Growing Pains

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Growing Pains is a podcast from HoneyKids Asia for the conversations parents want to have after the kids go to bed. In each episode, we speak to experts, parents, and people with lived experience about the realities of raising kids today — from relationships, identity, mental health and screen time to school pressure, family dynamics, and everything in between. These are honest, thoughtful conversations that say the things many parents are thinking, but rarely say out loud. No judgement, no perfect parenting, just real stories, practical insights, and a reminder that none of us are figuring it out alone.

  1. 1d ago

    Are Devices Making Children Less Creative?

    Some children walk into a room full of toys and say they don't know how to play. Lovleen Walia hears it more than you would think. She is a certified Play Therapist in Singapore, using figurines, clay, art, sand trays instead of questions. She gives no instructions. She doesn't interpret, yet children tell her things they have told no one else, which is why friends call her Mary Poppins. (She does not own an umbrella.) At home, her two girls get close to zero screen time. She calls herself a strict mom. Her friends tell her to let the kids enjoy the movie. We talk about what she sees when your child plays and you don't, the $200 problem nobody has solved, and a conversation with her own mother that left the studio tearing up. The next time your child says they are bored, you will want to have heard this first. Hit play. What You'll Take Away What happens when a child walks into a room full of toys and asks what to doWhy Lovleen never asks a child a single questionWhat a child lining up toys in silence might be telling a play therapistWhat Lovleen's daughters say when the film ends (it is not what you would expect)The two rules behind a judgment-free play space at homeThe restaurant table game where anything can be anythingThe 10 minutes Lovleen asks every parent to hand over tonight IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 | Teaser: What Are Screens Taking Away From Our Kids? 00:55 | Meet Lovleen Walia: The “Mary Poppins” of Play Therapy 02:17 | From Reality TV to Mumbai at 20 04:07 | Too Indian, Not Indian Enough: The Casting Struggle 05:17 | The Moment She Realised Children Needed More 06:35 | Play Therapy: When Toys Speak for Children 09:38 | Inside a Play Therapy Room 12:43 | Why Some Children No Longer Know How to Play 13:54 | Stop Entertaining Your Kids 19:31 | The Families Who Can’t Afford Therapy 22:15 | When a Teacher Says Something Is Wrong 25:16 | Strict Parenting Without Fear or Punishment 28:13 | Why She Refuses to Hit or Use Silent Treatment 30:55 | Raising Kids With Almost Zero Screen Time 32:37 | When Your Child Becomes the “Therapist” Friend 34:02 | Grandparents, Boundaries & Picking Your Battles 36:20 | What We Lose When a Mother Tongue Disappears 39:36 | Your Child Isn’t Giving You a Hard Time 41:21 | Faz’s Top Three Takeaways About the Guest Lovleen Walia is a certified play therapist in Singapore, one of very few practising a method that uses toys, sand trays and figurines instead of questions. Before therapy, she won Singapore's spot on India's first reality TV show, acted in Mumbai and taught drama to hundreds of children. She is a mother of two girls, teaches Punjabi, and is pushing for play therapy to reach schools and hospitals. Website: https://northstartheraplay.com/Instagram: @northstar_theraplay Connect with Growing Pains Growing Pains is HoneyKids Asia's podcast for the conversations you want to have after the kids go to bed. YouTube: @growingpains.honeykids Instagram: @honeykidsasia Website: honeykidsasia.com Hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode. If this one resonated, share it with a parent who needs it. Growing Pains is produced in partnership with Poddster, Singapore's podcast studio.

    Are Devices Making Children Less Creative?

  2. Sep 28

    Is the Beauty Industry Creating Problems Just to Sell the Solution?

    Every clinic in Singapore has a TikTok now. Every influencer has an opinion on your pores. But there is one aesthetic doctor known less for what she sells and more for what she refuses to do. Dr. Rachel Ho built her name talking women off the ledge, literally saying no to procedures they were sure they wanted. This week she sits down to talk about the treatments millennial women can't stop asking for, the ones she won't touch, and the uncomfortable math behind flying to Seoul for a deal. We get into what it means when a child asks why mummy's face is bruised, why teenagers in some countries get plastic surgery as a graduation gift, and whether the beauty industry needs the insecurities it claims to fix. It's a conversation about faces. But really, it's about something else: what we're teaching the next generation to see when they look in the mirror. Press play before you book anything. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 | Teaser: Beauty, Aging & the Pressure to Keep Up 00:44 | Meet Dr. Rachel Ho: The Doctor Behind Skin Longevity 01:53 | Why She Left Surgery for Aesthetic Medicine 02:39 | Does the Beauty Industry Manufacture Insecurity? 04:38 | Sephora Kids, Teen Skincare & Plastic Surgery at 16 08:06 | The Biggest Skincare Trend of 2026 09:31 | Skin Longevity vs Anti-Aging: Is There Really a Difference? 12:02 | How Honest Content Built Trust in Aesthetic Medicine 14:11 | Motherhood, Invisibility & Finding Yourself Again 18:39 | Why She Opened a Clinic in a Saturated Market 19:23 | Medical Tourism: Cheap Treatments & Hidden Red Flags 21:46 | Skin Boosters & What’s Taking Off Across Asia 24:12 | What Every Woman Should Know Before Getting a Treatment 28:29 | Faz’s Top Three Takeaways What You'll Take AwayWhy the doctor known for treating faces is the one who says noThe real cost of flying overseas for a "cheaper" treatmentWhat Gen Alpha's skincare obsession is really about, and who's paying for itThe line Dr. Ho won't cross with her own children, even at 16What "skin longevity" means once you strip away the marketingThe one thing a bruised face teaches a child, whether you explain it or notHow to spot the red flag doctors say most people miss when booking treatments abroad About the guest Dr. Rachel Ho is an aesthetic doctor with more than 16 years of clinical experience and the founder of Skin Longevity Clinic. Originally trained in ENT and head and neck surgery, she brings a strong foundation in facial anatomy to an evidence based approach to skin longevity, facial harmony, and natural looking rejuvenation. She is also a long time skincare writer and content creator, known for making aesthetic medicine and skincare science easier to understand. Connect with Dr. Rachel Ho: Website: theskinlongevityclinic.com Instagram: @drrachelho Connect with Growing PainsGrowing Pains is HoneyKids Asia's podcast for the conversations you want to have after the kids go to bed. YouTube: @growingpains.honeykids Instagram: @honeykidsasia Website: honeykidsasia.com Hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode. If this one resonated, share it with a parent who needs it. Growing Pains is produced in partnership with Poddster, Singapore's podcast studio.

    Is the Beauty Industry Creating Problems Just to Sell the Solution?

  3. Sep 21

    Why We Never Had to Tell Him He Was Adopted

    At twenty-something, she promised her mother a private jet by the time she turned fifty. Instead, she walked away from a safe accounting career in Malaysia and got on a plane to London with no job, no plan, and a rattling old house by the sea to show for it. What came next took her through years of IVF, a husband who carried his own grief in silence, and a phone call on Valentine's Day that changed everything overnight. This week, we sit down with a community builder and COO of Every Child.sg, Aarathi, who has spent almost two decades in Singapore proving that belonging isn't something you're handed. It's something you fight for, cry over, and sometimes build from a single yes. She talks about the question people ask about her adopted son that she wishes she could ban forever, the one her husband never got asked, and what it actually took to stop feeling like an outsider in a place she now calls home. If you've ever wondered what it costs to build a family and a life from scratch, twice, this is the conversation. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 | Teaser 00:55 | Meet Arathi Arumugam 03:05 | Leaving the Safe Path: From Malaysia to London 08:11 | Finding Purpose and Community Through AWARE 11:48 | When Does a Place Become Home? 15:26 | The IVF Reality: Loss, Control and the Struggle Nobody Saw 26:51 | Choosing Adoption 38:22 | Every Child SG: Rethinking How We Educate and Raise Children 45:23 | The Questions Adoptive Parents Wish People Would Stop Asking What You’ll Take Away The private jet she promised her mother by fifty, and the corporate ladder she walked away from insteadWhat it actually felt like to realize her "expat" circle could never really be her peopleThe single IVF round that produced an unheard-of number of eggs, done the very week of her 35th birthdayThe moment she finally understood what her husband had been carrying in silence the whole timeWhy one phone call to a stranger, "just find me a baby," led somewhere months later, on Valentine's DayThe black box exhibition asking parents to confront the exact words they use on their kidsThe one question about adoption she wishes people would stop asking, and the one they never do About the guest Aarathi Arumugam is a chartered accountant turned community builder, currently leading EveryChild.sg and serving as president of AWARE. She has lived and worked in Malaysia, the UK, and Singapore, and is the mother of two: a daughter born after multiple rounds of IVF and a son adopted from Malaysia. Connect with Aarathi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarathiarumugam/ Every Child SG: Website, Instagram Connect with Growing PainsGrowing Pains is HoneyKids Asia's podcast for the conversations you want to have after the kids go to bed. YouTube: @growingpains.honeykids Instagram: @honeykidsasia Website: honeykidsasia.com Hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode. If this one resonated, share it with a parent who needs it. Growing Pains is produced in partnership with Poddster, Singapore's podcast studio.

    Why We Never Had to Tell Him He Was Adopted

  4. Sep 14

    Gentle vs. Tiger vs. Authoritative Parenting

    Too Strict? Too Soft? Which Parenting Style Actually Works?Three parenting philosophies just went head to head, live, in front of an audience, and nobody left the stage unscathed. Gentle parenting says emotions come first. Tiger parenting says the world is hard, so prepare your kid for it. Authoritative parenting says it is the golden mean. But when three experts actually had to defend their corner out loud, the debate went somewhere none of them expected. Then the characters came off. What these three actually do when a child melts down in public, when a bad morning starts before 7am, or when grief shows up uninvited, looks nothing like their opening statements. One of them cried in front of her daughter and let her watch. One of them agreed to cane her kids before she had any. One of them has been told by her own mother that she's failing her grandkids. So which style actually works? Stick around for the answer that surprised even the people debating it. About the GuestsMarissa Nasution is a psychotherapist, conscious parenting specialist, and school counselor with over a million followers on Instagram. A former TV presenter and mother of two, she champions gentle parenting and works with families on emotional intelligence and co-regulation. Keep up with Marissa: Instagram: @marissalnWebsite: https://www.marissanasution.com/about Dr. Amrit Kaur is a clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience across Michigan, New Zealand, and Singapore. She specializes in trauma therapy and advocates for Every Child SG, championing children's wellbeing and protection. Keep up with Dr. Amrit: LinkedIn: @dramritkaurWebsite: https://dramrit.org/ Anabel Chew is co-founder of a Singapore barre studio and of Tiger Moms Club, a former professional musician, and a mother of two who now homeschools her children. Keep up with Anabel: Instagram: @tigermomsclub, @anabel.chew IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 | The Great Discipline Debate: Finding the Parenting Sweet Spot 01:16 | Meet the Champions: Introducing Our Parenting Panel 04:13 | The Showdown: Defending Gentle, Tiger, and Authoritative Parenting 13:57 | The Final Word: Closing Statements 16:44 | The Verdict: Audience Poll & Dropping the Personas 17:33 | Marissa’s Reality: Co-Regulation and Humanizing the Parent 19:54 | Annabel’s Journey: Intuitive Motherhood Beyond the "Tiger" Label 23:57 | Amrit’s Approach: Parenting the Child in Front of You 27:20 | Peeling the Onion: Equipping Kids With Emotional Vocabulary 30:42 | What the Data Says: Managing Anxiety and Modeling Vulnerability 42:04 | Live Q&A: Opening the Floor to Real Parents 42:23 | Fostering Self-Knowledge and Empowering Kids 45:39 | Bridging the Gap: Navigating Cross-Cultural Clashes 49:42 | Honesty Without the Heavy Lifting: Setting Emotional Boundaries 56:14 | Holding the Line: Natural Consequences and the "Conditional Yes" 57:58 | Loosening the Pressure Cooker: Embracing the "Good Enough" Parent What You'll Take AwayWhy the "sweet spot" between two extremes might not be as simple as it soundsWhat actually happens in the body of a tiger parent raised by parents who didn't push hard enoughThe one phrase from a Singapore anti-abuse campaign that makes people cry when they hear it backWhy one guest says gentle parenting is the harder path, not the easier oneThe real reason kids misbehave, according to a school counselor who has heard it from hundreds of themA German phrase about dirt that changed how one host thinks about her own upbringingWhat happens when a parent lets a child watch them grieve, and where the line is before it becomes too much Connect with Growing Pains Growing Pains is HoneyKids Asia's podcast for the conversations you want to have after the kids go to bed. YouTube: @growingpains.honeykids Instagram: @honeykidsasia Website: honeykidsasia.com Hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode. If this one resonated, share it with a parent who needs it. Growing Pains is produced in partnership with Poddster, Singapore's podcast studio

    Gentle vs. Tiger vs. Authoritative Parenting

  5. Sep 7

    Why Parents Need To Heal Their Inner Child — with Crystal Lim-Lange

    Something Crystal Lim-Lange said about why Singaporeans don't speak up went viral, then landed her a cover story in The Straits Times. It touched a nerve because it wasn't really about confidence. It was about what happens to people who take a risk in a room where risk isn't safe. She says the same idea shows up at home, in a much smaller room, every time a child throws a tantrum and a parent loses it right back. Crystal has trained over 100,000 professionals, but the work she talks about most now isn't the kind you can put on a resume. Before any of that, she was a student who got caught stealing food at a recruitment event, and the recruiter who caught her offered her a job on the spot. That accident of a start led to a decade in investment banking, then to a vineyard in rural Australia rebuilding a marriage and a sense of self, then to heading a multimillion dollar initiative at NUS. In this episode, she gets into what actually happens in the moment a child triggers a parent, and why so much of parenting comes down to a version of ourselves we never fully dealt with. Click play. About the Crystal Lim-Lange Crystal Lim-Lange is a bestselling author, LinkedIn Top Voice, and former head of NUS's Centre for Future-Ready Graduates, where she led a multimillion dollar initiative training thousands of students for the future of work. A former investment banker turned personal growth facilitator, she now runs two companies with her husband Greg, delivering leadership and communication training to organisations including Pfizer, Airbus, and LVMH. Guest links: Instagram: @crystallimlangeLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/crystal-lim-langeYouTube: @comfortandgrowthWebsite: https://www.crystallimlange.com IN THIS EPISODE:00:00 | The Conflict Blueprints We Hand Down 00:40 | Welcome to Growing Pains with Crystal Lim-Lange 02:31 | How a Stolen Sausage Roll Launched a Career 07:47 | The Betrayal That Shattered "Having It All" 09:37 | Why a Picture-Perfect Farm Life Felt Empty 12:53 | The Pitch That Transformed University Education 19:42 | The Real Reason You Won't Speak Up at Work 22:36 | The Lonely Reality of Growing Up Gifted 27:34 | Decoding Society's Unspoken Rules 29:01 | Why New Skills Can't Fix Core Wounds 31:57 | The Ghost Kid: Parenting Your Inner Child 35:22 | The 4 Ways We Inherit Family Trauma 38:39 | 7 Years of Therapy in 7 Days 43:12 | The Ultimate Antidote to Paranoid Parenting 44:36 | Takeaways: Stop Rushing the Journey What You'll Take Away Why something Crystal said about Singaporeans staying silent went viral, and ended up in The Straits TimesWhat's really happening in the split second your own kid triggers youThe "little ghost kid" theory Crystal uses to explain why some parenting moments feel so much bigger than they shouldThe four categories of reasons anyone stops speaking up, and which one is hardest to fixThe recruitment-event scam that accidentally launched a career in finance, while she was still a studentWhy a vineyard in rural Australia taught her more about community than a decade in banking didWhy healing your own patterns might matter more for your kids than anything you actively teach them Connect with Growing Pains Growing Pains is HoneyKids Asia's podcast for the conversations you want to have after the kids go to bed. YouTube: @growingpains.honeykids Instagram: @honeykidsasia Website: honeykidsasia.com Hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode. If this one resonated, share it with a parent who needs it. Growing Pains is produced in partnership with Poddster, Singapore's podcast studio

    Why Parents Need To Heal Their Inner Child — with Crystal Lim-Lange

  6. Aug 31

    Why Stay-At-Home Motherhood Can Destroy Your Identity

    Faz Gaffa says something most parenting platforms will not: it is okay to sit in a car park and scream before you walk back inside. She is the editor of Honey Kids Asia, a journalist known for opinions that make people uncomfortable, and a mother who has been rewriting what she owes everyone else since her father's cancer diagnosis gave her 89 days to say goodbye. In this conversation, Faz and Stephanie go somewhere most interviews will not: the phone call that changed everything, the diagnosis nobody prepares you for, and the year she does not talk about publicly. They get into why an entire generation looks fine and feels empty, the parenting rule Faz will not bend on no matter how much her son begs, and the question she asks herself every time someone praises her for handling it all. There is also a confession about anger neither of them expected to share on camera, and a line about discipline that will change how you think about the next time your child gets in trouble. This one gets raw and spicy. Click play. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 | Cold Open: Real Conversations for Real Parents 00:38 | Meet Faz Gaffa: Ditching Beige Parenting Advice 01:54 | Beyond the Job Title: Redefining Personal Identity 04:24 | Postpartum Grief: Navigating 89 Days of Heartbreak 09:34 | Sandwich Generation: Surviving the Caregiver Guilt Trap 11:28 | Millennial Identity Crisis: Unpacking the Single-Path Fallacy 16:55 | High-Functioning Depression: Recognizing the Burnout Discipline 21:03 | Spicy Take: Why Moms Should Always Work 26:27 | Silent Struggle: Unpacking Postpartum Rage and Self-Erasure 29:56 | Tech Boundaries: Unsupervised Screen Time Is Neglect 39:39 | Future-Proofing Kids: Building Taste and Soft Skills 42:29 | Rethinking Discipline: Why Humiliation and Pain Fail 49:24 | Finding Hope: Breaking Cycles of Generational Trauma 50:44 | Stephanie’s Top Three Episode Takeaways About Faz GaffaFaz Gaffa is the editor of Honey Kids Asia, a journalist and brand strategist. She built her career on saying what feels real over what feels safe, and now works as a brand storyteller and community builder, with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and raising race-conscious children. Connect with Faz: Website: fazabdulgaffa.comEmail: email.faz@gmail.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/fazgaffaInstagram: @fazgaffaFacebook: facebook.com/fazabdgaffa What You'll Take AwayThe rule Faz says she will never break, no matter how much her son pushes for more screen timeWhat happened in the 89 days between her father's diagnosis and his deathThe Instagram message Faz keeps getting for talking too honestly about how she is doingWhy she wrote that mothers should never leave the workforce, and the backlash that followedThe postpartum condition neither Faz nor Stephanie had ever heard of before it happened to themWhat her son said to a boy holding a stick, and what happened nextThe one sentence her mother said about discipline that sent Faz into a rage Connect with Growing PainsGrowing Pains is HoneyKids Asia's podcast for the conversations you want to have after the kids go to bed. YouTube: @growingpains.honeykids Instagram: @honeykidsasia Website: honeykidsasia.com Hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode. If this one resonated, share it with a parent who needs it. Growing Pains is produced in partnership with Poddster, Singapore's podcast studio.

    Why Stay-At-Home Motherhood Can Destroy Your Identity

  7. Aug 25

    Fame, Motherhood, Body Image & The Impossible Standards Women Face

    She was topping charts across three countries before she could vote. Then the industry that made her famous told her to shrink, and she nearly disappeared trying to do it. Ming Bridges gained forty kilos, lost herself for five years, and reached a point where she didn't want to be here anymore. What turned it around took her by surprise, and it happened faster than she ever expected. Now she's a mother of two under two, running three businesses, and living with an ADHD diagnosis that came decades later than it should have. She talks about the moment a viral video turned her body into public property, the pregnancy sickness so bad it launched a business, and the parenting mantra she's trying to live by before her daughters are old enough to repeat her mistakes. This is a conversation about fame, food, motherhood, and what it actually takes to come back from rock bottom. Click play. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 | The Impossible Standard: Why Are Women Never Enough? 00:35 | Welcome to Growing Pains with Ming Bridges 01:52 | "You Need to Lose Weight": The Dark Side of Teen Stardom 04:34 | 40 Kilos Later: Getting Kicked Out of the Industry 06:58 | 5 Years of Struggling vs. 2 Weeks of Healing 10:51 | Generational Trauma & The Danger of "Good Intentions" 13:40 | Why "You Look Pretty" is the Wrong Compliment for Our Daughters 17:03 | Launching a Business Out of Pure Pregnancy Rage 24:31 | "I Just Rotate What I'm Failing At": The Reality of Two Under Two 27:55 | Missing Brain Tabs: Navigating Motherhood with Adult ADHD 31:10 | The Viral Swimsuit Video & Dismantling the Toxic Male Gaze 37:29 | Quick-Fire: The Single Mantra to Cure Mom Guilt 42:52 | Episode Takeaways: Stop Glorifying the Rush About Ming BridgesMing Bridges is a two-time TEDx speaker and body positivity advocate who first became known as a teenage pop star, topping charts in Singapore, Taiwan, and Malaysia and winning Teenage magazine's Teenage Icon at 13. The pressures of the entertainment industry led to a severe eating disorder, one she has spoken openly about rebuilding her life from. She is now the founder of three businesses: sustainable fashion rental platform Rentadella, footwear line Bridge and Bella, and clean hydration brand Formi Wellness, which she launched during her second pregnancy. Connect with Ming: Tedx talk: Fat, Hungry and Desperate TEDx Talk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Xjm3CW-axf4CBAqmJmYRQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mingbridges/?hl=en Find out more about her businesses: Formi: https://itsformi.com/ Rentadella: https://www.instagram.com/rentadella/?hl=en Bridge and Bella: https://www.bridgeandbella.com/ What You'll Take AwayHow a modeling agency's four words at 18 sent her into a five year spiralThe moment a viral video turned her body into a headline she never asked forWhy she says her ADHD didn't fully show up until she became a motherWhat made her launch a supplement brand while too sick to leave her bedThe question she asks first when her daughter says she hates how she looksWhy recovery took her five years too long, and what changed in two weeksThe mantra she repeats every day that reframes everything going wrong in her life Connect with Growing PainsGrowing Pains is HoneyKids Asia's podcast for the conversations you want to have after the kids go to bed. YouTube: @growingpains.honeykids Instagram: @honeykidsasia Website: honeykidsasia.com Hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode. If this one resonated, share it with a parent who needs it. Growing Pains is produced in partnership with Poddster, Singapore's podcast studio.

    Fame, Motherhood, Body Image & The Impossible Standards Women Face

  8. Aug 17

    How to Become a Mother Without Losing Yourself

    She had four children, two marriages, and once lived in the same building as her ex-husband while married to her current one. Christine Amour-Levar built a life most people would call impossible: mother of four, social entrepreneur, climate investor, and leader of thirty all-female expeditions to some of the most extreme places on earth. But ask her which comes first, being a woman or being a mother, and her answer might surprise you. This week, Christine sits down with Steph to talk about the guilt she carried when she chose ambition over staying home, the sea turtle story she used to help her children understand divorce, and the annual ritual she has kept for twenty five years that keeps her whole life on track. She also opens up about a decision so unconventional that even her own mother struggled to understand it. What happens when you refuse to choose between the woman you are and the mother you became? And what does it actually cost to have it all? Hit play. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 | Why Motherhood Shouldn’t Erase Who You Are 00:31 | Meet Christine Amour-Levar: Mother, Investor and Explorer 02:44 | From Nike Executive to a Life of Purpose and Impact 05:26 | “I’m a Woman First”: Redefining Motherhood and Identity 08:33 | The Mum Guilt Behind a Successful Career 15:20 | How to Divorce Without Breaking the Family 22:44 | Why Self-Love Is the Key to Letting Go of Guilt 27:17 | You Can Have It All — Just Not All at Once 31:28 | Inside Christine’s 180-Page Life-Planning System 36:58 | How to Build a Career Around Everything You Love 41:45 | What Extreme Expeditions Teach You About Leadership 44:10 | Why Your Children Shouldn’t Always Come First 47:40 | The Three Biggest Lessons on Motherhood and Identity About the Christine Amour-Levar Christine Amour-Levar is a French-Swiss-Filipina social entrepreneur, climate investor, and bestselling author who has led thirty all-female expeditions to places like Antarctica, the Arctic, and the Danakil Depression, raising over $3 million for women and climate causes. She co-founded Her Planet Earth and Investors for Climate, is Founder of Women Beyond Limits, and is a mother of four. Connect with Christine: https://www.christineamourlevar.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineamourlevar/ https://www.instagram.com/christineamourlevar/ What You'll Take Away Why Christine calls herself "a woman first, and a mother second"The sea turtle story she used to explain divorce to a four and six year oldWhat happened when she and her ex-husband lived in the same building, married to other peopleThe annual ritual she's kept for 25 years, and why it runs 180 pagesWhy she thinks "always put your child first" is bad parenting adviceWhat went wrong during a 50 degree desert expeditionThe one thing she says is the true opposite of love (it isn't hate) Connect with Growing PainsGrowing Pains is HoneyKids Asia's podcast for the conversations you want to have after the kids go to bed. YouTube: @growingpains.honeykids Instagram: @honeykidsasia Website: honeykidsasia.com Hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode. If this one resonated, share it with a parent who needs it. Growing Pains is produced in partnership with Poddster, Singapore's podcast studio. #GrowingPains #HoneyKidsAsia #ChristineAmourLevar #WorkingMothers #MumGuilt #WomenFirst #CoParenting #WomenInLeadership #PortfolioCareer #FemaleEntrepreneur #ConsciousParenting #WomenBeyondLimits #Podster

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Growing Pains is a podcast from HoneyKids Asia for the conversations parents want to have after the kids go to bed. In each episode, we speak to experts, parents, and people with lived experience about the realities of raising kids today — from relationships, identity, mental health and screen time to school pressure, family dynamics, and everything in between. These are honest, thoughtful conversations that say the things many parents are thinking, but rarely say out loud. No judgement, no perfect parenting, just real stories, practical insights, and a reminder that none of us are figuring it out alone.

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  • Creator
    HoneyKids Asia
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    77
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2025 HoneyKids Asia
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    Growing Pains

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