The Asian Mental Health Podcast

For our season 2 finale, Oscar and Marcus interrogate our technical producer Yeo about his copyright beef with Kanye West (!) and find out how community, cooking and creativity all play a part in keeping him mentally healthy. The transcript is available here . Help us destigmatise mental health conversations in Asian communities by downloading this episode and sharing it with your friends and fami...

Marcus and Asami gain invaluable insight from Beverley Wang (ABC’s National Culture Correspondent and host of Stop Everything! and Life Matters ) as she talks about the benefits of sleeping well, not replying in the heat of the moment and her general approach to self-care when under pressure. The transcript is available here . 🌱Help us to destigmatise mental health conversations in Asian communit...

Our fearless leader Asami finally takes the hot seat and tells all about the link between physical and mental wellness, building a good relationship with your limits, and how she persevered with Shapes and Sounds through financial hardship and uncertainty. The transcript is available here . Help us destigmatise mental health conversations in Asian communities by downloading this episode sharing it...

Asami describes the alarming findings of the latest youth mental health research, Marcus explains how the pandemic has changed the brains of young people, and Oscar contemplates the effects of social media on our identities and values. The transcript is available here .  All the support services mentioned in this episode can be found here . Help destigmatise mental health conversations in Asian co...

Jagesh Panchal, founder of Shakti Mental Health, speaks about comfortable spaces for conversations between men about their mental health, the diversity within Asian and South Asian culture and how compartmentalising your thoughts can actually help you through difficult moments. The transcript is available here . Help us to destigmatise mental health conversations in Asian communities by downloadin...

We nudge Oscar into the hot-seat and try to convince him that he’s creative. As our co-host and community engagement lead, he explains why bathing, constant learning and social connection are necessary for his well-being. The transcript is available here . Help destigmatise mental health conversations in Asian communities by downloading this episode on your favourite app and sharing it with your f...

Our co-host and resident psychology student Marcus shares ideas on combating stressful workload paralysis while leading an academically-driven lifestyle, and why pulling an all-nighter is never a good choice. The transcript is available here . Help destigmatise mental health conversations in Asian communities by downloading this episode on your favourite app and sharing it with your friends and fa...

To kick off our second season, the Shapes and Sounds team discuss the harmful misconceptions and serious consequences of poor mental health in Asian communities and how simple conversations can make a difference.  Content warning: this episode contains discussion of suicide. The transcript is available here . Help destigmatise mental health conversations in Asian communities by downloading this ep...

👋Welcome back to the Asian Mental Health podcast! In our season 1 finale, we’re joined by Anushka Phal. Through her lived experience as a third-culture kid and her expertise as a psychologist at Umeed Psychology, Anushka takes us on a deep dive into intergenerational trauma in Asian families. You can read the transcript ⁠here⁠ .  As we’re brand new, we’d love for you to help us in three ways: Dow...

👋Welcome back to the Asian Mental Health podcast! In episode 7, we’re joined by Bimba Chavan. Using her expertise as a counsellor at Unhyphen Psychology and headspace, Bimba shares a therapist's perspective on the challenges that shape the experiences of Asian men and how self-validation can lead to positive outcomes. You can read the transcript ⁠ here ⁠. As we’re brand new, we’d love for you...

👋Welcome back to the Asian Mental Health podcast! Behind every win, lies a series of failures that we’ve all had to overcome. This episode talks about how we can quieten that persistent voice of self-comparison. Please note that this episode involves conversations about mental ill-health which may be triggering to some. - In episode 6, we’re joined by Dr Belle Lim who’s a diversity and inclusion...

"It seems like a lot of mental health messaging seems to be a rejection of Asian values..." 👋Welcome back to the Asian Mental Health podcast, and to the midway point of season1! Time flies! And in this episode, it’s just your hosts Asami, Marcus and Oscar, trying to answer this question that was submitted by someone from the Shapes and Sounds community: “ It seems like a lot of mental h...

👋Welcome back to the Asian Mental Health podcast! For this episode, we’re joined by Nathan Lee who’s the co-founder of Stint, an online community and job platform dedicated to helping international students build long-term careers in Australia. As a second-generation Asian Australian with family from Malaysia and Timor Leste, Nathan helped us to answer this question which was submitted to us by a...

👋Hello and welcome back to the Asian Mental Health podcast! In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Ahona Guha who is a clinical and forensic psychologist, trauma expert and author based in Melbourne, to outline exactly what happens in therapy and what you can expect from going to see a psychologist. This episode answers two questions submitted to us from the Shapes and Sounds community that asked, ...

👋Welcome back to the Asian Mental Health podcast! For this episode, we’re joined by Natcha Limpianunchai who's a registered psychologist and ex-international student based in Melbourne, to discuss all things love, affection and care, within Asian families. This episode answers a question submitted to us from the Shapes and Sounds community that in essence asks, how can we show love to, and fe...

👋Hello and welcome to the very first episode of the Asian Mental Health podcast! This is an introductory episode to help you get to know your hosts, Asami, Marcus and Oscar from Shapes and Sounds; the leading voice for Asian mental health in Australia. Throughout this episode, you’ll get to know who we are and what brings us to working in mental health. You'll learn about: The difference betw...

It’s easy to think that you’re all alone in your struggles, especially if you come from an Asian family where often, conversations about mental health really don’t occur that much. But as a therapist, let me just say that you’re definitely not alone and many of the concerns that you might have are shared by others just like you too.  You’ll get to hear this first hand via the Asian Mental Health P...