Screwed Up Moments

In part 1 of a special 2-part season finale of the Screwed Up Moments podcast, we present to you the story of Chia Xun An, someone who has been battling depression since the age of 10. For a short period in Xun An’s formative years he was growing up just like any regular kid, but things changed during the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis, when his dad’s business got severely affected, and tensions rose within his family. He would soon develop symptoms of depression in the early 2000s, and along with his family, would struggle with the effects and consequences of his condition for most of his upbringing.

Music

Theme music for the Screwed Up Moments podcast is the track “A Delicate Moment”, originally composed by Rico Lo of Melodise and performed by Julian Law for this podcast.

Music used in the main body of this episode was provided by Blue Dot Sessions and covered under their blanket license, which you can at sessions.blue. For full track listing please head over to our show notes at www.happinessinitiative.sg

Credits

The Screwed Up Moments podcast is a joint production of Happiness Initiative and Fable Productions. Executive producers are Simon Leow and Sherman Ho. Production and editing by Danny Koordi of Fabl Productions, with production assistance from Clarissa Wemple.

You can reach out to us through these links:

Happiness Initiative

Website: happinessinitiative.sg/

Facebook: facebook.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Instagram: instagram.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Fabl Productions

Facebook: facebook.com/fablproductions

Instagram: instagram.com/fablproductions/

If you have your own Screwed Up Moments story to share for future podcast episodes, do write us an e-mail at [email protected]

A love story, a 140 mile race, and a series of misfortunes. In this episode of the Screwed Up Moments Podcast, we present the incredible story of Lauren Moye. From overcoming cultural distances and sacrificing everything you know for love, to pulling through 4 miscarriages to complete an Ironman race, this episode will have you think about life, love, death, and everything in between.

Sources

What Giving Birth Really Feels Like, According to 18 Moms

Birth statistics

7 Women on What a Miscarriage Feels Like

Music

Theme music for the Screwed Up Moments podcast is the track “A Delicate Moment”, originally composed by Rico Lo of Melodise and performed by Julian Law for this podcast.

Music used in the main body of this episode was provided by Blue Dot Sessions and covered under their blanket license, which you can at sessions.blue. For full track listing please head over to our show notes at www.happinessinitiative.sg

Credits

The Screwed Up Moments podcast is a joint production of Happiness Initiative and Fable Productions. Executive producers are Simon Leow and Sherman Ho. Production and editing by Danny Koordi of Fabl Productions, with production assistance from Clarissa Wemple.

You can reach out to us through these links:

Happiness Initiative

Website: happinessinitiative.sg/

Facebook: facebook.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Instagram: instagram.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Fabl Productions

Facebook: facebook.com/fablproductions

Instagram: instagram.com/fablproductions/

If you have your own Screwed Up Moments story to share for future podcast episodes, do write us an e-mail at [email protected]

In this episode of the Screwed Up Moments Podcast, we cover the story of one of the living legends of Singapore’s fitness scene, Kevin Chiak. A late bloomer in life, Kevin spent most of his life hiding his true self until he chanced upon Manhunt International on TV, and found his calling. He would develop this newfound passion, win multiple competitions and receive much media attention, but that only served to create a monster that would see his dreams being crushed right in front of him.

Sources

The rising of the FM Founder, Kevin Chiak

Nationals 2010 - Mr Singapore (Line-Up)

Music

Theme music for the Screwed Up Moments podcast is the track “A Delicate Moment”, originally composed by Rico Lo of Melodise and performed by Julian Law for this podcast.

Music used in the main body of this episode was provided by Blue Dot Sessions and covered under their blanket license, which you can at sessions.blue. For full track listing please head over to our show notes at www.happinessinitiative.sg

This episode also features a guest cover of the song “Dream a little dream of me” by Macy Choy.

Credits

The Screwed Up Moments podcast is a joint production of Happiness Initiative and Fable Productions. Executive producers are Simon Leow and Sherman Ho. Production and editing by Danny Koordi of Fabl Productions, with production assistance from Clarissa Wemple.

You can reach out to us through these links:

Happiness Initiative

Website: happinessinitiative.sg/

Facebook: facebook.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Instagram: instagram.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Fabl Productions

Facebook: facebook.com/fablproductions

Instagram: instagram.com/fablproductions/

If you have your own Screwed Up Moments story to share for future podcast episodes, do write us an e-mail at [email protected]

Have you ever felt completely detached to the world around you? Where you lose control over your senses and your thoughts and your actions? Where your mind is so impaired that you break away from external reality? What would that feel like? How would you react? And how would the external world treat you? With kindness, empathy, and understanding? Or with stigma, judgment, and isolation?

In this episode of the Screwed Up Moments Podcast, we are going to be exploring these questions with the story of Rachel, someone who suffers from psychosis.

Sources

The Big Read: With youths more open about mental health, it’s time others learn to listen

Mental Health: Talking about it and listening

Music

Theme music for the Screwed Up Moments podcast is the track “A Delicate Moment”, originally composed by Rico Lo of Melodise and performed by Julian Law for this podcast.

Music used in the main body of this episode was provided by Blue Dot Sessions and covered under their blanket license, which you can at sessions.blue. For full track listing please head over to our show notes at www.happinessinitiative.sg

Credits

The Screwed Up Moments podcast is a joint production of Happiness Initiative and Fable Productions. Executive producers are Simon Leow and Sherman Ho. Production and editing by Danny Koordi of Fabl Productions, with production assistance from Clarissa Wemple.

You can reach out to us through these links:

Happiness Initiative

Website: happinessinitiative.sg/

Facebook: facebook.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Instagram: instagram.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Fabl Productions

Facebook: facebook.com/fablproductions

Instagram: instagram.com/fablproductions/

If you have your own Screwed Up Moments story to share for future podcast episodes, do write us an e-mail at [email protected]

Have you ever accomplished something but felt like you didn’t deserve it? Perhaps you didn’t work as hard as your colleagues or produced something that wasn’t up to your standards? How would you feel about that success? Would you be proud, or would you feel like a fraud? In this episode of Screwed Up Moments, we explore the issue of Imposter Syndrome with the story of local singer-songwriter Dominic Chin, someone who thought he had fooled the world.

Sources

You First Believed (Original) - Thank you Mr Lee #TYMrLee

Feel like a fraud?

Music

Theme music for the Screwed Up Moments podcast is the track “A Delicate Moment”, originally composed by Rico Lo of Melodise and performed by Julian Law for this podcast.

Music used in the main body of this episode was provided by Blue Dot Sessions and covered under their blanket license, which you can at sessions.blue. For full track listing please head over to our show notes at www.happinessinitiative.sg

Credits

The Screwed Up Moments podcast is a joint production of Happiness Initiative and Fable Productions. Executive producers are Simon Leow and Sherman Ho. Production and editing by Danny Koordi of Fabl Productions, with production assistance from Clarissa Wemple.

You can reach out to us through these links:

Happiness Initiative

Website: happinessinitiative.sg/

Facebook: facebook.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Instagram: instagram.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Fabl Productions

Facebook: facebook.com/fablproductions

Instagram: instagram.com/fablproductions/

If you have your own Screwed Up Moments story to share for future podcast episodes, do write us an e-mail at [email protected]

If you were to come across a life-changing event, perhaps a near brush with death or the passing of a loved one, how would you react? Would you take a moment from your busy life to reflect and deal with your own problems? Or would you stick to the same old routine? In this episode of the Screwed Up Moments podcast, we explore these questions with the story of Zai Miztiq.

Previously, Zai had led an exciting and fast-paced lifestyle building up her henna art business. She was invited to many events, interviewed for numerous publications, and even had a 6 month stint in Japan where she introduced and promoted her craft. However, her hectic life would come to a sharp stop when she met with a car accident, broke her spine, and was told that she could never walk anymore.

Source

The Many Layers of Post-Traumatic Growth

Julie Yip Williams blog entry

Music

Theme music for the Screwed Up Moments podcast is the track “A Delicate Moment”, originally composed by Rico Lo of Melodise and performed by Julian Law for this podcast.

Music used in the main body of this episode was provided by Blue Dot Sessions and covered under their blanket license, which you can at sessions.blue. For full track listing please head over to our show notes at www.happinessinitiative.sg

Credits

The Screwed Up Moments podcast is a joint production of Happiness Initiative and Fable Productions. Executive producers are Simon Leow and Sherman Ho. Production and editing by Danny Koordi of Fabl Productions, with production assistance from Clarissa Wemple.

You can reach out to us through these links:

Happiness Initiative

Website: happinessinitiative.sg/

Facebook: facebook.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Instagram: instagram.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Fabl Productions

Facebook: facebook.com/fablproductions

Instagram: instagram.com/fablproductions/

If you have your own Screwed Up Moments story to share for future podcast episodes, do write us an e-mail at [email protected]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work at that high paying, lucrative, dream job that everyone else talks about? Would you be better off with all that extra income? What kind of person would you be in that environment? And finally, would you be actually be fulfilled and happy? In this episode of the Screwed Up Moments podcast, we explore these issues with the story of Yap Wei Ren.

Wei Ren had led a relatively easy life, cruising through his days at polytechnic, the army, university, and eventually landing himself at his dream job of being a ship broker. Reality however, was much harsher than fantasy, when Wei Ren was met with a high-stress environment, difficult customers, constant anxiety, sleeping troubles, burnout, until eventually, he quit his dream job.

Sources

Singapore ranks 32 out of 40 for work-life balance, second most overworked city

Sleep-deprived Singaporean workers among most stressed globally: Survey

Music

Theme music for the Screwed Up Moments podcast is the track “A Delicate Moment”, originally composed by Rico Lo of Melodise and performed by Julian Law for this podcast.

Music used in the main body of this episode was provided by Blue Dot Sessions and covered under their blanket license, which you can at sessions.blue. For full track listing please head over to our show notes at www.happinessinitiative.sg

Credits

The Screwed Up Moments podcast is a joint production of Happiness Initiative and Fable Productions. Executive producers are Simon Leow and Sherman Ho. Production and editing by Danny Koordi of Fabl Productions, with production assistance from Clarissa Wemple.

You can reach out to us through these links:

Happiness Initiative

Website: happinessinitiative.sg/

Facebook: facebook.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Instagram: instagram.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Fabl Productions

Facebook: facebook.com/fablproductions

Instagram: instagram.com/fablproductions/

If you have your own Screwed Up Moments story to share for future podcast episodes, do write us an e-mail at [email protected]

What would you do to achieve your “ideal figure”? What lengths are you willing to go to just to hit some number on a weighing scale? In this episode of the Screwed Up Moments podcast, we deal with the topics of body image issues and eating disorders with the remarkable story of Cheryl Tay.

While Cheryl leads a vibrant life today donning the various roles of blogger, photographer, fitness enthusiast, motoring journalist, and much more, it belies a dark and difficult past. One that includes everything from bullying, to insecurity, to body image issues, and eventually, to over a decade of eating disorders.

Sources

Cheryl Tay website

Rock the Naked Truth

Singapore Women’s Weekly Body Positivity Feature

Cheryl Tay: The Iron Lady Behind Body Image Movement Rock The Naked Truth

Love Your Body #1: Opening Up About the Struggles

Music

Theme music for the Screwed Up Moments podcast is the track “A Delicate Moment”, originally composed by Rico Lo of Melodise and performed by Julian Law for this podcast.

Music used in the main body of this episode was provided by Blue Dot Sessions and covered under their blanket license, which you can at sessions.blue. For full track listing please head over to our show notes at www.happinessinitiative.sg

Credits

The Screwed Up Moments podcast is a joint production of Happiness Initiative and Fable Productions. Executive producers are Simon Leow and Sherman Ho. Production and editing by Danny Koordi of Fabl Productions, with production assistance from Clarissa Wemple.

Contact

You can reach out to us through these links:

Happiness Initiative

Website: happinessinitiative.sg/

Facebook: facebook.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Instagram: instagram.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Fabl Productions

Facebook: facebook.com/fablproductions

Instagram: instagram.com/fablproductions/

If you have your own Screwed Up Moments story to share for future podcast episodes, do write us an e-mail at [email protected]

In the pilot episode of the Screwed Up Moments podcast, we tell the tragic and painful story of Danny Raven Tan, a former project manager for a property developer turned artist, who survived cancer only to witness the debilitating effects of dementia on his mother. 

Sources:

- Julie Yip Williams blog entry 

- Danny's Mother: A love-hate-love story of facing dementia 

- Enable ASIA 

- S’pore artist Danny Raven Tan showcases his works in flat 

- DANNY RAVEN TAN : CANCER SURVIVOR TURNED ARTIST ADDS ECLECTIC FLAVOUR TO LOCAL ART SCENE 

Music: 

Theme music for the Screwed Up Moments podcast is the track “A Delicate Moment”, originally composed by Rico Lo and Julian Law of Melodise for this podcast. Music used in the main body of this episode was provided by Blue Dot Sessions and covered under their blanket license, which you can find at sessions.blue. For full track listing please head over to our show notes at www.happinessinitiative.sg 

Credits:

The Screwed Up Moments podcast is a joint production of Happiness Initiative and Fable Productions. Executive producers are Simon Leow and Sherman Ho. Production and editing by Danny Koordi of Fabl Productions, with production assistance from Clarissa Wemple. 

Contact:

If you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback, you can reach us through the following links: 

Happiness Initiative

Website: happinessinitiative.sg/

Facebook: facebook.com/happinessinitiative.sg/

Instagram: instagram.com/happinessinitiative.sg/ 

Fabl Productions 

Facebook: facebook.com/fablproductions

Instagram: instagram.com/fablproductions

E-mail: [email protected]

 If you have your own Screwed Up Moments story to share for future podcast episodes, do write us an e-mail at [email protected]

We are often drawn to stories of success and triumph, and for good reason, they make us feel good or they inspire us to be better.

But the other side is also equally important. For these are the harsh realities behind the veneer of success. Such as, failing to realize a dream, or simply incurring some tragic misfortune. In other words, these are Screwed Up Moments.

And the point of this is not to wallow in people’s misery, or to glorify failure. Rather, these are moments for empathy, vulnerability, and redemption. Where we lend a shoulder and say it’s ok to fail, and it’s ok to try again.

For our first season we will be speaking to 9 individuals as they recount their harrowing experiences. These are stories ranging from cancer, depression, and miscarriage. To shattered dreams, burnout, and car accidents. They are painful, heart wrenching, and tragic. But more importantly, these are the stories of how people were beaten down to the worst point in their lives, and how through all the pain and suffering, they willed themselves up, and kept on trying.

Coming to all podcast feeds in October 2019.

Tracks:

Blue Dot Sessions - Gale

Blue Dot Sessions - Topslides

Blue Dot Sessions - Drone Pine