F*ck Saving Face Podcast Episodes:
EPISODE 49: NEEDLES, HERBS & TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE WHILE GROWING UP
In this episode, we talk about the different aspects and practices of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine handed down through the generations — and what it looks like now.
EPISODE 48: [MINDFULNESS] PLAY TIME — FOR ADULTS!
Play should never end with childhood. I’m inviting you to join me in this Episode as we look at the idea of play and how it can benefit you as adults.
EPISODE 47: CHANGING COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TO FOCUS ON RACIAL JUSTICE WITH MARIE BIGHAM
My guest on this Episode is Marie Bigham of Accept or Admissions Community Cultivating Equity and Peace Today. Listen in as we relate to each other’s cultural and professional backgrounds, as well as talk about the real world of college education today.
EPISODE 46: SEND YOUR KIDS TO A HIPPIE SCHOOL
In the here and now, if you are going through a challenging time, it is one slice of your life that, you know, there might be such beauty that comes out of it, such wisdom, such purpose, and the ability to help somebody else. And if we are all in the shared humanity together, I feel like the thing that makes our lives, the richest and the most fulfilling are those connections that we can really open up our hearts and be vulnerable and authentic with the other people around us.
EPISODE 45: [MINDFULNESS] MAKE YOUR OWN HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY
If you've been following this week, we've been really focusing on joy and how to create more of it on how to parent or show up differently, especially if you were raised in rigid traditional environments that maybe didn't align with how you are as a person and who you want it to be
EPISODE 44: HOW TO MAKE MORE HAPPY & JOY WITH THE MOYLE SISTERS
We talk about entrepreneurialism – and coming out professionally – with Re Perez, CEO of Branding for the People in Austin, Texas. His book, Your Brand Should Be Gay (Even If You’re Not), is a bestseller, and he shares how to live authentically in all realms of your life.
EPISODE 43: WHEN KIDS CAN’T BE KIDS
I share my intimate story on how I created a joyful life despite the kind of family culture I grew up in, making sure toxic family practices stop so we no longer perpetuate intergenerational trauma.
EPISODE 42: [MINDFULNESS] EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS WORKING OUT FOR ME
This one minute practice is going to be really helpful for those moments of doubt or reflection, or when you just need a little bit more juice to keep on moving forward in the pursuit of your dreams.
EPISODE 41: YOUR BRAND SHOULD BE GAY (EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT)
We talk about entrepreneurialism – and coming out professionally – with Re Perez, CEO of Branding for the People in Austin, Texas. His book, Your Brand Should Be Gay (Even If You’re Not), is a bestseller, and he shares how to live authentically in all realms of your life.
EPISODE 40: BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR (NOT A DOCTOR OR A LAWYER)
We’re talking about entrepreneurialism this week. What do you do if you realize you’re not made for normal, if you’re yearning for “out of bounds,” if you’re looking to live true to your wild nature when you weren’t raised to believe that being different is okay?
EPISODE 39: [MINDFULNESS] PEOPLE WERE PUT IN YOUR LIFE FOR A REASON
How can you learn to fully embrace what it is that you want and need? How can you heal your relationships? Why were these people placed in your life? Listen to today’s mindfulness practice today to explore the answers to those questions.
EPISODE 38: HOW TO HAVE A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRISTOPHER VO
When it comes to relationships, there's always room for improvement, especially if you weren't raised with healthy models to show you how to communicate with the people you love and show up in real connection and vulnerability. Hear from Vietnamese American Christopher Vo, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who's essentially a unicorn — he's an Asian American male in the field of mental and emotional health.
EPISODE 37: LEAVE YOUR MARRIAGE
As a culture, we need to redefine what a “successful relationship” is — sometimes, that includes leaving. In this episode, you’ll hear about how deeply the belief “staying together, especially for your child” is the right thing to do in my Chinese upbringing is.
EPISODE 36: [MINDFULNESS] LET YOUR FEELINGS COME OUT
How do you get clear about what it is that you're feeling? How do you embrace who you are to clearly express that to the world? Today's mindfulness practice is focused on allowing all of who you are to shine through — happy Pride Month!
EPISODE 35: HOW TO BE QUEER WITH AYOTO ATARAXIA
In this episode, we speak about sex positivity, sex negativity, exploring sexual identity, homophobia and being queer, figuring out “Asian-ness,” and being scared to go into the hard topics.
EPISODE 34: HERE’S TO LOVE IN ALL WAYS
When we first moved to Austin, Texas, we stayed with my friends Deirdre & Emmie who were married — but only recently did my daughter realize this. Here’s to LOVE in all ways! Happy Pride Month.
EPISODE 33: [MINDFULNESS] EMBRACE WHAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL & DIFFERENT
There's a close person in my life who has spent two decades working with special needs kids in education and has shared with me, "We're all a little bit on the spectrum." I believe that. Here’s how to embrace your own beautiful differences and know that we’re all perfectly imperfect.
EPISODE 32: REMOVING SHAME ABOUT SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN
While our episode began as a chat about guilt and shame around finances, because Anna Yen is a CFA with nearly 2 decades of experience spanning financial markets, cryptocurrencies, and digital marketing, we really dove into what it meant to battle guilt and shame from outside influences when she discovered that her second daughter would be born with Down
EPISODE 31: THERE’S NO SHAME IN BEING DIFFERENT
Asian Americans grapple with a lot of guilt and shame. During this “Asian American month” where we’re highlighting underrepresented voices, let’s explore guilt and shame as it pertain to two key topics: 1) money, and 2) children with special needs.
EPISODE 30: [MINDFULNESS] FIND YOUR VOICE
How do you find your voice if you’ve been used to being accommodating, people-pleasing and saving face? The practices in today’s mindfulness practice will help you learn how to communicate more clearly — with yourself and with others.
The F*ck Saving Face Podcast
with JudyTsuei
If you’re an Asian-American who grew up learning that you had to “save face” and be a “good girl,” let’s remove all the guilt, shame, and taboos to talk about the things we weren’t given permission to explore.
Rather than upholding the “model minority” standard, let’s redefine what it means to be strong, courageous, and bold in a brave new world. Let’s finally have a voice after being the silent generation for too long.
Join me, your host, Judy Tsuei, every week as I explore mental, emotional and physical health like never before, telling it like it is. We might shock the generation before us, but hopefully, you and I will create a more conscious way of being for the generation after us.
Wherever you are in celebrating your Asian-ness, I got you. Let’s roar together.