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A show to help Asian-American women find more joy in love, work, and life. With mental health so crucial during these Covid times, let's learn how to live our best lives. Hosted by professional journalist and Stanford grad Alice Chen. Learn more about us @ www.HappyAsianWoman.com and join our Facebook group @ https://bit.ly/38R7rEJ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/happyaw/support

Happy Asian Woman Alice Chen

    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 31 Ratings

A show to help Asian-American women find more joy in love, work, and life. With mental health so crucial during these Covid times, let's learn how to live our best lives. Hosted by professional journalist and Stanford grad Alice Chen. Learn more about us @ www.HappyAsianWoman.com and join our Facebook group @ https://bit.ly/38R7rEJ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/happyaw/support

    38. Overcoming Burnout with Joyce Guan West (Season Finale Pt. 2)

    38. Overcoming Burnout with Joyce Guan West (Season Finale Pt. 2)

    How do you know when you're burned out?

    What are some practices to recover?

    Join me in a conversation with Joyce Guan West, a  business, executive and career coach who also coaches her clients on burnout.

    In Part 1, we talk about how recover from burnout by challenging your mindset and calming your body through breath work and self compassion. We also discuss how to set boundaries in a non-confrontational way.

    In Part 2, we talk about how to help someone who's burned out. We also discuss how to recover from burnout if you're in an intense field like medicine or caring for aging relatives. 

    Connect with Joyce Guan West:

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    • 28 min
    37. Overcoming Burnout with Joyce Guan West (Season Finale - Pt 1)

    37. Overcoming Burnout with Joyce Guan West (Season Finale - Pt 1)

    How do you know when you're burned out? 

    And what are some practices to recover? 

    Join me in a conversation with Joyce Guan West, a  business, executive and career coach who also does burnout coaching. 

    In Part 1, we talk about how to challenge your mindset and calm your body through breath work and self compassion. We also discuss setting boundaries in a non-confrontational way, through open-ended questions . 

    In Part 2, we talk about how to help someone who's burned out and how to recover from burnout if you're in an intense field like medicine or caring for aging relatives. Joyce also shares about how she personally recovered from burnout, why it's a great option to work for yourself, and the importance of prioritizing deep work instead of multi-tasking.

    Connect with Joyce Guan West:

    LinkedIn

    Instagram

    Episode Sponsor:


    BrightStory Admission Consulting


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    • 28 min
    36: Building a Dream Career in Hollywood with TV Writer Jenn Kao - Lucifer, Leverage, Daybreak, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Emerald City (Pt 2 of 2)

    36: Building a Dream Career in Hollywood with TV Writer Jenn Kao - Lucifer, Leverage, Daybreak, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Emerald City (Pt 2 of 2)

    What does it take to break into Hollywood and rise in a competitive field like TV writing?

    Join me in a conversation with Jenn Kao, a TV drama writer who specializes in thrillers, sci fi and horror. She’s working on a drama pilot for Peacock and was a co-executive producer on Daybreak by Netflix. Jenn’s also written for Leverage, Emerald City, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, and Lucifer.

    Jenn went to film school at UCLA and majored in English at Stanford, where I met her our freshman year.

    Jen is Chinese-American and grew up in the far west suburbs of Chicago, where her parents co-founded their town’s first Chinese school. Now she lives in Eagle Rock with her husband and two kids.

    In Part 2, Jenn shares about what it's like to be an Asian woman in Hollywood, balancing family with career, and advice for others hoping to break into the field of TV writing.

    Don't miss Part 1 where Jenn discussed her path to Hollywood, her parent's influence on her career, and how she handles rejection and competition.

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    • 28 min
    35: Building a Dream Career in Hollywood with TV Writer Jenn Kao - Lucifer, Leverage, Daybreak, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Emerald City (Pt 1 of 2)

    35: Building a Dream Career in Hollywood with TV Writer Jenn Kao - Lucifer, Leverage, Daybreak, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Emerald City (Pt 1 of 2)

    What does it take to break into Hollywood and rise in a competitive field like TV writing? 

    Join me in a conversation with Jenn Kao, a TV drama writer who specializes in thrillers, sci fi and horror. She’s working on a drama pilot for Peacock and was a co-executive producer on Daybreak by Netflix. Jenn’s also written for Leverage, Emerald City, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, and Lucifer.

    Jenn went to film school at UCLA and majored in English at Stanford, where I met her our freshman year.

    Jen is Chinese-American and grew up in the far west suburbs of Chicago, where her parents co-founded their town’s first Chinese school. Now she lives in Eagle Rock with her husband and two kids.

    In Part 1, Jenn talks about her path to Hollywood, her parent's influence on her career, and how she handles rejection and competition.

    In Part 2, Jenn shares about what it's like to be an Asian woman in Hollywood, balancing family and career, and advice for others hoping to break into the field of TV writing.

    Episode Sponsor:

    www.BrightStory.info








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    • 28 min
    34. Unschooling and Untigering with Iris Chen (Pt. 2 of 2)

    34. Unschooling and Untigering with Iris Chen (Pt. 2 of 2)

    Did you grow up under an authoritarian parenting style and do you want to try something different with your kids?

    Or perhaps you want your children to have more confidence in their decision making skills, be independent thinkers and self driven?

    If any of those ideas resonate, listen in on my conversation with Iris Chen, founder of the Untigering movement and author of Untigering, Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent.

    In addition to being an Untigerer, Iris is also an advocate for unschooling -- homeschooling that's completely student led and non-coercive -- the epitome of Untigering.

    In Part 2, we talk about what Iris's expectations are of her kids' career choices, how to instrinsically motivate your kids, and how to apply an unschooling mindset if you're in public school.

    If you missed Part 1, we talked about unschooling definitions and impacts on happiness, Iris' family's unschooling journey, and what a typical day of unschooling looks like.

    Resources:

    www.untigering.com

    Instagram & Facebook: @untigering

    Sponsor:

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    • 34 min
    33. Unschooling and Untigering with Iris Chen (Pt. 1 of 2)

    33. Unschooling and Untigering with Iris Chen (Pt. 1 of 2)

    Did you grow up under an authoritarian parenting style and do you want to try something different with your kids? 

    Or perhaps you want your children to have more confidence in their decision making skills, be independent thinkers and self driven?

    If any of those ideas resonate, listen in on my conversation with Iris Chen, founder of the Untigering movement and author of Untigering, Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent.

    In addition to being an Untigerer, Iris is also an advocate for unschooling -- homeschooling that's completely student led and non-coercive -- the epitome of Untigering. 

    In Part 1 we talk about unschooling definitions and impacts on happiness, Iris' family's unschooling journey, and what a typical day of unschooling looks like.

    In Part 2 we talk about whether Iris has expectations of her kids' career choices, how to instrinsically motivate your kids, and how to apply an unschooling mindset if you're in public school.

    Resources:

    www.untigering.com

    Instagram & Facebook: @untigering

    Sponsor:

    BrightStory Admission Consulting

    www.BrightStory.info


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    • 23 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
31 Ratings

31 Ratings

RCTram ,

Unique and empowering

Alice is an empathic guide helping Asian women to be seen, and heard, and providing practical tips and resources. So thankful for this podcast!

Dr. Tooni ,

SO needed for our community!

Exploration of these sorts of topics is SO needed in the Asian-American community, especially right now. Alice Chen is brilliant, insightful, and inquisitive. Thank you so much for creating this unique platform for us to share and help one another rise up and experience greater joy and peace in our lives!! ❤️

cultureclubsf ,

Incredible interviewing!

I love the fact that there is a podcast focused on how Asian women can be happier. Alice’s investigative approach and insightful questions are so incredible, unique, and relevant. I love that she is not afraid to ask tough questions to get to the heart of the matter.

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