Ask The Duo Podcast

You’s loved our unqualified opinion on reddit react relationships edition. So here is now our career edition! Career takes up such a big part of our day and our life. You don’t want to be stuck in sh*tty situations or around sh*tty people. So we’ve picked out some pretty twisted situations but also not so twisted because unfortunately they seem like almost common occurrences to discuss. From offic...

We often hear about the importance of setting personal boundaries. However, did you know that there are actually different types of boundaries, rigid and flexible. When we found out about this, this got us thinking. If boundaries are set in place so that you are your best self. Should you ever be flexible with your boundaries. This is what we’re going to discuss today because up until this episode...

Will ChatGPT stand the test?! This week, we’ve given the responsibilities of generating our episode prompts to AI. We’ve asked it to give us THE TOUGHEST relationship questions to discuss. From love and trust to the dynamics of communication and even reframing expectations and how we should all be looking at relationships. Whether you're in a relationship, seeking one, or simply curious about...

When we hear ‘someone has an ego’, a lot of us immediately steers towards a negative view about someone. However, recently we found that ego is a actually spectrum. Meaning it’s neither good or bad. So this episode we want to understand, where did we go wrong? Why do we have the perception that someone with an ego is bad? What does ego actually mean and does it have an impact on how we see the wor...

Calling the quits, sometimes seem like the easier option when situations get too challenging. We’re here to say that you could be right! Knowing when to quit and when to persevere through tough times is just as important as each other. Persistence isn’t always the key but persevering can also be so rewarding when you’ve finally reached the end goal. So how do you know which direction you should ta...

You don’t really see how much you’ve changed until you look back at all the relationship you’ve had and also digging back to reminisce on your own thought processes back then and crazy mindsets. Today we take a trip down memory lane and share many cringe moments, dumb and wild choices we made in our younger years in terms of dating and being in relationships. From awkward to embarrassing encounter...

Another one of our favourite types of episodes and also a popular one you guys have asked for. We’re playing ‘We’re not really strangers’! Not only do these card games help give us prompts in some questions we haven’t really thought about asking each before. But it does also help give more purposeful and meaningful conversations without the awkwardness of wondering how to start the conversation. I...

Life constantly has it’s up and downs and some of the downs means feeling like we’ve plateaued. This is a feeling we have both been feeling quite a lot lately and we really want to understand WHY. Questions we ask ourselves. have we reached a point where progress has stalled, or are we simply resting before the next ascent? From personal growth to societal advancement, we discuss our person teethi...

Regrets is something that can either weigh us down or teach us lessons as part of the experience of life. Some people say this lightly, some people say this with a heavy heart. So today we discuss some of OUR deepest regrets and explore why they are our regrets. In saying that, we’re not big on dwelling on past experiences, instead we like to keep moving forward and see how we continue to better o...

We always hear communication is key. But when we dig a little deeper, what does it actually mean to effectively communication and to have quality conversations? Today we have Julie Shih back again to educate us from the perspective of a Speech pathologist (speechie) who regularly works with children, clients across various ages to explain how we can all learn from her clients. To effectively under...

This is no secret to anyone. Holding ourselves accountable is no easy task. While in many cases both of us are great in team and work setting in getting tasks done. However, when it comes to ourselves we really want to dig deep and find out reasons why we struggle with accountability. From personal goals to professional responsibilities, accountability plays a pivotal role in our lives. Yet, despi...

No one around you pursuing their dream? Doesn’t mean you can’t! Daphne has demonstrated that you CAN be the one to inspire yourself to chase your passion! Growing up in a traditional Asian household, where you’re expected to take the rigid route (become a doctor, lawyer, engineer) Daphne Shi never thought of the possibility of making a business doing make up. This week Daphne Shi from Daphne’s Art...

Closing old doors and opening new ones can be both liberating and challenging. Julie left behind a country, a long term relationship and loved ones which signified the end of one chapter and a beginning of another. Although her story happened all the way back in 2011, she actually hasn’t had the chance to look back and reflect on how far she’s come since migrating to Australia. In anyone's cas...

It is said that global levels of burnout is on the rise. Especially in the younger generation and both Sam and Amelia have also experienced this too. In this episode, we also bring in Roxy Aila to share her personal journey of battling burnout, depression, and anxiety and discuss the implications of not having better self awareness. Despite many people around her telling her that she was working t...

Let’s address the elephant in the room, should we ever ask our partner about their past relationships? According to an online thread, this is a definitely no but we disagree! We’re coming of a place where this is a serious relationship and we’re past the courting, getting to know each other stage and you are looking to learn more about each other. Having conversations about past relationship has m...

Just a simple act of kindness can really radiate to those around you. In this episode we have Eddie Shih back to walk us through a hospital experience that changed the night for him in many different ways. 1 night, 2 completely opposite experiences 🚑. As a healthcare professional himself, his night at the hospital after a severe accident opened his eyes to being on the other side of the spectrum...

This week with a little more relaxed episode (or heavier, however you see it). We have curated some relationship challenges off a various forums and will be giving our unqualified relationship advice. There are some juicy ones in here, some common problems with some twists and definitely some unique relationship problems as well. Some questions we uncover: is kissing someone while drunk considered...

One of the most important thing we need in life are friends. Healthy friendships can help improve overall quality of life. Plus it’s always great to be able to share moments, experiences with others you love and care about! This episode, we delve into the essential elements that define a strong and lasting friendship with Hao Tran from our popular episode ‘Naked quitting’. With each of us hailing...

For first time parents researching into parenthood, there seems to be a lot of information for the primary carer or the mothers. However, for the fathers that are transitioning into parenthood. There seem to be less information to help support their transition. Which is why we’ve invited Eddie Shih to share his unique experiences, from the exhilarating moment, learning everything as he goes, balan...

Going back to the roots of why we started our podcast, we're starting season 3. We're talking opening up, sharing perspectives and having deep conversations and how doing all this can go a long way with us all building better relationships with ourselves and around us! Sometimes the misconception of opening up and sharing our feelings can be seen as a sign of weakness. But we want to help...

Join us for our final episode for the year and to close up Season 2. A reflective episode as we explore the highs and lows that has reshaped our mindset and perceptions. Along with sharing the wonderful lessons and conversations we’ve had with many wonderful guests we’ve had this year. We will review compelling stories, highlighting lessons learnt and transformative moments with our guests too. Jo...

Guess who’s back, back again. Hao is back, tell a friend! You may have seen Hao in our top ranked episode Naked quitting talking about his journey in quitting his job. But this time, we’re changing up the pace, a little more laxed but still bettering our relationship together with something a little different. Join us as we start the silly season together 🤪🎄 with a bit of fun, a lot of drool, sw...

The holiday season is here which usually the key time where you’ll join family gatherings, friends’ gathering or even significant other’s family gatherings. Which means you may be meeting the PARENTS. So this episode we’ll discuss meeting each other’s parents, share stories of past partner’s parents and also meeting our friends’ parents. As we both have grown up with Asian cultural disciplines thi...

We’ve been discussing this a lot lately between each other and we’ve really felt that being an introvert can increase chances of being misperceived. This sometimes leads to us feeling unheard or unseen. However, as chronic self reflectors, we really wanted to dig into why we feel this happens. Also we share what we’ve learnt along the way to work with how to navigate being an introvert around frie...

Our career takes up a huge chunk of our lives. In fact you spend 90,000 hours or 1/3 of your life working. Without a doubt, throughout each each stage of your life, there will be many changes, challenges and moments that questions your direction. Which is why we’ve brought in 2 of 3 ladies from Women In Progress (Jackie and Shirley) to unpack this topic with us. They are a group who advocate for e...