Asa Yee
MONSOON SEASON
Monsoon Season is a weekly podcast hosted by meditation teacher and writer Asa Yee. Each episode is a cozy corner of the internet where we explore culture, consciousness, and the courage to be seen. Through honest conversations, solo reflections, and guided meditations, we do the deep work of clearing what's holding you back so you can reclaim your gifts and build what you're meant to build in the 21st century.
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Episodes
If You Feel Like You're Talking Into the VOID, Watch This 02.11.2026 13:39
SUBSCRIBE ON SUBSTACK → https://asayee.substack.com/ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ever feel like you're putting your work and creativity into the world, but nothing is coming back? In this episode, I share a kismet moment while walking my dog that arrived just when I needed a reminder to keep creating, trust the vision, and let go of the need for immediate validation. If you've been wondering whethe...
Entrepreneurship Is the Ultimate Meditation 26.10.2026 33:12
SUBSCRIBE ON SUBSTACK → https://asayee.substack.com/ Get weekly wisdom and a written breakdown of every episode, straight to your inbox. BECOME A MEMBER ($6/mo)→ https://asayee.substack.com/subscribe Everything in the free newsletter, plus bonus episodes and exclusive guided meditations. The membership is a place to take the knowledge and knowing from the podcast and apply it, integrate it and me...
Feeling Like a Loser Is Part of Getting Great 05.10.2026 18:11
Sign up for my newsletter: https://asayee.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips About this episode: Feeling like a loser while chasing your dream? In this episode of Monsoon Season, I talk about what to do when failures stack up, growth feels slow, and you want to quit or pivot. I share what CODA's Oscar winner Troy Kotsur's 35-year journey taught me about resilience and mastering your...
You’re ready to let your old self die. 28.09.2026 20:56
Join our newsletter & Substack ! About the episode What if the version of you that got you here can’t come with you where you’re going? In this episode, we’re talking about identity, conditioning, resistance, and the grief that comes with becoming someone new. I’m exploring why we instinctively return to our old identities, how to gradually “turn up” your internal thermostat, and what it actua...
What Doechii taught me about the excruciating slow growth phase 22.09.2026 16:45
About the episode What do you do when you’re showing up, putting in the work, and still feel like nothing is happening? If your business, creativity, relationships, or life feels painfully slow right now, this episode is for you. We’re talking about the excruciating phase of growth where there’s very little external evidence that your effort is working, and how to keep going without losing faith i...
What you avoid most is what you need. 16.09.2026 20:02
What happens when you stop pushing, take a break, and come face-to-face with the thing you’ve been avoiding? In this episode of Monsoon Season, I’m talking about perfectionism, burnout, procrastination, rest, and the fear of falling behind. I share what four weeks away from the podcast taught me about creative work, starting again, and why sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is simply get...
You owe it to your future self to be good at sales 20.08.2026 14:34
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Burn the backup plan 20.08.2026 19:18
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How What We Wear Transforms Our Attention feat. Anushka Joshi 20.08.2026 1:05:07
Join our newsletter + community → https://asayee.substack.com/ About this Episode This week on MONSOON SEASON, I sat down with Anushka Joshi, founder and CEO of Sovereign Studios, for a conversation about what happens when you stop performing your ambition and start living from your actual calling. We talk about the emptiness that can live inside recognition, even the kind you spent years chasin...
Unconventional reasons I started a podcast 20.08.2026 28:11
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You're at the threshold. Don't backslide now. 20.08.2026 24:32
This episode is about how expansion hurts. Let's get vulnerable.
The Gift of Desperation feat. Cara Matsukane 22.07.2026 1:16:58
Join our cozy Substack community! → https://asayee.substack.com About this Episode This week on MONSOON SEASON , I sat down with writer and Integrative Trauma Coach, Cara Matsukane for a conversation that moves through chaos, forgiveness, and the particular ache of staying steady in the in-between. We talk about what it means to sit with desperation instead of running from it, what it looks like t...
How Olivia Wickstrom Took Her Substack Full-Time (And You Can Too!) 15.07.2026 1:16:29
Join our cozy Substack community for free guided meditations, daily wisdom, podcast breakdowns and weekly newsletters that I don't share anywhere else.→ https://asayee.substack.com About this Episode How do you rebuild your life after addiction? What does it actually take to become a full-time writer online? And why do so many talented people struggle to grow on Substack even when they're...
The fig tree 07.07.2026 50:31
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Find Your Rhythm with Michelle Breana 30.06.2026 1:48:50
Join Our Community: https://asayee.substack.com About this Episode If you've ever felt the pressure to show up the same way every single day, force yourself into formats that don't fit, or follow a system that was never built for you and wondered why you keep burning out, this conversation is for you. Today I'm welcoming Michelle Breana to Monsoon Season. Michelle is a The Rhythm Archi...
shoot your shot 16.06.2026 18:59
Get weekly doses of MONSOON SEASON: https://asayee.substack.com/ This week I did the thing I've been too scared to do. Not because the fear left, but because staying stuck finally cost more than the fear did. In this solo episode I talk about what happens when you shoot your shot anyway, the external momentum it creates, and the internal clarity that opens up underneath it. Turns out shooting...
5 Unexpected Life Lessons From Dhurandhar 09.06.2026 29:21
Sign up for our newsletter: https://asayee.substack.com/ What if the best way to build your life, business, or creative work is to think less like an influencer and more like an undercover agent? Inspired by the film Dhurandhar, this episode explores vigilance, patience, identity, and the quiet power of moving through the world without needing everyone to know your next move.
Building with vulnerability 26.05.2026 38:39
Join the Monsoon Season newsletter: https://asayee.substack.com/ A raw and honest solo episode where I open up about the chaos of building in real time, from repricing my coaching offer and navigating my first hate comment to refining my story and figuring out what is actually on my list this week. 🧡
You Don't Want What You Think 19.05.2026 21:15
Join the Monsoon Season newsletter: https://asayee.substack.com/About this episode:We don't want what we think we want — we want the feeling underneath it, and until we learn to name that feeling, we will spend our whole lives chasing the wrong things.
Build the room 05.05.2026 22:29
Subscribe to the newsletter on Substack for weekly podcast breakdowns, free guided meditations, and vulnerable weekly newsletters.https://asayee.substack.com/ 💌 About the episode :A dented candle in a cluttered garage looks like trash. Place the same candle in a gallery with intention and it becomes art. The candle did not change. The context did. In this episode I am talking about why so many ta...
No half measures 29.04.2026 36:36
Join the newsletter → https://asayee.substack.com/ The most dangerous place you can be as creator or someone building a personal brand is almost committed. Not checked out, not fully in. Almost. Because almost gives you just enough activity to avoid confronting the fact that you have not actually decided yet. In this solo podcast episode I am pulling back the curtain on every content mistake I mad...
How to become consistent after years of failing 23.04.2026 25:39
About this episode: I spent decades identifying as someone with zero discipline who could not be consistent. That was my story and I wore it like a badge. This year that all changed. In this solo episode I am pulling back the curtain on what actually made the difference, and it has nothing to do with motivation, willpower, or getting your life together. It starts somewhere much quieter than that....
You Are Not A Problem To Be Fixed 14.04.2026 29:04
You are not a broken, incomplete, unfinished project. In this episode I get personal about spending a lifetime trying to fix myself. This one is about learning to create from wholeness instead of from the wound of lack, and what it actually feels like in your body when you finally do. Join the community on Substack for free guided meditations, offerings, deep dives, and a weekly newsletter sharing...
Start Messy 07.04.2026 24:37
Most of us think we have a competence problem. We don't. In this episode, we break down why you're likely misdiagnosing yourself, how fear shapeshifts into "I need more training" or "I'm just not ready," and the five questions that will tell you exactly what's in your way. Subscribe to the newsletter for weekly nuggets of wisdom, daily dharma, and free guided me...
Today Is a Gift feat. Kat Ladcani 30.03.2026 47:56
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Most of us are living on autopilot without even realizing it. Meditation and breathwork teacher Kat Ladcani joins Monsoon Season to talk about what it costs us to go through the motions, the intuition that led her to teacher training without knowing why, and the small practices that can wake us back up to the life we are already living. We also talk about grief, impermanence, th...
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