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AsianBossGirlLiving Well (or Trying To) with Janet - Podcast Relaunch!Hi, it’s Janet from ABG! The AsianBossGirl podcast is on hiatus but I will be continuing my own podcast, now called "Living Well (or trying to) with Janet", which will be relaunching in May!
A couple of new things, it will now be on video 😲 tempered expectations though, I am now a one WOman team. My show will continue to be a combo of solo and guest conversations. I share more in the first episode dropping on May 6th so be sure to head to "Living Well (or trying to) with Janet" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or You...2025-04-3001 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Do I have a Hormone Imbalance? Hormone & Gut Health with Dr. Paria VaziriHow do you know if you have a hormone imbalance? What's the one supplement that will likely noticeably improve your mood? Does intermittent fasting affect my hormones? Join me for a conversation with Dr. Paria Vaziri, a licensed naturopathic doctor who specializes in hormonal health and gut health and came to naturopathic medicine from a personal health experience - in her early 20s, she was struggling with anxiety, hormonal imbalances, chronic fatigue, and gut issues. Tune in as we chat about hormones, gut health, stress and more!Living Well with Janet is moving to...2025-02-0542 min
AsianBossGirlNew Episode of Living Well with Janet: How to Heal from Back-to-Back BreakupsI recently went through a breakup, again. Heartbreak is never easy, and when you're dating with the intention to find your life partner while trying to beat a biological clock, it involves a new level of hurt, grief, and sense of urgency to move on. How do we know when we've healed? How do we approach asking for support from friends and family? How can we focus on hope when all we want to do is be angry and negative? I talk about all of this and more in this episode.To listen to...2024-12-1801 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Winter Skin, Hair, and Nail Care with Dr. Joyce Park, Dermatologist of @TeamwithMDHow can I keep my skin barrier healthy during cold months? Should I wear sunscreen even when I don’t get sun exposure? What do I do about frizzy hair - thoughts on gummies and supplements? I’ve invited Dr. Joyce Park, otherwise known as Tea with MD (@teawithmd) to answer these questions and more. She is a board-certified dermatologist based in Washington, founder of Skin Refinery, a virtual dermatology clinic, and a skincare and beauty content creator at Tea with MD. She attended college and medical school at Stanford University, and completed her derma...2024-11-2756 min
AsianBossGirlJanet’s Dating Again - Advice for Entering Relationships After a BreakupAfter going through a significant breakup, it can be difficult to get back into dating. Opening yourself up to new people and experiences might be intimidating, or you might even find that you have new priorities. But if you’re ready to start dating again, it’s always good to reflect on the positives & negatives of your previous relationship to see what you’d like to look for in the next one. Today, Janet is sharing her personal perspective on this topic, as someone who has started dating again after a pretty big breakup, and opening up about a key re...2024-11-1549 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Real Life Connections over Digital Noise with Palak DaveOne of the biggest challengers to living in the present moment are digital distractions. The advancement of consumer technology has resulted in a lot of habits and behaviors that are detrimental to our health - negative effects on our brains, our ability to focus, our ideas about ourselves, and the quality of our social skills and relationships which have resulted in a loneliness epidemic.In this episode, I chat with Palak Dave, Founder and CEO of Embiria – a movement and membership community designed to help people slow down and savor life, about this very is...2024-11-0647 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: 9 Things I've Learned at 39Birthdays are an interesting time to reflect and evaluate, and honestly, it’s been one of the harder years of my life. It was the perfect storm - a cataclysm of many things being upheaved, in transition, unsettled, or in flux. Moreover, I turned 39 this year. It’s the year before I enter a new decade - pretty much midlife - and when we are at this stage of life, there are a lot of life milestones that we are confronted with. In some ways, my life does not look how I thought it would at 39. And having to face...2024-10-1630 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Botox for Teeth Grinding? Oral Health Best Practices with @joycethedentistDid you know that botox can be a treatment for teeth grinding? Or that your oral health needs may change during pregnancy? Ever heard of minimally invasive veneers? Curious about teeth whitening best practices? I chat with @joycethedentist about all of this and more.Dr. Joyce Kahng is a cosmetic & restorative dentist and the owner of Orange + Magnolia Dental Studio in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa, CA. She’s been featured on Vogue, Allure, Glamour and is a forbesnext1000. On her various social platforms, Dr. Joyce shares tons of amazing and helpful information on or...2024-09-2552 minAsianBossGirlEldest Daughter Syndrome - Pressure, Responsibility, & Desire to Be the BestDo we experience ‘Eldest Daughter Syndrome’? If you haven’t heard this term before, typically it refers to the unique challenges and responsibilities that shape the personalities of eldest daughters - particularly in immigrant families. It’s a title that none of us chose, but many have found that the pressure of parental expectations and the need to be a role model for our younger siblings can have both positive and negative effects. On today’s episode, the two eldest daughters of ABG - Janet and Mel - chat about when they first realized they were the eldest, why they were...2024-09-201h 01AsianBossGirlSummer Catch-Up - Milestone Birthday Cruises, Baby Showers, & Life TransitionsWe’re in the final weeks of summer, but because the past few months have been so eventful, we haven’t had a chance to check in with ourselves and each other! In fact, summers in general now just look so different in our 30’s, particularly when friends start to have kids. When we’re part of different “villages” with various priorities and obligations, how do we still have meaningful hangouts with loved ones? From Phil’s 40th Birthday Cruise to Janet’s sister’s baby shower, we share some highlights, things we learned, and how we maintain balance in the midst of th...2024-09-1351 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: How to Transform Your Life with Charles Chen of 888 ProcessIf you've ever felt that you needed to turn your life around, Charles Chen is someone you must know about. He is a yoga teacher, holistic chef, and the creator of 888 Process - a wellness community and collective that promotes transformation as a collective experience. He shares his message about the transformative power of holistic health and wellness on his various social platforms, posting content and stoking conversations around yoga, meditation, mindfulness, nutrition, and so much more. Charles has been featured on huffpost, NBC, ABG, TLC, Dr. Oz Show, Food Network, Netflix,The Discovery Channel, Whole Foods - you...2024-09-0446 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Summer Wellness PracticesFrom nutrition and morning rituals to beauty and fashion, I share my current summer wellness practices. Let me know which of these practices you also do, are interested in trying, or other wellness practices you're currently into!Become an ABG Bestie to get new audio episodes ad-free, monthly “Dear ABG” AMA sessions, discounts on merch, and shout-outs in our episodes. https://abg.supercast.com/ __________________________________________Host: Janet WangEditor: Victoria Cheng__________________________________________P A R T N E R S• BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first m...2024-08-1429 minAsianBossGirlMeditation Pods & How to De-Stigmatize Mental Health Conversations w/ MenWe’re always looking for new ways to prioritize & pursue our mental health, so last month, we visited The Breathing Room in Westwood, Los Angeles (*not sponsored!). We were joined by our friends Dan and Tim, who are also on this episode to share their thoughts on this unique experience! We decided to try their meditation pods and micro-vibroacoustic meditation lounges - Helen, Dan, and Tim chose a “Healing” theme, while Janet chose “Aspire.” All of us have experienced major life shifts in the past year, so we definitely welcomed the chance to find a pocket of peace in the midst...2024-08-091h 20
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: My Yoga JourneyI’ve spoken often and at length about my love for yoga. In this episode I talk about how I got into yoga, why I love it so much, details about my current practice, and tips for anyone who wants to get into yoga (especially in the LA area). If you enjoyed this episode, leave your favorite yoga pose in the comments!Become an ABG Bestie to get new audio episodes ad-free, monthly “Dear ABG” AMA sessions, discounts on merch, and shout-outs in our episodes. https://abg.supercast.com/ ...2024-07-2434 minAsianBossGirlGrowing Up with a Sister Is Like Having a Built-In Best Friend & Worst EnemyFor better or for worse, having a sister is a lifelong friendship that you didn’t choose for yourself. Janet and Helen know just how tumultuous, but also reassuring, growing up with sisters can be. Janet and her younger sister Patty have very different personalities and interests, while Helen and her older sister Anne fought A LOT as kids. But ultimately, we know that the other sister always has our back through the heartbreaks and joys of life. We’re also curious – does having a sister affect how you view or interact with female friends...2024-07-1957 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Midlife Non-Malaise with Mimi of @heymiddleageMiddle age is usually defined as age 40-60. Some say it begins as early as our mid-30s. I am at the beginning of that period - this year I turn 39 and I’m on the precipice of my 4th decade. As I contend with midlife and all it means in relation to my health, my relationships, and my purpose in life - I’ve been referencing how others have navigated this period before me.Mimi is a midlife pro-age motivator who created Hey Middle Age to change how we feel about aging and to c...2024-07-031h 05
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Am I a Highly Sensitive Person?I’ve been feeling really sensitive lately and got curious about this quality. I went down a rabbit hole of research, and it turns out that there is such a thing as highly sensitive people, or HSPs. In this episode, I talk about examples of sensitivity, explore a framework from psychologist Elaine Aron, and share ways I manage sensitivity. And yes, there is a test you can take to gauge whether you are a highly sensitive person and I share my results in the episode. Whether you’ve recently experienced a significant life event(s) that warrants sensitivity, or you’...2024-06-1228 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Food Therapy and Nutrition with Chinese Medicine Food Therapist, Zoey Gong RDI am a big believer that food is medicine. Growing up in a Chinese household, my mother often told me (and still tells me) to eat certain foods based on Eastern philosophies of health. Once I went to college, I was more exposed to Western ways of thinking about healthy eating, which sometimes conflicted with what I was taught growing up. Through the years, I’ve experimented with vegetarian and vegan diets and now practice a pescetarian/Mediterranean way of eating - which I have found is the most accommodating for Western ideals of health while still being able to...2024-05-2243 minAsianBossGirlIs New York Too Romanticized? Our Setbacks & Successes in NYCMel’s settling into New York now, but before that, she sat down with Janet to talk about her expectations for the big move. Frequent listeners will know that Janet’s bounced around a lot, and at one point, NYC was a place she really hoped to live. Unfortunately, though the city is easy to romanticize, setting down roots there has its own unique set of challenges. Mel talks about how she prepared for the move, from creating Excel spreadsheets to researching all the different boroughs. Janet shares several attempts to try and make things work in New York, incl...2024-05-1055 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Purposeful Living with Essentialist, Sung YooI really love minimal living. Whether it’s from moving around and traveling a lot in my adult years sampling life in different cities, a desire to leave less of a negative footprint on the planet, a real resonance with the Marie Condo mindset, or a combination of all of the above - the less stuff, the better, and the more minimal and efficient the design, the more I’m drawn to it. That’s why I was so impressed when I saw Sung Yoo’s interview on CNBC about her essentialist approach to life. Sung is a designer and entr...2024-05-0151 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Turns Out that Play Is a Mindset, Not an ActivityIn a previous episode, I talked about the importance of play and how I have been trying to incorporate more of it into my life. *Spoiler alert* In that episode (In My Play Era, I Took a Heels Class) I talked about how scheduling a playful activity like a dance class actually wasn’t the best way to get into a state of play. In this episode I share a moment when I unexpectedly, and without planning, found myself in a state of play. How and doing what? You’ll have to listen to find out :)Speaking of p...2024-04-1020 minAsianBossGirlJanet & Mel’s Favorite Self-Development Practices and Tracking Personal GoalsWhen you go through big life changes, it can frequently feel like you’re unbalanced and losing control of your circumstances, even if the changes are good ones. This year, Mel’s taking big steps by moving cross-country, while Janet is stepping out of her comfort zone into a new era of carefree play. As we enter new chapters in life, what is the best way to measure progress and re-center ourselves? Are there books, practices, and self-help podcasts that we love to turn to, to help us navigate these transitions? Share your favorite self-help podcasts with the c...2024-04-0553 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Breakups & Brain Health with Alexis Fernandez of Do You F*cking Mind?In this episode, I chat with Alexis Fernandez, the host of Do You F*cking Mind, a podcast that uses brain health and neuroscience as a jumping board to teach listeners how to improve their self-perception and view of the world through physical and mental alignment. We talk about how breakups can be a catalyst for big positive life changes, managing anxiety and burnout, a lot of tips around sleep hygiene, how nutrition can impact mental health, understanding overthinking, social relationships, and more. You won't want to miss this one!Do You F*cking Mind is neuroscience...2024-03-2038 minAsianBossGirlHow to Flirt - Playful Competition, Body Language, & Practicing with a Pillow??Today, we’re following up on one of Janet’s personal 2024 goals – learning how to flirt. Flirting is a bit of an art; it’s often a combination of charisma, body language, and EQ, but different things will work for different people. Sometimes though, it can be challenging to tell when someone is flirting with you, or even to make your own intentions clear without miscommunication. So we’re here to share advice on how to read flirting cues, discuss what kind of flirt we are (Playful? Sincere?) and recall some of our best (& worst) flirting experiences.What’s you...2024-03-0152 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: How Many People Should You Date at One Time? And More Tips from Elite Matchmaker, Cassindy ChaoHow many people should you date at one time? What’s the best way to ask someone about their past relationships? Listen in on my conversation with Elite Matchmaker, Cassindy Chao to find out! We also talk about having accountability partners when you’re dating, cultural differences in interracial relationships, and why someone should consider using a matchmaker. If you haven’t already, check out the first part of our convo Living Well with Janet: Dating Tips with Elite Matchmaker, Cassindy ChaoCassindy Chao is a matchmaker who comes from a family of Matchmakers. She is a former...2024-02-2836 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Dating Tips with Elite Matchmaker, Cassindy ChaoOn a recent episode of ABG, I shared that I had a conversation with a matchmaker who offered me the tip to practice flirting more in 2024. Given we are about a week away from Valentine’s day, I’ve invited her to the pod for an extensive chat about dating. We talk about what makes two people compatible, common hang-ups that I (and probably other Asian American people) struggle with in dating, managing shifting gender role expectations, romancing versus womanizing, how a man’s relationship with his mother can impact his relationship with you and how to manage boundaries from b...2024-02-0735 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: In My Play Era, I Took a Heels ClassPlay is the act of doing something purely for enjoyment. More often than not, we prioritize the practical. Our adult lives are filled with responsibilities to people at work, to our partners, to kids, parents, extended family, etc. And when it comes to ourselves, there is no shortage of tasks, activities, and engagements that we stack onto our to-do lists for personal and professional development. But play, the act of doing something purely for enjoyment, is so beneficial - essential even - to a well-lived life. This year, I'm on a mission to play more. In this episode, I...2024-01-1721 minAsianBossGirlLooking Back to Look Ahead - Our Vision Board for 20242023 was a busy year for ABG, both professionally and personally. We started simulcasting on YouTube, Helen had her wedding, Janet moved several times, and Mel traveled to Japan & Taiwan! So since this is our first episode of 2024, we thought it’d be a good opportunity to sit down and reflect on 2023 so that we can set intentional goals for the new year. What are significant lessons we learned last year? What are our top priorities for this new year? What words/phrases would we use to define our intentions for 2024?What is your theme fo...2024-01-051h 05
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Bye 2023! Healthy Habits - from Dental and Sleep to Stalking my Ex on Social MediaIt's the last episode of 2023! In celebration of making it through one full year of continuous episodes, I'm answering some questions from listeners who submitted to my callout on @janetdoubleu (thank you!). How do I get back on track when I fall off of a healthy habit? What do I emphasize in my dental health? How do I calm myself before sleep? Do I stalk my ex on social media? I talk about all of these things and more. If you're excited about making it to the end of 2023, leave a 🥳 in the comments!I'm...2023-12-2722 minAsianBossGirlMain Character Vibes, Finding Mommy Friends, & Using Yoga Skills for Sex!? (ABG Q&A)We’re back with another Q&A episode with questions that were “secretly” submitted by one another (Check out Part 1 here!) and this time, things are getting a little 🌶️ spicy! We did not hesitate to ask things we’ve always been curious about: Does Mel see herself as the “best friend” character? Why does Helen hate feet so much? Are Janet’s yoga skills useful for sex? We also stirred the pot with some deep questions about our business itself: What parts of ABG work do we enjoy the most? And if the company were to grow, who’s the 1 person w...2023-12-2255 minAsianBossGirlHow Green Juice Hangover Cures Led to a Lifelong Friendship for Helen & JanetIn the final round of our 1-on-1 conversation series, Janet and Helen share how they went from meeting each other as “a friend of a friend” to the close, protective sisterhood they now share. Their friendship dynamic holds many similarities (they’re always down for a night out or new adventure), but also many differences (having traditional vs. non-conventional life paths, or being extroverted vs. introverted). It’s these differences in particular that make their friendship so meaningful - Helen may be a social bee who buzzes around the room but Janet is the flower who embraces the bee for a de...2023-12-1556 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: The Thing with Grief Is…When a loss happens (a death, a job, a breakup, whatever) some people experience emotions right away. For me, I usually cry a bit but then soldier on and attend to the To Dos. Only when things calm down do the feelings come. So when I went through a pretty big breakup back in August, while I cried when it initially happened, I became focused on the logistics of moving out, finding a new living situation, and taking care of my car incident (check out Living Well with Janet: How to Keep a Positive Mindset When Everything Feels Like...2023-12-0617 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: EMDR, Trauma, and Mental Wellbeing with Dr. Monica BandWhat is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and who can benefit from it? Is trauma limited to single-event experiences? How does Gen Z approach mental health versus previous generations? To help me answer these questions is Dr. Monica Band, an award-winning practicing mental health therapist and educator, specializing in providing trauma-informed care for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), with an emphasis on Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and LGBTQIA+ communities. She is also the host of a new podcast called I Need to Ask You Something from Lemonada Media and the Jed Foundation, a timely s...2023-11-1540 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: How To Be Alone Without Being LonelyJust because you’re alone, doesn’t mean you have to be lonely. Listen in as I share my thoughts on loneliness and how I've been living my life so that I can be alone without being lonely. Leave a 👉🏽👈🏽 in the comments if you enjoyed this episode! I'm also curious if you have tips for combatting loneliness - leave 'em in the comments so we can all get ideas :DAlso, let me know what other subjects you're interested in hearing about - living well is such a broad topic and I'm always looking for new...2023-10-2522 minAsianBossGirlJanet’s Dating Update - Knowing When It’s Time to Move On From a RelationshipWe’ve discussed many of our dating and relationship highs on this podcast over the years, and our listeners have also walked with us through our love woes. Love is hard, and loving someone is a learned skill. Today, Janet reflects on her recent breakup and shares some of her biggest takeaways from this relationship: what she was grateful for, what she learned about herself, and her outlook on dating now.__________________________________________Hosts: Melody Cheng, Janet Wang, Helen WuEditor: Michelle Hsieh__________________________________________P A R T N E R S...2023-10-0648 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: How to Keep a Positive Mindset When Everything Feels Like it’s Going to 💩Have you ever experienced a situation that seemed catastrophic in the moment, like when you think back to it as a memory, you feel it in your body - whether it was wide-eyed panic, stomach sinking disbelief, or rising anger fuming through your nose and exiting your mouth in expletives? In this episode, I share how I discovered that my car was stolen, the surprisingly calm reaction I had, and how I was able to achieve this mindset. I also share some thoughts on The Tale of Two Wolves. If you enjoy this episode, share a 🐺 in the comments!2023-10-0421 minAsianBossGirlLife in Your Late 30’sWe’re celebrating Janet’s birthday this week! So what an excellent time to reflect not just on the past year, but also on what it means to be in your late 30’s. This decade in particular is often full of significant life decisions, new responsibilities, and mindset changes. Though we are all still relatively young, we strive to live intentionally and build healthy habits, while also continuing to step out of our comfort zones. Join us in this moment of self-reflection, no matter what stage of life you are in!__________________________________________Hosts: Melody Cheng, Janet Wang...2023-09-2250 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: My Healing Girl Summer Hits'Healing girl summer' is the concept of taking a season to focus on tending to yourself, for yourself. It’s all about taking both the time and the space to prioritize your relationship with yourself over anyone else - to introspect, reflect, care for, inspire, and learn how to love yourself before you can love anyone else. In this episode, I share how I relate to this concept in my life right now and a handful of specific 'healing girl summer' practices that I’m doing. Which one do you plan to try? Or what's something else you're doing to he...2023-09-1328 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Stress, Burnout, Imposter Syndrome, and More - Wellness Tools 101 with Neelu KaurOn today’s episode, I talk about different tools for achieving and maintaining wellness. Many of us have probably heard of talk therapy, but what about hypnotherapy? And we all probably know that Yoga is a great tool for living well, but what about Ayurveda? To help us dig deeper into these topics, I invited Neelu Kaur to the pod - she is a Certified NLP (NeuroLinguistic Programming) coach, certified Yoga Instructor, Ayurveda Specialist, and trained Ericksonian Hypnotherapist. Neelu focuses on bringing mindfulness and stress management practices to both individuals as well as organizations and many of her clients ar...2023-08-2330 minAsianBossGirlJanet & Mel On 7 Years of Friendship and Connecting Through VulnerabilityHere at AsianBossGirl, we spend a lot of time on the podcast as a trio, but we don’t often share 1 on 1 conversations. So on today’s episode, Janet and Mel reflect on their friendship, one that could be described as an older/younger sister or cousin dynamic, where each person can talk to the other about anything, without judgment. Join as we walk down memory lane and share how our friendship developed from first impressions to a deep connection. And stay tuned for more 1:1 conversations with different ABG pairs in the future!What is something you trul...2023-08-1843 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: I’m an Introvert and I have to host a social event - Help! 🎉😳🎉It’s been a pretty big year for me for a number of reasons, but an even bigger year for a few of my loved ones. As someone who is fairly introverted and generally shies away from hosting events and celebrations, I’ve had to step into my discomfort a couple of times this year. In this episode, I share how I hosted three major social events as someone who isn't the hosting type - my partner's birthday, a best friend's bachelorette, and my dad's retirement party. If you're also an introvert and/or not the hosting type, I hope...2023-08-0218 minAsianBossGirlWhat to Know Before Traveling with Your SOTraveling with your significant other, especially for the first time, can be a big test for a relationship. Planning a trip and getting out of your typical routine is a lot of fun, but aligning your travel styles can be challenging. On today’s episode, we share some of our travel stories, from Janet’s international trip to Japan with Eugene (only several months into their relationship!), to Helen and Phil’s travel mishaps overseas. __________________________________________Hosts: Melody Cheng, Janet Wang, Helen WuContributing Editor: Haemee KangEditor: Michelle Hsieh__________________________________________P...2023-07-2139 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Cycle Syncing & TCM with Lulu Ge of Elix Healing 🩸When Lulu Ge went off birth control, she started experiencing intense health struggles. After an extensive journey, she finally found something that worked when she reconnected with her culture's practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). She then created Elix Healing - a treatment for menstrual pain that uses Chinese medicine wisdom and modern medicine approaches. What is TCM's take on cycle syncing? When is the best time to schedule a first date during your menstrual cycle? Listen in to find out! If you enjoyed this episode, leave a 🩸 in the comments!The Elix Guide to Cycl...2023-07-1235 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: How I Prepared My Body for Egg FreezingJune is Infertility Awareness Month. Around this time last year, I was just beginning my egg-freezing journey. How did I prepare for the experience? Did I take supplements? How did I exercise? Who was my support system? In this episode, I offer a high-level checklist of the key ways that I prepared myself for this significant endeavor. If you're interested in my full story with extensive details, check out: Ep 183: Janet’s Egg Freezing Journey - Giving Yourself Time to Start a Family and Ep 208: Checking In with Janet 6 Months Post-Egg Retrieval on the main AsianBossGirl show.__________________________________________...2023-06-2119 minAsianBossGirlJanet & Mel Getting Engaged? Baby #2 for Helen? ABG Reality Show?! ABG AssumptionsOn this podcast, we try to be as open and candid as possible. But realistically, our public persona only represents 5% of our lives. So, we wondered how much your assumptions about us match up with what’s really going on. From our personalities (Is Helen the most outgoing?) to our careers (Is ABG writing another book?) to our future plans (Would we ever move out of LA?) - are your assumptions about us correct?__________________________________________Hosts: Melody Cheng, Janet Wang, Helen WuEditor: Michelle Hsieh__________________________________________P A R T N E...2023-06-021h 00
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: How I find SPACE in my life - My Meditation JourneyThis episode is not about trying to convince anyone to meditate, if they aren’t somewhat interested already. I think most people I’ve spoken to don’t need to be sold on meditation and would like to start meditating, but the common hang-ups I hear are: "How do you meditate? Like what is going on when your eyes are closed? What am I supposed to be doing?" and "I've tried meditating before - I've downloaded apps, watched videos, or attended a short session - but I always fall off the habit. How do I develop a meditation practice or rit...2023-05-3121 min
AsianBossGirlLiving Well with Janet: Poop Problems - How to Have Better 💩💩💩Whether it's a struggle to hold in or a struggle to push out, there are few things in life as uncomfortable as abnormal poops. On my recent travels abroad to Japan, I faced this very special kind of discomfort >< >__________________________________________Host: Janet WangEditor: Victoria Cheng__________________________________________C O N N E C T W I T H U S• Subscribe and Follow us @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Amazon Music/YouTube/Instagram/Twitter/Facebook• Listener Survey: Let us know your thoughts on the podcast here• Shouto...2023-05-1018 minAsianBossGirlLoud Chewing, Interrupted Showers, and Stupid Fights with Our SOsWe’ve reflected on the ups and downs of relationships before, but today we’re specifically going to focus on those small, stupid conflicts that are insignificant in the grand scheme of things, and yet so infuriating in the moment. Whether it’s adjusting to each others’ daily living habits or going through life transitions together, there’s always going to be some things your partner does that annoys you. However, in the end it’s all about how you communicate and compromise to resolve these little frustrations. These stories have all been “okayed” by our partners, so listen in as M...2023-04-2851 minAsianBossGirlOur Work Besties and Janet’s Work DaddyMost of us will spend an average of 81,396 hours at work, according to Harvard Business Review. Naturally, you might develop close relationships with the people you’re spending all that time with. Whether it’s bonding over shared interests or just sending each other funny memes to get through the day, it can be very valuable to invest time in your coworkers. Workplace relationships could develop into lifelong friendships, important mentorships, or even blossom into an office romance…On today’s episode, we share stories of our work wives and work besties from our corporate days. Do we still...2023-04-2143 min
AsianBossGirlChecking In with Janet 6 Months Post-Egg RetrievalLast September, Janet shared about the start of her egg freezing journey on this podcast, and the process of going through her first cycle. Since then, she’s gone through one and a half more cycles. At six months, she wanted to share some updates and a deeper reflection on the journey so far. How many eggs was she able to retrieve, and how long do they last? What was it like to meet her partner in the middle of this journey? And what does she wish she knew before starting the process of freezing her eggs? Everyone’s expe...2023-02-2446 min
AsianBossGirlDo I Need Time Away From My Partner?After a big holiday season, and with even more holidays coming up in the next two months, it can be difficult to find personal time to recharge and relax. Especially when you have to balance your own plans with your Significant Other’s! This was Helen’s first year as a family of 3 with a toddler, while Mel and Janet spent the holidays with SO’s for the first time in a while. From traveling to meet family, to triple birthday celebrations, our social calendars were more packed than usual! On today’s episode, we discuss how we managed to balan...2023-01-1900 min
AsianBossGirlRomance, Success, and Longevity - How Accurate Was Our 2021 Psychic Reading?In January of 2021, we sat down with Carla, a Spiritual Medium, Healer, and Intuitive Counselor, who we got to ask about our FUTURES. Mel and Janet asked for insight in their searches for life partners, Helen received recommendations on areas to focus on and strengthen, and the three of us asked for advice for ABG’s success and longevity. Almost two years later, we’re reviewing what Carla read in our futures and comparing it to our lives today! Especially given the recent romance in Mel and Janet’s lives. What came to fruition within the last 2 years...2023-01-0658 min
AsianBossGirlRaw + Real Reflections on 8+ Years of Love, Marriage, and Parenthood, feat. Philip WangA few years ago, Helen arranged two blind Holi-Dates for Mel and Janet. This year, we’ve certainly still got love in mind, as we’ve all found holiday romances of our own. So, instead of focusing on new romances, we wanted to learn more about what love is like for a couple who has been together for 8+ years: husband and wife, Helen Wu and Philip Wang! They sit down for an open and honest discussion of how they navigated the ups and downs of their relationship, the expansion of their family, and their proudest moments together as a coup...2022-12-231h 02
AsianBossGirlABG Favorites - 36 Questions to Fall in Love (Episode 35)“The 36 Questions That Lead to Love” by Daniel Jones on The New York Times challenges friends and couples to be candid through a series of personal questions. There are three sets of twelve questions each, with increasing levels of vulnerability. This activity is based on a psychology study that explored how intimate and honest conversation creates connection and increases closeness, even if the participants were strangers at the start. After starting a podcast and business together, we know a lot about one another, but we wanted to challenge ourselves in this episode to explore even deeper levels of cl...2022-11-2556 min
AsianBossGirlWe’re No Longer Single! Mel and Janet’s Dating UpdateOver the years, we’ve shared many of our dating and love stories for AsianBossGirl listeners. As many of you know, Mel has been seeing someone for a while, but she’s kept that relationship mostly private so far. Now, she’s ready to share more details, and… surprise! Janet has also met someone special in her life recently, and she’s excited to introduce him! Join us as we share how the two of us met our partners and how those relationships developed, and highlight some sweet and meaningful moments we’ve shared with our partners so far. ...2022-11-181h 08
AsianBossGirlABG Office Hours - How We Build Confidence for Dating, Motivation for Exercise, and Fave Baby Products (Part 2)Our office hours are back in session! We received so many questions for our last Office Hours episode that we had to separate them into a second part (you can listen to the first part here!). On this episode, TAs Helen, Mel, and Janet tackle tough questions like: How do we field out the fuckbois vs. serious guys while dating? What are our favorite Self-Help books? And what’s our advice for young staff in corporate jobs?If you would like us to record more Office Hours episodes, leave us a comment with an apple or pencil em...2022-11-0448 min
AsianBossGirlScary Experiences We Didn’t Think We’d SurviveHalloween is just around the corner, and since the nights have gotten longer and colder, we’re in a spooky mood. In this episode, we’ll be sharing some creepy experiences we’ve had… both real and supernatural. From Helen’s harrowing travel story in India, to Mel and Janet’s eerie encounters in college, we recount the details of what happened… and discuss if there could have been anything other-worldly involved.Beware! This episode may not be for the faint of heart…Now it’s your turn - tell us about your own spooky experiences in the...2022-10-281h 04
AsianBossGirlHow to Plan Your Dream Wedding Stress-Free with Events Planner, Michelle TuWeddings are joyful, picture-perfect moments that couples will remember for years to come. But the months leading up to the Big Day can be extremely stressful and overwhelming; there are so many decisions to be made about flowers, guest lists, and venues. Today, we’ve brought an expert to help us navigate all your wedding planning questions! How to stay within budget, balance personal wants and needs with familial expectations, and honor cultural traditions on your special day.Our guest, Michelle Tu, has been a wedding planner and consultant for over 10 years. She founded her own event pl...2022-09-301h 01
AsianBossGirlABG’s 5 Year Anniversary!AsianBossGirl just passed our 5th birthday! On September 21, 2017 we released our very first episode, “ABG - What’s in a Name?” At that time, this was very much a passion project - we were three girlfriends with corporate jobs, sitting around a table drinking wine, who decided to share our experiences as Asian American women with the Internet. Now, five years later, we’ve established a company, a community, and we’ve grown as individuals - all thanks to the amazing support we’ve received from you - our listeners! Thank you for spending your time with us, and refle...2022-09-231h 22
AsianBossGirlIncreasing Laotian Visibility as a Multi-Hyphenate Storyteller - with Kulap VilaysackKulap Vilaysack’s career path was not a linear one, but it landed her in Hollywood – from Nurse Kulap in Childrens Hospital to guest roles on Bob’s Burgers, The Office, and more. Over the course of her decades-long career, she has witnessed the media and entertainment industries evolve and change for the better. From her experiences as an actress, comedian, writer and showrunner, Kulap has seen that representation must start from the top of the ladder, and goes beyond simply casting diverse actors. On this episode, Kulap shares her own origin story, and how it led her to...2022-09-1658 min
AsianBossGirlI’m a Vegetarian and All My Friends are CarnivoresPlant-based or plant-forward eating has been lauded as a healthy lifestyle habit for years now.If you’re a meat-eater who is plant curious, this episode is for you! What exactly is a plant-based/forward way of eating? How do you start the transition? Where do you get your protein? How do you feel full?I’m also here to share how a plant-based diet has affected my lifestyle: How do I eat out with non-plant-based/forward company? What about dates? Or my family (i.e. why might my Asian parents be resistant to this eati...2022-09-1421 min
AsianBossGirlMythbusting Asian Superstitions - Can Putting Onions In Your Socks Cure Your Cold??If you grew up in an Asian household, you may be familiar with certain rituals or practices that were taken very seriously by your parents, sometimes without much explanation. Beliefs such as, “drinking hot or room temperature water is better for you,” or “wearing slippers will keep your feet warm,” were ingrained in us growing up, but today, we are researching whether or not these beliefs are actually rooted in truth. Will your babies’ hair really grow back thicker if you shave their hair? Why shouldn’t you sleep with a mirror facing your bed? We tackle the questions you’ve alway...2022-09-0956 min
AsianBossGirlJanet’s Egg Freezing Journey - Giving Yourself Time to Start a FamilyAs many listeners may already know, Janet is going through the process of freezing her eggs. At the time of this episode’s release, she just finished her first cycle, and she’s planning to do 1-2 more cycles to collect additional eggs. Fertility is still a topic that is not often talked about, so today, Janet is here to share her personal experience and walk us through every step of the process: why she decided to freeze her eggs, how her day-to-day life was affected, and some helpful tips she’s learned so far in her journey. She’s here t...2022-09-021h 17
AsianBossGirlQ&A - Mel’s New Beau, Janet’s Vitamin Lab, and Helen’s Baby Number Two??!!August is coming to a close, so it’s time to sit down and catch up with a Q&A! We asked you all to submit your burning questions to our Discord (join the AsianBossGirl Collective here!) and our Instagram, and found that many of you are curious to know more details about recent changes in our lives. Who has influenced our outlook on love and life in the past year? What’s the latest update on Mel’s new beau? And most importantly, what is the first aisle you go to at a Target, Trader Joe’s, or Costco?2022-08-2656 min
AsianBossGirlWhat Does it Mean to Live Well?Hi, it’s Janet! Most of you know that I’m an avid yogi, meditator, plant-based eater and all-around wellness enthusiast. As a 2nd generation Asian American woman, I often find myself experimenting with Western health trends against the context of the Eastern philosophies I was raised with. I’ve shared parts of my wellness journey in various ABG episodes, but there are pieces I have yet to reveal. Listen to this episode for a thorough recount of my journey to wellness (so far). I explore what it means to live well and talk about periods in my life when I...2022-08-2428 min
AsianBossGirlTwo Minute News Segments on MTV Led to a Trailblazing Career for SuChin PakOur guest today is SuChin Pak, who is best known for being the first Asian American correspondent at MTV in the early 2000s, and one of the few Asian women we got to see consistently on our TV screens as teenagers. She started as a teen reporter on her local news channel, but didn’t expect to pursue a career in media – there weren’t others like her in the field back then. But thanks to her inspirational work, many of us are now able to consider creative careers that we didn’t think were possible before. Currently...2022-08-191h 07
AsianBossGirlOur Hall Passes: Asian Men EditionToday, we are celebrating Asian men in pop culture and media: those who made an impact on our lives growing up, and those we now admire for using their platforms to advocate for their community. These men have certainly proved that society’s measure of “hotness” has expanded beyond the notion that Asian men are not appealing, and should continue to expand. We reveal who our first Asian male celebrity crushes were, which actors we would want to star alongside in our theoretical biopics, and discuss how our personal definitions of “attractiveness” have changed over time. Who are your pa...2022-08-1258 min
AsianBossGirlHow to Retire Early and Manage Debt with YourRichBFF, Vivian Tu“Everybody knows that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, but why can’t someone teach me how to do my taxes correctly?” We’ve all wished at some point in life that personal finance was taught in schools with as much emphasis as algebra and biology. Starting your first job and learning how to save, invest, and manage your money can be difficult without the help of an expert. Vivian Tu has made it her mission to make professional financial advice easily accessible. In 2021, she started posting videos as YourRichBFF to combat misleading informatio...2022-08-051h 15
AsianBossGirlNavigating Grief, Intergenerational Trauma, and More with Dr. Jenny Tzu-Mei Wang (Asians for Mental Health)“Claiming your right to exist without limits includes giving yourself permission to rest.” -@asiansformentalhealthConversations about mental health are never easy, but particularly for children of immigrants, children of culture, and the diaspora, navigating and prioritizing mental and emotional self-care can seem like an isolating and daunting task. Our guest today has made it her professional mission to provide encouragement and guidance on how to overcome cultural stigmas while remaining proud of your heritage. Dr. Jenny Tzu-Mei Wang is a Taiwanese-American clinical psychologist known for her words of wisdom on Instagram @asiansformentalhealth. She is dedic...2022-07-291h 01
AsianBossGirlAbortion is Healthcare - Protecting the Right to Choose in Post-Roe AmericaOn June 24, 2022 the Supreme Court voted to overrule Roe v. Wade, a landmark court case which granted federal protections for the privacy of Americans seeking to terminate a pregnancy. The legality of an abortion is now determined on a state-by-state basis, and already several states have implemented a total ban on abortion. This issue has been weighing heavily on our hearts for the past two weeks as we wonder what a Post-Roe America looks like. Whether abortion affects you directly or not, it is important to learn and share what the Supreme Court’s ruling means for abo...2022-07-2253 min
AsianBossGirlNew Romance, Egg Freezing, and New Mom Life DecisionsThe end of June and the beginning of July marked the middle of the year. We often take time to practice goal setting at the beginning of a year, and actively review and reflect events, actions, and behaviors at the end of a year. But this year, we have decided to do a mid-year check-in. What did we envision going into this year? Is it shaping up as we’d hoped? What’s next? Listen in as we share about a new romance potential, thinking about fertility as a single woman, the crossroads of new motherhood and work, and much...2022-07-151h 19
AsianBossGirlEpisode 175: How to Land Your Dream Job with Tiffany Siu, Senior RecruiterHere at ABG, we get A LOT of messages about careers - questions about how to figure out what you want to do, tips on applying for jobs, best practices for interviews, etc. As much as we love sharing our personal experiences, the 3 of us are by no means experts.Cue in Tiffany Siu, who specializes in recruiting and talent acquisition. Tiffany is currently a Senior Recruiter & Program Manager, Early Talent at BitGo. Prior to this, she spent time at both Palantir Technologies and Robinhood when they were hyper-growth start-ups, where she helped countless students land their fir...2022-07-081h 13
AsianBossGirlAllez Cuisine! with Kristen Kish, New Co-Host of Iron ChefToday’s guest is Kristen Kish, an acclaimed chef with a stacked resume. A graduate of Le CordonBleu in Chicago, she earned her first executive chef position at 24. In 2013, Kristen won season 10 of Top Chef, becoming the first contestant to return after elimination and win the whole competition, and the second female winner in the history of the Top Chef franchise. Kristen also openly shares her experiences as a Korean adoptee raised by a loving family in Michigan, as well as her identity as a queer woman, happily married to her wife since 2021.Join us as we ch...2022-07-0144 min
AsianBossGirlHow Well Do We Know Each Other? ABG Plays "We’re Not Really Strangers"What do you think Janet's love language is? What is Helen most sensitive to? How could someone add 1% more happiness to Mel's Life? In this episode, we play an online version of the popular card game, “We’re Not Really Strangers” - a game focused on empowering meaningful connections and there are 3 levels of questions and wildcards that help you deepen your existing relationships and create new ones. The online version we play in this episode is called “We’re Just Friends”, and can be found here: werejustfriends.online. Listen in as we deepen our relationships and learn more about each o...2022-06-2451 min
AsianBossGirlAll My Friends Are Getting Married and Having KidsThe 30s are a decade where many (obviously not all) but many people experience 2 MAJOR life milestones: marriage and kids. We imagine that each of those events is like a door into a different room - on one side is the before, and after you step inside, you’re in a different room with different life circumstances - maybe kids more than marriage, but still - both are very life altering events. Mel and Janet are currently both in the same room - the one with no man and no babies!If you ever feel like all yo...2022-04-081h 13
AsianBossGirlEpisode 160: Changes & Transitions in your Early 20's & 30's with ABG Team Members Ashley & HaemeeThe topic of life transitions is a popular one among our listeners, and as many of you may know, ABG is no longer just Helen, Mel, and Janet - we also have a wonderful team of women who keep ABG running – women who also have their own perspectives and experiences that we know many of you can relate to.Today, we have our social media coordinator, Ashley, and our newsletter editor, Haemee on the pod to share life transitions that they are currently working through in their lives. Ashley, being in her early 20's, graduated college in the...2022-03-251h 04
AsianBossGirlHow Do We Respond to Expectations? // ABG Four Tendencies ResultsThe Four Tendencies is a framework developed by happiness guru, Gretchen Rubin. The test categorizes you into one of four distinct personality profiles so that you can better cater habits and actions to increase your happiness! The four tendencies are Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, and Rebel - what do you think Mel, Helen, and Janet each test as? What do you test as? Let us know in the comments below!The Four Tendency Test we took can be found here: https://quiz.gretchenrubin.com/four-tendencies-quiz/This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh.___________________________L...2022-03-0452 min
AsianBossGirlMel and Janet Answer Your Dating QsIn this week's episode, Mel and Janet answer your questions on dating - What are our pre-date confidence boost rituals? Our go-to pick-up lines on dating apps? How do we deal with not feeling left out as close friends settle down in their relationships and marriages? And what are our biggest challenges in dating right now? Listen to find out! We're curious about your thoughts on dating too -- let us know your answers to some of these questions in the comments!This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh.___________________________L I S T...2022-02-251h 03
AsianBossGirlEpisode 155: Finding Love Through The Podcast with Anna Lee & Amy LeeFinding love through our podcast is something Janet & Mel both thought they would potentially achieve. A lot of their friends joke around asking if anyone has slid through the DM’s or if listeners have sent potential matches & the answer is no LOLHowever, it looks like some of our guests are having better luck finding love through our ABG podcast. If you remember Ep 66 & Ep 68, we brought on our good friend Anna Lee to talk through her coming out story. We later found out that another ABG listener, Amy, really connected with Anna’s story and made her move...2022-02-181h 05
AsianBossGirlEpisode 154: He Venmo Charged Me for the Date! // Mel & Janet's Dating AdventuresIt's been a while since we caught up with you all on our dating adventures on the apps, so in today's episode, we share some of our recent experiences -- conversations via text, a video chat, a couple of in-person dates, drafting and sending hard messages, and getting unexpected responses. We're curious what dating has been like for all of you these past couple of months -- let us know in the comments!This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh.___________________________L I S T E N E R S U R V E...2022-02-111h 03
AsianBossGirlEpisode 149: Future Self Journaling - New Year, Future UsWelcome to a NEW YEAR! In this FIRST episode of 2022, we focus on goal setting in a non-traditional way. Instead of discussing our goals in a list format, we opted for a future self journaling exercise inspired by Jenn Im's vlog where she journals a "future day-in-the-life". This activity can help focus one's desires and goals. Listen in as Mel, Helen, and Janet each share a "future day-in-the-life". What do each of our journal entries reveal about the life we want? Try this exercise out yourself and let us know if you enjoy it!This episode was ed...2022-01-0759 min
AsianBossGirlLost in TransitionMany large life milestones typically occur in our 20s and 30s - Things like work promotions, moving to new cities, developing serious romantic relationships, buying a home, getting married, starting a family, etc. - all events and occurrences that are markers of growth and progress. Between these milestones are periods that can often feel like stagnancy. Nothing’s really wrong in life - in fact, things can feel pretty stable and ok, but so stable and ok that you feel like you’re on auto-pilot - not really inspired and not really excited, and not really growing. You find your...2021-11-191h 20
AsianBossGirlEpisode 129: For the 90s Kid in All of UsMel, Janet, and Helen are 90s kids, two of us being 80s babies. And this past year or so, we’ve been seeing a very quick rise of 90s comeback fashion, especially amongst those who were born in the 2000s. It’s been a bit strange to see flares, bell bottoms, spaghetti straps, fanny packs, and bucket hats make a comeback, but we thought it’d be fun to have an episode where we reminisce about the actual 90s and early 2000s trends that we lived through and grew up with! Because who knows? Maybe some of the stuff we tal...2021-08-2052 min
AsianBossGirlEpisode 128: From Shared Rooms to Homeowning - The Places We’ve Called HomeSo a topic that comes up quite frequently in our post-college 20s and 30s, when we’re freshly moved out of our parent's homes, is about the roof over our heads!! Where do you live?? Are you renting? Are you thinking about buying? What are you looking for in a house? What does your dream house look like? These are questions we’ve had to think about ever since entering our ‘adult years’.We are all in pretty different places in our lives, with Janet owning her first condo & having lived here for 4 years, Mel having just upgraded...2021-08-131h 10
AsianBossGirlEpisode 122: Summer Singles UpdateWe are still feeling the energy from that Hot Girl Summer episode! With LA opening up and summer officially here, the single ladies of the trio, Janet & Mel, are making their entrance back into the dating scene. Mel went on her first in-person date and ran into some little bumps (do guys ask you to come over on the first date?!), while Janet’s potential guy seems to be forward on the apps but lukewarm on the FaceTime call? Tune in as we recount our latest dates and what we foresee for our dating life for the rest of 2021!...2021-07-0252 min
AsianBossGirlEpisode 120: Catching Up - A Roadtrip, Maid of Honor Duties, and Getting Hitched!The last few weeks have been a whirlwind and we haven't been able to spend much time catching up on our personal lives. Listen in as we share what we have been up to personally, aside from ABG - Janet went on a rejuvinating roadtrip with some close friends, Mel shares her lessons learned from her first time being in a bridal party (and as a Maid of Honor, no less), and Helen gets officially married in the midst of buying and renovating a new home. Where did Janet go and what did she do? Did Mel's bride have a...2021-06-181h 08
AsianBossGirlEpisode 112: A Break-up, A Booty Call, and Still Engaged -- Our Relationship UpdatesToday’s episode is about dating and relationships. We have a lot of episodes about this general topic, but we haven’t given a real proper update about each of our personal situations (or lack of situations) more recently. And we realized that the three of us are actually uniquely positioned to talk about romantic relationships from very different perspectives. We'll be talking about Janet's recent could've-been-the-one relationship, Mel's quarantine flings in 2021, and the biggest thing Helen is working through in her relationship. Tune in for this juicy update!
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AsianBossGirlEpisode 111: A Conversation with Janet’s Ex, feat. Wesley Chan (from Wong Fu Productions)Romantic relationships are one of the most challenging types of relationships to navigate. And while some connections hold strong and end in a beautiful lifetime together, many fizzle out. In episode 85, we each wrote a letter to our exes. It was the first time we got that open and vulnerable with one of our past relationships on this podcast! And so many of you enjoyed hearing our letters, especially the idea that opening old wounds and memories can actually be a healing process, if approached with gratitude in mind.
In this episode, Janet takes it one step...2021-04-161h 13
AsianBossGirlEpisode 98: We Did A Psychic Reading Ft. Spiritual Medium, CarlaHave you ever wondered about the world of energy healing, spiritual mediumship, and psychic powers? We've been curious about this for a while but waiting for the right opportunity - and that happens to be TODAY, ON THIS EPISODE.From questions like "What strengths or weakness does Helen need to be aware of?", "What does Janet need to work on to find that husband?", "When is Mel going to find THE ONE?", to "What does the future hold for ABG?", we get answers from Carla, a Spiritual Medium.Tune in to see what the spirits h...2021-01-151h 28
AsianBossGirlEpisode 92: Mel Goes on a Blind Holi-DATE w/ an Actor! feat Hayden SzetoTrying out dog food for the first time on a first date? Guess nothing should surprise us any longer in 2020, hm? Now that the holidays are in full swing, we're bringing you another fun and juicyy holi-date episode! Helen put on her cupid wings again, and this time, she's setting up Mel with an actor, and someone who is equally passionate about the API community, the arts, and *shocker* also doesn't like hiking??? His name is Hayden Szeto, @haydenszeto. You might recognize him from The Edge of Seventeen! Can compatibility prevail for these two? No...2020-12-041h 19
AsianBossGirlEpisode 90: Janet Goes on a Blind Holi-DATE w/ a Younger Guy! feat Jeffrey ChangIs age truly just a number? How important is age when it comes to dating? Can two people who are ten years apart really connect romantically?To spice things up this holiday season, Helen took on the role of Cupid here at ABG! And she is aiming her arrows at the single ladies of this podcast, Janet & Mel! You have all heard their dating woes on the podcast by now, but you've never heard them on an actual BLIND FIRST DATE! This week, Helen took aim and hit Janet and content c...2020-11-201h 05
AsianBossGirlEpisode 65: South Asians Represent with Drushti GandhiIn continual celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we spend this episode chatting with Drushti Gandhi, an Indian-American ABG. Drushti was born in India and came to the US when she was 5 years old. She currently works as a management consultant for EY (Helen’s old company!) in their Change Management practice. Drushti is also one of Janet's best and closest friends. We talk about her dating experiences, her journey with her career, and share various aspects of her Asian American, specifically, Indian American, upbringing.
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AsianBossGirlEpisode 60: We Left Our Jobs!We are back with season 6! We've kicked off many seasons before, but this is a significant one for us. This is the first time that the 3 of us no longer hold full-time positions at a company other than AsianBossGirl. Yes, we are ALL recently fun-employed, no longer tied to an employer other than ourselves. In this episode, we share how this came to be, including all the nuanced thoughts, feelings, and external events that lead us to this place. Listen to hear a little more about what is next for Mel, Helen, Janet, and ABG as a whole.
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AsianBossGirlEpisode 55: 2020 - The Year of ABG2020 marks the start of something new (High School Musical anyone? Lol). A new year, a new decade.
In the previous episode, we reflected back on 2019 and shared our lows & highs. Those experiences lead us to spend some time thinking about what we want to focus on in 2020. What’s next for ABG? What’s in store for Mel’s last year in her 20’s? Do we see a wedding for Helen? Is 2020 the year a man locks down Janet?
Listen in as we chat through our goals for the year and what we have in store for ABG!
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AsianBossGirlEpisode 54: 2019 - A Year in ReviewThis episode is dedicated to our collective review of 2019 for ABG (learn how we're growing our business, every step of the way!), followed by our personal reflections of 2019. Last year around this time, we reflected on 2018 and discussed our goals for 2019 (check out Episode 34!). Now that we’ve reached the end of 2019 (and survived it) we go back to the resolutions we set at the beginning of 2019 to see how we’ve tracked against those goals. We discuss our continued focus on mental health and self-awareness, our revelations about what defines success for us, habits we wish to break -- but...2020-01-1059 min
AsianBossGirlEpisode 50: Let's Talk About Sex, BabyWe touched (pun intended) on sex a bit in Season 1 on Episode 5: 20 Something Girls vs. 30 Something Women (Part II Sex & Dating), but this time we go deep (pun was not intended, but now it is). Sex is a loaded topic, and for many of Asian cultural background, a rather taboo topic that we rarely discuss with parents/family or friends. From school provided sex-ed courses to internet chats to porn, our introductions to and understandings of sex were pretty fragmented and incomplete when we were younger. Listen in as we share our personal experiences with sex - how we were...2019-12-0657 min
AsianBossGirlEpisode 40: Single and Ready to… Marry?Ah.. the ever continuous discussion of dating (or, lack thereof). For anyone else in their post-collegiate, 30s+ stage in life, this one’s for you! We talk about the sweet spot between our 20s and 30s, where we’re no longer in a low-stakes college relationship, we’ve already been on plentyyy of dates to know the qualities we look for in a significant other, and we feel like we're SUPPOSED to be in a steady relationship building towards a family -- but 2 out of 3 of us, are not. Mel and Janet share their recent date experiences, how to maturely and re...2019-06-2859 min
AsianBossGirlEpisode 34: Reflections & ResolutionsIt’s been such an amazing journey of shared stories and building a small ABG/ABB community with y’all. As we near the end of the first month of 2019, we reflect on our 2018 conclusions, touch upon our 2019 resolutions, and cringe/celebrate how we’ve been tracking on those #goals/#aims/#focuses to date. Join us as we talk about our intentions for the rest of the year: our shift in focus towards mental health, being more open to romance, a dry Janet, continuing to support other Asian women in the areas they excel at, becoming a better friend, and plans...2019-02-0147 min
AsianBossGirlEpisode 15: Time to Get Skin-timateFor us three ladies, the strongest transition for self-care, particularly related to hair and skincare, happened between our 20s and 30s. From a bar of soap, to drug store products, to multiple steps in our nightly skin care regimen, we've become less reactive (ah, acne!) and more preventive (stay away, ac-NAY!) But apparently, we're still not doing enough!! Join us, as we highlight our beauty battles, discuss what's 'in' right now with skincare, and how to hold a tear back from a bad dye job. We know, you’ve been there too ;)
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AsianBossGirlEpisode 14: What's Yo Zodiac Sign?! (What?!)Zodiac signs - accurate or too "woo woo" for you? What is your sign and do you think the profile is accurate? Get to know us better as we identify each of our signs and discuss the associated characteristics. Are you a dreamer Pisces like Mel? People person Sagittarius like Helen? Or an analytical Virgo like Janet? We also define and compare our Chinese zodiac animals. Do the eastern and western definitions match or clash? Listen in to learn a little about horoscopes and Chinese zodiac signs, and a whole lot about us! Image credit: Dilok Lak
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