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