Vulnerability Junkies

By Kevin and Jamie

It’s no secret that guys suck at talking about their feelings and everyone wishes they were better at it, us included. On Vulnerability Junkies, two friends (Kevin Lau & Jamie Wong) struggle throu... more

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How many episodes does Vulnerability Junkies have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

Vulnerability Junkies episodes:

December 12, 2024 Ep 23: Gender transition is a celebration of authenticity (w/ Rox Guo)
Is anyone in your life transgender? On today’s episode, Kevin, Jamie, and special guest Rox Guo talks about his transitioning journey, how people can miss that a gender transition is a celebratory moment, and some ideas for supporting a loved one through transitioning.
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Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kevin Lau⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jamie Wong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Guest: Rox Guo
Intro music by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Harry Dai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ /⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or @softboiacademia on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
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1h 9min
December 06, 2024 Ep 22: Being Biracial (w/ Lyn!)
Have you ever struggled with fitting in because of your race? ]Do you find yourself (like us) somewhere in the infinite spectrum of racial identity? On today’s episode, Kevin, Jamie, and special guest Lyn talk about not knowing what option to check on government forms and their experiences growing up on different spots on the racial identity spectrum.
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Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kevin Lau⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jamie Wong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Intro music by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Harry Dai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ /⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or @softboiacademia on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
...more
1h 30min
November 15, 2024 Ep 21: Navigating Non-Traditional Career Paths (w/ JN Fang!)
How do you guide career decisions if you decide to step off the beaten path? What’s your north star? In today’s episode, Kevin and Jamie chat with special guest JN Fang about her journey weaving through healthcare to public service to political campaigns to fighting climate change with technology. Through it all, we talk about how we develop faith that we’re heading the right way.
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Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kevin Lau⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jamie Wong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Guest: JN Fang
Intro music by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Harry Dai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ /⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or @softboiacademia on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
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1h 18min
October 07, 2024 Ep 20: First dates
When’s the last time you went on a first date? Does the idea of going on a first date excite you or make you feel squeamish? On today’s episode, Kevin and Jamie talk about their experiences going on first dates, what makes a good first date, and how online dating can be really (really) hard.
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Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kevin Lau⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jamie Wong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Intro music by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Harry Dai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ /⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or @softboiacademia on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
...more
46min
October 03, 2024 Ep 19: Vulnerability is not weakness
Do you open up easily to others? Or is your default to be more closed off? Today we discuss how Kevin struggles with being vulnerable, despite really enjoying connecting with people.

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Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kevin Lau⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jamie Wong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Intro music by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Harry Dai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ /⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or @softboiacademia on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
...more
43min
September 19, 2024 Ep 18: Following curiosity vs duty
Do you live your life by pursuing what interests you? Or your sense of responsibility? In today’s episode, Jamie digs into his experiences in the Internal Family Systems therapy modality and working through being led by his curiosity vs his sense of duty.
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Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kevin Lau⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jamie Wong⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Intro music by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Harry Dai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ /⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify ⁠⁠⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ or @softboiacademia on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
...more
49min
September 12, 2024 Ep 17: I hate myself
What does your relationship with yourself look like? In today’s episode, Kevin reflects on discovering the physicality of emotion in therapy, and on moving away from self-hatred towards self-love.
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Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kevin Lau⁠,⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jamie Wong⁠⁠⁠⁠
Intro music by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Harry Dai⁠⁠⁠⁠
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CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ /⁠⁠⁠ Spotify ⁠⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ or @softboiacademia on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
...more
1h 1min
July 10, 2023 Ep 16: Our Experiences With Therapy (w/ Carmel DeAmicis!)
You tryna see a therapist? How do you know how to find someone that’s a good fit? In today’s episode, Kevin, Jamie, and special guest Carmel DeAmicis unpack their respective therapy journeys and give some tips for how to find the right therapist for you.
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Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠Kevin Lau⁠,⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Jamie Wong⁠⁠⁠
Guest: Carmel DeAmicis
Intro music by: ⁠⁠⁠Harry Dai⁠⁠⁠
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FROM THE EPISODE
"Depression and Recovery" by Jamie Wong: https://jamie-wong.com/post/depression-and-recovery/
"How To Find a Therapist" by Carmel DeAmicis: https://every.to/p/therapist
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CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ /⁠⁠ Spotify ⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or @softboiacademia on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
...more
1h 21min
June 21, 2023 Ep 15: Navigating Uncertainty (w/ Norman Tran!)
Do you know what you want in life? How do you balance having sources of purpose, practicality, and passion? In today’s episode, Kevin and Jamie ask special guest Norman Tran about his journey starting a company that teaches relational intelligence, and how he navigates all of the feelings associated with forging your own path.
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Hosts: ⁠⁠Kevin Lau⁠,⁠ ⁠⁠Jamie Wong⁠⁠
Guest: Norman Tran
Intro music by: ⁠⁠Harry Dai⁠⁠
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FROM THE EPISODE
Relating Between the Lines Relational Intelligence Course: https://www.relatingbetweenthelines.com/
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CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ /⁠ Spotify ⁠/ ⁠Instagram⁠ or @softboiacademia on ⁠Twitter⁠
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
...more
1h 10min
May 26, 2023 Ep 14: Tell me my story
How well do you know your close friends’ life stories? Listen to Kevin & Jamie revisit the Conversation Menus (School of Life plz sponsor us) and explore their perception of the other person’s main life arcs.
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Hosts: ⁠⁠Kevin Lau⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Jamie Wong⁠⁠
Intro music by: ⁠⁠Harry Dai⁠⁠
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CONNECT WITH US
Subscribe and follow us @vulnerabilityjunkies on ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ /⁠⁠⁠ Spotify ⁠⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ or @softboiacademia on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠
Listener Survey: Share your thoughts on the podcast with us ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ (thank you for sharing!)
Affirmations: Send some good vibes or encouragement to a friend or loved one on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠
Dear Kevin and Jamie: Send us a question you want us to answer on the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
...more
39min

FAQs about Vulnerability Junkies:

How many episodes does Vulnerability Junkies have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.