Beyond the Couch

By Bridges Mental Health

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Beyond the Couch is a podcast exploring the intersection of Asian Pacific Islander South Asian American (APISA) identity and mental health. Hosted by three therapists, Diana Liao, LMHC, Samantha Waldman, LMHC, and Christie Kim, LMHC, our mission is to demystify therapy and uplift stories from our community. Join us every Wednesday as we delve into essential topics from identity and perfectionism to courageous stories of healing and collective care with fellow therapists, experts, and community members.

Beyond the Couch is a proud initiative of Bridges Mental Health, is a stigma-free hub for Asians, Pacific Islanders, and South Asian Americans (APISA) to discuss, navigate, and seek mental health care. Find a therapist, join our therapist community, and follow us on Instagram @bridgesmentalhealth.


Episode Date
Embracing the Mess: Reflecting on Season 3
Sep 25, 2024
Finding Your Ikigai: A Healing Journey with Anna Li
Sep 18, 2024
Returning to Korea and Rethinking Career Paths as a Korean-Born Adoptee with Kim Park
Sep 11, 2024
Letting Go of Certainty: Making Career Changes with Will Wang
Sep 04, 2024
Understanding Religious Trauma and Deconstructing Faith with Eugene Lee
Aug 28, 2024
Exploring the Stars: Two Conversations with Astrologers Gwen Yi and Alice Sparkly Kat
Aug 21, 2024
Navigating Religion and Culture as a Muslim Therapist with Bisma Anwar
Aug 14, 2024
Developing Spirituality for Therapists with Nat Strafaci
Aug 07, 2024
Missed Connections and Longing in Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express
Jul 31, 2024
Diving into Dreams & Multiple Realities in Satoshi Kon’s Paprika
Jul 24, 2024
Unlearning Diet Culture and Reconnecting with Cultural Heritage with Laura Iu
Jul 17, 2024
K-Pop, The Power of Fandoms & Global Celebrity with Stephanie Choi
Jul 10, 2024
Body Image & The Stories We Tell Ourselves with Steph Ng
Jul 03, 2024
Queer Relating & Healing with Bokyung Kim
Jun 26, 2024
Exploring Neurodiversity, Gender & Identity in Adulthood with Kim Konopka
Jun 19, 2024
Queering Identity Work Through Pleasure & Storytelling with Veronica Chin Hing-Michaluk
Jun 13, 2024
Queer Identity Across Cultures with Sil Chen
Jun 05, 2024
“Asian American” Identity Development
May 29, 2024
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Identity with Cathay Che
May 22, 2024
South Asian Identity, Caste & Religion with Anjali Jacob
May 15, 2024
Exploring Biracial Identity with Youngmi Mayer
May 08, 2024
Season 3 Premiere
May 01, 2024
The Power of Family Secrets with Heawon Hake
Dec 20, 2023
Perfectionism & The Model Minority Myth with Dr. Matt Poon
Dec 13, 2023
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for OCD with Dr. Yun Chen
Dec 06, 2023
Financial Scarcity Among Children of Immigrants with Pallavi Ankolekar
Nov 14, 2023
Grad School Diaries with Minji Part 2
Nov 08, 2023
Tuning Into the Wisdom of East Asian Medicine with Jiaming Ju
Nov 01, 2023
People Pleasing & Healthy Masculinity with Samuel Shin
Oct 25, 2023
Being Together: Relational Psychoanalysis with Jonathan Blazon Yee
Oct 18, 2023
Addiction in the AAPI Community with Cathay Che
Oct 11, 2023
Paternity Mental Health & New Fatherhood with Clarice Hassan
Oct 04, 2023
Maternity Mental Health Across Cultures with Clarice Hassan
Sep 27, 2023
ADHD & Partnerships with Suzanne Eng
Sep 20, 2023
When the Goal Is To Make Less Money
Sep 13, 2023
Uncovering Unconscious Patterns through Psychoanalysis with Priscilla Chin
Sep 06, 2023
Am I The A-Hole?
Aug 30, 2023
Money as Energy, A Holistic Approach to Wealth with Lynn Min
Aug 23, 2023
How We Relate to Languages
Aug 16, 2023
Parenting & Growing Up Between Cultures with Nita Batta & Tiffany Momoko Kindred
Aug 09, 2023
Mid-Summer Teaser
Aug 02, 2023
Living Bravely with Nicole Cruz
Jul 26, 2023
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy with Toni Kim
Jul 19, 2023
Navigating Change & Uncertainty with Dr. I-Ching Grace Hung
Jul 12, 2023
Cross Cultural Differences with Catherine Kim (Plus: Therapy vs Coaching)
Jul 05, 2023
Intergenerational Heaviness, Self-Advocacy & Career Coaching with Steph Kim
Jun 28, 2023
A Field Guide to a Career in Mental Health: Post-Grad
Jun 21, 2023
Holding Space for Both Myself and Family with Tyler Mafi
Jun 14, 2023
A Field Guide to a Career in Mental Health: Grad School
Jun 07, 2023
CBD/Cannabis for Anxiety & Depression with Amy Chin
May 31, 2023
Stepping Out of The Drama Triangle
May 24, 2023
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Healthy Relationships with Shelby Remillard
May 17, 2023
A Field Guide to a Career in Mental Health
May 10, 2023
Compassion Focused Therapy with Nira Shah
May 03, 2023
The Drama Triangle
Apr 26, 2023
Racialization and Reconnecting with Ancestors with Natalie Hung
Apr 19, 2023
People-Pleasing & Codependency
Apr 12, 2023
Ancestral Healing Work with Chi Young Kim
Apr 05, 2023
Layoffs, Scarcity & Going Where It’s Warm
Mar 29, 2023
The Existential Search for Identity and Belonging with Dr. Monica Band
Mar 22, 2023
There Are Bros in Asia Too
Mar 15, 2023
Intergenerational Trauma & Internal Family Systems with Natalie Hung
Mar 08, 2023
Breathwork & Embodiment with Stephanie Alirkan
Mar 01, 2023
Grad School Diaries with Minji Part 1
Feb 22, 2023
Our Therapist Stories
Feb 15, 2023
Nonviolent Communication with Marianne Ferguson
Feb 08, 2023
Exploring Dreamwork & Metaphors with Anjali Menon
Feb 01, 2023
The Year of the Water Rabbit
Jan 25, 2023
Therapists In Therapy with Kim Park
Jan 18, 2023
The Practice of Holistic Healing & Wellness with Alena Kwong
Jan 11, 2023
Burnout Recovery and Prevention with Dr. Snehal Kumar
Dec 21, 2022
Coming Into Balance Through East Asian Medicine with Melissa Soong
Dec 14, 2022
How Trauma Impacts Our Relationship with Our Therapist with Chrissie Chua-Ly van Manh
Dec 07, 2022
Living a Life with More Ease with Dr. I-Ching Grace Hung
Nov 30, 2022
Challenging Imposter Syndrome with Angela Kerrigan
Nov 16, 2022
Reflecting Upon 1 Year of Beyond the Couch & Listener Q&A
Nov 09, 2022
Going Beyond the Mind with Psychedelics in Therapy with Lynn Min
Nov 02, 2022
Financial Anxiety, Scarcity, & Enoughness with Lindsay Bryan-Podvin
Oct 26, 2022
Honoring Chinatown’s History & Community with Mott Street Girls
Oct 19, 2022
Lessons from a Professional Career Changer with Asha Aravindakshan
Oct 12, 2022
Growing Up Between Two Cultures with Meghan Nayyar
Oct 05, 2022
The Art of Authentic Dating with Samuel Shin
Sep 28, 2022
Cultural Code-Switching
Sep 21, 2022
Taking Asian Women Seriously with Sheena Yap Chan
Sep 14, 2022
Changing the Face of Mental Health with Caroline Lay
Sep 07, 2022
Surviving Burnout & Stepping Off the Corporate Ladder with Annalyn Cruz
Aug 31, 2022
Exploring Personality Frameworks with a Leo, Aquarius & Taurus
Aug 24, 2022
Failing My Way Forward and Embracing Career Changes with Cynthia Pong
Aug 17, 2022
How to Talk about Mental Health with Loved Ones with Dr. Yu-Kang Chen
Aug 10, 2022
Finding Balance in Ayurveda with Sweta Vikram
Aug 03, 2022
How to Embrace Your Attachment Style
Jul 27, 2022
Discovering Identity & Community as an International Adoptee with Joy Lieberthal Rho
Jul 20, 2022
Protecting the ‘We’ in Multicultural Partnerships with Nita Batta & Tiffany Momoko Kindred
Jul 13, 2022
Combating Anti-Asian Hate through Self-Defense & Art with Sammy Yuen
Jul 06, 2022
How to Identify & Challenge Perfectionism with Dr. Michelle Chung
Jun 29, 2022
The Cultural Roots of Perfectionism with Dr. Michelle Chung
Jun 22, 2022
Summer Check In
Jun 15, 2022
Asian Female Entrepreneurship within the Mental Health Field with Nisha Desai & Alice Zhang
Jun 08, 2022
Food as a Love Language with Kevin Chu & Nicole Tang
Jun 01, 2022
Activism in the Workplace with Brian Pang & Franklin Shen
May 25, 2022
Lessons from Asian American Activists Michael Liu & Pam Tau Lee
May 18, 2022
The Inner Work of Social Justice with Lynn Min
May 11, 2022
Granting Ourselves Permission with Dr. Jenny Wang
May 04, 2022
Emotional Expression, Body Image & Disordered Eating with Dr. Rosa Lim
Apr 27, 2022
Making A Name for Yourself with Shanni Liang
Apr 20, 2022
How to Think More Effectively Using CBT with Hui Ting Kok
Apr 13, 2022
Surviving Burnout within Ourselves & with Others with Dr. Priyanka Upadhyaya
Apr 06, 2022
Developing Healthy Asian Identity with Dr. Michelle Chung
Mar 30, 2022
Asian Name Trauma & Reclamation with Jieun Ko
Mar 23, 2022
Reflecting upon the Atlanta Spa Shootings, Collective Trauma & Community Healing
Mar 16, 2022
Holding Safe Enough Space as a Dance/Movement Therapist with Robin Mele
Mar 09, 2022
Finding Peace within our Authentic Choices with Nita Batta & Tiffany Momoko Kindred
Mar 02, 2022
Friendship, Loneliness, and Social Energy in Adulthood
Feb 23, 2022
Learning to Be Vulnerable as a Male Therapist with Dr. Yu-Kang Chen
Feb 16, 2022
Privilege, Perfectionism & South Asian Mental Health with Raina Wadhawan
Feb 09, 2022
Alternatives to Traditional Talk Therapy
Feb 02, 2022
Coping with Seasonal Depression with Alena Kwong
Jan 26, 2022
The Importance of Terminations in Therapy
Jan 19, 2022
How to Succeed as an International Student with Dr. Vivi
Jan 12, 2022
We're Tired & Other Year End Reflections
Dec 22, 2021
Our Identity Stories & Being Asian Enough
Dec 15, 2021
Burning Out and Saying No
Dec 08, 2021
Finding the Right Therapist
Dec 01, 2021
Boundaries & Self-Care Around the Holidays
Nov 24, 2021
Perfectionism in Life & Podcasting
Nov 17, 2021
Introducing Beyond the Couch!
Nov 10, 2021