Becoming Me

EPISODE 44    How did we learn to distrust our emotions? Or to disconnect from our inner knowing about our needs in order to keep pushing through to deliver what is expected of us, even if it harms us? In this second part of my conversation with Dr Jean Cheng about inner child healing, we talk about how our inner children received wounding and what's at stake when, as adults, our inner childr...

EPISODE 43    Who or what is my inner child? What is inner child healing and how does it help me in my interior journey? In this three part series on Inner Child Healing, clinical psychologist Dr. Jean Cheng and I delve into how this particular kind of interior work can help bring us to wholeness and live a more authentic life. In this episode we hear a little about Dr. Jean Cheng's own journ...

EPISODE 42    Many of us long to be more authentic than we are able to be. We feel that our ability to be authentic is constrained by a lack of acceptance from other people. But what if we can increase our internal capacity to be authentic regardless of extrinsic circumstances? In this episode I talk about how the journey into wholeness enlarges our capacity to be our true selves even when we expe...

EPISODE 41  (BONUS) How do we maintain our course towards greater authenticity and integrity when our Church is rocked by scandal? In this podcast I talk about how important it is to acknowledge and include our emotions in our response instead of denying, repressing, or bypassing them. I also share some tips and resources that can help with processing our complex thoughts and emotions in these cha...

EPISODE 40  (BONUS) Are you stressed during Chinese New Year? Hate the feeling of having to give a "progress report" of your life to relatives who want to know about your marital/family status, work, studies etc? Here are some simple reminders to help keep you calm, grounded and prepared to honour your boundaries as you go CNY visiting! Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year everyone! - Ann Yeong...

EPISODE 39  (BONUS) In this bonus episode I give a big picture overview of the thematic arcs in the Becoming Me Podcast and how they relate to the interior journey into authenticity. I also talk about what theme to expect in the new season drop for Feb 2022. Watch the video of this episode here . For a bonus 5 min video on Allowing Yourself to Change with Life’s Seasons which I made at the turn of...

EPISODE 38  (BONUS) This podcast episode is the audio version of a video I made for my clients, subscribers, and followers who have been growing with me and my work over 2021. I share about areas of personal and professional growth I have experienced this year as well as some new offers for those of you who are interested in having me teach or coach you in your interior journey. Share this episode...

EPISODE 37            In this special episode, I take the hot seat and let fellow podcaster Nicole Law, host of nourishthesoul , interview me about my journey with Becoming Me in this first year. I share the story behind "the call" for me to podcast, my approach to thinking up topics for episodes, insecurities about the podcast's performance and how producing this podcast challenges...

EPISODE 36              Do you ever feel like you have to choose between being true to yourself (authenticity) and being accepted by others (belonging)? For many people, this internal conflict between our need for authenticity and our need for genuine attachment continue to tear our inner lives apart. Many of us have learned to sacrifice our authenticity for the sake of keeping relationships, but...

EPISODE 35      What is Motivational Design and how does it give us clues to the unique way we are called to live, work, love and serve? This is the last of three episodes featuring an interview with Dr. Joshua Miller (PhD), Founder of INSCAPE Personal Vocation Centre and co-author of Unrepeatable: Cultivating the Unique Calling of Every Person .  In Part 3,  Dr Miller and I talk about how living...

EPISODE 34    What is Motivational Design and how does it give us clues to the unique way we are called to live, work, love and serve? This is the second of three episodes featuring an interview with Dr. Joshua Miller (PhD), Founder of INSCAPE Personal Vocation Centre and co-author of Unrepeatable: Cultivating the Unique Calling of Every Person .  In Part 2,  we discuss the following questions: Wh...

EPISODE 33    What is Motivational Design and how does it give us clues to the unique way we are called to live, work, love and serve? This is the first of three episodes featuring an interview with Dr. Joshua Miller (PhD), Founder of INSCAPE Personal Vocation Centre and co-author of Unrepeatable: Cultivating the Unique Calling of Every Person . In Part 1,  Dr. Josh Miller and I talk about what Mo...

EPISODE 32    A lack of self-compassion can often come from unrealistic expectations or comparison with others who have very different gifts than we do. In this 1 year anniversary episode of the Becoming Me Podcast, I talk about why learning to understand your unique personal design can help you make your interior journey with greater grace and ease even when circumstances are challenging. You can...

EPISODE 31 (BONUS) This episode is edited from a live breakout session I presented in July 2021 at the New Evangelisation Conference (Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore).  In this episode, I share how my pursuit of a deeper relationship with God and my desire to serve in full-time pastoral ministry led me to realise that I needed to make the journey into authenticity and wholeness and that being RE...

EPISODE 30    How familiar are you with the emotional and spiritual challenges of your interior journey? When and why should you consider getting counselling/therapy or spiritual direction? How are they different from each other and how do you know which one you need? In this episode, I offer an introductory explanation to the questions above and offer a real illustration of how the emotional and...

EPISODE 29  Making the interior journey into authenticity and wholeness is not easy. But could we also be making it even more difficult than it has to be?  In this episode I talk about three common ways we often unwittingly sabotage ourselves by treating ourselves with contempt, having unrealistic expectations, and not availing ourselves to the support we need. Share this episode via this episode...

EPISODE 28  What impact does making the interior journey have on a marriage? Henry and I look back at our 22 years of couple-hood and 14 years of marriage and share how our own commitment to our individual healing and integration has transformed our relationship.  In Part 2 of this conversation we continue to talk about how practicing healthy boundaries transformed our relationship, how we have le...

EPISODE 27  What impact does making the interior journey have on a marriage? Henry and I look back at our 22 years of couple-hood and 14 years of marriage and share how our own commitment to our individual healing and integration has transformed our relationship.  In Part 1 of this conversation we talk about the liberating discovery that we are not meant to complete each other, the joy of discover...

EPISODE 26 (BONUS)    Do you try to dominate and push yourself into living more authentically? Or have you learned to accompany yourself with reverence and compassion? (This episode first appeared as an IGTV and Facebook video . You can find it on YouTube as well.) Share this episode via this episode page . TRANSCRIPT Available here . ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Other episodes that would help you underst...

EPISODE 25 (BONUS)    What do you do when you find yourself living life at an unsustainable pace? Do you slow yourself down or find yourself peddling harder, thinking that you'll catch up if you go fast enough? In this special bonus episode, I bring you 'behind the scenes' into how I accompany myself when I struggle with slowing down even when I know that's what I need. My shar...

EPISODE 24  It can be easy to feel guilty for wanting to live a life that would make ourselves happy. As a result, many of us end up living according to other people's desires for us instead of choosing a life aligned to our own heart's deep desire. In this episode, I explain why listening to our heart's deep gladness is a necessary part of living a life that truly blesses others. S...

EPISODE 23 If we want go beyond feeling accepted for being who we are and to actually grow in authenticity and wholeness and become our best selves, we will need safe spaces that will give us the courage and faith to confront the things in our lives that need confronting. In this episode, I expand on the theme of safe spaces to look at three essential ingredients that are required for a safe space...

EPISODE 22  How hospitable are you to yourself? Does your inner self feel safe to reveal itself to you? Are you able to believe that all your emotions - even anger, hurt, envy, and other 'negative' feelings come bearing a gift for you? This episode is the second half of a two-part conversation I have with experienced soul guide and spiritual companion Edwina Yeow . We discuss what it mea...

EPISODE 21  Have you experienced a lack of understanding and acceptance when you had opened up to someone you trusted about your interior journey? We need people who can be safe spaces for us as we make this journey, but we need to know how to identify them. In this first half of a two-part conversation I have with experienced soul guide and spiritual companion Edwina Yeow , we discuss why we need...

EPISODE 20 Why is it that we often wait until things get worse, sometimes until we hit bottom, before we really try to address the destructive patterns in our lives? Why is it that we have so much inertia to seek help or address our issues even when we are in pain? In this episode, I share 3 reasons based on my own life experience and observations why this happens more often that we would like to...