Extraordinary Asian Women
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!
Episodes
27 episodes
Uncover the Happiest Version of Yourself - with Veronica Hanson
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 s...
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43:55
Finding Your Voice + Healing Through Writing - with Christina Vo
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 he...
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32:26
Finding Yourself through Life's Major Transitions - with Lilian Wee
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...
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27:39
Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Be Your Own Warrior With a Purpose - with Gail Meriel
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 ...
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20:48
Self-Care 24/7 - with Dr. Julie Tran-Olive
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, s...
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24:32
The Pandemic Pivot from 0 to 250 with Amanda Ma
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 requir...
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Episode 22
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18:59
DREAM Success Strategy with Marilen Crump
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 strateg...
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Episode 21
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20:57
Who am I? Redefining Expectations on Identity with Vanya Wryter
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 t...
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Episode 20
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21:39
Return to Wholeness with Tess Vergara
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...
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Episode 19
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31:51
3 Ways to Stand Up for Yourself with Leslie Lew
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, A...
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Episode 18
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43:39
Cultivating Rock Star Confidence with Lucy Liu
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 Luc...
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Episode 17
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19:54
Why Do You Need Alone Time?
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.
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Episode 16
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7:23
Find Your Fierce with Amy M. Le
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 t...
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Episode 15
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14:26
How to Receive as a Chinese (Asian) Girl
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...
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Episode 14
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18:34
Know Your Vision, Find Your Strengths with Annie Hardock
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 o...
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Episode 13
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23:52
4 Mindset Shifts to Courageously Go After What You Want
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 rollercoaste...
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Episode 12
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17:29
The Reason Why You Hold Yourself Back
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 abo...
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Episode 11
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12:41
When You Feel Alone
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 u...
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Episode 10
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11:38
Why is celebrating yourself so hard?
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 e...
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Episode 9
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17:58
Do you really "Have to" do this?
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! <...
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Episode 8
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9:58
The Key to Awareness: What Are You Making It Mean?
I always say you have to become aware. Today I share with you this one question that can help you with it. "What am I making it mean?"During our everyday life, situations happen that trigger us. But it's not be...
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Episode 7
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7:59
You are GIFTED with the desire AND ability to go after your dream!
Because of our past expeirences and interactions, we grow up believing that what we see is true. But we're only seeing the world based on our filtered lenses. All the beliefs that we hold about ourselves, what if there...
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Episode 6
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9:42
Loving Your Mean Girl
We all have a mean girl within us, they're the jealous part, the angry part, the gossipy part, the condesending part, the resentful part. Our mean girl is the part of us that we don't want to admit that we have. That's...
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Episode 5
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14:56
How the Law of Mirroring Creates Stronger Connection with Others
I wanted to share with you this tool called The Law of Mirroring. This is a tool that I used to create a deeper awareness of myself, and a phenomenal tool for me to learn more about how other people are feeling. This i...
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Episode 4
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7:50