Heart Open ConversAsians
A thoughtfully curated space where intentional and honest conversations are had and held for and with a community I hold near and dear to my heart: the Asian collective. Every month, you’ll hear a guest join me in conversation, followed by a solo episode in the same month where I share and weave in my reflections and learnings from that conversation.
Together, we’ll exchange stories of our uniquely hard yet beautiful lives, our journeys, learned experiences and lessons, with the hope that it will encourage and empower you to live out your one precious yet nuanced life that is most true and most YOU. I’m that friend you can count on as we walk together on this journey to learn to embrace and make space for all parts of us. You’re welcome here.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 77
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
Season Finale: Synopses, Current Feels, and Until Next Time
In this finale episode, I did a synopsis of each episode with each and every one of the wonderful guests, friends, and ally who have joined me this season. Each of these stories and lif…
Solo - Choosing to Focus on What We Can Control
Hi, dearest ones. I know many of us are still processing some really hard and difficult emotions while still reeling from the results of the Presidential Elections here in the US earlie…
Minisode (Solo): On Ageing Parents and Caring For Them From Miles Away
Hi Lovelies, today's episode features a solo session, of me sharing and processing through something that has been hanging on my heart these weeks. I reckoned there are others of you ou…
Rita Lim-Solhaug: On Mum Life and Creating Communities Through Her Love For Cooking
Rita Lim-Solhaug is a globetrotter whose journey from Singapore to Norway in 2010 with her husband, Gisle, and their younger son, Gregory, sparked an evolving love for food and cultural…
Jess Goh: On Art As a Way of Life, Accepting Help, and Evolving Friendships
On today’s episode, I'm joined by a fellow Singaporean, one who claims herself to be "a very normal human and mama", but yet, there's something about the way she discussed and processed…
Lina Lie: On Rethinking Parenting And Creating Our Unique Blueprint To Better Care For Our Kids and Ourselves
On today’s episode, I’m honored to be joined by a fellow Singaporean and kindred spirit, Lina Lie. Lina is a certified parent coach, a positive discipline parent educator and the founde…
Dr Lifong Woo: On Turning Adversities Into Opportunities and A Holistic Approach to Personal Growth
Join me and Dr. Lifong Woo, Holistic Life Coach and Certified Metaphysician, as we discussed:
- How the decision to move her entire family to the US as a result of a job posting led to he…
KJ Nasrul: On What It Truly Means to Listen to our Bodies, Recalibrating, and Returning
Join me and my beloved friend KJ as she returns to this space for an intimate, vulnerable, and important conversation where she shares details, observations, and insights through one of…
Kathy Mou: On Self Advocacy, Ditching Productivity and Opting for More Bliss In Every Day
Join me and certified health and life coach, Kathy Mou, as we dived into:
- How to ditch productivity and lean into introducing more ease and space in your day depending on how you feel
- Ka…
Rae Fung: On Starting Before You Are Ready, Owning Your Voice, and Choosing Curiosity As Our Life Compass
On today's episode, I'm joined by a special individual whom I shared an almost instant affinity with, someone I had the honor to experience an in-person recording for the first time bac…
Ahad Budhani: On Cultivating Connections In Adulthood And Podcasting As A Muscle To Enhance The Human Experience
My guest joining me on the pod today is a wholesome one.
Ahad Budhani is an Analytics Professional hailing from The Netherlands. Having lived in 4 Countries already, Ahad has been tryin…
Crystal Bui: On Navigating the World of News Reporting, Courage to Pivot, and Trusting Your Inner Knowing
In this 1st episode of a new season on the podcast, I bring you a poignant yet candid conversation with the stunning and tenacious human, Crystal Bui, a prolific news reporter across 10…
Minisode: Checking In and A Reintroduction
Hey treasured ones. I hope you’re enjoying some respite and relaxation during these last days before a new year ushers in.
Sticking with the theme of newness and beginnings, I thought i…
Victoria Duffy: On Generational Trauma - Identifying it, Taking Accountability for it, and Healing from it
One thing that almost never fails to uplift me every time I’m in a rut or feeling discouraged is to be in community with fellow allies and like-minded creatives who embrace not just the…
Sheena Yap-Chan: On Representation, Owning Our Unique Stories and Confidently Living
I’m going to try my very best not to fan-girl too much as I introduce today’s guest who’s joining me on the pod today. Bold, resilient, wise, and a heck of a trailblazer are but some of…
Clara Nah: On Life Pivots, Healthy Relationships with Our Bodies and Cultivating Lasting Habits
Have you ever had those conversations where you’re connecting with them for the first time, but yet it feels like you could talk to them until the end of time, in a way that feels spaci…
Denise Michelle - Part 2: On New Beginnings, Embracing Fear as a Friend and the Power of Trusting and Loving Yourself First
Today’s episode is home to Part 2 of the conversation with Denise. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to Part 1 and if discussions on suicide do not cause extreme triggers and trauma…
Denise Michelle - Part 1: On Navigating Grief, A Surrendering of a Lifetime and Rediscovering Oneself
Today's story on the pod is one that belongs to a very dear friend, both to me and also to this community, Denise Michelle. Denise is The SelfLove Alchemist®, an Award-Winning Transform…
Claire Wu: A Re-Connect & Check-in, on Conscious Breathing, Burnout, and the Essentiality of Rest
On this week’s HOC podcast, I’m joined by a repeat guest on the pod, the vivacious and endearing Claire for a light-hearted and candid conversation around topics that still bears forms …
Samantha Ong: How Motherhood during Covid Generated a Business Idea and on Listening to Our Inner Nudges to Create Meaningful Legacies
This is a story that had me feeling deeply wrapped in hope, light and warmth at the end of it, the kind that leaves me in awe, admiration and respect, the kind that stirs and inspires y…