A Seat at Our Table

Happy Lunar New Year everyone! We spend this episode learning about the origins of Chinese New Year, sharing how we celebrate it, and reading each other's 2022 zodiac horoscopes. Find out which zodiacs are lucky this year and what's in store for our career, love, wealth and health.  Episode outline: 1. The myth and origin of Chinese New Year 2. Our Lunar New Year traditions and rituals 3. Rea...

We think people are born creative, but creativity is a muscle we can all work on. In this episode, we discuss how we gained creative confidence, myths about creativity, the creative process, and overcoming creative doubt. We also share tips for improving creativity, and idea generation exercises. Everyone has creative potential, go out there and find it! Episode outline: 1. Can creativity be learn...

For the beginning of 2022, we reflect on our 2021 new year's resolutions, the processes that help us reflect, our highlights and lowlights, and the biggest lessons we learnt. We also share a useful framework that can help you reflect on the past year and set your intentions for 2022.  Episode outline: 1. Being intentional and prioritising wellbeing in 2021 2. How journalling has helped our pe...

How much from our childhood has translated into adulthood? What was our upbringing like? For this festive season, we sit down and reflect on our childhood memories, growing up in an Asian household, stories our parents told us, subtle asian traits, and the things we always have to explain to others. Episode outline: 1. Growing up in the 90s and 00s 2. The joys of Chinese school, tutoring and extra...

How does culture impact our experience with imposter syndrome? In this episode, we sit down with our good friend, Jason, to discuss our experience with self-doubt and imposter syndrome in the workplace, where we think it stems from, and our tactics to deal with it. The focus of imposter syndrome has historically been on fixing the individual, but we discuss why fixing the organisation is more impo...

In Episode 3, we talk about a very important topic - diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the workplace. We reflect on our personal experiences with workplace diversity, times when we've spoken up, the conscious decisions we make at work, and how we can promote change. Episode outline: 1. Defining D&I - what's the difference? 2. Uncomfortable situations at work 3. The conscious decisions...

After some technical (and manual) difficulties, Episode 2 is ready for the world! We talk about our experience pursuing non-traditional Asian careers, living for our parents, pressures we put on ourselves, and saying yes to everything. Episode outline: 1. How we got into the creative industry 2. Why stability is the priority for our migrant parents 3. Dealing with pressures from our family 4. Does...

There's a new kid on the block! Introducing A Seat at Our Table, by your friends from the area, Tracy & Wendy.  We're two friends from South-West Sydney with dreams to make the creative industry a more diverse and inclusive place.  In our very first episode, we share our friendship story, chat about why this podcast is important to us, and discuss being Asian Australian in the creati...

A sneak peek of what's coming up. We saved you a seat, come join us! Episodes dropping every second Saturday. Chat to us on Instagram @ aseatatourtable.podcast . Music credits: - Track: Waves are beautiful only when they break — Seoul June [Audio Library Release] - Music provided by Audio Library Plus - Watch: https://youtu.be/cka7swyWQ_k - Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/waves