Eat Your Crust

Whether you hit a major relationship milestone or a mini one, there's a ton of key moments in a relationship that can serve as a turning point or show you a different side of your SO! Today we reflect on milestones like saying "I love you" or seeing each other intoxicated for the first time to evaluate how each milestone added a new element to our relationships. Support the show Fol...

Everyone does it...so why not talk about it?! Today we discuss our bodily functions by talking about our pee anxiety (or lack thereof), our quirky public pooping habits, and our experiences pooping at work. Remember to review your pee color today to check your hydration levels, and check in on a loved one's pooping schedule so they know it's real :') Support the show Follow us on so...

CW: This episode contains some references to body image issues and restricted eating.  Today we bring on Elise Liu, registered dietician & nutritionist, from the Craving Food Freedom podcast to discuss all things body image & food-related! We explore the way our childhood experiences & cultural background continue to affect the way we see our bodies and food. Elise also takes us throug...

Ever wonder how we spend an average day/week in our lives? Today we walk you through our everyday lifestyle, starting with our wakeup times all the way down to our nighttime routines! We discuss our thoughts on weeknight dinners, the sunday scaries, and how we deal with morning meetings.  Support the show Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

Pets are so much more than just a furry companion - they become our best friends, our family members, and a huge part of our daily lifestyle! Today we bring on our dog mom friend to talk about her journey adopting a goldendoodle, the various ways she trained her puppy, and general tips on how to better connect with your dog. We also discuss the battle between cat people vs. dog people! Support the...

There's something very special about going to a restaurant that serves food of your cultural heritage. You may have some childhood memories of the dish or restaurant, you may have more depth of knowledge about the things you want to eat (and the things you can make at home!), and you may even be ordering and communicating in your own language. Today we unpack the Asian restaurant experience a...

If any of you have ever experienced a breakup through email...please hit us up. Today we discuss how breakups have changed over the years, especially in the 'how' and 'why' categories. We also discuss the concept of breakup seasons and other common breakup-related theories and see if they hold true for our experiences as well!  Support the show Follow us on social media @eatyou...

Understanding where to even start when you have tense shoulders, a bad knee, or back pain can be pretty daunting. Luckily for us, physical therapists have all the expertise (and a doctorate's degree to boot)! Today a physical therapist shares with us how she chose to go to PT school, what she loves about her job, and whether she 'physically therapizes' herself with her clinical know...

Amateur modeling and photo shoots can be a whirlwind of fun that can help you feel more comfortable in your skin, curate better outfits, and meet awesome, skilled connections! It can also open you up to paid gigs and cool events. However, you may want to make sure you select your connections carefully... Today our guest shares the perks and skills she's gained through her hobby of modeling an...

Your girls are in therapy, and in our FEEEELS! Today we talk about the very human experience of feeling emotions, reflect on how we deal with sadness and anger, and share any coping mechanisms that our therapists have equipped us with.  Come get deep and introspective with us on our journey to being at peace with our feelings! Support the show Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

Understanding the nuances of sexual identity, especially in younger years, can be a long, complicated, and immensely personal journey. However, when you jump into this journey while moving amongst three different countries, you can guess that there would be even further cultural perspectives to add to the mix! Today, our guest (who is also the wonderful co-host of 'To Be Human' podcast)...

After spending a large majority of our youth in school, going into grad school isn't an easy decision, especially for something as lengthy and intensive as a PhD program! Today we get an inside look into the life of a Bioengineering PhD student and evaluate what factors are important to consider before applying to higher education programs. We also look into the perks of having a phD (vs. Mas...

In our experiences, friendship dynamics can be pretty different depending on the number of friends you have in your “group”. You and your bestie would be what we consider a duo, three’s a crowd, and then we got quads and 5-stacks! Today we muse on the advantages & pitfalls of different-sized friendship units. Support the show Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

The song "Mo Money Mo Problems" never took into account that you can funnel your extra money straight into your restaurant/DoorDash budget. Maybe with a little bit of emotional Amazon spending too. Today we get REAL with you guys and share our monthly expenses (please don't judge us!) as well as some of our spending habits & future financial goals.  Support the show Follow us on...

When you grow up playing sports, you have that competitive nature within you... and that includes getting your friends to rally and play your favorite sport with you! Today we bring on our friend who participated in multiple sports growing up, and has now assembled her entire friend group to create a Volleyball Saturday trend with almost 20 people joining each week. For anyone who loves sports, lo...

As one of the generations that grew up on social media, we’ve seen the rise and fall of many different websites and apps, with each new trend of social media playing a different role in our lives. From the YOLO Snapchat era to the infamous Tumblr era, and now to new apps like BeReal and BeerBuddy, we dissect how each app makes us feel and act, and try to understand what makes or breaks a social me...

To celebrate our 3 year anniversary, your hosts gathered some spicy questions and grabbed a few beers to do a little truth or drink session! Featuring lessons from our first kiss, stories of crazy hangovers, and mysterious fears and turn-ons that we attempt to explain! Thank you for the amazing last 3 years of Eat Your Crust Podcast!!! We are beyond grateful for our wonderful, supportive community...

Now that we're a little bit more adjusted to the 9-5 in our mid-twenties, the time has come to look for some hobbies! Whether you prefer your hobbies to be calming or exciting, hands-on or virtual, social or solo, there's something out there for the little child in all of us! However, our guest today talks about the meditative, primal nature of her hobby, ceramics, and it does make us in...

Vacations are always exciting (someone pls implement summer vacations for adults!!!) but part of the fun lies in the prepping & packing process ;-) From packing cubes to travel size toiletries, nothing is sexier than a perfectly planned capsule wardrobe organized neatly inside the perfect size suitcase. Today we discuss all of the hard work that goes into pre-vacation prep work, and discuss ho...

At least once a year, the unavoidable task of the Performance Review comes up. No pressure, but any potential you hope to have for a promotion, raise, or bonus are all based on this submission. Today we discuss how we go about the Performance Review process, any tips or tricks we've gleaned from our managers, and do some roleplaying action with our *professional voices* on! Support the show F...

This month, Crystal & Jeesoo ran a 5k together! We discuss how our running journeys have morphed from running the mile in middle school to incorporating runs into our 9-5s. Do we enjoy running now? It's tough to say... but we invite on some friends who run much longer & faster than us to see if they can pinpoint what qualifies someone as a 'runner'! Support the show Follow u...

Crystal is officially 26 y'all!!! In honor of her birthday, she decided to throw herself a special SOLO vacay this year by going on a one night getaway alone! Tune in to hear how she spent her special day glamping in the woods, what kind of food & activities she brought to spend her time, and the various ruminations that arose in her dedicated day alone. Support the show Follow us on soci...

Today we discuss one of our favorite hobbies…reading! Not only has this manifested in a book club for our friend group, our love for reading makes it fun to reflect on our past reading choices (& what secret desires we wanted to fulfill with them), the different approaches to reading we’ve experienced (plot vs. prose?), and the thoughts we have about the impact of representation in some of our...

Whether it’s the school year coming to an end, or your favorite TV show airing its last episode,  all good things come to an end. Today we discuss how we deal with the finality and temporary nature of various aspects of life, from silly things like overcoming the feeling of emptiness after finishing our favorite book/show, all the way to heavier feelings of ending a relationship or losing a loved...

Growing up in a multicultural household means...more food variety, more languages, and more confusion about what is actually one culture or the other! Our guest today shares what it was like growing up half-Chinese, half-Korean in a predominantly Korean area, the various differences in a multicultural household, and how she relates to "halfie culture" as a half-East Asian, half-East Asia...