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#7: Defying filial piety and Asian parental expectations in career and in life
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Many of my Asian friends and I have experienced parenting in the form of helicopter parenting or Asian guilt to motivate us. After decades of conditioning, this becomes ingrained as a part of our psyche. And to be honest, for me, I’m still navigating and figuring out whenever I make a decision if I am being true to my heart center or doing it out of Asian guilt. “I have to do this to be a good Asian son”. In this episode, we cover:
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- My story of how I defied being a doctor
- Being compassionate with my family and their expectations
- Finding a career that my family doesn’t understand
- Filial piety and impact on us
- Compensatory strategies of being gay
- Is it wrong to defy parental expectations
- Why not following our truth has health consequences
- Tips on how to manage parental expectations
- What are the top 5 regrets of dying patients
52 episodes
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Manage episode 246354132 series 2571647
Content provided by Steven Wakabayashi. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Steven Wakabayashi or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Many of my Asian friends and I have experienced parenting in the form of helicopter parenting or Asian guilt to motivate us. After decades of conditioning, this becomes ingrained as a part of our psyche. And to be honest, for me, I’m still navigating and figuring out whenever I make a decision if I am being true to my heart center or doing it out of Asian guilt. “I have to do this to be a good Asian son”. In this episode, we cover:
…
continue reading
- My story of how I defied being a doctor
- Being compassionate with my family and their expectations
- Finding a career that my family doesn’t understand
- Filial piety and impact on us
- Compensatory strategies of being gay
- Is it wrong to defy parental expectations
- Why not following our truth has health consequences
- Tips on how to manage parental expectations
- What are the top 5 regrets of dying patients
52 episodes
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