Perfectly Imperfect is the show for those who are searching for growth and acceptance. As two Asian American women, Christine Chen and Regina Fang started having real and raw conversations after work 10+ years ago about our community and us as 20 something women. Now we’ve turned our 3am talks to this podcast where we can openly share thoughts + feels about mental health, friendships, and life lessons we’ve learned along the way. We create meaningful and deep connections that make you feel l ...
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PIP PIP HOORAY! We reached 100 episodes!! We wanted to catch up and celebrate this milestone with our pip fam. Christine shares exciting news about her journey to becoming a therapist, while Regina has found deep joy in her 30s and making intentional choices in her creative endeavors! Follow us here! Perfectly Imperfect - Instagram: @perfectly.impe…
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#99 - Adult Friendship Glow Up (20's vs. 30's lessons)
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As 2022 is winding down, we wanted to share some lessons we've learned about how to grow more meaningful and vulnerable adult friendships. Not all friendships are built the same and it can definitely be challenging to decide to either evolve with your friends or know when you've outgrown each other. We also chat about how to be your own friend firs…
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#98 - Breaking the Cycle: Intergenerational Trauma Part 2
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We're diving right into this season with the most requested topic: intergenerational trauma. This is a topic we've talked about before in Ep 85 (feel free to listen to that again as well), but since then, we've learned even more about identifying the patterns, learning how everything is connected, and sharing our own experiences on how we're trying…
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HI PIP FAM! It's been a while, hasn't it? We've finally gathered our thoughts and feels from this past year and wanted to close out 2022 with you all! Grab a cup of hot milk tea and join us as we catch you up on some life updates, life lessons learned, 20's vs. 30's mentality, and some good old perfectly imperfect feels. Links mentioned in today's …
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#96 - Your 2022 Guide: How to Create Your Dream Life with Aileen Xu (@Lavendaire)
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As 2021 winds down and we begin to dream about all the amazing goals we'd like to reach for 2022, we're faced with the same questions: What's my purpose? How do I want to keep growing? What impact do I want to have on my world? In other words, how do you become "an artist of life and start creating your dream life through self discovery, self love,…
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Ever felt like someone was mad at you for no reason? Or that you felt sad when someone else got a promotion? Projection happens when you least expect it, but it can feel just as painful as the actual event happening to you. This week, we dive deep into the situations where we noticed that we were projecting or being projected onto. The scenarios ca…
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#94 - What Season Are You In? (Season 5 Premiere)
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We've missed you #pipfam and we are so excited to be back!! For our first episode this season, we wanted to check in and catch up! It took us a minute to recover from all the chaos that was 2020, so this week, we sit down and discuss what it's like to go through the different seasons in our lives. Whether you're in the healing, action, all in, or e…
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#93 - Find Your Spark 2021 (Season 4 Finale)
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And that’s a wrap! We end Season 4 by reflecting on life lessons from 2020, our individual goals, how far we’ve come in our friendship and in this this podcast, and what the future holds for PIP.It's been a crazy ride, but we wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. Thank you to all our special guests who graciously shared their stories, thank you to…
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#92 - Assumptions About Men with Jack (@jackchenwashere)
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This week we're joined by Jack Chen, Christine's fiancé, to answer all your assumptions about men! We collected questions from Instagram and dive deeper into assumptions like: men not caring enough, men being less emotional, men fearing commitment and marriage, men only caring about is sex, and most importantly, what's with the negging?We also want…
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#91 - To All the F*ckbois I Loved with Linda Dong (@leendadong)
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What's the real deal with relationships? As women, we often go into dating blinded by the fantasy of LOOVE. Sometimes it's the Disney princess fairytale type of love or the chaotic but passionate K-drama love, but at the end of the day, we as young women were taught to stay innocent, never talk about sex, and always aim to please.This week our girl…
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#90 - Surrender & Control with @Jrodtwins (part 1)
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There’s a saying that “image is everything.” In today’s social media run world, the pressures of that mentality are more overwhelming than ever before. With a click or a swipe, anyone and everyone can see what your life is about, how you look, how talented you are, as well as being constantly bombarded with images of how we SHOULD look, act, and li…
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#90 - Surrender & Control with @Jrodtwins (Part 2)
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This is part 2 of our conversations with Jason and Justin Rodjanapanyakul! Part 1 is up now!From womb-mates to twins for life, the Jrods' journey has been destined to be intertwined forever. In this second half of our episode, we focus on Jay-Jay and JuJu by asking specific questions for each twin about their own personal experiences as separate in…
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What the heck is life coaching? Is it different from therapy? Does it actually help?Christine answers all these questions and more in this week's episode! As a full time life coach, she shares what her journey has been from starting as an event planner to a film producer, and now a life coach. She dives into how her own life has been transformed th…
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#88 - Let's Talk Sexual Attraction with Kenson (@rikognition)
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Sexuality is something that is not often talked about in the Asian American community. We grow up very sheltered and everything is very black or white in terms of what is allowed and accepted.. However as we get older, we learn that the spectrum of attraction, gender, sexuality runs so much deeper than what we’ve been taught.This week, we are so ex…
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We realized that after recording over 80 episodes of our most vulnerable thoughts, reflections, and experiences, we haven’t really shared the more lighthearted tidbits about ourselves, so that’s what we did! This week we spill the tea on OURSELVES and share some fun facts that we didn't even know about each other! Thank you to our sponsors BetterHe…
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In this week’s episode of Sister Advice, we answer your questions about mental health amidst the pandemic and upcoming US elections. It’s been an overwhelming year, and now, more than ever, we need to prioritize/protect our mental well-being, so we are here to help! We answer questions about feeling lost and lonely during covid (@_jennifer.y) and h…
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#85 - Intergenerational Family Trauma
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When we were kids, our parents were our heroes - they seemed to do no wrong and taught us everything that we needed to know. As we got older and experienced life outside of our family dynamic, things started to change - we started to question those differences. Our instinct became to fight back, either with our parents or within ourselves. This wee…
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#84 - Only Child vs. Siblings with Michael Chen
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Are you an only child? Do you have siblings? Then this week's episode is made just for you! We invite back Michael, Christine's younger brother, to talk about all the pros and cons of being an only child vs. having siblings. Regina grew up in a household where she was the only child and got all the attention, good or bad. Christine was an only chil…
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#83 - Sister Advice Q&A: Disney's Live Action Mulan Review with Minji (@minjeezy)
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DISCLAIMER: Before we get started with this week’s episode about our thoughts on Disney’s new live action Mulan, we wanted to address the controversies surrounding the film. We understand the frustrations and concerns including the main actress, YiFei’s, comments on the Hong Kong protests/police brutality and Disney’s decision to film Xinjiang wher…
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Dating is hard enough as it is, so we wanted to share with you some of our biggest dating red flags to look out for! How can you tell if they’re ready to commit? What are some signs of compatibility? Is this person being genuine or fake? Listen in to hear stories of our dating woes!Thank you to our sponsor BetterHelp! If you'd like to get 10% off y…
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#81 - Are We Cancelled? with Jimmy Wong (@jfwong)
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Cancelled. How many times have we heard this phrase and been quick to judge without getting the full story? In this politically tense climate, it's easy to get pitted against one another through the media and circulating rumors creating a mob mentality where neither side can see eye to eye. This week, our good friend Jimmy Wong joins us as we dive …
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In this week's episode of Sister Q&A, we answer your questions about family! As first generation Asian Americans, there are decades of cultural and generational misunderstandings. We so desperately want our parents to be proud of us and for there to be understanding, but there are also so many so many differences that cause friction. How do you mak…
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#79 - How Regina Launched Her Own Clothing Line
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We meet, At Last, the women's workwear line that Regina has been working on over the past year! It is a culmination of the hopes and dreams she's always had of being able to inspire confidence in women by helping them realize that everything they ever wanted is already within themselves.The fashion industry is constantly polluted with images of unr…
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#78 - 10 Things We're Happy Didn't Work Out
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It's easy for us to name all the opportunities that have worked out perfectly in our lives, but have you ever taken a moment to stop to think about all the things that didn't work out? This week, we dive deep and think back about all the opportunities we had once hoped and dreamed about, that never came to fruition. At the time, these events were s…
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If only love was always mutual. More often than not, we find ourselves (or the other person), being in the friend-zone, friends with benefits, the only one wanting to say I love you, or the only one who wants to get married and constantly waiting around for your partner to be ready...How do we overcome our fear of getting hurt or rejected while all…
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Continuing our Sister Advice Q&A series! It's been so much fun doing this being able to answer your questions because it makes us feel closer to all of you! Be sure to check out our IG stories to stay up to date for when we accept questions for these episodes.This week, we answer your questions about friendships, the good, the bad, and the toxic. W…
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#75 - Feeling Jealous? This One's For You
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During a time when we are constantly surrounded by social media and watching everyone's highlight reels, it’s hard not to feel FOMO or jealousy for what everyone else is doing. Feelings of envy can be all consuming which can also lead to feelings of inadequacy and depression. So how do we combat this jealousy? Are we truly jealous of what others ha…
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#74 - Are We "Really Strangers" Game
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This week we play the "We're Not Really Strangers" game to really put our 10+ year friendship to the test! We dig deeper with questions like "What was your first impression of me," "Am I intimidating to others," "Are you more afraid of failure or success," "Why do you think we met?"If you're interested in getting this game to play with your friends…
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#73 - Black Lives Matter & Healing Together
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In light of the current events that have been happening all around the world right now with Black Lives Matter, we wanted to share some self reflections, with our raw and honest truths. Like many of you, we’ve been listening, educating ourselves, and reflecting about the deeply rooted injustices towards our black brothers and sisters.We are learnin…
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#72 - How to Turn Your Hobby into a Successful Business with Shelly Kim (@lettersbyshells)
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Our incredible friend, Shelly Kim, joins us this week to talk about her journey of how she turned her hobby and love of hand lettering into a full blown business! She shares what she's learned about taking that first step to start your own dream business. As bosses of all our own businesses, we talk about the feelings of uncertainty, the mental for…
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#71 - Sister Advice Q&A: Who Are You Really?
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Welcome to our new podcast series Sister Advice! In an effort to better connect with you guys, we wanted to have more conversations with you. Once a month we will be collecting questions on our Instagram (@perfectly.imperfect.podcast) for the specific theme that month and answer YOUR questions!This month, in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage…
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As we kickstart this month of APAHM + mental health awareness, we wanted to continue to openly share our experiences with mental health. This week, @xoxochristinechen updates us on her progress with depression and gives us insight on how to really be there for the people you love who are struggling with depression and other mental health conditions…
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The A's to all your dating Q's! This week, we answer your guys' most asked dating, relationship, and love questions from IG! Like any good girlfriends, we probe into each other's dating stories: from the good to the horribly bad to the absolutely hilarious. Dating can be rough, so come laugh with us!Thank you to our sponsors BetterHelp and Storywor…
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Loneliness is an aching inside of us, a longing for understanding, acceptance, and comfort. It’s a feeling that happens to all of us and more often than not, can happen even in a crowded room. So why is loneliness always portrayed as the person who is the odd one out? What can fill that emptiness we feel?This week, we dive into the first time we fe…
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#67 - What is Your Purpose with Rowena Tsai (@rowenatsai)
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Growing up, we were constantly trying to find that balance between who society tells us to be and who we think we should be…but at the end of the day, who are we really? This week, we have on our beautiful friend Rowena Tsai who dives deep into understanding herself and her calling through lots of trials and tribulations. It’s easy to ignore your f…
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During this very overwhelming time, we wanted to record a special episode of Perfectly Imperfect to offer some emotional support for everything that has been going on in the world. 2020 has been… a LOT and has really forced us to come to terms with a lot of social ugliness that we've gotten used to or overlooked in our own lives. What can we really…
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We're BACK!! Starting off 2020 with a bit of a cleansing as we talk about how we learned about when is it the right time to let go of something or to push through? It's easy to let fear get in the way and create doubt in your mind about all the things that could go wrong, but how do you channel that energy into having the courage to go out of your …
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#64 - Create + Innovate from Off the Mic Event (part 2)
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AND WE'RE BACK with part 2 of our Off the Mic Live event. This week we're featuring the second panel "Create + Innovate" with Christine, Minji, and Helen! We share actionable tips and breakthrough experiences we had in order to make your dreams into reality. Join us as Mel + Janet from ABG moderate this panel!To get your own Perfectly Imperfect Jou…
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#63 - Lost In Transition from Off the Mic Event (part 1)
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SURPRISE!! We have a super special bonus episode from our first ever live event called Off the Mic that happened in LA of October this year. It features our first panel called Lost in Transition where Melody Cheng + Janet Wang (ABG podcast) and Regina talk about their experiences of feeling lost or stuck throughout their careers + life transitions …
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As we reflect on season 3, we can’t help but feel so thankful for each and every single one of you who joined us on our journey this year. A year ago, we were both lost, finding our footing, wanting to start something but letting our doubts and fears get in the way. There was so much growth that has happened in our lives and in our friendship this …
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#61 - The Truth About the Entertainment Industry with Steven Lim (@stevenkwlim)
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From making videos in his apartment in Ohio to having one of the most popular shows on Buzzfeed, Steven Lim has done it all. After giving up his “stable” career in engineering to pursue the entertainment industry, he found himself in the spotlight living the LA dream he had spent years wishing for. He started to pave the way for Asian American repr…
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#60 - Overcoming Rock Bottom with Megan Lee (@hellomeganlee)
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Growing up is hard enough as it is. Growing up as a star in the spotlight and constantly being judged on who you can or can't be, what you should wear, what you said or didn't say... it's suffocating.This week, our little sister Megan Lee joins us to share her story in the entertainment industry. Ever since she was a little girl, Megan knew she wan…
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#59 - Starting Over with Janet Wang (@asianbossgirl) and Minji Chang (@firstofallpod)
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The crossover episode we’ve all been waiting for!!Janet from Asian Boss Girl and Minji from First of All join us this week to talk about all the times they’ve had to hit the restart button. From changing industries to bad break ups to moving cities, everyone has had to start over. How do you know when it’s time to take a risk and pursue a different…
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Triggers. We all have them and yet most times we're unaware of them. They have a way of creeping up on us, catching us off guard, and evoking the strongest emotions in us ranging from intense sadness to deep rooted anger. When left unaddressed, they wreak havoc in not only our lives but the lives of everyone around us as well #triggerstriggerSo how…
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Women are catty. Women get jealous of each other. Women hate other women. These were narratives that were written for us before we even had the chance to decide for ourselves - it’s no surprise when we constantly feel pitted against one another. But what if it didn’t have to be that way?This week we talk about the importance of women supporting wom…
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#56 - Do You Like Me? Seeking External Validation
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It’s completely natural for us to seek external validation. As young children, we sought our parents approval, teachers approval, friends approval. We were always waiting for someone else to tell us we were right, or cool, or pretty and that is how we started to view our self worth and gained our self understanding, from other people telling us wha…
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#55 - Quarter Life Crisis with Jennifer Le (_jdle)
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Our 20's can be a super confusing and frustrating time. It's no wonder that 80% of us go through a quarter life crisis where we're trying to make sense of things. Where are we going? Are we moving fast enough? Which path is the "right" path? Am I making the "right" decisions to get to where I want/should be at in 5, 10 years?This week we bring on o…
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#54 - Men: What They're REALLY Thinking (and not telling you)
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There has always been a clear distinction in which men and women handle their feelings. For women, it’s okay to openly cry and talk about their feelings but for men, they are taught to suppress any emotion that isn’t anger or happiness. This stark contrast in gender expectations causes a whole lotta pain and assumptions on both sides and ends with …
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You’ve been good friends up until this point. They’ve been there for you…kind of…they’ve got your back…kind of…they've...wait..things are starting to not add up. Toxic friendships usually fly under the radar, it creeps up on you, the manipulation increases, and soon you lose sight of what’s true or false. Are we truly friends? Do real friends treat…
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The movies make love seem easy, an instant connection between the pair, a slight disagreement in the middle, but in the end, a happily ever after.From a very young age, we are taught to chase love. It allows us to have a partner in life, to have the family we've always dreamed of, and to feel accepted for everything we are. But what happens when we…
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