Being Human with Lisa Oake

If you’ve tried traditional therapy but still find yourself repeating the same patterns, you need to understand Schema Therapy. It expands upon CBT and other therapies to fix the life traps that were wired into you decades ago. In this episode of the Being Human Podcast, Lisa sits down with Mahima Didwania, a clinical psychologist and certified Schema Therapist at The Other Clinic in Singapore (ht...

Nervous about your next media interview? Former CNNI & CNBC anchor And Co-Host of the Saturday Mornings Show on Singapore's Money FM, Glenn van Zutphen reveals the insider secrets that will transform you from anxious executive to confident media spokesperson. In this episode of the Being Human Podcast, Glenn shares battle-tested strategies from decades of interviewing CEOs, founders, and busin...

Job loss is rarely just about income. For many professionals, it represents a profound loss of identity, purpose, and belonging — and it can trigger real grief. In this conversation, David Kessler, founder of Grief.com and author of Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief, explains why job loss can be experienced as genuine grief, why the pain often feels disproportionate, and why high-achieving...

If you work in a high-pressure job and find yourself turning to food at night to cope, you are not alone. In this episode of Being Human, clinical psychologist Annelise Lai, founder of The Soma Psychology Clinic in Singapore, explains why binge eating and emotional eating are far more common among high performers than most people realise. As a former CNBC anchor, I understand this personally. When...

What really happens when a high-profile CEO walks away from a $1.5B listed company to start over as a founder? In this episode of Being Human, Hari Krishnan — former CEO & MD of PropertyGuru Group and now Co-Founder & CEO of AI health startup Genie Health — talks candidly about the emotional roller coaster of leaving a prestigious role, building again from scratch, and why health and balan...

Breast cancer doesn’t just affect a woman’s health — it disrupts her entire life. In this interview, Dr Angela Tan, a leading sexual wellness doctor in Singapore, explains how treatment can sideswipe professional women by forcing them into early menopause at the height of their careers. The impact is deep and often hidden: sudden hormonal changes that affect confidence, focus, and performance care...

Canadian counsellor Bill Jeffery explains why depression in men is often disguised as anger, irritation, outbursts, withdrawal, and emotional shutdowns — and why so many men - and their partners - don’t recognise it for what it is. We break down: Why male depression rarely looks like sadness How boys are conditioned to suppress emotions Why anger becomes a socially “acceptable” outlet How partners...

In this episode of Being Human, Lisa Oake speaks with former journalist turned therapist Matthew Hussey about the hidden emotional cost of the digital age — and how technology, capitalism, and trauma have quietly reshaped our capacity to connect. From the “rage economy” of social media to the quiet work of healing through therapy, this episode is a meditation on what it means to stay human in a ti...

In this episode of Being Human, Lisa Oake talks with psychodynamic sexual therapist Dr. Richard Lim of The Relational Counselling Studio about intimacy in modern relationships. In this episode: Inside the therapy room; the real story on modern intimacy and relationships. Low male sexual desire is more common than you think. How your family of origin impacts your current relationships. Overcoming t...

What if financial success doesn’t automatically lead to happiness? In this episode of Being Human, Lisa Oake speaks with Andrew Hallam — bestselling author of Millionaire Teacher and Balance. Andrew retired in his 30s, not to stop working, but to start living. They explore the emotional side of money: how comparison can quietly erode joy, why “enough” is so hard to define, and what it really means...

Professional golfer Dylan Frittelli sits down for a thoughtful conversation about staying balanced in one of the world’s most competitive sports. From his childhood in post-apartheid South Africa to winning on the PGA Tour, Dylan shares how gratitude, perspective, and self-compassion have shaped his success both on and off the course.