*CW: This episode includes mentions of CSA and self-harm.

i’ve personally struggled with drugs and alcohol as a method of escapism from trauma and ptsd. activist, organizer, and model jeannie jay park can relate, after going through own complicated journey with substance abuse & coping with trauma. but one of the most important things we’ve both learned is that sometimes you have to open your mouth to save your ass, so we’re ready to speak publicly about just how challenging its been and what we’re doing to take care of ourselves now that we have a greater understanding of the places we’ve been and the ways we’ve been conditioned.

 Jeannie Jay Park on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanniejaypark/?hl=en

More of Jeannie's work: https://linktr.ee/jeanniejay

Executive Producers: Nadya Okamoto, Adell Coleman, Brittany Temple

Senior Producer: Quinton Hill

Producer: Kelsey Klein, Larry Shapiro, Kacey Lee and Maiqi Qin

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I grew up feeling like a ‘bad asian’ – but connecting with asian-american activists who fight for racial equality and representation has transformed my belief on what it means to me to be asian-american. Jeannie Jay Park had her own complicated journey with her asian-american identity, which ultimately led her from modeling to activism and organizing, which we get into in today’s conversation. Jeannie takes us back to her childhood where she first witnessed her korean heritage interacting with whiteness, the internalized racism that manifested in her life, and how she confronted that racism, began to heal the trauma, and uses it to push forward in her activism.

 

Follow along with Jeannie on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jeanniejaypark/?hl=en

Executive Producers: Nadya Okamoto, Adell Coleman, Brittany Temple

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Polyamory is something that we have been exploring in past Tigress episodes, and today we’re talking about open marriage! More specifically, Alex’s experience with it. This is a topic I’ve been really interested in both for myself, and understanding where my beliefs on love and relationships come from. Alex is someone that I’ve looked up to as a friend and fellow female founder for so long, so really excited for y’all to hear this. Btw, Alex is the founder and CEO of Dame Products.

Executive Producers: Nadya Okamoto, Adell Coleman, Brittany Temple

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Ameya has been on a recent spree of getting more tattoos. You might’ve seen on tiktok, but we thought we’d take a moment (about 30 minutes to be exact) to talk about the new tats! And yes, we have a matching one!

Executive Producers: Nadya Okamoto, Adell Coleman, Brittany Temple

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Trigger Warning : Mentions of Suicide and CSA

Ameya recently got diagnosed with adhd, and it’s been an eye-opener for her, to say the least. Adhd is also something that has come up in a lot of my therapy sessions over the last few years, though it’s a diagnosis I have previously been resistant to. In this episode, we talk about our adhd learnings and eagerness to find solutions.

Executive Producers: Nadya Okamoto, Adell Coleman, Brittany Temple

Senior Producer: Quinton Hill

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This month, about a year after my last harvard finals, i finally walked the stage to graduate. And next week, my family will all be in portland, oregon to celebrate my youngest sister’s high school graduation. In this episode, my sisters and i sit down to catch up about all the emotions we’re having about graduation weekends, ex-boyfriends, and growing up. And yes, in this episode we talk about where issa is going to college too!!

Executive Producers: Nadya Okamoto, Adell Coleman, Brittany Temple

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I’m proudly pansexual, but i didn’t publicly come out until a couple years ago. We just finished asian heritage month and jumped into june, pride month, so it felt like the perfect moment to discuss queer identity as two gay-sians. In this episode, i’m joined by my sister-friend, jalena keane-lee, whom you’ve met before on this podcast, to reflect together.

Executive Producers: Nadya Okamoto, Adell Coleman, Brittany Temple

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what role does power play in intimacy? this is a question i've found myself asking a lot in my own pleasure research. bdsm is an acronym that comes up a lot in conversations about power play and sex. it stands for Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, Sadochism and Masochism -- a lot of big and complicated words! but what does that actually mean? today i sit down with my dear friend and fellow aapi founder to talk all about bdsm and how her own experience has influenced her personal and professional lives.

Executive Producers: Nadya Okamoto, Adell Coleman, Brittany Temple

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entrepreneurship is not an easy thing to pursue, but we do it because we love our work and believe so whole heartedly in the mission behind what we're creating. and my friend, chris colbert, the founder of dcp entertainment, knows that first hand as an entrepreneur himself. on the side of his multiple businesses, he's also the host of a podcast called "the entrepreneur struggle." in this episode we trade stories of our own experiences with the similar challenges we face starting our own companies. you can stream his podcast wherever you listen to yours!

Executive Producers: Nadya Okamoto, Adell Coleman

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i'm currently in a monogamous relationship, but have been really curious to learn more about polyamory and what it looks like for different people as i've progressed in my own sex and love-positive journey. in this episode, i sit down with ceo, founder, entrepreneur, and podcast host, chris colbert, to ask all the burning questions i have about his own poly journey! chris is the founder and ceo of dcp entertainment, the production studio behind podcasts like this one. this is definitely a topic i want to keep talking about so please let us know what you think and what questions might come up for you.

Executive Producers: Nadya Okamoto, Adell Coleman

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