Our individual experience and relationship with our culture can change with each season in our lives. It could be very different from the next person and that’s okay. 

Janet Wang is a co-founder and co-host of AsianBossGirl, a podcast for the modern day Asian-American woman. On air since 2017, they share stories about their corporate journeys, cultural identity, dating stories, and more. She also hosts a mini-show, Living Well with Janet, AsianBossGirl umbrella, where she explores health and wellness trends as a Western person with Eastern upbringing.

In this episode, Janet Wang and Aileen talk about cultural identity, how this can evolve with our experiences, finding your career path, and finding the wellness practices along the way that work for you, your lifestyle, and your goals.

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1:45 How we started

5:33 Taking the leap

13:55 Mindset shifts

17:18 How did we know we were on the right path? 

21:16 Discovering my identity

26:35 Connection requires deliberate effort

29:48 My journey to wellness

37:32 My routines and habits

40:53 Different ways to meditate

44:12 Merging my Eastern and Western backgrounds

48:50 Each body is unique. Find what works for you

54:59 This too shall pass

FIND JANET ONLINE:

Website | www.asianbossgirl.com

Podcast | AsianBossGirl

Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/asianbossgirl

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/janetdoubleu | https://www.instagram.com/asianbossgirl

The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 234

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Your thoughts make up your reality. Positive affirmations, mindset, actions, and healthier living choices. All these play a part in both our physical and mental wellbeing. Join Inka and Aileen as they discuss how much taking care of our physical brains and bodies contribute to our mental health. A psychologist with a MSc in Neuropsychology, Inka is also a YouTuber, author, and educator inspiring people for better mental and brain health and wellness. She draws from her knowledge in science and experience in healing to share actionable advice on wellness.

TIMESTAMPS:

1:24 My story: Getting into the space of brain health and mental health

6:02 The start of my healing

10:32 Mindset Shift: Letting go of your pain identity

16:34 The links between Brain Health and Mental Wellness

24:18 Neuroplasticity: Developing your power to change your life

28:19 My daily routine

32:06 Supplements: What do we need to know?

36:12 Don’t overdo it

37:18 Dopamine vs Serotonin

48:18 The importance of genuine connections

50:24 What contributes to Longevity

45:35 Acts of Kindness: The Ripple Effect

58:47 Your thoughts make up your reality

FIND INKA ONLINE:

Website | www.inkaland.co

Youtube | www.youtube.com/@iaminkaland

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/iaminkaland/

The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 233

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In this episode, we present a powerful 10-minute guided meditation for healing, letting go, and inner peace. Heal your heart & emotional wounds with positive energy visualization, energy healing heart chakra tapping, and positive affirmations. This healing meditation will help you cultivate gratitude, self forgiveness, and perspective for your journey. 

Great for beginners and all levels.

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Your biggest investment is yourself. Most of us don’t start out being great at anything. But we can learn, grow, and improve along the way. And if somewhere down the line you realise you’re not quite on the right path, you have the power to change that for your self.

Rachel Lim is the co-founder of Southeast Asia's leading womenswear brand Love, Bonito, an evolving brand taking on a meaningful approach to fashion.

Join Aileen and Rachel as they discuss what it really means to be a good leader, the importance or staying curious, and how you have the power to change the trajectory and path of your life.

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FIND RACHEL ONLINE:

Website | https://www.rachreflects.com/

Podcast | RachReflects

Instagram | @ms_rach  @lovebonito

The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 232

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Art, creativity, spirituality, fulfilment — they’re all interconnected. Join Aileen and entrepreneur and creator, Kristina Bazan, as they delve into the realm of the spirit and the self to discuss how our relationship with our own energies can influence ourselves internally, the work that we put out, and the world around us.

Kristina Bazan is an entrepreneur, artist, and spiritual seeker, opening gateways of knowledge by bridging music, fashion, and spirituality merged with grace, passion, and beauty to showcase their interconnectedness.

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The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 231

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In this episode, we present positive affirmations for money, wealth, abundance and prosperity. Listen to this daily to manifest more abundance and opportunity in your life. Reprogram your mind while you sleep, or use as daily morning affirmations.

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In this society, we are “addicted” to productivity and always being on the move, always having to be “busy” doing something. We often speak about rest, reflection and self-care as if it were the opposite to productivity and progress. In this episode, Khe Hy talks about how productivity is not the end, but the means, and how to work smarter and focus on the right things. Khe also discusses his philosophy and optimizing your life for ALIVENESS.

Khy Hy is the founder and CEO of RadReads, an online education company that helps professionals lead productive, examined and joyful lives. Khe is creator of the $10K Work productivity method and teaches the popular cohort-based course Supercharge Your Productivity. RadReads provides guides, trainings, and coaching for over 40,000 professionals to help them gain back free time, scale their impact and make their little dent in the universe.

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The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 230

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In this episode, we present a 20 minute guided meditation and talk down for sleep and deep relaxation, including breathing exercises and gentle stretching to release tension and stress from your body and mind. Calm your mind, fall asleep quickly, and sleep better with this meditation, which is great for beginners and all levels.

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Gua Sha — there’ s so much more to it than just facial gua sha. We all get aches and ills in our bodies, but our bodies have built-in mechanisms to heal itself. In this episode, Dr. Eileen Lee talks us through the history of gua sha in Chinese medicine, understanding and communicating with our bodies so we can feel great and live our best lives to the fullest.

Dr. Eileen Li is a second generation acupuncturist & Chinese herbalist, and licensed physical therapist who is passionate about making acupuncture and Chinese medicine accessible, so that people can teach their bodies how to heal themselves.

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The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 229

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In this episode, we present a guided sound bath meditation & sound therapy experience with crystal singing bowls by the lovely Leeor Alexandra. Leeor is on the crystal singing bowls, while I will be lightly guiding the meditation.

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A gentle reminder: the more we relax, the more we return to our true selves.

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