Best The Asian Mental Health Collective Podcasts (2024)

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Dancing with Grief: In Personal Loss and Collective Suffering (with Glora Eid) 1:21:11

10M ago1:21:11

1:21:11

Join Gloria Eid (writer, poet, leadership coach, and grief movement guide) and host Janice Ho for a conversation on grieving – whether it's the grief we feel when losing a loved one, doing our trauma-healing work, or being impacted by the collective suffering we see in the world. They discuss how they've each created an intimate relationship with g…

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Uncovering Our Authentic Self Through Inner Child Work + the Right Relationships (with Janna Estrada) 45:56

1+ y ago45:56

45:56

Fellow therapist-in-training Janna Estrada shares about her journey uncovering her authentic self, from not being able to speak up for herself and being overwhelmed by big emotions to doing therapy and finding the right relationships that align with her values. Janice and Janna also chat about the transformational work they've done reparenting thei…

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Can You Learn New Relationship Patterns? (with Tim Johnson) 1:01:08

1+ y ago1:01:08

1:01:08

Tim and Janice talk about how to keep the spark going in our romantic relationships, including what to do when our love languages aren’t aligned, continuing to learn new things about our partners, and doing dates! They also discuss the importance of doing the individual work to bring our best selves into our relationships, navigating anxious and av…

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Sex Work as Healing Work + Exploring Kink and Polyamory (with Sydney) 56:01

1+ y ago56:01

56:01

Sydney and Janice chat about how sex work can be healing and a path to reclaiming one's sensuality. They also dive into unlearning codependency and practicing polyamory, plus exploring kink and disowned parts through dom/sub play. Bio: Sydney is a chef, pleasure curator, and sex worker based in what is colonially known as Philadelphia. Sydney is a …

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Going Alcohol Free (My 3-Year AF Anniversary) 32:52

1+ y ago32:52

32:52

Janice shares her process of how she made it to 3 years alcohol free after struggling with alcohol dependency for many years. She and her guest host Janna Estrada discuss the top 5 things that supported Janice in her alcohol-free journey. This episode covers: Drinking culture and talking openly about drinking 5 things that helped Janice go alcohol …

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Asian Representation: Stepping Into Self-Confidence (with Sheena Yap Chan) 44:11

1+ y ago44:11

44:11

Sheena Yap Chan and Janice discuss why Asian representation and healing intergenerational trauma are important in building self-confidence. They also talk about racism in Canada and how they gave up parts of themselves to assimilate to Western culture. They share ways we can reconnect with our Asian culture and tap into community to nourish our aut…

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Building Secure Attachment Through Healing Trauma + Solo Polyamory (with denise chang) 52:26

1+ y ago52:26

52:26

In this age of insta-everything, it can be tempting to chase the next quick healing fix and spiritual high. But Janice and her guest denise chang discuss a more sustainable approach to healing trauma that involves working with the body; reconnecting with our erotic power; resourcing our ancestors, nature, and animals; and working with our child par…

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About The Soul's Work Podcast + Janice Ho 22:53

1+ y ago22:53

22:53

Janice kicks off Season 4 of The Soul's Work Podcast by introducing herself to new listeners, reflecting on the podcast's journey, and sharing what we'll be getting deep and vulnerable about this season. This episode covers: Who is Janice? (Her social identities) Why she started the podcast What is the light work? The shadow work? About Season 1 Ab…

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Integrating the Self-Development Work Into Real Life (Part 2) (with Trang Pham) 1:00:06

1+ y ago1:00:06

1:00:06

Janice and her guest Trang Pham continue their conversation about integrating the self-development and therapy work into the messiness of real life and relationships—when it's the hardest to access our tools, practices, and grounding! They discuss important aspects of this integration work, including: initiating hard conversations being transparent…

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Integrating the Self-Development Work Into Real Life (Part 1) (with Trang Pham) 59:59

1+ y ago59:59

59:59

Janice and her guest Trang Pham get on the mic for a special episode about integrating the self-development and therapy work into the messiness of real life and relationships—when it's the hardest to access our tools, practices, and grounding! They discuss five big aspects of this integration work: being aware that we've just gotten activated, self…

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Raising Our Relationship Standards and Integrating the Therapy Work (with Arys Déjan) 1:06:01

2y ago1:06:01

1:06:01

Janice and her guest Arys Déjan (host of The Who and How Club Podcast) close out Season 3 with a deep conversation on love and relationships, including how they’ve upped their standards for letting someone into their life since working on themselves, and contending with the aloneness that can come along with raising the bar. They also share their e…

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From Chronic Health Problems to Greater Wellness (with Kyria Marie) 51:01

2y ago51:01

51:01

In this episode, Janice and her guest Kyria Marie (holistic nutritional consultant & health coach) discuss the connection between trauma/mental health issues and chronic health problems. Kyria shares about the transformative work she does with clients, taking both a science-based and "ancient wisdom" approach to healing. Janice and Kyria also discu…

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Healing Trauma (Part 7): Releasing Trauma and Changing Lifelong Patterns with Body-Mind-Relational Therapy (Pt 2) 1:18:36

2y ago1:18:36

1:18:36

Janice shares what has been the most transformative approach for her in healing trauma and changing lifelong patterns. In Part 2 of this episode, she discusses: Why we may need our body's participation in healing trauma Reconnecting to our body's internal experience to unlearn patterns Increasing our capacity for self-regulation through co-regulati…

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Healing Trauma (Part 7): Releasing Trauma and Changing Lifelong Patterns with Body-Mind-Relational Therapy (Pt 1) 1:06:01

2y ago1:06:01

1:06:01

Janice shares what has been the most transformative approach for her in healing trauma and changing lifelong patterns. In Part 1 of this episode, she discusses: 5 core needs that, when not met, can result in developmental trauma (+ Janice's personal experiences with early trauma) The distress cycle of trauma: top-down + bottom-up processes How trau…

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Turning 40 (My Milestone Birthday Episode) 56:30

2+ y ago56:30

56:30

In this special birthday episode, Janice and her special guest interviewer (her almost 1-year partner, a.k.a. Sugar) sit down to reflect on Janice's life and path ahead as she turns the big 4-0. Janice answers: What makes you happy? Are there such thing as happy coincidences in life? What scares you? And will you meet that fear face to face one day…

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From the Abandonment Wound to Connection (Part 2) (with Steve LeBlanc) 48:09

2+ y ago48:09

48:09

Janice and her guest (also dating partner) Steve LeBlanc get vulnerable chatting about how early abandonment trauma has impacted their later relationships and capacity for connection. In part 2 of their conversation, they dive into: Integrating the inner work into relationships Healing from infidelity Steve’s greater self-awareness of his triggers …

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From the Abandonment Wound to Connection (Part 1) (with Steve LeBlanc) 51:17

2+ y ago51:17

51:17

Janice and her guest (also dating partner) Steve LeBlanc get vulnerable chatting about how early abandonment trauma has impacted their later relationships and capacity for connection. In part 1 of their conversation, they dive into: The research on how impaired connection in early childhood can lead to the abandonment wound The impacts of Steve’s e…

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Healing Trauma (Part 6): Finding Freedom Through Relationships (with Hari Alexandra) 59:46

2+ y ago59:46

59:46

Janice and her guest Hari Alexandra, a coach who helps women heal trauma, share about how their experiences of childhood trauma have impacted their adult relationships, their 4-year healing journeys, and the process of integrating the inner work into relationships in everyday life. The conversation dives into: Hari's and Janice's childhood relation…

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Telling the Truth Through Art Therapy (with Youhjung Son) 39:55

2+ y ago39:55

39:55

In this episode, Janice and her guest Youhjung Son, an art therapist and business coach, demystify what art psychotherapy (or "art therapy" for short) is, and how it helps people tap into their inner world in powerful ways that talk therapy can sometimes miss. Youhjung also talks about her coaching work helping budding art therapists make a career …

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Exploring Solo Polyamory 54:10

2+ y ago54:10

54:10

In this episode, Janice shares about some of her personal experiences exploring polyamory (solo polyamory, more specifically) over the past few months. She defines what consensual non-monogamy, polyamory, and solo polyamory are to get us on the same playing field, then answers the most common questions and/or misperceptions she gets when telling ot…

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Sex and Love: Addressing the Intimacy Recession (with Gwendolyn Dolske) 1:08:33

2+ y ago1:08:33

1:08:33

In this episode, Janice and her guest Gwendolyn Dolske (philosophy professor and host of the Good Is In The Details Podcast) discuss the current "intimacy recession" among young people that is not only keeping individuals from experiencing pleasureful sex, but also placing them in risky situations. They share about their own experiences of learning…

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Healing Trauma (Part 5): Tuning Into Our Body through Somatic Practices 53:33

2+ y ago53:33

53:33

In this episode, Janice explains why is the body so important in healing trauma. She also shares some body-based (somatic) practices that can help us build a foundation for addressing trauma and coming back to our "whole selves" by: expanding our capacity to be aware of and stay with our body's internal physical sensations and emotions – however un…

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Exploring Pleasure and Embodiment (with Erica Wiederlight) 1:09:07

2+ y ago1:09:07

1:09:07

In this episode, Janice and her guest Erica Wiederlight (sexual empowerment and dating coach) discuss practices for exploring our own pleasure (it's probably not what you think), how to be more in tune with our bodies and less in our heads, and being with the confronting bits that often come up in our exploration of pleasure. Erica also shares abou…

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Reconnecting with Our Soul (with Allyn Reid) 52:02

2+ y ago52:02

52:02

We're kicking off Season 3 of the podcast by reconnecting with our souls! Janice and her guest Allyn Reid (founder of WooManity, a soul leadership development hub) discuss Allyn's work helping business leaders who have “tried everything” but hit a wall to shift toward running their business (and life) from a soul-led place. Allyn also shares how we…

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6 Lessons Learned from Doing the Soul's Work (Season 2 Finale) 34:37

2+ y ago34:37

34:37

In this episode, Janice wraps up Season 2 of The Soul's Work Podcast with six of her biggest lessons learned from doing the soul's work over the past four years. Rate & review the podcast: Apple Podcasts Podchasers Spotify www.TheSoulsWorkPodcast.com Connect with Janice: Instagram: @janicehoimages | @janicehocounselling Listen to all The Soul's Wor…

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Closing Out 2021: Reflections on Another Big Year 28:51

3y ago28:51

28:51

In this episode, Janice closes out 2021 with a few of her big reflections on this big year – from reassessing and letting go of relationships, to exploring polyamory, to doing the vulnerable work of cultivating connection and community with others. She dives into practicing boundaries, exploring the unconventional path, doing the self-work, and of …

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Doing the Work: From Anxious to Secure Attachment in Relationships (with Melissa Vona) 1:07:51

3y ago1:07:51

1:07:51

In this episode, Janice gives a brief overview of attachment theory and the 4 attachment styles. Then she and her guest Melissa Vona share about their personal stories doing the work to move from anxiously attached tendencies to more secure attachment in relationships – including the heartbreaks, trauma-healing, deep inner reflection, and moments o…

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Navigating Boundaries: The Good, the Confusing, and the Uncomfortable 50:19

3y ago50:19

50:19

In this episode, Janice shares her personal experiences navigating boundaries – the good, the confusing, and the uncomfortable. First, she offers some personal examples to define what boundaries are and why they’re so important. Then, she shares three big lessons from her not-always-easy journey of navigating boundaries, including: Tips for identif…

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Healing in Relationships with a Therapist (with Chris Lam) 1:03:31

3y ago1:03:31

1:03:31

In this episode, Janice and her guest Chris Lam (therapist at Ride the Waves Counselling Service) talk about how therapy can help clients heal in relationships, both with the therapist and in their other relationships. They also discuss some common reasons people go to therapy, how therapy can benefit clients, and both the luck and work involved ma…

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Life Is Short, But What If We Need to Slow Down? 43:54

3y ago43:54

43:54

In this episode, Janice discusses how the well-known saying "Life is short" might make us feel like we should be doing things better, bigger, and more of. Janice shares how she's taken an authentic, oftentimes brave approach to life that has involved big moves, but that sometimes going slow and feeling "cautious" about the things we desire doesn't …

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From Hopeless to Hopeful with Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (with Lucy Duong) 26:48

3y ago26:48

26:48

In this episode, Janice and her dear friend Lucy Duong chat about the trauma-healing journey Lucy took after her sister completed suicide. Lucy shares about how hypnosis helped to get rid of her triggers – and how she was so inspired that she learned how to do hypnosis (as well as neuro-linguistic programming, NLP) herself! Janice and Lucy discuss …

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Navigating Online Dating and Sex After Lockdown 1:19:58

3y ago1:19:58

1:19:58

In this episode, Janice opens up about her experiences online dating during the pandemic and shares about a recent, shitty sexual experience she had that left her feeling disgusted, ashamed, and devalued. Janice discuss how she worked through those difficult feelings (using Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy) and the lessons she's learned sinc…

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Healing Trauma (Part 4): Doing Therapy 1:07:26

3+ y ago1:07:26

1:07:26

In this episode, Janice shares about her experiences doing therapy: 1) What compelled her to do therapy in the first place; 2) what it’s been like to work with the different therapists she's had, including the differences doing cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) versus trauma therapy with a mind-body approach; 3) what about certain therapists turn…

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Healing Trauma (Part 3): Getting Triggered (Why Can’t We Just Leave the Past in the Past?) 42:24

3+ y ago42:24

42:24

In this episode, Janice explores that oh-so-common experience of getting triggered in the present due to past experiences of trauma, and how the activation of our fight-flight-freeze response in these situations can make it super challenging to stay calm and objective. She also discusses that we may have explicit memories of past traumas, but also …

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Healing Trauma (Part 2): What Causes Trauma + Why Trauma Isn’t Just About Negative Thoughts 46:50

3+ y ago46:50

46:50

In this episode, Janice breaks down 4 (unofficial) “trauma basics” in sharing more about how trauma develops and is experienced: Different types of trauma (shock, developmental, and complex trauma) and examples of potentially traumatic events; Trauma is not about the event but a person’s subjective experience of the event; Some factors that influen…

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Healing Trauma (Part 1): What is Trauma + How My Healing Journey Started 27:42

3+ y ago27:42

27:42

In this episode, Janice defines what trauma is and shares about her personal trauma-healing journey. She explains why taking that exploration into addressing the impacts of past traumatic experiences has been so important in changing her life, including the story (i.e., “the big relationship problem”) that compelled her to face her shadows. She als…

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19. Asian Identity and Therapy Ft. Alyssa “Lia” Mancao 45:33

4y ago45:33

45:33

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. In honor of Filipino American History Month, we're revisiting Asian Identity and mental health, with special guest Alyssa “Lia” Mancao who manages @alyssamariewellness on Instagram. Join us as we talk abo…

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18: Anxiety: Community Q&A 42:27

4y ago42:27

42:27

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. This week we're answering some questions we received from some of our community members in our Facebook group. We couldn't answer all of them but we hope that these answers give you a place to start think…

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17. School Anxiety and You Part 2 38:00

4y ago38:00

38:00

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. This week we're continuing our conversation on school anxiety. We explore a few more of the specifics regarding school anxiety and try our best to wrap up this big topic. Next week we'll be answering some…

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16. How School Anxiety Affects Us 48:16

4y ago48:16

48:16

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. This week we're continuing our conversations on anxiety, more specifically we focused on the anxieties of going back to school, especially in the times of covid. There was a lot to cover and we tried to c…

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15. How We Can Understand Anxiety 38:45

4y ago38:45

38:45

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. We took a break last week for self-care, but we're back this week to discuss anxiety. We tried to cover most of the basics of anxiety, and we hope to address it more in depth in the future. If you have qu…

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14: How We Can Practice Self Care 42:49

4y ago42:49

42:49

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. With everything going on in the world, we decided that it would be a good time to address the issue of self-care. We share a few tips and personal ways that we've been addressing our own stress and negati…

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13: Boundaries in Action 47:25

4y ago47:25

47:25

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. This week we're wrapping up this series on boundaries and we're exploring what boundaries might look like at work and with family and how to navigate them. Join us again next week as we explore various as…

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12: Boundaries: How Do You Know If They're Unhealthy? 38:58

4y ago38:58

38:58

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. This week we're continuing our series on boundaries. In this episode, we explore some of the factors that make boundaries unhealthy and how we can identify boundaries that might not be the most beneficial…

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11: Boundaries: An Introduction 35:57

4y ago35:57

35:57

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. This week we're starting a new series on boundaries. We hope that you're able to get some helpful background information about boundaries, particularly in the context of being Asian American. Please join …

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10: What You Can Expect From Therapy as a Client Part 2 31:08

4y ago31:08

31:08

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. We're wrapping up from last week with the continuation of what clients can expect from therapy. We hope that this two part episode has been helpful for you and we'd love to hear any additional questions y…

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9: What You Can Expect From Therapy as a Client Part 1 32:41

4y ago32:41

32:41

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. This week we decided it would be helpful to go a little more into the details of what people can expect from therapy as a client. The original recording went a little longer that usual, so we decided to s…

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8: How the Model Minority Hurts You 49:31

4y ago49:31

49:31

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. As BIPOC mental health awareness month draws to a close, we decided it would be a great opportunity for us to explore the model minority myth. In this episode we talk about the origins of the model minori…

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7: How to Get Started With Therapy 45:56

4+ y ago45:56

45:56

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. We know that people have a lot of questions when it comes to therapy, so we decided to try to shed some light on the process. Therapy can be daunting but we hope that the information we present in this we…

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6: Therapists' Perspectives on Therapy 42:18

4+ y ago42:18

42:18

Welcome back to the Mental Health Mukbang, a podcast by the Asian Mental Health Collective, where we try to make mental health easily digestible. This week we take a look at how we, as therapists, view therapy and explore some of our own experiences. We discuss what therapy means to us, how we go about it, and the things that motivate us to keep go…

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