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Author: Claudia Chan

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Extraordinary Asian Women is a podcast featuring Asian women and the journey to their extraordinary lives. My name is Claudia Chan, and In this journey together, I’ll help you build the curiosity to know yourself, the compassion to love yourself, and the courage to be yourself, in order to bring out the unicorn in you! As a Life Coach, wife and mom, I will share with you my stories, along with other Asian women, to inspire and encourage you to live the life you’d always dreamed of! I’m excited about this! Let’s go!
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In this episode of Extraordinary Asian Women podcast, I’m super excited to introduce you to my guest today! From having a house with white picket fence, designer clothes, 1 vacation per year to living in 4 countries over the past 2 years. She shared with us how she packed of her family for 4 into 6 suitcases and now living in Tokyo Japan.I introduce to you Veronica HansonVeronica talked the expectations she came to realize she was living under. To distinguish for ourselves the need to be acce...
In this episode of Extraordinary Asian Women, I’m super excited to have Christina Vo!Christina shared her journey to finding happiness and fulfillment through writing. She was able to develop a deeper understanding of her mom, dad and herself. Christina also shared with us tips on how one can use writing as a way to heal oneself and develop a stronger voice. You can also preorder her book The Veil Between Two Worlds. It is an amazing episode! Don’t miss it! Connect with Christi...
In this episode of Extraordinary Asian Women, I have an amazing guest with me! Lilian Wee She shared her story with us about how she uprooted her life from Singapore to Houston, Texas, going through the dark journey of feeling alone in a new and foreign land. Through her therapy work, she was able to have a better relationship with her husband, she found her happiness and purpose by building her own community, and creating her podcast, Heart Open ConversAsians. Don’t miss this ...
In this episode of Extraordinary Asian Women, I have an amazing guest with me! Gail Mariel shared with us her experience for being a Filipino Woman who had gone into the corporate world instead of the medical fields as expected. She learned to overcome her imposter syndrome to let her talent and skills shine through. She also shared with us the 5 different types of imposter and the 3 things to do to overcome imposter syndrome. Don’t miss this episode! Connect with Gailwww.gailm...
I have an amazing guest with me on this episode of Extraordinary Asian Women! She is a naturopathic doctor based in San Jose, CA. She decided to pursue this career as an avenue to explore whole person healing.Along with it, she is an international best selling author of the book Asian Women Trailblazers Who BossUp and of the eBook The Best Book on Naturopathy, a guide for starting a career in naturopathic medicine. I’d like to introduce you to Dr. Julie Tran-Olive In thi...
In this episode of Extraordinary Asian Women, I had an amazing time speaking with Amanda Ma. Amanda talked about how she got into event planning. She also shared with us how she processed the fear she faced and the mindset change required for her to turn the situation around when the pandemic hit. There are many amazing nuggets in this episode, don't miss out! Connect with Amanda: WebsiteLinkedInBio: Amanda Ma is the Founder and CEO of Innovate Marketing Group, an award-winning exp...
In this episode of Extraordinary Asian Women, I got a chance to interview Marilen Crump. She shared with us her epiphany moment when she decided to go after what she wanted in her life. Marilen also taught us her D.R.E.A.M strategy to achieve our goals! Make sure you don't miss this one! Connect with Marilen: Website FacebookLinkedIn InstagramBio: Marilen Crump is the owner of ARTINSPIRED, LLC and is a sought-after Business Developer and Marketing Strategist based in Yorktown, VA. ...
In this episode, I had a wonderful time speaking with Vanya Wryter. She shared with us how she came to redefine her dual identity of being Chinese Canadian, and talked about what cultural identity means to her. Vanya also shared with us a few tips on how to define and own our identity. Connect with Vanya Website: Vanya WryterLinkedIn: Vanya WryterBio: Vanya is a workplace training consultant who has found herself in some unusual and memorable workplaces in the name of workplace education. Aft...
In this episode, I have the opportunity to speak with the beloved Tess Vergara. She shared with us her journey through her depression and burnt out. Finding her identity after her children had grown. Tess shares with us the 4 pillars in our lives, and teaches us how to align these 4 pillars so that we can return to wholeness. She also shares with us how to shift from fear power to soul power, so that we can tap into our soul's uniqueness.If you want to take a look at the poster behind T...
I am so excited to bring back this wonderful guest, Leslie Lew! I'd interviewed her once before, and I can call her my soul sister! Leslie and I chatted about how to stand in your power through your mind, body and soul. So many times, Asian women are afraid to fight back, because they believe they lack in the physical strength. But the first thing Leslie teaches is to help you shift your mindset first, before tapping into the use of your voice and body. Connect with Leslie atWebsite: Rec...
I have an amazing guest on this episode today! She is a life coach helping women live a joyful fulfilling life! She is an unshakable optimist, wife, mom, entrepreneur, workshop facilitator, motivational speaker, author and host of The Lucy Liu Show.I'd like to introduce you to Lucy Liu! In this episode, Lucy shared with us how she overcame the obstacle of having the same name as the Hollywood Star Lucy Liu, and how she fully embraced her name and thrived. She also shared tips...
So many times, we feel like we need to have our alone time. We need to get away from other people. That is because a lot of times, who we're presenting to the outside world is very different from who we really are on the inside. In this episode, I present to you what exactly is happening on the external and internal levels, which makes you want to remove yourself from other people. If you'd like to work on this area, I'm offering 2 free 30min coaching sessions with me. You can book by clickin...
In this episode, I have a very special guest. She is a powerhouse in the publishing world! Also, she and I are in the same book which we’d written, which is called Asian Women Trailblazers Who Boss up. I’d like to introduce you to the Founder of Quill Hawk Publishing and the award-winning author of the Snow Trilogy, Amy Le.In this episode, Amy shared with us her journey of going to America from Vietnam, and how she started writing her books.Amy also shared with us on how she found her vo...
On the one hand, we keep hearing things like, there isn't enough Asian Women representation in the leadership roles (with only 2.7% leaders being Asian Women). While on the other hand, we have Asian parents continuously pushing us to do more and better since a very young age. How are these two things linked to each other? It all comes down to creating Asian women who have a very difficult time receiving. Receiving recongnition of our efforts, being able to showcase our talents, and having the...
On this episode, I am restarting to interview some Extraordinary Asian Women where I bring on some Asian Ladie voices, so they can share their wisdom with you. This episode's guest is an entrepreneur, and my son is actually one of her abacus students! Her name is Annie Hardock. In this episode, we talked about overcoming the challenges of receiving as a Chinese woman. Also, we talked about the steps to take to find your vision, so that we can set our own goals for ourselv...
On Aug 9th, I, along with 15 other Asian Women, launched a book called Asian Women Trailblazers Who BossUp, and we became #1 International Bestseller! I'm really proud of it, but on that day, I felt like I rode an emotional rollercoaster. And looking back, I believe these 4 mindset shifts really helped me to show up on that day. So I'm going to share them with you on this episode! They are 1) Overcome the fear of judgement 2) Deliberatly choose your thoughts 3) Be okay to ask for support and ...
In this episode, I share with you my experience on doing something new and challenging, and through this process, I gained an understanding of why it is so hard for us to go after what we want. The truth is, we all have beliefs about ourselves that are not true, but we believe them to be true about us. And they're very painful and uncomfortable for us to face. When we try something new and challenging, these voices come right at us, making us feel frustrated and inadequate. So ...
When You Feel Alone

When You Feel Alone

2022-06-3011:38

In this episode, I talk about the feeling of not belonging anywhere, constantly feeling like I'm alone, and how I broke out of that. With all of our past experiences and pain, it's inevitable we try to shield ourselves, so we end up building up a wall. But during this process of protecting ourselves, we also stop other people from reaching out to us. I share with you some tips on what to do if you feel this way. 1) recognize you have this wall 2) give love to yourself ...
We always talk about needing to celebrate ourselves more!But we never do. It's so easy for us to reach a goal, and then we'd rush off to another goal, or critize our work. So why is that? In this episode, I'm sharing with you -The reasons why we don't celebrate-What celebration actually means-Give you a few steps to celebrate yourselfI hope that through this episode, you will learn to appreciate why this practice is so important, so you can incorpate it into your life!
So many times we do things because we feel like we have no other choice. We believe that we have to do this thing. What if we DO have a choice? All the things we feel we have to do in life, they're all optional! What if the truth is, we never enetertained the other choice because it comes with a consequence that we don't want to face. And just by knowing that, we are given options. What if instead of saying, "I have to", we start reframing our decisions with, "I choos...
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