Highest Version

In a world where artificial intelligence is continuing to grow, creativity and authenticity are starting to dip. In today’s solo podcast episode, I break down why creativity is so important for our lives and how it can create transferable skills to our work life. I emphasize how important it is for our mental health and how it can free us from daily frustrations and sadness.  Along this same theme...

TW: Depression & Suicide We welcome a new guest to the podcast, Jaimee Delpiano! Jaimee comes into the podcast with many stories of obstacles that have only made her stronger today! Going through periods of depression and then surviving a stroke in 2025, Jaimee has grown a lot. Going through therapy and learning coping mechanisms to get her out of her “crisis” mode. She shares with us what she...

Today’s episode is focused on being intentional about your “environment”. What does this mean? Your “environment” encompasses the people you surround yourself with, the habits you build, and how you even set up items around your house or set up your phone to help you towards your definition of success. If you want to eat healthier, that’s intentionally buying the right snacks or buying less of sna...

We welcome back Jen Tan to the podcast to unpack on the topic of self-abandonment! Are you self-abandoning yourself? Do you know the tendencies? We have all the answers here! There are attachment styles, such as avoidant and anxious, that are not helping us become the best versions of ourselves! Jen breaks down what we can do to heal and navigate towards not self-abandoning our authentic selves.  ...

In today’s episode, we dive into the difference between “I am” and “I feel” when talking about yourself in a negative way. The power of “I am” has a much more meaning to your brain and attaches the words after “I am” to your self-worth no matter if it’s bad or good. Austin Butler’s quote on embarrassment may be my new mantra when filming content to get over my anxieties on filming in public. Lastl...

Today’s episode is primarily focused on doing what makes you happy. I sit down with a great friend of mine to discuss the shift from thinking every decision through our parents to now, post-grad, living life for us and making memories for us. Narie describes her transition and how that has helped her to become the highest version of herself with some obstacles of course. As children of immigrant p...

What is up my community! We are back with another solo episode featuring topics I am super passionate about. I dive deep into my understanding of what is altering our brains to think low of ourselves or how it is setting us up for failure. These are called cognitive distortions and there are many of them that you may be surprised your brain is doing to you. Furthermore, I bring up the topic of tim...

We welcome back Linh to the podcast! We catch up with Linh as she is further into her PhD journey and she picked up quite a few lessons on the way, including how to balance all different types of worries and anxieties in an intense environment. Linh also touches on what has kept her internal validation so strong all these years! If you are looking to increase your internal validation and understan...

Bring back another solo episode with a new look! What do you guys think? I really loved the format of talking about what has helped me become the highest version of myself, what is something I am currently working on and something I wished I knew sooner. By sharing my experiences, both ongoing and in the past, there are lessons that I think can help you to become the highest version of yourself! I...

Today’s vulnerable conversation features many great topics of ambition and compassion for oneself. I sit down with Jason Kung, a close member of the Highest Version community, to discuss what he has learned about constantly striving for something but realizing that right now may not be the right time. We can always be ambitious but is that what is important for our lives in the moment? Jason opens...

Turning 27 this year has made me reflect on just all the experiences that have happened to me recently. From dealing with depression and anxiety to gaining the right tools to help me combat those thoughts by going to therapy. With another month down, you know we had to go through the lessons I was able to learn! I think we can all agree that we are own harshest critics. The cognitive distortions w...

We welcome a new guest to the Highest Version community, Ellie Ringpis! Ellie truly has a “child-like” outlook on life by viewing even the smallest of things as one of the most amazing things in life. She really teaches about how important perspective can shape our mental health and how it can actually improve it. As we get older, we lose this sense of “play” and “awe” we had when we were children...

I’m back at it again with another monthly update on how I am continuing to become the highest version of myself each and every single day. I dive into realizing that striving to be good or the best at everything you do in life is SUPER exhausting. There’s power in just doing and enjoying something that gives you joy. I, also, touch upon people-pleasing tendencies and how that results in choosing s...

We welcome back the homie to the podcast to get a life update on how he continues to become the highest version of himself! Kyle explores the idea of what keeps him so happy and how he stays so positive even through the adversity. The main message that came across this episode is do not wait for the perfect moment to start something. Just do it! By doing that you will come across failures and soon...

“We often suffer more in our imagination than our reality.” Wow, what a powerful quote. This speaks volumes to many mental health scenarios including: thinking about what-ifs, playing scenarios in your head about failing situations when that hasn’t even happened yet, assumptions about how people think of you, etc.! Something I wish I knew sooner in life because that would have kept my confidence h...

We welcome back Nalyn Yim to the podcast! You got her lore in the first episode and now it’s time to discuss what makes Nalyn the highest version of herself. In this episode, we dive into the importance of creativity in an individual’s life. Just because you may think your job has no room for creativity, there are opportunities that you just don’t see yet! Furthermore, we dive into how to process...

Short episode this week as I did not keep a good track of how things were going...but that's OKAY!! We are going to be better for the future and reflections of May are going to come with more stories and more learning moments! Anyways, this month has been fulfilled mostly with the creativity side of my life. Dance has always been a way for me to be able to express myself and bring me closer t...

It's like finding gold at the end of the rainbow for this episode! We welcome Evan Wang to the Highest Version community and he does not hold back on giving us tips on how to have a growth mindset. From counting your blessings to motivating you to make the most of your opportunities, Evan is speaking to us on how we can become the highest version of ourselves. In this episode we discuss: -Our...

We got a LOT to cover in this episode! From quick updates about new fashion looks to getting into detail of what has helped me become the highest version of myself. We all know this journey is something that is never ending and that we are always evolving. The journey we may be on may change when we least expect it. In this episode, I dive into: ·      Comparison is the Thief of Joy ·      My prog...

We welcome a new member of the Highest Version community, Johnny Vargas! Johnny allows us to see a different side of him. The side that has ignited his journey to healing and strengthening his mental health. From escaping death multiple times, Johnny found purpose in powerlifting and personal training. His main goal is to only spread positivity and letting others know about how they are enough. Th...

Three months into the New Year! Can you believe it! Neither can I because I feel like as we get older, time gets a lot faster *shaking*. Q1 of this year was filled with great wins and life experiences, but in this episode I wanted to focus solely on what happened in March. There were wins, but downfalls that made me take a step back and that was a huge wake up call. From the stomach bug to straini...

We welcome back the legendary guest of this podcast, Vattana Thach! He opens up about how is able to operate in discomfort and stresses the importance of asking yourself “Why?” Why do you react to a situation like this? Why do you do this thing in a certain way? What do you allow these mental blocks to get in the way of your growth? In addition, Vattana breaks down the foundation of what skills yo...

And with that…two months down into 2026! Already, lots of lessons learned on how I can become the highest version of myself! From understanding how to avoid burnout to understanding where my tendencies come from, there was so much to take from this past month! Even though, I feel like I am not on track towards my goals, I can reset and figure out to continue moving forward! Chapters: 0:00 – Episod...

First episode into 2026! LFG! We start off the year with an upcoming author, Lucas Van DeVenter, who I grew up with in high school. Through his own trials and tribulations, Lucas wants to take what he learned on his healing journey and help others who went through similar struggles. He is conveying his message through his own book, My World, and we get a sneak peek of the details within that book....

Welcoming the first guest of the new year with a deep and insightful conversation! We welcome back Amanda Ngo to discuss navigating changes in your 20s. From living away from home to coming back home and then again living on our own and the growth pains to learn from that. The main topic of this episode was about how your self worth should not be reliant on your productivity. Sometimes you just ne...