234: Janet Wang: Discovering and Crafting Your Identity

234: Janet Wang: Discovering and Crafting Your Identity

Author: Aileen Xu June 18, 2023 Duration: 57:27
Our individual experience and relationship with our culture can change with each season in our lives. It could be very different from the next person and that’s okay. 

Janet Wang is a co-founder and co-host of AsianBossGirl, a podcast for the modern day Asian-American woman. On air since 2017, they share stories about their corporate journeys, cultural identity, dating stories, and more. She also hosts a mini-show, Living Well with Janet, AsianBossGirl umbrella, where she explores health and wellness trends as a Western person with Eastern upbringing.

In this episode, Janet Wang and Aileen talk about cultural identity, how this can evolve with our experiences, finding your career path, and finding the wellness practices along the way that work for you, your lifestyle, and your goals.


TIMESTAMPS:

1:45 How we started
5:33 Taking the leap
13:55 Mindset shifts
17:18 How did we know we were on the right path? 
21:16 Discovering my identity
26:35 Connection requires deliberate effort
29:48 My journey to wellness
37:32 My routines and habits
40:53 Different ways to meditate
44:12 Merging my Eastern and Western backgrounds
48:50 Each body is unique. Find what works for you
54:59 This too shall pass


FIND JANET ONLINE:


Website | www.asianbossgirl.com

Podcast | AsianBossGirl

Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/asianbossgirl

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/janetdoubleu | https://www.instagram.com/asianbossgirl


The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 234


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