Theo's Coffee Break Podcast

In this week’s episode, I share with you the 3rd installment of this 10-week series of How to Transform Your Life with the help of the lessons I learned from Digimon in the digital world. Today’s episode, I talk about the Crest of Love and share with you how love is always the answer in creating the best solutions to protect and heal each other from unprecedented problems and/or even past mistakes...

In this week’s episode, I share with you the second installment of this 10-week series diving in deep to the digital world to share with you the lessons I learned from Digimon. Today’s episode, I talk about the Crest of Knowledge and share with you the importance of remaining curious and how important it is to learn from each other. The biggest lesson I learned from Izzy and Tentamon’s story and w...

In this week’s episode, I kickoff a 10-week series diving in deep to the digital world with the intention to share with you the lessons I learned from the digital crests in Digimon. Today’s episode, I talk about the crest of courage and clarify that courage isn’t dominance and that if we approach life from an unhealthy competitive spirit we will all lose. Understanding the importance of courage an...

In this week’s episode, I talk about the importance of telling the truth and living an honest life. We review the benefits and consequences when clarity comes to the table, how withholding the truth can be just as bad as telling a lie, and also how we are all the drivers sitting in the driver’s seat of our own lives. This episode isn’t meant to preach but to let you see me as I am for who I am and...

In this surprise episode release, I talk about how and why acceptance isn’t a beautiful thing but is actually the clarity that we need to hear.   I also talk more about my past, bring some more understanding to past episodes, and talk about the experiences that have made me who I am and the lessons I have learned so far. There is still so much happening behind the scenes in Theo’s Coffee Break, bu...

In this week’s episode we breakdown how to be sincere with an apology with the advice from Michelle Farris’ video Relationships That Work. We also talk about how to move forward with forgiveness and in what ways apology and forgiveness work in tandem. Nobody is perfect and mistakes will be made. That is why authenticity is so important especially when it comes to how we show up for ourselves and t...

In this surprise episode release of KEEP GOING: I WILL NOT BE SILENT AND I CANNOT BE SILENCED, I talk about the importance of doing good things, karma, and letting go of expectations surrounding unjust outcomes regarding my small business Shin Hoo Yong Music Enterprise LLC. Sometimes the answer is finding a way to keep going with a broken heart. Even when you have every reason to turn tail and giv...

In this episode, I will be talking about how the devil operates and why it's important to be grounded in truth and not conspiracy.  I also address how important self-trust is as it affects how we show up for ourselves, for others, and the world around us.  It doesn't have to be hell all the time but it's important to know your part so you can start taking aligned action to get yours...

In this episode, I will be breaking down what is AI fatigue and talking through how I have been using AI in the past and sharing how I will be and NOT will be using it moving forward. We will also be addressing current events, authenticity in my work, and the landscape I plan on establishing with Theo's Coffee Break and Shin Hoo Yong Music Enterprise LLC   We are all in the same boat so pleas...

Season 2 begins with an unexpected shift.  In this episode, Theo reflects on rebuilding after an unexpected collapse in his work regarding Shin Hoo Yong Music Enterprise LLC and Theo’s Coffee Break Podcast, the difference between creating and producing, and what it means to allow beauty without pain.  This coffee break is an invitation to live and be present, realign with joy, and remember that ev...

In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break , Theo breaks down the real meaning of self-respect and why the “basic” things we avoid are often the very things that save us from spiraling. Through stories about childhood chores, creative resistance, procrastination, burnout, faith, and the small daily decisions that shape our lives, this episode offers both tough love and grounded compassion. Theo explor...

In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break , Theo opens up about a humbling truth: who you are is shaped long before you ever speak about it. It’s shaped in the quiet, unseen moments such as the habits, choices, and thought patterns that build your real character behind the scenes. Theo reflects on a season when he appeared disciplined and inspired on the outside, but inside he was exhausted and misal...

In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break , Theo shares the real story behind walking away from a stable banking job, multiple promotions, and a clear path to financial security in order to pursue something far less certain but far more honest. This is not a highlight reel. It is a conversation about nausea from burnout, friends disappearing, being called reckless, and still choosing to trust an inne...

In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break , Theo breaks down one of the most powerful truths in personal growth: consistency is what transforms your life. Not the big promises, not the perfect plans, nor the daily choices you honor even when conditions aren’t ideal. Together, you’ll explore: Why consistency matters more than motivation How small actions compound into real change A simple practice tha...

What does it actually mean to live in alignment? Like not just in quotes on a canvas, but in the real, messy, beautiful parts of life? In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break , Theo gets honest about the difference between looking “put together” and truly feeling aligned. Together, you’ll explore what happens when your inner and outer worlds finally match and why that shift can shake up your relati...

In this powerful conversation, Theo sits down with Lariesha Lee (she/her), LLMSW who is a licensed social worker with 16 years across nonprofit, education, healthcare, and corporate spaces to talk about what it really takes to stay whole while doing the hard work of social justice. From being “everything for everyone” to reclaiming rest, boundaries, and self-worth, Lariesha shares how she manages...

In this intimate solo episode, Theo unpacks the difference between performing and sharing whether it's on stage and/or in everyday life. Performance can be a polished mask we build for safety or approval. Sharing is slower, tender, imperfect and to be quite frank, honest. Theo explores how survival-mode “performance” shows up in our lifestyle and relationships, what it costs us, and how retur...

In this reflective solo episode of Theo’s Coffee Break , Theo explores what it truly means to be “like-minded.” Too often, the phrase gets mistaken for sameness but in real community it ain't always about echo chambers or perfect agreement. It’s about shared foundations strong enough to hold healthy differences. Theo invites listeners to rethink connection, individuality, and growth: how our...

In this inspiring episode of Theo’s Coffee Break , Theo sits down with Sam Spencer who is a gender-fluid, non-binary individual who found the courage to live authentically later in life. Through decades of teaching, creating, and raising a family, Sam’s story reminds us that it’s never too late to rediscover who you are. Together, Theo and Sam explore what “freedom” really means from the point of...

Sometimes the most healing words don’t come from a sermon or a friend. Sometimes the message you need to hear arrives in the quiet mornings, through tears, breath, and an honest prayer. In this intimate episode of Theo’s Coffee Break , I share a message I received in a moment of deep exhaustion. A message that reminded me that my past is not my punishment, my pain is not my identity, and that it’s...

Leadership isn’t glamorous. It’s not about applause, validation, or popularity. More often than not, it’s about carrying weight, facing criticism, and being misunderstood by the very people you’re trying to help. In this solo episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo shares a raw reflection on the true challenge of leadership: the loneliness, the opposition, and the rejection that can come when you cho...

What happens when passion feels more like a wildfire than a warm nurturing light? In this deeply personal episode of Theo’s Coffee Break , I share my own journey with passion and how it once consumed me, left me burned out, and why I chose to lock it away. But lately, something has shifted. Passion wants to return but not as chaotic force, it wants to return as a youthful spark. This conversation...

In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, we welcome Tim Harris who is a nonprofit leader, youth mentor, music coach, and freestyle artist whose passion sits right at the intersection of community and creativity. Tim works with Escape Ministries in Holland, Michigan, where he helps suspended students reintegrate into public schools. His mission is to ensure that youth who often fall through the crac...

In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break podcast we sit down with Alberto Garza, an established business owner, community builder, and co-owner of both General Woodshop and The Factory in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. Alberto shares the story behind co-owning General Woodshop and The Factory, reflecting on his journey from banking outreach to building, the resilience it took to relocate and estab...

In this solo episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, I open up about something we’ve all faced: false narratives. When people are hurt, the healthy response is to seek distance and protect themselves. But when ego takes over, stories get twisted into weapons and then gossip, grudges, and smear campaigns that have nothing to do with healing or justice get out of control!! In this coffee break session we br...