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Regina (Guthrie) Faridnia is an Integrative Health Practitioner and Brainspotting trainer specializing in Native populations. She has a Psychotherapy practice under my LCSW and an Integrative Wellness Practice/Spa.

I'm super excited to release episode 66 of the BeeNow podcast. In this chat, I sat down with an old friend, Maggie Sass, PhD. Aside from being a great conversationalist and friend, Maggie is an EQ research strategy lead at TalentSmart EQ. After 10+ years after graduate school, we decided to reconnect. In this episode, Maggie shares her story and we explore topics related to EQ and self-awareness,...

Britni Warner, PhD is the Head of Talent Development and Engagement at Sony. We went to graduate school together and after 10+ years we decided to reconnect. In this episode, Britni and I explore topics related to EQ and self-awareness and how to create magic moments at work.

Hanling Peng is a mental health counselor in Chengdu. Her work is devoted to arouse motivation in her patients to reflect and accept where they come from and who they really are.  It's a hard and romatic work, like accompanying a friend to go to an unknown land in the dark, and only at the end when the sunlight breaks into heart, one can really feel tha...

Ms. Tingting Chen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Registered Art Therapist. She grew up in Shanghai and has lived in Hong Kong and United States for over 10 years. She is currently setting up her own private practice in Shanghai.  Tingting has been providing mental health counseling and art therapy services to children, adolescents, and adults. Her experience as a counselor in an in...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 60 In this episode, Kitty, known as being happy and outgoing, shares her mental health journey and evolution in China. Her battles with panic attacks started as drowning in deep waters to then building a ship and helping others build theirs (metaphorically). At first, reacting to bodily symptoms then responding to the root cause.

Currently, the show is 10minute episodes with creatives and mental health professionals, covering 3 topics:  1. Alone time 2. Doing hard things 3. Misunderstandings

BeeNow podcast, Episode 58 Ju Chen (Juju) is a former business owner and investor. In pursuit of greater meaning in her life, she dove into the work of emotional wholeness and healing. She wants to see people fully alive in their relationships while being healthy inside. She is now the founder of Puzzle Love to promote healthy self & healthy relationships.  In this episode, we&n...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 57 In this episode, Ree and I share stories from our time in Wan Zhou (万州). We tell the story of our cab driver who had to re-adjust his hopes for his children's future because of a policy change. And the story of a sweet old lady who runs a coffee shop with her daughter and how the policy change actually benefited them. The stories reveal&nb...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 56 "A bunch of tickets took me around Europe, a wanderlust heart showed me around the East and West coast of America, a foodie mouth brings me to Chengdu, a camera leads me to Chengdu’s streets and alleys, my blog shares all kinds of thoughts and stuff, my small little kitchen hosts interesting people from different places. My name is Amiee, nice to meet you~" In this...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 55 My name is Feng Yuan (or Vincent). You will hear my childhood in the podcast - the story is a version I can offer now any way. The past is still diverging like poetry, which is the plaza where everything intertwines. Philosophy, spirituality, time and space, love and hatred, a million possibilities. I've learned to play the game and to be played by the gam...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 54 Ju Chen (Juju) is a former business owner and investor. In pursuit of greater meaning in her life, she dove into the work of emotional wholeness and healing. She wants to see people fully alive in their relationships while being healthy inside. She is now the founder of Puzzle Love to promote healthy self & healthy relationships.  I...

Stephen DiSalvio - or as I call myself - me. But you should probably call me... Stephen. I grew up in New Jersey - the suburbs of NYC. I'm a complex coordination of compounds directed by my DNA, but mostly I'm just water. Here's a list of my "achievements" so that you can more easily judge my relative value as a human being: programmer for 4 years, teacher for 2 years, produced 2 albums (search: t...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 52 Born in Chengdu, Ms. Wanjie Chen (Jessie) is a seasoned Psychotherapist and devotes herself to helping people build positive relationships with themselves, others, and the world. She’s a clinical counselor at Global Doctor (Chengdu) and Light-up Family Centre where she specializes in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Satir Family Therapy, and Group Therapy. With a Master...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 51 Born in Chengdu, Coco Min Zhu is freelancer illustrator. She collaborates with both editorials and commercial brands making comics, graphic novels, patterns, posters, commercial illustrations etc. Her clients include TAIKOOLI, STARBUCKS, L'OREAL, NESTLE, TENCENT, YANLORDI etc. In 2018, she created her own design brand called Shameless. In this episode, Coco and I talk ab...

​BeeNow podcast, Episode 50 Robert is an investor and entrepreneur. In 2016 he founded DiQuJia, a Chengdu-based interior design company that provides full-service solutions that are modern and affordable for urban young people. He believes decoration can be a fun thing.  Robert and I met some years ago at Startup Weekend where he was mentoring teams. At first contact, I co...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 49 Henry He is a local Sichuan who lived half of his life aboard. He was a hospital-based counselor, mental health educator, and registered clinical nurse (Psychiatry) in Australia for over 10 years. Henry is also the founder of The MINDCARE Project, a mental health service platform in Chengdu, which provides educational programs, training, workshops on...

​BeeNow podcast, Episode 48 Born and raised in Chengdu, Ree is a Mandarin teacher at Rainbow Mandarin. Aside from her passion for culture-exchange, she also makes jewelry and likes to explore her life in a fun way. She believes there is no problem that a tasty meal can‘t solve.  In this episode, Ree and I talk about self-acceptance and share stories of belonging, parents, and h...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 47 Max Denny is a chill creative who has been living in Chengdu since 2017. He is a university teacher, drummer for several local bands including Mirror Garden, Apollo 20, and Cornerstone. He is also co-founder of the mobile cocktail bar Road Dog Cocktails (醉狗鸡尾酒). In this episode, Max and I talk about life in Chengdu with homies, intuitions, a...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 46 Harri Sheffer is a Design Strategist from London, who now calls Chengdu her home. She believes in the power of creativity, community, coffee, and cats. Harri is the Co-Founder of the Chengdu Women in Business Network, a partner at Chengdu-Expat, and a board member of the British Chamber of Commerce SW China. She is also the Creative Director of Studio Hu...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 45 Having lived in Chengdu for more than 8 years, Vas is a local veteran who has been involved with a number of local, community events and runs his own weekly event, Chengdu Film Society. He ran Berlin Haus for 2 years and recently closed that chapter of his life. In this episode, Vas shares his journey with building Berlin Haus, which was has been a work and entertainmen...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 44 Momo Estrella is a design executive based in Shanghai since 2010. He has worked across corporate, consulting, and startup setups in leadership roles where he has defined the foundations and set the capabilities to sustain human-centered innovation. He has worked at companies like EF Education First, Imagination, Publicis Sapient, IDEO. He currently serves as the Design D...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 43  Nicole TooMuch has performed bitterly hilarious standup across China for several years. She takes a deeper look into the grim parts of life and teases out the fun. She also teaches Chinese and studies Psychology. I met Nicole through Chengdu Comedy and now she teaches me Chinese. With her dark humor, I couldn't ask for a better guest for t...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 42 From his colorful second-hand clothes to his crafty storytelling, it's no mystery that Edd is a unique cat. In this chat, Edd talks about the importance of taking the time to make a home your own. He shares the tale of installing a bum gun in his bathroom with a golden hose.  We riff on funny encounters with locals and share a few visa...

BeeNow podcast, Episode 41   Born and raised in Chengdu, Xiaolong Chen has been teaching drama since 2017. He did not set out to be a drama teacher but with a twist of fate, he became one and he is now part of this new and emerging field in Chinese education. He says, "I am not the most creative person but as a drama instructor, I'm constantly inspired by the original...