Koller Commentary

This week, I had a spontaneous conversation with Janice Tong, formerly Janice Yi, to shed some light on our more "positive" birth experiences, share our pregnancy journeys and scares, and reflect on the overall joys and struggles of motherhood as we prepare for the imminent transition from one to two. Our sons, Levi and Jadon, were born a day apart at the start of lockdown in TX, and now, two year...

This week, I got to sit back down with Grace Yun and hear her reflect on her difficult birth story, celebrate the end of her fourth trimester, and share all the beautifully jumbled reflections of a newborn mama. I know there are a lot of soon-to-be mamas out there, so listen as Grace shares tips for newborn moms and some must-have baby gear for the early days to welcome your little one in soon! Gr...

This week, I challenge myself to be brave and sit down to vulnerably share reflections from my one year therapy journey thus far! I try to open up with some specific examples and "aha!" moments that revealed the layered hurts that have built within me while still protecting the space that is meant to be fully raw and exposed in just therapy. Thank you for your grace and love as you celebrate this...

This week, I sit down with two best friends who became first time dads during the pandemic. I invited them onto the podcast to share their reflections in adjusting to fatherhood and also the unique lens of their strong friendship with one another through many seasons of life. We talked for nearly 2 hours as they reflected on their deep love for each other, their wives, their kids, and how this new...

I can’t believe I got to (virtually) meet Jane Park on the podcast! This week I sit down with her and discuss her journey from establishing herself as a successful professional, to balancing life as a working mom, to making the tough decision to stay home with her kids, to ultimately finding her groove as a TikTok Momfluencer with over 3.5 million followers. Jane is a digital content creator&...

(Content Warning: This episode contains mention of suicidal ideation, self-harm, and sexual abuse while discussing journeys through mental illness)  As many of you know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This week, I invited Sharon Kim onto the podcast to discuss her own mental health and illness journey and her passionate involvement in bringing awareness and bridging the gap for better...

This week, I got to sit down with Lily Kim as she reflected on her resilient journey from witnessing her parents' divorce at a young age, entering motherhood as a teenager, and allowing herself to be pruned and pulled to come back full circle to experience a redeeming Love. Lily's story is an inspiring one of surrender, redemption, and hope even in your darkest moments, and I am so grateful that s...

This week, I invite my husband, Matt, onto the pod to reflect upon our past year of marriage as our 4th anniversary comes up at the end of the month! It's easy for both of us to say that this year was the absolute hardest year of marriage, oftentimes leaving us in despair and hopelessness at what our future looked like. We take time to reflect on the struggles that led to this point, how it affect...

This week, I got to chat with Mina Park, a creative and strategist with over 10 years of experience in entertainment and marketing. In 2018, she co-founded a social media agency called Crispy Chicken, securing MTV as their first client. Mina has created content that has garnered hundreds of millions of views online and has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur and AdWeek. Listen in to hear Mina re...

In this week's episode, I chat with Monica Chung, M.D., on her 11 year journey to soon becoming an attending! Dr. Chung is a board-certified OB/GYN. She completed her residency training at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas in 2020. She moved to Houston, Texas, where she is currently training as a Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) specialist to gain experience in the...

Hello and welcome to Koller Commentary with the Korean Community! In this week's debut episode, I am honored to sit down with Grace Yun as she recounts her resilient journey towards motherhood. Grace and her husband, Darrin, have really encountered trial after trial, and while the path was far from smooth, they are so incredibly excited to get to welcome Baby Boy Yun into their home in April 2022!...

Welcome back to Koller Commentary with your host, Eunjee Koller! I am a Texas mama that loves to bring deep connections into my relationships and larger communities. That's why I wanted to relaunch this podcast with a more defined vision: Koller Commentary...with the Korean Community! We’ll dive into topics that cover career paths, mental health journeys, and the journey of struggle, redemption, p...

Hello and Happy New Year's to you all! In this episode, Eunjee hosts her entire family on the pod to discuss the Enneagram in the lens of family! While we are far from Enneagram experts, this was such a rich time to create space for discussion and room for greater understanding of one another. We reflected on our journey and initial reactions to our type results, early memories of our type playing...

We continue our conversation with Andrew (Enneagram 9w8) and Sarah (Enneagram 3w4) as they reflect on how using their enneagram types together has shaped them as they lead their House Church, navigate through family dynamics with their relatives, and give advice on being married to each other's types. It was so much fun to talk hours (literally) about the Enneagram, and we can't wait to have them...

Eunjee and Won Hee are excited to dive deeper into the enneagram by exploring how they work in marriage. We are joined by Andrew and Sarah Cha who utilized the Enneagram early on in their marriage to navigate personal growth, conflict resolution, interpersonal relationships, and so much more. Eunjee had a blast learning from the couple while Won Hee felt deeply seen by his fellow Enneagram 9 frien...

Eunjee and Won Hee are back for a new series - wait for it - the Enneagram! Join us as we dive into what the enneagram is exactly, explore the nine types and layered complexities that make it so fun to learn about, and reveal our personal types and how that plays into our own friendship. We share some endearing words, and Eunjee makes it uncomfortable by making Won Hee share "feedback" on how Eunj...

Eunjee, Won Hee, and Matt get to hear the life story of our friend, Nathan Chang! As we celebrate Easter Weekend, we got to to listen to Nathan's story and reflect on how God weaves himself throughout our lives, even when we don't know what's happening. Co-Host: Josephine Eunjee Koller Co-Host: Won Hee Lee Co-Host: Matt Koller Guest: Nathan Chang Audio Engineer: Jun Hee Lee

Won Hee invites Eunjee and Matt to be on the other side as guests along with, Peter and Kat Kim. We sit down to reflect on how different cultures have played a role in our dating to marriage relationships. Boy has it been tough at times, but the takeaways are worth it! Join the crew as we invite you to reflect on your own relationships and maybe even make that step towards that special someone ;) ...

Eunjee, Won Hee, and Matty sit down and reflect on their racial identity and how they experienced blatant racism but also subtle microagressions as Asian Americans. With the recent events of awareness towards AAPI hate crimes, we found it important to sit down and start the conversation somewhere. How can we process things that we have kept suppressed for so long? This was definitely just a starti...

Happy Lunar New Year (Seollal), everybody! We are so grateful for the amazing guests we had on the show two weeks ago. We wanted to come forth and practice vulnerability on how covid affected us these past 11 months. Thank you for your grace as you listen

We end the Covid Edition of our Identity series with the core value that is most important to us, faith as followers of Christ. We interview Pastor Peter of Seven Mile Road Houston who shares his insight and experience as he navigates pastoring a church during these unprecedented times. It might be his vulnerability from the start or his mind blowing use of imagery, but this one really convicted b...

We interviewed our house church shepherd, Dr. Ryan Le, who has been serving on the front lines as an internal medicine (med peds) resident. Listen as he made time to sit down and process these last 10 months, share some insight on what he saw in the hopsitals, and how he pulls into all his identities to move forward in this time. Then stay on to hear from our namderful recurring guest, Alex, as he...

We get to hear from a brave high school student and the powerful perspectives of two amazing teachers whose experiences challenged us to be more intentional with our words. These are necessary conversations, and we hope you "appreciate" them as much as we did! Co-Host: Josephine Eunjee Koller Co-Host: Won Hee Lee Guest: Stephen Kim Guest: Chris Hua Guest: Jessica Chi

Join in as we practice externally processing the journey behind our name today :) What does your name mean to you? Co-Host: Josephine Eunjee Koller Co-Host: Won Hee Lee Guest: Alex Nam

It's finally HAPPENING! Grab a drink and get to know a little about us with some intriguing introductions and amazing affirmations :) Co-Host: Josephine Eunjee Koller Co-Host: Won Hee Lee Guest: Matt Koller Guest: David Lee