BECOMING

After years of silence, I am back - older, bolder, and with stories that shaped me. This is not a tell-all; it's a reintroduction. A softer, stronger version of me is ready to speak. So grab your wine, breathe in the jazz, and let's begin Becoming again.

The cosmos are there to remind us how little our lives are. Human lives are so short—What’s a hundred years? In this episode, we’ll look into the infinite whirl of life & death— out of which we cannot escape. And why the very thought of passing & insignificance will set us free. Inspired by the vanished lives of Woolf & Nietzsche, who still project on us, rekindled by their ideals, passion. Maliga...

self-love is not the act. it is the end goal.

there is strength in knowing what to take in and what to leave behind because it proves that you are aware of who you are and what you are still lacking—consciousness is power.

breathing the season out. we are into the new.  here's to never stopping of BECOMING. 

in ways of achieving true gender equality, we must first know how to “detoxify” norms that are creating unhealthy gender, societal, and political patterns.  it's time to  give men the space to redefine what is the essence of being man for them— a space for them to express their weaknesses and vulnerabilities that they will feel more in tune with their true selves. because just like us, m...

done is better than perfect. this episode talks about outgrowing spaces, evolving, and learning but remaining rooted with grace. if there is one thing that I learned this year, it is that we never truly arrive at a certain destination; we are in constant transition-- season to season.  now the question is, are you ready for another ride?

shared some takeaways I learned from the acidos — this episode talks about the need to shift one's frame of mind around local/independent products.  

we laugh, we cry, we fall in love, we f-up, we move on and you shouldn't let any ancient rule manipulate you and your happiness just like that, if you know you're ready, then do it. #youdoyou  moving on is not a competition. there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to loving (& unloving) and so stop wasting your time thinking that it's some sort of a race. we heal at different paces, w...

we set goals and dreams for ourselves that we often forget that life is not black & white -- it requires risks and involves the unknowns.  goals, aspirations and the people that you have dreamt greats with when you're younger sometimes shift to something new and that's okay because the world constantly changes and so are you.  you're allowed to have million dreams at once, you're all...

healing calls for you to come home— to yourself. this episode talks about lost, the art of letting go & other kwentos of coping up when the "fight" is finally over. | for more or this, follow becoming on: anchor (anchor.fm/chiane-mendoza), spotify & apple podcasts.

this is for all the LGBTQ members who serves not tea but savage realness. shantay, you’ll always stay. 🌈

the change that we’re hopelessly looking for is within us. this is our coming of age; our pivotal moment. be accountable because we are in charge & next in line.

to winning, gaining and losing again, to endless hi’s and hello’s, to goodbyes, to starting overs and to chances of making it all right once more— here’s to another 20 years of becoming.

it’s time to rewrite our stories of maria clara into a real feminine ideal— strong, survivor and empowered.

talked about love for 30 minutes—madness, as we know it. this is seeing love both dazzled and dashed into a memory down nostalgia’s lane; broken as it was, but essential as it is.

letting it all out.. my personal take on being an almost 20 & the lessons that i had to learn in the name of growth. this is life and love—with occasional stutters and pauses. maligayang pagdating!

yes, this is where i blabber for 7 minutes straight with utmost authenticity and randomness—my way of welcoming you to my passion project. maligayang pagdating!