Just Checking In, is a podcast that acts as a phone call from your best friend to literally check in and give space and time for your respective stories. Capturing human connections, authentic conversations, and exchanges we’ll have despite differences in locations and timezones. With emotions and connections as its cores, this brings to light the question about how we experience life and surrounding that ponders with themes from love, friendships, family, identity, politics, art, and more.
15. The Power of Your Gifts & Community with Midori
Checking in with where Midori's head and heart are at this time. We looked back on her creative career, experiencing burn-out, and how those landed her to exploring rest, care, and kinship. She spoke about her love for photography, the community she found, and her decision to change her name.
28 Feb 2022
14. What Does Being A Lightworker Mean with Lunaeris
Checking in with where Anna's head and heart are at this time. With the rise of lightworkers today, Anna opened up about the first spiritual encounter that led her to do healing work in many forms. She also shared her background being an immigrant kid which sparked her own artistry.
28 Feb 2022
13. What Does Being An Artist Mean with Jethro Ian
Checking in with where Jethro's head and heart are at this time. We started a dialogue on how he is coming to terms with being an artist and what does that mean to him to this gen and age. Consequently, he shared his healing journey which played a huge role in his dreams and goals today.
28 Feb 2022
12. Merging Journalism & Astrology with Jazmin Kylene
Checking in with where Jazmin's head and heart are at this time. We talked about her background in journalism and TV, from her best and worst experiences. She also opened up about her career transition to spiritual counseling, astrology reading, and dropped tea on some signs!
28 Feb 2022
11. One Year of Just Checking In with Marj Ostani
Checking in with where Marj's head and heart are at this time. After one year of running Just Checking In, producing two seasons, she is now on the other side as a guest. She talked about the inspiration for the podcast, her creative process, and the secret alter life in medicine she dreams of.
15 Oct 2021
10. Safety In A System Not Built For You with Helen
Checking in with where Helen's head and heart are at this time. We talked about her life growing up as a migrant kid in New Zealand. How her experiences as an Asian woman in a white-dominated space had repercussions 'til today. Here's her rest and care journey.
15 Oct 2021
9. Fangirl Diaries: Entering The Magic Shop with Gena
Checking in with where Gena's head and heart are at this time. We talked about her relationship with vulnerability and dealing with fears. Alongside reminiscing our fangirling life throughout the years --- from The 1975 to BTS era. So many hilarious but also healing moments in our lives.
15 Oct 2021
8. On Therapy & Being Non-Binary with Ace
Checking in with where Ace's head and heart are at this time. We talked about the changes she went through from moving to the States, navigating Filipino family culture, the importance of being on therapy and her coming out story as non-binary.
15 Oct 2021
7. Korea's Global Domination Today with Youjin
Checking in with where Youjin's head and heart are at this time. We talked about Korea's culture in so many ways. From her own upbringing in Seoul, reflections on the rise of Kpop and Kdramas on today's pop culture, and our feminist-centric works altogether!
15 Oct 2021
6. Philippines, Loves Me or Loves Me Not with Melissa
Checking in with where Melissa's head and heart are at this time. We talked about what it means to be Filipino-American, exploring our relationship to the motherland, ancestral healing, and what it is like to be in a community with one another. Oh, a lot of our decolonizing journey too!
11 Aug 2021
5. Moving to Thailand with Jayda Shuavarnnasri
Checking in with where Jayda's head and heart are at this time. We talked about all the life transitions she's experiencing from moving back home with her parents, starting a part-time job at a sex toy shop, and all the preparations, thoughts and feelings around her move to Thailand soon.
11 Aug 2021
4. Friendships & Platonic Intimacy with Claui Sta.Ana
Checking in with where Claui's head and heart are at this time. We talked about our longest-running friendship, how we've changed through the years, our fondest memories, why platonic intimacy is just as important as everything else, and what we value in people today.
11 Aug 2021
3. Self-Love & Healing with Venus Veritas
Checking in with where Ale's head and heart are at this time. We talked about her story on moving places many times, the things she's had to confront, let go of and heal throughout the years, her relationship with art, people, and her life's current vision and mission.
11 Aug 2021
2. Loneliness During Pandemic with Ann Salcedo
Checking in with where Ann's head and heart are at this time. We talked about the score of online dating during a pandemic, how she's dealing with loneliness these days, self-care routines, our post-Covid plans, and stance on getting married and having kids in this economy.
11 Aug 2021
1. Finally Dating Again with Ami Park
Checking in with where Ami's head and heart are at this time. We talked about healing her past wounds, first love, and bad dates stories, shifting her mindset on romantic relationships, and how she finally gets back to the dating department again. Better and healthier this time around.
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