individual contributor, her journey as a mother and writer and more perspectives on helping one another for our communities to thrive together.

Check out a summary of "Exceptional R-evolution" HERE to learn more about the 4 principles!

18:45 - Importance of good HR practices
25:14 - Jessica's journey into becoming a writer
40:40 - How Exceptional R-evolution was written, tried and proven
49:53 - Why living an exceptional life is important

Connect with Jessica on socials via IG: https://www.instagram.com/jessicatietjenjd/?hl=en
To learn more about Jessica's journey HERE

In today's episode, we will be joined by an award-winning writer, content marketing expert, and the founder of Jasmine Williams Media, a boutique content marketing consultancy serving a global roster of industry-leading companies and visionaries. Jasmine joins our conversation around the life of a freelancer while managing one's own business and where it all began, the passion towards writing poetry. There's a lot of treasure in here that I wouldn't want you to miss so listen in!

You can learn more about Jasmine's work HERE:  https://jasminewilliams.ca/resources/
You can get to know Jasmine more in IG: https://www.instagram.com/jasminewilliamsmedia/

Today's episode will be a heavy yet beautiful discussion on how we can help each other address and heal from all the trauma we may have experienced growing up as Asians in the western society. It's time for us to accept our own heritage and be proud of it by supporting and advocating for our community's growth.

Jeffrey Le is a talented, passionate, dedicated and reputable individual who had a career at the highest levels of public policy and politics at the state, federal and international levels. A recognized thought leader in political advocacy and representation, his analysis has been featured in POLITICO Magazine, New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, FOX News, and many more newspapers across 30 states in the USA.

Jeff is currently an executive leader in technology where he is the VP of Public Policy and External Affairs in a fintech startup working to give renters everywhere greater financial freedom through affordable insurance options. We will be talking about his experiences working in different industries, his life and experiences as an Asian American global citizen and his advocacy against anti-asian hate crimes.

You can find Jeff in Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyle/
Here is his collection of writings: https://muckrack.com/jeff-le/articles

25:41 - What it feels like growing up as an Asian American
34:18 - Accountability starts with us when it comes to addressing racism
41:47 - What can policy makers, businesses and parents do to celebrate and train on diversity?

Today's episode, we are joined by our one and only fave Wealth Coach and Ivy League Graduate, Michael Kim (aka Mike!) - This is by far one of my most enjoyed episode as we tackle money theories and discuss the importance of understanding the worth of money's ability to provide us opportunities to live a better life. Mike is helping working young professionals in Canada take control of their money and life, join us in this session where we can learn more about Mike's story and journey. 

 
You can find Mike in Instagram and his Website - he is also hosting his own podcast series called "Mastery over Money"!

Hello, it's me again your gal, Chrissy! It's a birthday special, a quick catch up with me before we dive into the deeper topics of life. I really missed y'all, and truly excited to share you what's in store with the second season. For now, let's chit chat about my visit to Vancouver, co-facilitating and creating a virtual workshop over the summer time PLUS how my Highway prep and test went. Have a lovely day!

Let's connect in IG! @momentswithchrissypodcast