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Send us Fan Mail Hello, dear ones. Thanks for joining me back in here. As we inched towards the end of the first month in this new year, I hope you’ve managed to land yourself on a routine that’s easeful and gentle, and one that feels fitting for you and your heart. The introduction part was recorded during the early days into this new year, evident in my melancholy, so if you’re still working tow...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, dear ones. Thank you for joining me back in here. Today, I'm meeting you here solo with an invitation for you to join me to explore a topic that's been weighing on my heart and mind of late - friendships, in particular, the ones we have, had, or are trying to develop whilst in this phase of our 30s. I shared thoughts, learnings, and observations, and wrapped up wi...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, dear ones. Thanks for joining me back in here. I hope you've allowed doses of cocooning, indulgences, and rest into your days as you wrap 2022 up with a bow and are walking into 2023 feeling centered, nourished, and reignited.  On this first interview on this new season of the podcast, I caught up with a dear friend, Mary, who also happens to be a former guest on the p...

Send us Fan Mail Well, hello dear ones. It's been a long pause on here, longer than I'd wanted. I've missed hanging out with you here in this sacred, honest container curated to hold and honor the tender, true and deepest parts of ourselves that can sometimes feel too heavy and difficult to process or carry on our own, a space where this shared journey towards living out our one wil...

Send us Fan Mail Beloved friends, thank you so much for joining me on this atypical Wednesday episode on the podcast. It's been a while, and I've missed meeting you here through this intimate, personal forum and space. In this episode, you'll hear me share with you recent ongoings in my life, what went down in this "rut" I've been in, some interesting development and...

Send us Fan Mail Justine is a storyteller and mamapreneur. She writes for both film and TV, and runs her own copywriting business, helping brands that want to have a positive impact on people and planet build trust and loyalty with their customers and clients. For over ten years, she has been an activist raising awareness and trying to put an end to sexual and relationship violence. When she’s not...

Send us Fan Mail In this first interview post hiatus, I’m thrilled to bring you this heartwarming, nourishing conversation with the smart and sparkly Karen Chan. Karen is a children's book author, entrepreneur and attorney. She is the founder of Gloo Books, an independent publishing company making children's books for a more inclusive, just and compassionate future. After she became a pa...

Send us Fan Mail Hi friends. I arrived today with what would be the most heartwrenching share I've ever had on the podcast thus far.  I poured my heart out about trying to find peace and acceptance for the hardest thing by far I had to do in my life before I leave for Houston in a couple of days. I apologise if this is too emotionally charged for you or if there are parts of what I shared and...

Send us Fan Mail I’m in an over-the-moon kinda mood today because guess who’s back?! The endearing and bubbly Annie Hardock returns on the podcast!  If you don’t yet know Annie: Annie Hardock is an educator, entrepreneur and best-selling author and speaker. Watching her parents struggle financially to raise their family with 9 children, Annie knew from a young age that education and personal devel...

Send us Fan Mail I decided to take you into the depth of my heart's story this week on the podcast with this solo episode where I shared about my experiences and observations during my first week here in Singapore thus far, and offered up some learnings, some insights, some reminders I gathered through it. I hope you'll find comfort and courage in my musings and chatter, to walk a little...

Send us Fan Mail I have the pleasure of holding the space on the podcast today, for a reflective, honest and intentional conversation with the confident, tenacious, powerhouse of a female, Claire Wu.    Claire is a holistic business and mindset coach by profession and passion and a physiotherapist and movement expert by trade. After spending 15 years healing from her toxic family and environment,...

Send us Fan Mail In this Friday-ish episode, we wrapped up our golden nuggets roundup series, with these 4 sparkly, spirited, and brilliant ladies. I hope these nuggets of wisdom serve to remind you that you have the permission to try, create and turn your wildest desires into reality and that you're one unique human being on earth, and that your light is needed here.  Featuring:  🎈Transform...

Send us Fan Mail Andddd Hello there, 2022! New year surely, but yet, it feels and seems like that was the only thing that turned. The word and effect of ‘pandemic’ is once again upon us, threatening normalcy and forcing us indoors somewhat. So we kick off 2022 continuing with our round-up series! In this 2nd part of 3, I feature 4 amazing guests from different locations, with varied disciplines bu...

Send us Fan Mail Hi friends. On this momentous last day of 2021, I’m delighted to bring to you the final episode of 2021 on the Heart Open ConversaAsians podcast, where, during this time of the year where I’m blessed with some slower, more intentional time to tune in, reflect and prepare myself for what the new year ushers in, to listen back on the conversations with my amazing guests on Season 2...

Send us Fan Mail I’m delighted to bring you today, this wholesome, honeyed conversation with a new-found friend and a fellow avid lover of books and stories, Sarah Dayan Mueller. Sarah is a native of Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of two novels, including Home in a Hundred Places and Greater than the Still . Aside from writing her next novel, Sarah enjoys playing piano, ukulele, photography...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Friday, treasured folks. I hope you’re having a good one. I was rejuvenated by the breezy, cloudy weather where I am after taking a walk outside with Sadie just now. It has been a hectic week of work and life, and I’m beyond glad to start winding down and looking forward to a weekend listening my body and trying to do as little as possible. What are you looking forward to th...

Send us Fan Mail On Leaning Into Your Gifts, Allowing the Flow and Building a Heart-Centered Coaching Business with Serene Lim:  Happy weekend, loves. I found myself needing that breather after what had been a full week of work and holiday events commitments, so I’d allowed myself to fall off the discipline bandwagon here for a couple extra days before coming to you with this episode for y’all on...

Send us Fan Mail On this Thanksgiving week’s episode on the podcast, I have the honor of holding and sharing the space with Pauline Vuong. Pauline is a transformation coach helping people find clarity and fulfillment within their lives by mastering their mind.  This conversation was everything; it was honest, vulnerable, heart-wrenching yet hopeful at the same time. Pauline’s tenacity at life and...

Send us Fan Mail Hi friends. How is your week? Join me on this solo episode as I referenced the conversation with Deanna last week and expand on this difficult and sometimes huge feelings call Overwhelm, the things going on in my life right now that is creating that emotion and some gentle practices I apply to help me navigate and walk alongside this feeling. I hope you’ll find this helpful. I wou...

Send us Fan Mail As I walked into these past week working through some heart-wrenching episodes of my life, I am heartened and so grateful, to be able to bring you a warm and hopeful conversation I had with my treasured friend, Deanna.  Deanna is a licensed tour guide certified by Malaysia’s Ministry of Tourism and UNESCO. Born and bred in Malaysia, she is passionate about spreading the culture an...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, treasured community! It’s a bright, crispy and beautiful Friday here in Houston and I’m back here to bring you a fresh, new episode on the podcast! I have the pleasure of hosting and sharing the audio space with Erica Yanney (again!) on the #heartopenconversasians podcast today.  Erica is the founder and CEO of Altitude Career Coaching where she helps Global Professionals a...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Friday , treasured friends. October 11 is recognized by the UN as International Day of the Girl Day, a commemoration that I'd only learnt and made privy to this year. I woke up that morning immersed and mesmerized by stories of Afghan girls sharing their stories before and after leaving their country for better lives in the US, then later seeing colleagues, friends, ind...

Send us Fan Mail On the #heartopenconversasians podcast today, I have the pleasure of holding space for the story and entrepreneurial journey of a new-found friend, a passionate ally, and thought leader on mindset, alignment and breakthroughs, Benjamin Yeh.  Benjamin is a Business and Transformation Coach. His passion is helping others unlock their inner and outer breakthroughs through his coachin...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Friday, friends! It's the start of my favourite season of the year,  and I'm so here for it.  An interesting conversation with a fellow Singaporean who had just arrived in Houston this past June to reside and study and my desire to share more connection and intimacy with you inspired this solo episode this week. In this light-hearted sharing, I discussed both our p...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Friday, friends. Thank you for joining me back in this space. In today's episode, I decided to take a break from the usual interview format and come in here with a solo episode to share some afterthoughts from my recent travels and also some actionable tips on how to create and cultivate intentionality and mindfulness whilst traveling.  I hope you'll find these hel...