AAPI Heritage Month Celebration: Top 8 Mental Health Lessons from AAPI Leaders
Boundaries, Self-Care, Entrepreneurship, Imposter Syndrome, Postpartum Depression, Career, Social Media, Body Image Vanessa Shiliwala Boundaries, Self-Care, Entrepreneurship, Imposter Syndrome, Postpartum Depression, Career, Social Media, Body Image Vanessa Shiliwala

AAPI Heritage Month Celebration: Top 8 Mental Health Lessons from AAPI Leaders

The best mental health tips from AAPI Leaders, creators and activists, including how to navigate anxiety and depression, self-care, imposter syndrome, social media, body image issues, and hate crimes. PLUS: Thrive Spice was featured on Apple Podcasts' home page for the Best of AAPI Heritage Month! Vanessa celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month and the 1 year anniversary of Thrive Spice, and our mission of normalizing mental health for the Asian American and Asian diaspora across the world.

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Aparna Shewakramani of Netflix’s “Indian Matchmaking” on Fame, Fate and Freedom from People-Pleasing
Dating, Gratitude, Boundaries, Self-Care, Entrepreneurship, Celebrity Vanessa Shiliwala Dating, Gratitude, Boundaries, Self-Care, Entrepreneurship, Celebrity Vanessa Shiliwala

Aparna Shewakramani of Netflix’s “Indian Matchmaking” on Fame, Fate and Freedom from People-Pleasing

Aparna from Netflix’s hit TV show“Indian Matchmaking” opens up about her new book, She’s Unlikeable: And Other Lies that Bring Women Down. The author and reality star shares what it’s like to go from a life of normalcy and privacy as a lawyer looking for love in Texas, to a life over-examined and hyper-edited for the entire world to see. We talk about reshaping gender roles in South Asian culture, girl bossing vs. girl resting, and navigating fate and agency in our love lives and careers. Plus: Bollywood movies, gratitude, and setting boundaries.

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How to Manage Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Anxiety, Stop AAPI Hate, Panic Attacks, Racial Trauma, Therapy, Self-Care, Stress Vanessa Shiliwala Anxiety, Stop AAPI Hate, Panic Attacks, Racial Trauma, Therapy, Self-Care, Stress Vanessa Shiliwala

How to Manage Anxiety and Panic Attacks

If you feel like your anxiety and stress have intensified since COVID-19, you're not alone. Nearly half of Asian-Americans have reported anxiety during the pandemic, according to a recent report by Stop AAPI Hate.

This is a mini podcast episode focused on panic attacks: what they are, where they come from and what we can do about it. I'm also going to share my own personal recent experience with panic attacks as a mom, wife, entrepreneur, daughter, sister, and human.

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Gregory Cendana on Reclaiming Joy through Dance + Pandemic Self-Care for AAPI and BIPOC Communities
Self-Care, LGBTQ+ Pride, Filipino American, Politics and Advocacy, Therapy, Relationships Vanessa Shiliwala Self-Care, LGBTQ+ Pride, Filipino American, Politics and Advocacy, Therapy, Relationships Vanessa Shiliwala

Gregory Cendana on Reclaiming Joy through Dance + Pandemic Self-Care for AAPI and BIPOC Communities

Can leaning into something you were previously ashamed of actually become your superpower? We find out when Vanessa talks to Gregory Cendana, a dancer, political strategist and entrepreneur who has been named one of Washington DC's most influential 40 under 40, about dancing for social justice. Gregory reflects upon his upbringing in a conservative Catholic Filipino family and his own coming-out journey, and why his life mission is to help others bring their full, true selves to any space they are in to engender cultural, social and political change. We discuss why prioritizing mental health creates more sustainable communities, and how the idea of collective self-care for Asian-Americans and BIPOC communities gives us the power to heal and reclaim our stories.

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