Episodes
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I've learned so much about rest, and how it IS productive from Chanel Huynh, a certified Holistic Nutritionist. Enjoy the podcast episode as we talk about everything from her story of burning out, less science based practices when it comes to rest and health.
⌚TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - What Is This Podcast About?
(00:29) - Podcast Begins
(01:06) - Chanel's Intro
(01:34) - Chanel's Story with Burnout and the Importance of Rest
(03:34) - Revenge Bedtime Procrastination
(05:49) - Burnout Leading to Hospital Visit #1
(08:14) - Stress and Hormones
(11:54) - Hospital Visit #2
(14:12) - Hospital Visit #3
(15:12) - Hospital Visit #4
(16:37) - The Turning Point
(17:29) - Quitting the Retail Job
(21:20) - Self-Shaming vs Self-Empowerment (for Resting)
(23:37) - Being Hypercritical Towards Yourself
(24:41) - What Led You to Actually Treating Your Body Right?
(26:04) - Going Back to School with Your Mom (Nutrition School)
(28:31) - Sleep Debt
(28:52) - "All or Nothing" Approach
(30:02) - "I Slept for 12 Hrs Straight, Daily, After I Quit My Job"
(33:30) - Listening to Your Body
(35:47) - The 7 Types of Rest
(37:04) - "Properly" Resting
(37:48) - Valuing Productivity Over Rest
(41:26) - Social Media and Constantly Being Overstimulated
(43:59) - Parasympathetic vs Sympathetic Nervous Systems
(45:25) - Feeling Like You Can't Relax
(47:30) - Benefits of Deep Breathing on Your Nervous System
(48:55) - Discovering the Benefits of Hot Yoga and Box Breathing
(50:24) - The Seven Types of Rest (In-Depth)
(50:27) - Physical Rest
(51:10) - Mental Rest
(51:56) - Emotional Rest
(52:24) - Social Rest
(53:05) - Creative Rest
(54:55) - Sensory Rest
(55:28) - Spiritual Rest
(58:20) - Saying "I Think" vs "I Feel"
(01:01:00) - Chakra Centers
(01:01:58) - Manifesting
(01:03:08) - Getting into More Esoteric Practices (Less Science-Based)
(01:06:51) - Lucid Dreaming
(01:08:30) - Being a Coach and Asking Good Questions
(01:11:25) - Asking Questions vs Asking GOOD Questions
(01:16:24) - Developing a Sense of Identity
(01:21:14) - What's Next for Chanel?
(01:22:55) - Balancing "Being Human" vs Being a "Coach"
(01:25:58) - What Do You Lean on When You Get Lost?
(01:31:09) - Neutral Reality vs Negative Perceptions
(01:33:51) - Outro
🔗LINKS:Check Chanel out here: https://www.instagram.com/chanelchuynh/
This episode is also available on YouTube in video form!
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhSnoO7pFkk
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So I met a dude in Mexico that was chill so we did a podcast episode together! Meet Lolo, a 23 year old digital nomad who stepped away from the corporate life and chose meditation and breathing techniques over drugs, alcohol, and partying. Enjoy the convo!
⌚TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Epic 1 min Intro
(01:04) - The Inspiration for This Podcast Episode
(02:14) - Guest Intro
(03:44) - From Drugs, Alcohol, and Partying to Solo Travelling at 18
(05:25) - Meditating and Breathing Techniques Changed His Life
(11:13) - Transitioning from Drinking and Drugs to Meditation and Breathwork
(12:43) - From the Corporate Office Life to a Digital Nomad
(15:16) - Having the Confidence to Take Action on Your Decisions
(15:35) - Bottom-Up vs Top-Down Approaches
(16:09) - The Importance of Clarity
(17:32) - The Importance of Perspective
(21:38) - How Did You Learn to Make and Act on Decisions Quickly?
(23:06) - Learning to Talk to Strangers and Really Connecting with People
(25:05) - Social Anxiety and Overthinking
(29:16) - Social Skills and Strategies to Talk to People
(31:46) - Father Figures and Positive Influences
(33:46) - How Did You Find Your Close Friends?
(34:10) - Pushing Yourself in the Wrong Direction
(37:05) - You Are Constant, Everything Else Changes
(38:44) - Valuing Being Connected with Yourself
(40:40) - "Influencer" Habits vs Habits for YOU
(42:32) - The Value in Journaling
(45:41) - The Reason for Being Inconsistent with Habits
(49:06) - Lolo's Content Journey So Far
(52:04) - Why I Started This Podcast (Andy's Content Journey)
🔗LINKS:
Lolo's IG: https://www.instagram.com/lolocappucci/
Lolo's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lolocappucci/videos
Sauce me a DM on IG about anything: https://www.instagram.com/aluuumina
This podcast is also available on Youtube!
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Every time I travel it feels like I come back with my life changed, no cap. Listen to me and my travel buddy talk about our trip to Mexico and all the stuff we learned along the way! Chapters:
(00:00) - Epic 1 min intro
(00:59) - Ghetto setup (in Mexico)
(01:58) - Getting Scammed
(04:02) - Is Solo Travelling Overhyped?
(04:42) - The Pros and Cons of Solo Travel
(08:51) - The Importance of Talking to Strangers
(12:02) - Min-maxing vacations vs relaxing
(13:38) - The benefit of changing your environment
(14:38) - Struggling to Relax
(19:56) - The importance of health metrics (sleep, HRV, etc.)
(21:40) - Oura sponsor me pls
(25:43) - Taking rest days when travelling
(28:52) - Finding your own limits and setting standards
(35:07) - How Much Do You Want It?
(35:16) - Setting Realistic Expectations
(37:07) - Accepting Life Limitations
(38:01) - Lessons from Anthony's Badminton Coach
(39:10) - Taking Risks
(40:11) - Having Confidence
(41:59) - You Can't Have Everything
(43:32) - It's Just You and Your Life
(45:51) - Lessons From Our Mexico Trip
(47:22) - Logic vs Intuition in Decision Making
(50:35) - Who is Anthony? (late intro)
(53:27) - Standing up for yourself
(58:47) - Final Thoughts - Would you travel again? -
Sup, it's been a hot minute hasn't it? Let's jump into why I left Youtube and content creation and why I came back, and all the lessons and fun deep things that go along with it!
⌚TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) - Epic 1 minute intro
(00:50) - Podcast start
(01:34) - Where have you been the past few months?
(02:02) - Self introduction (finally!)
(03:30) - Why I stopped posting Youtube content
(05:32) - My theme for 2024: Identity, or "Who are you?"
(08:30) - Imposter Syndrome with content
(09:03) - Outgrowing the content you make
(10:12) - Sharing your story vs teaching people via content
(12:26) - Judgement and making content
(14:07) - Lessons learned when I stopped posting content
(16:22) - Making space for yourself
(18:12) - Restructuring my life to create more space
(21:07) - Mindset shifts from "be productive all the time" to "make space for yourself"
(21:34) - Experience #1 - Trusting yourself with your time
(23:50) - Experience #2 - Being more Calm
(28:29) - The misconception about "wasted time"
(28:44) - The biggest lesson I learned in 2023
(30:47) - Questioning your beliefs
(33:29) - Human design
(34:51) - What's next for this channel?
(37:32) - Outro
🔗LINKS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO:
CGP Grey video on themes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVGuFdX5guE
Alex Hormozi podcast (timestamped to impostor syndrome):
https://youtu.be/Gk8EGWoGnEQ?si=Dv6cRWoZLMjb7QCj&t=9544
100+ different types of loneliness:
https://www.rootsofloneliness.com/types-of-loneliness#explore-types-of-loneliness
This episode is also available on YouTube in video form!
If you liked this episode sauce the pod a rating cuz ✨external validation✨
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Why is loneliness for guys, especially Asian Men, so difficult? How do you “fix” or “solve” loneliness, and what does that journey look like? Join John Wang and I as we talk about his journey through this process, what he learned, the challenges he faced, and the exercises he’s learned to level himself up in this area.
This episode is also available on YouTube in video form!
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIcVO9sdwc4
Chapters:
00:00:00 Banger intro
00:01:09 Who is John Wang?
00:01:41 What is a Men's group?
00:02:58 What's the most common problem you see in the men you coach?
00:04:32 Trauma vs Injuries
00:05:37 "How did you heal from isolation/loneliness?"
00:06:36 The 3 different levels of loneliness
00:10:09 From social butterfly to actual, deep, meaningful relationships
00:10:27 "Some of the most isolated ppl I know are the most popular"
00:11:43 Dimsum Friends
00:12:05 Women as a solution
00:14:10 Having friends but not actually feeling connected to people
00:14:35 Getting in touch with yourself (and how to do it)
00:15:30 The foundation for all relationships (empathy)
00:16:03 Exercise: "I love, I like, and I accept"
00:16:20 Exercise: "You're gonna be alone forever"
00:17:30 "I'm committing to not being with anyone else until I like myself enough"
00:19:29 The longest relationship you'll ever be in is the one with yourself
00:19:43 How to actually be comfortable with yourself
00:21:30 Pick a day JUST for yourself
00:23:29 If you let yourself do whatever you want, how do you make sure you don't abuse it?
00:24:23 This concept of "wasted time" doesn't actually exist
00:25:15 What if it's impossible to "waste" time?
00:28:08 Escapism vs genuinely enjoying things
00:29:45 The difference is just giving yourself "permission" to do the things you want
00:31:28 Heart and Hustle (not just Hustle)
00:31:44 Inner coach vs Inner healer
00:34:44 Procrastination isn't laziness, it's fear
00:37:02 How do you develop the "healer" or "heart" voice?
00:38:04 Negative self-talk (inner critic)
00:41:21 Integrating what influencers say into who you are as a person
00:44:54 John's book: Big Asian Energy
00:46:00 Asian cultural values have a massive impact on YOU
00:49:07 The 7 major patterns that show up for Asians
00:52:23 How do you re-write core beliefs from extreme Asian values?
00:54:04 More people need to hear this: "Adults can handle their own consequences"
00:54:19 "If I don't do this for them, they're gonna die"
00:54:53 Commander archetype beliefs/distortions (If I don't do it, who will?)
00:55:50 "Fixer" archetype patterns (people pleaser)
00:57:06 "If u need me then you won't leave me"
00:58:45 John's story of how he got into all this stuff
01:00:35 After spending a year with yourself, did your relationships change?
01:01:47 The 5 levels of no (full list in comments)
01:02:49 Drawing Boundaries
01:06:21 Saying no to people you care about
01:07:04 When John received his first hard "no"
01:11:28 "I spent a year being 100% honest with everyone"
01:15:29 Radical consequences in telling the truth
01:20:54 Advice for anyone in a big city trying to make friends
01:21:53 The fastest way to get over insecurities
01:23:04 The 3 Layers of conversation
01:24:01 Plug time + Outro
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Have you ever wanted to start a startup? Maybe... you're in the middle of one now? Want to know what to look for in a co-founder, and what it takes for co-founders to be successful? Don’t make the same mistakes we made…. all this and more in this podcast episode!
This episode is also available on YouTube in video form!
LINK: https://youtu.be/evib3v_ZfbI
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Join me and Jasmine as we talk about all the deep and spicy topics about friendship, including:
- What makes a good friend?
- What makes a bad friend?
- How do you keep friends?
- How do you know when you cut off a friend?
And more!
This podcast is also available on YouTube (with timestamps)!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7pa4D0sobk
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Join me and Nelson as we talk about dating apps, what we learned from our past relationships, and the mistakes we made (so you don’t make the same ones!)
YouTube link (with timestamps): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMyFyself7g
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How deep is too deep? Nelson and I talk about our experiences being vulnerable with the people we know, and discuss the same in our experiences in creating content such as music, videos on YouTube, and streaming on Twitch.
You can check him out here: https://youtube.com/@Otamaesthetic
This episode is also available on YouTube in video form!LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43JPbF-giWE
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What do actors go through to make it in their career? How do they practice for shows, get auditions, and master their craft? Join me today as we talk to Jeremy about his journey from dropping out of college to pursue what he was truly passionate about, to securing one of the top acting agents in Vancouver. You can also find him on IG @jeremygetsby!
This episode is also available on YouTube in video form!
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXQeL3N0E44
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