This could be something...

What does it look like to make mental health care more accessible, especially in places where support systems are limited?   In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Kevin Veneracion, a psychiatrist based in General Santos City, Philippines, and the co-founder of Gensan Psych Mental Health Hub. We talk about his journey back home after training in Manila, and how he’s helping shape a more compassionate,...

Guest: Carla “Lala” Magbuhat IG: @lalalelilolu | @elnido.gunita | @studio.giliw | @everydayelnido   What does it mean to build a life slowly, with your hands, your heart, and a lot of sunlight?   In this soft but honest conversation, I sat down with El Nido-based creative Carla “Lala” Magbuhat to talk about island life, artistic expression, and choosing a pace that feels right. Lala describes hers...

Carl Reyes is a third-year pathology trainee in the NHS. He’s also an actor, a former top debater, and one of my closest friends from med school. In this episode, Carl shares his layered journey of self-discovery; from a structured and competitive childhood in the Philippines, to navigating law school dreams, excelling in debate, and eventually shifting toward medicine… and later, the stage. We ta...

What does it take to rewrite the story you were handed? In this episode, we sit down with Hernald Batisanan, a Dubai-based Spinney’s employee, Guinness World Record holder, and self-proclaimed late bloomer in discipline. Once caught in cycles of drinking, smoking, and financial burnout, Hernald opens up about the quiet turning points that led him to choose early mornings, long bike rides, and a li...

In this episode, I sit down with Inez Galvez, a New York-based holistic health coach and Pilates instructor whose story and energy have stayed with me ever since we first crossed paths years ago. Together, we talk about burnout that hides behind high performance, the quiet exhaustion of being the “strong one,” and how healing often starts when we finally slow down enough to listen to what the body...

Welcome to This Could Be Something..., a podcast about the quiet, beautiful in-betweens of becoming. In this intro episode, Dr. Jerrhel Dahino shares why she created this space, for the reflective, the rebuilding, and the quietly curious. These are not polished stories, but real and resonant moments of change. If you're in a season of pause or growth, take a breath. Start here. This could be somet...