Healing the Tigress

Healing the Tigress Podcast
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Healing the Tigress

A podcast that focuses on conversations & stories around Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) maternal mental health, hosted by Taiwanese American mothers Peggy (LCSW, PMH-C) & Jasmine (PharmD, PMH-C) who are also postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety survivors. Mental health is not talked about enough in our AAPI communities, and we want to break these stigmas especially for mothers and partners. As AAPI healthcare providers who personally struggled during postpartum and are now perinatal mental health certified, we want to see more representation of other AAPI parents who know how important it is to take care of our mental health.We talk with AAPI guests about a variety of themes in mental health and parenting, particularly what that looks like through the lens of our culture within the Western world. There are also discussions with professionals in the field, to help our providers and allies. We're not afraid to talk about the hard things that might seem taboo. We hope this podcast reminds you that you are not alone in your struggles as an AAPI parent!

  1. Ep. 36 - Supporting Parents of Neurodivergent Children with Clarissa Chui, LCSW

    APR 8

    Ep. 36 - Supporting Parents of Neurodivergent Children with Clarissa Chui, LCSW

    Among our AAPI community, it can feel like not enough people talk about the neurodivergent population and how it can impact their families and communities because of a heavy stigma–a stigma that echoes the one around talking about mental health. Our guest for this episode is Clarissa Chui, LCSW, a second generation Chinese American therapist, who works as care coordinator with families who have children diagnosed on the spectrum--specifically autism spectrum. We talk about how her own p...

    56 min
  2. Ep. 35 - The Truth About Postpartum Psychosis with Jigyna Patel, PMH-C

    MAR 25

    Ep. 35 - The Truth About Postpartum Psychosis with Jigyna Patel, PMH-C

    Of all the perinatal mental health disorders, postpartum psychosis is considered a medical emergency and absolutely requires treatment. It affects 1 to 2 in 1000 mothers and is often misunderstood. On this episode, our guest is Jigyna Patel, a South Asian mom of 3 girls from Houston, Texas. Her perinatal story spans over 10 years, including many different layers: the cultural stigma South Asians mom feel, the struggles of having a surprise twin pregnancy, being undiagnosed with postpart...

    1 hr
  3. Ep. 34 - Ayurvedic Nourishment for Breastfeeding and Postpartum Healing with Anhoni Patel

    MAR 11

    Ep. 34 - Ayurvedic Nourishment for Breastfeeding and Postpartum Healing with Anhoni Patel

    On today's episode, we sit down and talk about breastfeeding and mental health with Anhoni Patel, the founder of the popular Mrs. Patel's Ayurvedic Treats and Teas for lactation and pregnancy support. Anhoni started her small business in 2012 while 4 months postpartum with her second child to make Ayurvedic inspired treats and teas to support pregnancy, lactation, and women's health. She shares with us how these time-tested Ayurvedic recipes have been passed down for generations in her family...

    1 hr
  4. Ep. 33 - From Head to Toe: Postpartum Recovery, Inside and Out with Jen Chae

    FEB 25

    Ep. 33 - From Head to Toe: Postpartum Recovery, Inside and Out with Jen Chae

    Today's guest is someone Peggy and Jasmine have grown up with in their college years through early adulthood and motherhood, and we were so excited and honored to interview her. You may know her too as one of the OG YouTube content creators, FrmHeadtoToe! Jen Chae is a Korean American beauty and lifestyle content creator. Over the last 16 years she has cultivated a following of over 2 million followers on her social platforms, sharing everything from makeup tutorials to candid conversations a...

    1h 1m
  5. Ep. 32 - Expecting the Unexpected: A Realistic Look at Ways to Prepare for Postpartum

    FEB 11

    Ep. 32 - Expecting the Unexpected: A Realistic Look at Ways to Prepare for Postpartum

    Last year, a Patreon member suggested that we should have an episode for the expectant new mom that they can refer friends to as a resource, not necessarily focused on just perinatal mental health disorders but how to better prepare for new motherhood in general. We know it can be kind of scary to hear about all the things that could happen and in turn maybe it induces more anxiety instead. So we made this episode to talk about what we wish we could have done to prepare better for postp...

    59 min
  6. Ep. 31 - After Therapy and Medications: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Stephanie Wu, OT, PMH-C

    JAN 28

    Ep. 31 - After Therapy and Medications: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Stephanie Wu, OT, PMH-C

    Today's episode dives into a different side of postpartum depression and treatment options that are not as widely discussed. We were joined on this episode by Stephanie Wu, a Taiwanese American occupational therapist and perinatal mental health certified professional, who talked to us about her treatment resistant depression after the birth of her second child. Stephanie has been very open about sharing her story about being a first time mom during the beginning of the pandemic, and then goi...

    47 min
  7. Ep. 30 - Punchlines and Postpartum Rage: A Comedian Mom’s Healing Journey with Alyce Chan

    JAN 14

    Ep. 30 - Punchlines and Postpartum Rage: A Comedian Mom’s Healing Journey with Alyce Chan

    To kick off 2025, we invited Alyce Chan, stand up comedian and founder of MomCom NYC onto the podcast! Alyce is a Chinese Canadian/American mom of two boys and has been featured in the New York Comedy Festival and placed finalist in the esteemed Boston comedy festival. You've likely seen her work on ScaryMommy and other major parenting platforms. Alyce has also appeared on ABC, Hulu, The Drew Barrymore Show and the Tamron Hall Show. While this episode is definitely more light-hear...

    40 min
  8. Ep. 29 - Rethinking Motherhood Through Adoption with Katy Wang

    12/03/2024

    Ep. 29 - Rethinking Motherhood Through Adoption with Katy Wang

    The episode today explores two big themes we haven't touched upon yet on this podcast-- being child-free by choice and then the journey of adoption. Our guest today is Katy Wang, a Taiwanese American early childhood educator for the past 15 years in both private and independent schools all over the Bay Area. Katy has held a variety of positions--everything from an assistant teacher to teacher to site director to program director to now assistant principal. Katy and her husband fondly call t...

    1h 7m
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A podcast that focuses on conversations & stories around Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) maternal mental health, hosted by Taiwanese American mothers Peggy (LCSW, PMH-C) & Jasmine (PharmD, PMH-C) who are also postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety survivors. Mental health is not talked about enough in our AAPI communities, and we want to break these stigmas especially for mothers and partners. As AAPI healthcare providers who personally struggled during postpartum and are now perinatal mental health certified, we want to see more representation of other AAPI parents who know how important it is to take care of our mental health.We talk with AAPI guests about a variety of themes in mental health and parenting, particularly what that looks like through the lens of our culture within the Western world. There are also discussions with professionals in the field, to help our providers and allies. We're not afraid to talk about the hard things that might seem taboo. We hope this podcast reminds you that you are not alone in your struggles as an AAPI parent!

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  • Creator
    Healing the Tigress Podcast
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Healing the Tigress
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