Amanda Chang

BABS

Society EN ↓ 30 episodes

Just two best friends who just turned 40 talking about their struggles--everything from relationships, to not feeling good enough, to dealing with depression and anxiety--in hopes of normalizing things and making people feel less alone. Welcome to Bay Area Brats Struggling (BABS)! If you find yourself saying, “This is not what I thought my life would look like at this point,” you might be able to relate to this podcast. Raised as Asian Americans who were promised successful lives if they just studied hard and focused on school, Amanda and Sam found themselves on the cusp of checking all the bo...

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Amanda Chang

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Struggling with getting back on dating apps and spiraling anxiety 25.01.2024 36:03

It's Amanda's turn to spiral as she struggles to rein in her anxious thoughts, and Sam blows her mind by wondering if this increase in anxiety and overthinking is due to Amanda going back on the dating apps, which makes you second guess everything about yourself. Oh, and Amanda's about to go on her first date of 2024! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Struggling with being a depressed friend, repressed memories of bullying, and committing to plans 08.01.2024 35:09

Amanda and Sam struggle with how to be a good friend/daughter/sister when your mental health makes everything harder, including saying no or committing to plans. Amanda recalls that traumatic time in high school when a guy photoshopped her picture and shared it around school and everyone made it seem like no big deal so she thought it was no big deal, and Sam explains her 2024 "15% cancellation po...

Struggling with matchmakers, dating apps, and if we're supposed to like the guys we date 08.01.2024 37:31

** FAMILY & COWORKERS OF SAM & AMANDA -- YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO LISTEN TO THIS ONE. ** We talk about dating, sex, and what we affectionally call our Chaos Era. Amanda shares what it's been like dating for the first time post-divorce and doing all the crazy exploring she should've done in their 20's, Sam shares her experience taking a break from the dating apps and trying a matchmaker. We ge...

Struggling with bad days, ex-fiances and ex-husbands, and the way people respond when you tell them you're depressed 21.11.2023 36:44

Amanda and Sam struggle with the guilt for having bad days and being grumpy over "small" things, how people respond to mental health and what you should say instead, getting a call from your ex-fiance telling you he's married now and can no longer be your friend, and becoming a shell of yourself in a marriage that's just "fine." Disclaimer:  We are NOT mental or physical health specialists. I...

BABS Intro 06.11.2023 34:52

In this first episode, Amanda and Sam test out podcasting and struggle to introduce themselves and what their podcast is about in a short amount of time. Oh, and struggle to understand how to use the mics without an echo (we fix it in Episode 2, we promise!). They talk about figuring out how to let go of our identities as academic achievers, getting divorced (a big no-no in Asian culture), grappli...