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Chika with your TitasEpisode 6 - Growing Up on Guam vs. Living in the Bay Area - Audio only PodEpisode 6: Growing Up on Guam vs. Living in the Bay Area – What We Miss, What’s Different, and Why We Still Crave Fiesta Plates
We’re finally back together IRL—recording this episode while lounging on Tita Joie’s couch, just like the old days (but with mics). In this chika-filled session, we take a heartfelt stroll down memory lane and compare our childhoods growing up on Guam to our current lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. From tight-knit island community vibes to the fast pace of mainland living, we talk about what’s cha...2025-06-3055 min
Chika with your TitasEpisode 6 - Growing up Guam vs. Living in the Bay Area - Video PodEpisode 6: Growing Up on Guam vs. Living in the Bay Area – What We Miss, What’s Different, and Why We Still Crave Fiesta Plates
We’re finally back together IRL—recording this episode while lounging on Tita Joie’s couch, just like the old days (but with mics). In this chika-filled session, we take a heartfelt stroll down memory lane and compare our childhoods growing up on Guam to our current lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. From tight-knit island community vibes to the fast pace of mainland living, we talk about what’s changed, what...2025-06-3055 minChika with your TitasEpisode 5 - Tita Fashion, Beauty, & Self-Care - Audio Only PodEpisode 5: Tita Fashion, Beauty, & Self-Care – Reinventing Ourselves After Years of Taking Care of Everyone Else
In this episode, we’re entering our Tita glow-up era! ✨ After years of putting everyone else first, we’re finally carving out space to care for ourselves—inside and out. Joie, Mel, and MJ chika about how our approach to fashion, skincare, and self-care has evolved in midlife.
From the old-school days of putting Colgate on pimples to now discovering what actually works for our skin, we share how we’re refreshing our routines...2025-06-161h 11Chika with your TitasEpisode 5 - Tita Fashion, Beauty, & Self-Care - Video PodEpisode 5: Tita Fashion, Beauty, & Self-Care – Reinventing Ourselves After Years of Taking Care of Everyone Else
In this episode, we’re entering our Tita glow-up era! ✨ After years of putting everyone else first, we’re finally carving out space to care for ourselves—inside and out. Joie, Mel, and MJ chika about how our approach to fashion, skincare, and self-care has evolved in midlife.
From the old-school days of putting Colgate on pimples to now discovering what actually works for our skin, we share how we’re refreshing our routines, finding our personal style again, and embracing we...2025-06-161h 11Chika with your TitasEpisode 4: From Your Inbox to Our Bags – A Tita Deep Dive - Audio Only PodIn this episode of Chika with Your Titas, we take a moment to pause and respond to you—our lovely listeners! We start by revisiting some of your messages and reactions to our first three episodes (yes, even the one about our “friendship pause”). From there, we do what Titas do best—overshare just a little.
We empty out our everyday bags and uncover what might be the most Tita things we carry with us: vitamins, photos, receipts, and other essentials we swear we need at all times.
It’s p...2025-05-2945 minChika with your TitasEpisode 4: From your Inbox to Our Bags - A Tita Deep Dive - Video PodEpisode 4: From Your Inbox to Our Bags – A Tita Deep Dive
In this episode of Chika with Your Titas, we take a moment to pause and respond to you—our lovely listeners! We start by revisiting some of your messages and reactions to our first three episodes (yes, even the one about our “friendship pause”). From there, we do what Titas do best—overshare just a little.
We empty out our everyday bags and uncover what might be the most Tita things we carry with us: vitamins, photos, receipts, and other essentials we swear we need at al...2025-05-2945 minChika with your TitasEpisode 3: Grief and Healing: Navigation Loss in Our Midlife - Audio Only PodEpisode 3: Grief and Healing - Navigating Loss in Our Midlife
In this deeply personal episode of Chika with your Titas, we open our hearts to talk about grief and how it shows up in our lives during midlife. From the loss of siblings, children, and lifelong friends, we reflect on how these heartbreaking moments have shaped us, how we carry our loved ones in our everyday lives, and how healing is not a straight path. We share how grief can appear unexpectedly, how it connects to the loss of futures we once imagined...2025-05-151h 20Chika with your TitasEpisode 2: Friendships in Midlife - Video PodIn Episode 2 of Chika with your Titas, we explore the complexities of midlife friendships, from their origins and evolving circles to the challenges of pauses, breakups, and being ghosted. We delve into how life transitions impact these relationships and emphasize the importance of intentionality in nurturing meaningful connections during our golden years.
Tune in and let’s chika!
2025-05-0153 minChika with your TitasEpisode 2 - Friendships in Midlife - Audio Only PodIn Episode 2 of Chika with your Titas, we explore the complexities of midlife friendships, from their origins and evolving circles to the challenges of pauses, breakups, and being ghosted. We delve into how life transitions impact these relationships and emphasize the importance of intentionality in nurturing meaningful connections during our golden years.
Tune in and let’s chika!
Joie, Mel, & MJ
🎶 Music Credit: Hallman / Whispers in the Wind / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
2025-05-0153 minChika with your TitasEpisode 1: From Guam to the Bay: Our Chika Begins - Audio only PodIn our very first episode, we—three Filipino moms who grew up on Guam and now live in the San Francisco Bay Area—finally hit record after decades of laughter, tears, and life lived together. We share how our friendship has stood the test of time, what it means to grow older as Pinay women in our 50s, and what you can expect from our upcoming episodes. From parenting teens and navigating perimenopause, to healing through grief and finding joy in everyday moments—welcome to Chika with your Titas.
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Hallman / Whispers in the Wi...2025-04-1952 minChika with your TitasEpisode 1: From Guam to the Bay: Our Chika Begins - Video PodIn our very first episode, we—three Filipino moms who grew up on Guam and now live in the San Francisco Bay Area—finally hit record after decades of laughter, tears, and life lived together. We share how our friendship has stood the test of time, what it means to grow older as Pinay women in our 50s, and what you can expect from our upcoming episodes. From parenting teens and navigating perimenopause, to healing through grief and finding joy in everyday moments—welcome to Chika with your Titas.
If you’re enjoying our chika, don’t forget to...2025-04-1752 min
Chika with your TitasChika with your Titas - Episode 1 TrailerWelcome to our podcast. Join Joie, Mel, & MJ’s conversations about anything and everything.
We are three Filipino moms raised on Guam getting together to talk all things life in our “golden” era: parenting teens and young adults, perimenopause, menopause, grief, sisterhood, and anything that comes to mind - with an occasional dose of light-hearted Taglish. (*Taglish - a mix of Tagalog and English words used during conversations.) With the help our producer and charcuterie extraordinaire bestie, Rachelle.
Music Credit - Hallman / Whispers in the Wind / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com https://www.epidemicsound.com/track...2025-03-1800 min