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I Lost My Entire Life. Now I'm Rebuilding It (opens the original)
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I had 25 days to pack up 23 years of my life. It was the great escape and I did it while severely ill. In Part 2 of Carrie Marshall's unforgettable story on #OldAsianLady, we pick up after her sudden, harrowing decision to repatriate after 23 years in Taiwan. Carrie talks openly about facing the brutal shock of Canadian healthcare bureaucracy where getting disability support meant being forced onto welfare. She shares the raw reality of total life collapse, reverse culture shock, and how she's r
I Left A Great Career To Follow My Heart (opens the original)
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What happens when you build the life you're supposed to want… and realize it's not the life you actually want? In this episode of #OldAsianLady, YiHsin Chang opens up about the friction of breaking societal molds and restarting her life in Los Angeles in her 40s. She also talks honestly about the difficult side of making those choices and learning to accept that every decision comes with both pros and cons. Her message is simple but powerful: Life is short. Don't give up on your dreams. This con
Hearing The Five Words That Made Me Uproot My Life (opens the original)
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What happens when you spend years taking care of everyone else—and suddenly realize you don't know how to take care of yourself? In this episode of #OldAsianLady, Betty Lo shares her journey from corporate Silicon Valley project management to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), navigating 10 years as the sole caregiver for both her aging parents through illness, finding herself at a crossroads of her own and then taking a radical leap of faith to relocate to Taiwan. We dive into emotional numbne
Burnout, Boundaries & Healing: Learning to Listen to Your Body (opens the original)
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What if exhaustion isn't simply something you need to push through? In this episode of #OldAsianLady, Sharon chats with Dr. Chris Lipat, a holistic chiropractor, Reiki master, author, and healer based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Chris shares their journey from growing up as a Filipina in New Jersey, experiencing racism and navigating their identity as a queer Filipina, to working in social justice, experiencing burnout, and eventually discovering Reiki and holistic healing. Their story raises some
Is it Your Story to Tell | A Journey from Apartheid to Taiwan (opens the original)
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What happens when the stories you were raised to believe no longer make sense?In this episode of #OldAsianLady, Sharon speaks with documentary filmmaker Tobie Openshaw, who has lived in Taiwan for nearly three decades.Tobie grew up in apartheid-era South Africa, where early experiences shaped his understanding of race, privilege, and culture. Later, his work as a filmmaker brought him to Taiwan, where he has documented a range of social and cultural stories.Over time, his view of storytelling ch
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