Empowered with Immigrant Parents

Ep 24: Honor Your Motherhood PanelHonoring Your Motherhood, Healing Generational PatternsWe talk about motherhood, generational patterns, family dynamics, self-care, taking up space, and what it means to honor what you need and what you’re feeling. Allison Ly, LCSW,  Faith-Ann Young and Sara Stanizai, LMFT share about how they honor their own experiences at the Honor Your Feelings Fest hosted...

Ep 23: Why Comparing Yourself to Your Parents HurtsStop Comparing Yourself to Your Parents while Still Honoring ThemHaving immigrant parents, it can be hard to make sense of our experiences without feeling guilty about what our parents went through and comparing our experiences with theirs. In this episode, I share some of the questions from the Honor Your Motherhood panel held by Asian Menta...

Ep 22: Why Feeling Your Feelings is Hard and What to Do About It2 Quick Ways to Honor Your Feelings and Inner ChildFollow Asian Mental Health Project Website: https://www.asianmentalhealthproject.com/ Instagram: @asianmentalhealthprojectAttend their next Honor Your Feelings Festhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/honor-your-feelings-fest-tickets-1984586818598#organizer-card___More from Allison...

Ep 21:  The Word That's Holding You Back (and why) Free Resources:Stop Spiraling in Guilt Cheatsheet For Setting Boundaries: https://heyallisonly.myflodesk.com/cheatsheet 3 Easy Ways to Tackle Your Negative Self Talk: https://heyallisonly.myflodesk.com/start Get my Free Quickstart Guide to Help You Help Your Loved Ones: https://heyallisonly.myflodesk.com/resource Get my we...

Ep: 20 Take care of your inner child with these 5 remindersJoin my exclusive email community for adults with immigrant parents: https://heyallisonly.com/emailAs adults with immigrant parents, you’re probably used to having so much responsibility, pressure, and thinking about what you should be doing instead of thinking about you. I share 5 reminders that you may benefit from. Because the trut...

Ep 19: The Immigrant Stories That Shape You (Even If No One Told Them)Featured Guest:Jamie Jo Hoang, Authorwww.heyjamie.comInstagram: @heyjamiereadsLike this conversation? Join my exclusive email community for adults with immigrant parents: https://heyallisonly.com/emailWhat if you could get some closure, some healing from your parent’s past? Even if they don’t tell you? That’s what...

Adults with immigrant parents and millennial parents raising bilingual kids: Vietnamese language learning, heritage culture, boundary setting, and emotional regulation without forcing it or losing yourself. Featured Guest:Sophie Tran, Founder of Mommy & Me VietnameseMommy and Me Vietnamese:  https://www.youtube.com/@TheHeTreTV Instagram: @mommyandmevietnameseEp 18: Millennial Parents...

Ep. 17: Stop Feeling Like a “Bad Daughter” From Obligation to Choice: Relearning How to Show Up with Immigrant ParentsJoin my Free Training: Discover the secret to feeling more emotionally secure when spending time with your immigrant parents without people pleasing & spiraling in guilt➡️ https://heyallisonly.com/secretI shared my story as a daughter of immigrant parents and why this work...

The First Step To Stop the OverwhelmEp. 16: When You Feel Yourself Getting Overwhelmed, Do This➡️ Join my Free Training: Discover the secret to feeling more emotionally secure when spending time with your immigrant parents without people pleasing & spiraling in guilthttps://heyallisonly.com/secret** I can't find that reel I was talking about - sorry! DM @heyallisonly the reel if you know...

Ep. 15: It’s Not Just Stuff: Why Letting Go Feels So Hard featuring Dr. Christine Li, Procrastination Coach and Clinical PsychologistLike this conversation? Join my exclusive email community for adults with immigrant parents: https://heyallisonly.com/emailFeatured Guest:Dr. Christine Li, Procrastination Coach and Clinical PsychologistFreebie: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/clutter...

EP. 14: Balancing Expectations: Navigating Life as a Second-Gen with Immigrant Parents with Jay Razzouk, Corporate Attorney and Co-Founder of ProSCALE LegalAllison Ly and Jay Razzouk delves into the multifaceted experiences of adults with immigrant parents. Featured Guest: Jay Razzouk Jay Razzouk is a corporate attorney and co-founder of ProSCALE LegalWebsite: https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/92408-...

How to Feel More Understood Ep. 13: First Steps to Feeling More Understood for Adults with Immigrant ParentsGet on Allison's Waitlist: https://heyallisonly.myflodesk.com/listIn this episode of Empowered with Immigrant Parents, I answer a listener question that so many of us think about. How do I feel more understood by the people closest to me? If you grew up in an immigrant household wh...

Why to Stop Aiming for PerfectionEp. 12: Breaking Perfect featuring Chris Oeurn, Camera OperatorWant more like this? Join my adults with immigrant parents email community: https://heyallisonly.com/emailFeatured Guest:Chris Oeurn, Camera OperatorInstagram: @chrisoeurnWebsite: https://framingup.comThis episode "Breaking Perfect" is "perfect" for you if... you grew up with immigrant parents and...

Ep. 11: Showing Up Imperfectly: My First Episode Back After Maternity LeaveI’m back! Imperfect and all! This episode is about showing up without waiting for the perfect conditions. After maternity leave, and with the transition from one kid to two, I took a longer break than planned. And honestly? I needed it. But I also needed to break the pattern of waiting until things feel perfect before comin...

Episode 10: How to Shift Your Mindset in Everyday Moments🎧 Empowered with Immigrant Parents Podcast with Allison LyGotta show up even when its not perfect! Apologies for the grid linesFeeling stuck doing something you really don’t want to do for yourself or for your parents? Maybe you are running an annoying errand or have to help your parents with something you don't really want to do. In this e...

Episode 09: 3 Ways to Take Up Space Without Guilt: 3 Thoughts to ChallengeIn Part 2 of our conversation about taking up space, we’re diving into the real thoughts that hold adults with immigrant parents back — and how to challenge them so you can live more fully and authentically. If you've ever found yourself thinking:- “I should be grateful and not ask for more.”- “I'm asking for too much.”- “Wh...

Episode 08: Why Adults with Immigrant Parents Struggle to Take Up Space Ever find it hard to take up space — to speak up, ask for what you need, or even just exist fully in a room? You’re not alone. In this episode, Allison Ly breaks down why it can feel especially challenging for adults with immigrant parents to take up space, whether that’s emotionally, mentally, or physically. Allison...

What Lending a Sweater Can Teach You About BoundariesEpisode 7: The Truth About Boundaries: What No One Tells YouMany of us overlook these facts about setting boundaries - and this is detrimental to your relationships. It affects your relationship with yourself and with others. Tune in as Allison Ly dives into some myths and facts about boundaries so that you can shift your mindset about boun...

Quick tools to beat burnout! How to Protect Your Energy When You’re Always the One Helping Episode 6: Exhausted from Caring Too Much? Fix Burnout with These Tips (The Repay Cycle™ Part 3 of 3)If you’re constantly helping others—especially your immigrant parents—but feel burnt out, overwhelmed, or feel like cutting ties is the only way for you to get some peace, this episode is for you. L...

Why It’s So Hard to Say "No" as Adults with Immigrant ParentsEpisode 5: Your Values or Your Family's? The Repay Cycle™ Part 2 of 3Are you constantly giving, helping, and sacrificing—yet still feel guilty or that you're not doing enough? You’re not alone. In this episode, we go deeper into the Repay Cycle™ and explore why these emotional patterns run so deep for adults with immigrant parents. We ta...

Episode 4 - Ever Feel Guilty No Matter What You Do? This Might Be WhyHow Guilt & Sacrifice Keep You Stuck: The Repay Cycle™If you're an adult with immigrant parents and feel caught between two worlds, interactions and expectations, leading you to feel a lot of guilt —you're not alone. In this episode, I break down The Repay Cycle™, a framework I created from my 10+ years working with adul...

Episode 2 - Navigating Two Worlds with Immigrant Parents | What to Expect | IntroWelcome to Empowered with Immigrant Parents Podcast! I’m so excited to introduce you to the heart behind this podcast: a place where adults with immigrant parents can feel seen, supported, and empowered. We’ll talk about what inspired this show, who it’s for, what you can expect moving forward and I’ll leave you with...

Episode 4 - Ever Feel Guilty No Matter What You Do? This Might Be WhyHow Guilt & Sacrifice Keep You Stuck: The Repay Cycle™If you're an adult with immigrant parents and feel caught between two worlds, interactions and expectations, leading you to feel a lot of guilt —you're not alone. In this episode, I break down The Repay Cycle™, a framework I created from my 10+ years working with adults wi...

00. Trailer Are you juggling the weight of caring for your immigrant parents while also living out your dreams? Are you finding yourself stuck in negative self-talk, guilt, fear, burn out or resentment? If so, you're not alone. I get it. I've been there. But here’s the thing: you don’t have to choose between your goals, ambitions and caring for your loved ones. This podcast is your guide to e...