Cat, Unmuted Podcast

The Body Remembers: Pain, Conditioning & Listening to the Whispers In this episode, I explore the idea that the body remembers . We often think of memory as something that lives in the brain, but our bodies hold patterns too. From muscle memory to immune memory, we are constantly conditioning our bodies to respond in certain ways. The question is: what have we taught our bodies to ignore? As a for...

This episode was supposed to be about muscle memory and cellular memory. Instead, it became something else. I watched one of my previous recordings and noticed the long pauses. The ums. The silences. The rambling. And instead of deleting it or re-recording it like I’ve done so many times in the past, I kept going. In this episode, I share: Why I started recording in the first place The specific fe...

In this episode, Cat unpacks why some people see a new experience as thrilling while others feel frozen by fear. Using travel, diving, first heartbreaks, pain tolerance, and even old-school Nintendo as examples, she explores the idea that our comfort level is trained through repetition. Fear isn’t the enemy, it’s a signal. The goal is learning how to listen without letting it drive the car. What y...

In this episode, I talk about the hard experiences that “mute” us, and why we actually need them to learn, grow, and develop real compassion. I share a few examples, like how falling is part of learning (for birds, kids, and honestly… all of us), and why experience is the real teacher. I also dive into how trauma can create fear and control, and how that control can accidentally spill onto the peo...

In this episode, Cat reflects on identity, change, and the unexpected advantages that come from being uprooted. From growing up across Japan, Taiwan, and the United States, to learning how to say no, to rock-bottom moments that forced self-definition, this episode explores how changing environments can unlock versions of ourselves we were always meant to become. Cat shares deeply personal stories...

What started as a five-foot inflatable rubber duck strapped to my Jeep during one of the darkest seasons of my life slowly became something much bigger than I ever expected. During my miscarriage and the numbness that followed, I was desperate to feel something . Joy. Laughter. Connection. Anything. That search led me to an absurd, joyful decision: buying a giant inflatable duck and driving it aro...

Welcome back to Cat, Unmuted . In this second episode, I reflect on what it felt like to release my very first episode and how big that step really was for me. In the beginning, sharing my voice, my thoughts, and my truth felt uncomfortable. Talking about my throat chakra wasn’t just symbolic. It was real. It was about learning how to speak, share, and be seen. Since then, something beautiful has...

Welcome to Cat, Unmuted Cat, Unmuted is a reflective audio space where lived experience, truth-telling, and quiet clarity meet. In this welcome episode, Cat shares who she is, why this space exists, and what “unmuted” really means. No fixing. No performing. Just honest reflection, out loud. This episode is an introduction to Cat, Unmuted and the intention behind it. In it, I share: - Who I am and...