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| #107 - How Do We Live in an Age of Information Overload? | 09 sept. 2026 | 00:45:53 | |
How do you make a decision when there are 24 kinds of everything and the algorithm has an opinion on all of it? 🌀 From the grocery store to your For You page, we're more overwhelmed by information than any generation before us. Whether we’re aware of it or not, this is quietly running our moods, our spending, and our sense of self.
We get into a study that proves too many options make us worse at choosing, why your feed can hijack your whole week off a single click, and the sneaky reason marketers target new moms and college kids especially 👀
Mentioned:
Marie Kondo's tidying book https://amzn.to/46et2nj
Leah Wei's 30-day decluttering challenge https://youtu.be/L4AgMDvunO4?si=vUfW58U_HxfZjyoE
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| #105 - How to Keep Going When Everything Feels Stuck | 26 août 2026 | 00:51:06 | |
How do you get through a hard season when you can't see the end of it? There's an "unwritten rule" that says every long stretch of hardship is followed by a quantum leap—all it requires is that you don't give up on yourself ❤️
We get honest about what a hard season actually feels like day to day (not the cleaned-up version), why "high-functioning" struggling is so easy to miss, and where the line is between real hope and toxic positivity. Both of us open up about seasons we almost didn't say out loud 🥹
If you're in the in-between right now, we hope it helps you feel a little less alone. Sending the biggest voiceHUGS as always 🧸
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| #104 - Why You Stopped Dreaming Big (And How to Start Again) | 19 août 2026 | 00:44:06 | |
How can we dream bigger when life has trained us to play it small? As kids we wanted everything, unapologetically—then somewhere along the way we learned to want less, to be realistic, to play it safe 🌱
We get into where that voice actually comes from (hint: you didn't come up with it), why it's so easy to see everyone else “playing small,” and the honest, unglamorous story of how Ro finally got un-stuck after years of feeling creatively flat.
Consider this your permission slip 💛 That dream you buried because someone told you to "be realistic" is probably still in there. What is it? And what would it take to say it out loud?
Book Mentioned: Creative Machines https://amzn.to/45XEYcA
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| #103 - The 100-Year Calendar That Will Change How You Spend Your Time | 12 août 2026 | 00:46:37 | |
Viv came back from a work conference with a story she hasn't been able to shake: a Japanese company’s chairman hands every new employee a 100-year calendar and says, “Somewhere on this page is the date of your death.” 🕰️🤯👀
A little morbid, sure, but it's really about awareness. Awareness that our time here is finite, and that most of us don't waste it dramatically… we waste it accidentally (hi, 6 hours of screen time 😭). We get into how to actually be present, the tiny three-minute things that make a life feel alive, and why nothing can replace seeing and interacting with people in person.
This isn't an episode about death. It's a soft reminder that life is happening right now 💛 If you could see your life on a 100-year calendar, what would you want more of and less of?
Mentions:
Social Media Episode #94
The Regret of the Dying by Bonnie Ware https://bronnieware.com/blog/regrets-of-the-dying/
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| #102 - How Do You Know You're Ready to Be a Mom? (Listener Email 💌) | 29 juil. 2026 | 00:49:55 | |
How do you actually know when you're ready to have a baby? It's one of the biggest questions of your 20s and 30s, and no one really prepares you for how much of it is both emotional AND logistical. This was a question from our Aussie listener, Nat—thanks for writing in!! 💌
We break motherhood readiness into two parts: the logistical (finances, division of labor, gender roles, and the conversations to have before baby so resentment doesn't quietly build) and the emotional (grieving your freedom and your body, plus the very real "what if I'm a bad mom / what if I pass down my trauma" fears).
Here's the thing though, "ready" probably doesn't look like what you think it does. We get into the reframe that finally took the pressure off both of us 💛 What's making you feel ready (or not)?
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #101 - The Truth About Our Podcast After 100 Episodes | 23 juil. 2026 | 00:41:16 | |
100 episodes in, and we finally sat down and asked ourselves the questions we'd been avoiding: What have we built?? Do we still want to do it? And where do we actually want it to go from here? 🥹
We're getting honest about the parts of Voice Hugs we've never really said out loud—how we've (not) treated it, what we're a little scared of, and what it would take to dream bigger without losing the soft thing that makes it ours.
There's also one thing we learned about you that genuinely surprised us 🌍 This one's an open, honest conversation—and we want you in it. What do you want to see next from Voice Hugs? 💛
✳️ Please share any & all thoughts with us here: https://forms.gle/LKZFAdku3eJbQC8eA
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: https://www.speakpipe.com/HugsHotline
Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #100 - Our 100th Episode: Thank You for Being Here ♥️ | SPECIAL GIVEAWAY! | 08 juil. 2026 | 00:47:55 | |
❣️ MUG HUGS LAUNCH + GIVEAWAY BELOW ❣️ Four years. One hundred episodes. We still can't believe we get to say that out loud 🥺 What started as two perfectionists in Ro's parent’s living room—taking a full 30min to record a two-sentence intro—somehow became 100 episodes of us growing up along side one another.
This really is one is a giant love letter to YOU. Whether you've been here since day zero, episode one, or this is your very first episode of Voice Hugs, we’re so grateful you are here. Cheers to embracing another 100 (🤭) seasons with the OPENEST of arms and BEING our best selves, together 🧸🤝🏻✨
⭐️ MUG HUGS: Our limited edition Mug Hugs in collaboration with @byslowstudio will be available 7/8, @11am PT on www.voicehugspodcast.com. We are SO excited to get these pink and blue cuties in your hands 🥹
💝 GIVEAWAY: To celebrate 100 episodes of Voice Hugs 🥹 we're giving away 1 Blue Mug Hug with a matching bubble coaster + 10 greeting card sets (each set comes with 5 ‘For All Season’ cards)!
To enter:
╰ Follow @voicehugspodcast on Instagram
╰ Comment your favorite episode on our official giveaway IG post
╰ Subscribe/Follow Voice Hugs on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts (wherever you listen to the show!).
Details:
╰ Open to US residents only at this time
╰ Ends on 7/14 - 11:59pm PT
╰ Winners will be announced on 7/15!
🍵 SLOW STUDIO
╰ IG: https://www.instagram.com/byslowstudio
╰ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@byslowstudio
╰ Website: https://slowstudio.shop/
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| #99 - The Quiet Panic of ‘Falling Behind’ | 01 juil. 2026 | 00:51:48 | |
Am I behind? Am I stuck? Is everyone else moving forward except me? We received an email from you feeling behind in all aspects of life—from career to relationships. We hear you & we feel you 🥹
In today’s episode, we’re getting into the difference between feeling behind and feeling stuck (they're not the same thing and it matters!), why comparison has existed since literally the dawn of time, what to do when the job market feels impossible, the "should vs. must" framework, and why sometimes the most important season of your life looks like absolutely nothing is happening.
If you're in a quiet season and wondering when things will start moving—they already are, even if you can't see it yet. 💛 What area of your life feels like it's in the line of a theme park right now?
Mentioned article:
The Crossroads of Should & Must: https://medium.com/@elleluna/the-crossroads-of-should-and-must-90c75eb7c5b0
Liah Yoo on Voice Hugs:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/153rWhOYiyz7BsafxAANnE?si=youy-UGbSkijHw5QTyDheg
YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39zLjdz3QEA
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| #98 - How to Be Single & Love Your Own Company | 24 juin 2026 | 00:52:41 | |
How do I be single? How do I date myself? How do I be alone? We’ve talked a lot about relationships in Season 3, but we have yet to tackle one of the most important things we can do for our current or future relationships: work on the relationship we have with OURSELVES 🫶
Viv made herself stay single through all four seasons of the year because she wanted to know she could handle the holidays alone—and realized she didn't even know what music she liked anymore because she'd been listening to someone else's playlists for years 🌷☀️🍃☃️
Ro spent years single after back-to-back relationships and realized she didn't even know who she was outside of a relationship. Both of us were honestly scared of being alone—like actually terrified of sitting with our own thoughts 🥹❤️🩹🫂
If you're single right now and it feels heavy, or if you're in a relationship but realize you don't really know who you are outside of it, we gotchuuu. Your single era isn't a waiting room. It's the main event 💛
The Giving Tree: https://amzn.to/4vnPlBn
The Little Prince: https://amzn.to/4fUIue1
The Alchemist: https://amzn.to/4vrP1lb
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| #97 - The Communication Style No One Taught You (But Everyone Needs) | 10 juin 2026 | 00:49:45 | |
Alright, you know how we say "embracing all seasons of life with open arms" every single episode?? Well, we took a personality assessment and it turns out neither of us are on the warm and accepting side of the spectrum 👀 Exposed!! But honestly that's kind of the whole point of this episode xoxo
Viv puts on her professional DISC facilitator hat for the pod and walks us through the four communication styles—Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness—so you can figure out which one you are and more importantly, why the people in your life communicate the way they do. We're talking friendships, relationships, work dynamics, and why that one friend who always finishes your sentences isn't being rude, they're just a D 😇
Are you a “D” who needs everyone to get to the point, an “I” who makes everything fun, an “S” who keeps the peace, or a “C” who needs all the information before making a move? Please share and let us know which personality assessment you’d like us to break down next 💛
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #96 - How Do You Know You’re With the Right Person? | 03 juin 2026 | 00:46:05 | |
We saw this quote about Beef on Netflix that said “everyone is with the wrong person” and it got us thinking “how do you know you’re with the right person?’”🌀 We share our college theory about the red string of fate getting tangled by modern dating, why butterflies in your stomach are actually your nervous system detecting a threat and not love, and what it really means to show up as yourself in a relationship instead of being the "perfect partner."
We're unpacking karmic relationships, what rupture and repair actually looks like in long-term partnerships, and that one memoir about a marriage that fell apart in a single night that shook us to our core. Baby potato also makes a guest appearance and has OPINIONS!!! 🤭
If you've ever questioned whether you're with the right person, or wondered why your calm, steady relationship doesn't feel as exciting as the chaotic ones did, this one's for you. Maybe the question isn't "am I with the right person" but "am I becoming the right partner?" 💛 What's your take? Is everyone with the wrong person?
Mentioned:
Book: Strangers https://amzn.to/4uE6oz2
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #95 - The Hardest Part of Growing Up No One Warns You About | 27 mai 2026 | 00:48:07 | |
Our sweetest bbs, this one came out of us like a wave we didn't see coming 🥹 We mentioned in our 3rd Hugs Hotline (https://open.spotify.com/episode/7mqDW2aTcHj99nzeDP0wKy?si=sGY_l5YHT6CuCtXlQlko_w) how much we looove growing older… but it recently dawned on us that - oh! there’s actually plenty for us to grieve from our past selves 👀
As Viv is entering her third trimester and feeling the weight of what it means to say goodbye to a version of yourself you didn't know you'd miss, this topic is extra front of mind. We're getting into the fear of aging, the grief that hides inside exciting life transitions, pregnancy body changes, mom guilt before baby even arrives, and why two feelings can be true at the same time. Ro shares what it's actually like on the other side and the moment her mom said something that changed the way she sees herself as a parent ✨
If you're in a season of becoming something new and you feel equal parts excited and terrified—hi, same, welcome. You're not losing yourself. You're integrating and expanding 💛 What life transition are you in right now?
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #94 - What Deleting Instagram For A Week Actually Does To Your Brain | 20 mai 2026 | 00:51:00 | |
Our sweetest bbs, the day hath cometh. We’ve been wanting to talk about social media for many years now, and instead of just talking about it, we decided to do something about it. For the plot. And to no ones surprise, our screen time went downnnnn unda 🪸🐬🐚✨
We get into phantom scrolling (the first hour was brutal), the boredom that turns into creativity, and the friends we actually called instead of just parasocially watching their Stories.
This one is eye-opening, a little alarming (the stats 🤯), and hopefully the nudge you need to try a social media detox for yourself—even if it’s just for a day 💛
What 7-day challenge should we try next??
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #93 - Quarter Life Crisis? Let's Talk About It | Hugs Hotline (ep. 3) ☎️ | 06 mai 2026 | 00:51:40 | |
This week's episode is extra special 🥹 We're answering your Hugs Hotline voicemails from our bed, on our very first Voice Hugs retreat!! The two of us haven't gone on a trip together since we were in our early 20s, so this was already special before we pressed record, and then we pressed record and heard your voices 😭
You called in with really beautiful and honest questions, from navigating a quarter life crisis and figuring out if your passion should be your paycheck, to the strange grief that comes with simply growing up.
We're talking content creation, aging, and why none of it is as linear as we wish it were. Keep calling in, we love hearing your voices more than you know 💛
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #92 - We're Having Another Baby!!! Pregnancy journey & all the feels | 29 avr. 2026 | 00:48:53 | |
Okay so we've been keeping a secret 👀 One of us is pregnant… and we're finally sharing everything!!! From the moment she found out, to the feelings nobody warned her about, to the dog who somehow knew before she did 🐶
We talk about wanting to be a mom since literally six years old, getting pregnant ten days after the wedding (!?!!), and then the unexpected part: sitting on the bathroom floor in shock instead of jumping for joy.
Beyond grateful to be able to share another incredible milestone with you all 🥹 Let’s all strive to be gardeners in our loved ones lives!! 🌱
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #91 - Two Words That’ll Change Every Relationship in Your Life | 22 avr. 2026 | 01:01:40 | |
Have you ever given a friend advice, watched them nod along, and then do the exact opposite? Or caught yourself nagging your partner about the same thing for the hundredth time knowing full well it's not going to work? Yeah, us too 😅
This episode we're breaking down The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins — a deceptively simple framework that's honestly changed how we think about every relationship in our lives. Viv & Ro share how they used to get so worked up trying to protect their friends from unworthy boys (spoiler: they went back every time). As well as wanting their partners to have a morning routine so badly… until they realized the person who actually needed to change was themselves.
Where in your life do you need to "let them" right now? And what's the "let me" that follows? Tell us everything 💛
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #90 - The Loneliness Epidemic: Why It’s So Hard to Find Your People | 08 avr. 2026 | 00:47:37 | |
Hi besties, when was the last time you made a new friend in the wild? We’ll go first: It’s been a long while for both of us.
This episode we're getting honest about community: what it actually means, why it's so much harder to build as an adult, and why some of us would rather homebody than put ourselves out there.
Viv spent months at a ceramics studio without saying hi to a single person 👀 Ro shares how motherhood made her retreat inward before she could let anyone back in. We talk about the "great separations" that happen every time life shifts—and a lesson from The Little Prince that reframed everything: you become responsible forever for what you've tamed 🦊
If you've been craving deeper connection but don't know where to start, this one's for you 🫂
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #89 - How to Romanticize Your Life Without Losing Reality | 01 avr. 2026 | 00:47:16 | |
Ever come back from a trip completely convinced you need to uproot your entire life? Yeah, that was Viv after three days in New York 😅
This episode we're talking about romanticizing—the places we dream about living, the highlight reels we replay after a breakup, and why our brains do this in the first place. Viv walks us through her full New York whirlwind (Harry Styles, Times Square, rats and all). Ro drops the line that broke both our brains: what if we're romanticizing other people's romanticizing??
We get into when dreaming big is beautiful and when it becomes an escape from reality, and how to bring a little of that fairy dust back into the life you're actually living 🧚♀️✨
What do you romanticize most right now? Tell us everything 🤭
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #88 - Why Resting Makes Us Feel Guilty (& How to Stop) | 25 mars 2026 | 00:55:56 | |
Why does a "good” day always seem to mean a "productive” day? And why does resting, actually resting, come with this wave of guilt that makes you feel like you're falling behind?
In this episode, we're unpacking our complicated relationship with productivity and rest. Ro takes us through her full arc—from waking up at 4:30am during her peak hustle era, to making burnout content until her audience started asking if she was okay, to not fully stopping until her baby was born. Viv shares how she traces her need for efficiency all the way back to folding six t-shirts per minute at Uniqlo (yes, there was a standard).
We talk about where rest = unproductive got wired into our brains, why scrolling on your phone in bed isn't actually resting, the cultural pendulum from girlboss to quiet quitting, and why people on both extremes still feel empty.
Because you're a human being, not a human doing. What's your current battery level? 🔋💛
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #87 - The Antidote for Stress, Fear, and Doubt | 18 mars 2026 | 00:48:25 | |
Ever seen a quote that made you pause mid-scroll and immediately text to your best friend? That's exactly what happened when Ro stumbled this one 👀
We spent this episode unpacking what that flip means for us—from Viv's confession that she has a really hard time trusting people, to Ro projecting her stress onto James (his words not ours 🙃), to why saying sorry feels like the hardest thing in the world when your ego is running the show.
How do we move from fear to trust? From hurry to presence? How do we stop spiraling in stress long enough to remember what we're grateful for? And why does it feel so reassuring to realize that the answers have been within us this whole time—we just needed to flip the script 😼
Which pair hits you the hardest right now? Tell us in the comments 💛
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| #86 - Friendship Anxiety, Wedding Compromises & Healing After a Breakup | Hugs Hotline (ep. 3) ☎️ | 11 mars 2026 | 00:54:42 | |
Hi, you’ve reached Hugs Hotline ☎️✨ Today we have the pleasure of listening to our very first VOICEMAILS from our listeners 🥹 You left the sweetest messages with questions and we’re answering them all - from navigating the anxiety of feeling like the least liked person in your friend group, to compromising with your partner during wedding planning, to healing after a breakup as a generally anxious person.
If you've ever felt like the "least favorite friend," struggled to put yourself first after heartbreak, or just needed a reminder that you're not alone—this episode is for you 💛
Thank you for sharing such vulnerable and special moments for your life with us 🥺 We grateful to be able to walk along side you and love love love hearing from you!!
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| #85 - How to Actually Live by The Four Agreements (and Why It’s So Hard) | 04 mars 2026 | 00:44:03 | |
Ever been left on read and convinced yourself it's because they secretly hate you? 😅 Yeah, us too. In this episode, we're diving into The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz and pairing it with the psychology concept of "rupture and repair."
How do we stop taking things so personally? How do we catch ourselves before we spiral into Assumption Land? And how do we actually repair when things get messy in our friendships and relationships?
We share real stories from our own lives — from the friend who ghosted texts for months (turns out it had nothing to do with Viv), to navigating family gossip, to learning the hard way that the goal isn't rupture-free relationships but repair-rich ones.
Which agreement do you struggle with the most? 🌱
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| #84 - The Lives We Could’ve Lived | 25 févr. 2026 | 00:52:35 | |
From mountain tops to ocean floors, let’s explore all the lives we could have lived, almost lived, and might still live one day 🦈🎤🦕👀 Ro very enthusiastically proclaims her love for great white sharks, ancient civilizations, and deep sea diving before revealing she's been secretly vibe coding an app from bed at night. Viv shares about auditioning for SM Entertainment at 14 (!!), dreaming of being the next Whitney Houston, and a surprising career change she’s seriously considering in her 40s.
We talk about the alternate lives that light us up when we let ourselves daydream, why we didn't pursue certain paths (fear, safety, not having the support — let's be honest), and why it's never too late to let yourself want something again.
In another life (or maybe even this one), what would you have done or what would you still want to try? Tell us everything in the comments 📝
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| #83 - What we wish we knew before 30 | 18 févr. 2026 | 00:54:49 | |
Buckle up besties, we're going back in time ⏰✨ In this episode, we're revisiting who we were 10+ years ago with all the angst, crippling uncertainty, and boy-FILLED journal entries 👀 How did we handle the overwhelming pressure of post-grad life? How much mental real estate did boys take up in our younger years (it’s embarrassing but we’re sharing anyway)? What actually helped us find our footing? And what would we tell our younger selves now?
Plot twist: no one knows what they're doing. Not even the billionaire founders. And honestly? That's the most liberating thing we realized.
If you could go back and tell your younger self one thing, what would it be? Leave us a comment 🐣
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| #82 - Making Friends in Adulthood: Real Talk on Connection | 11 févr. 2026 | 00:57:52 | |
Ring ringggg Hi, hello! We’re back with another Hugs Hotline 📟✨ This time, we’re diving deep into the mystical and often confusing land of ~aDuLt FrIeNdShIpS~
“How do you have meaningful conversations with friends? And how do you build real trust over time?” —Long time listener, M 🌸
From the art of listening to asking thoughtful questions, we talk about how we’ve personally navigated making friends and deepening connection over the years.
Whether you're naturally shy, struggle with vulnerability, or just want to feel more connected to the people you care about, this one's for you. It's honest, warm, and full of stories about what it really takes to show up as yourself—nervous, imperfect, and real.
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
Leave us a voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/HugsHotline
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| #81 - How Marriage Changed Us (In Ways We Didn't Expect) | 04 févr. 2026 | 00:52:42 | |
So... do you actually feel different after getting married? 💍 In this episode, we're spilling the buh-EAnz on our marriage: the hot, the honey, the classy 🍽️, and everything in between.
We talk about identity shifts, the difference between relationships in your 20s vs 30s, why the problems before marriage don't magically disappear after saying "I do," and the biggest lesson we learned 👀
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #80 - How to Plan a Wedding That's Actually YOU | 28 janv. 2026 | 00:58:44 | |
It’s wedding szn here on Voice Hugs, besties 👰🏻♀️💐🕊️🥂💕 Ro opens up about her secret destination wedding that had guests showing up not even knowing where they were going 👀 While Viv shares about her intimate celebration (& the handmade gifts that made Ro shed many-a-tears).
Today, we are getting REAL about weddings and what happens when you strip away everything you're "supposed" to do.
We talk about:
👰🏻♀️ Why the traditional wedding machine didn’t speak to us
✨ How to separate "what I really want" from "what's expected of me"
💭 Handling external stakeholders (aka family) respectfully while staying true to yourself
🤭 Our honest thoughts on wedding content (boooooo! jk… or are we??)
Let us know if you have any follow up questions and we can dedicate a future episode to all things wedding because it’s such a special day that doesn’t have to be stressful while costing an arm and a leg 🥹
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
Leave us a voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/HugsHotline
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| #79 - Setting Intentions That Feel Good: A Voice Hugs Guide to the New Year | 21 janv. 2026 | 00:51:18 | |
It’s tiiiiimeeee~ for Voice Hug’s annual New Year episode 🪩🥂🎀✨ Join us for an honest, heartfelt conversation about setting intentions without the pressure of perfection. In this episode, we're ditching the rigid resolutions and embracing a more gentle approach to the new year.
Whether you're feeling behind, overwhelmed, or just need a reminder that your timeline is your own, this episode is your permission slip to be kind to yourself. Because growth isn't always visible or measurable 😚
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
Leave us a voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/HugsHotline
Or, as always, you can send us an email hello@voicehugspodcast.com or DM us on IG @voicehugsposcast 😼
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| #78 - Relationship Hot Takes, Old Flames & Dating Chaos 💌 Hugs Hotline | 14 janv. 2026 | 00:47:37 | |
We’re answering your juiciest questions, sharing hot takes, and re-living stories from our college days that’s never been shared online 👀 Lots of internal thoughts best kept internal were shared out loud… Do we love or not love this episode???
From dating red flags to stalking our exes following list, cheating vs “being on a break,” running into MULTIPLE exes in the wild… we hope you enjoy seeing slash hearing a new side to us 😬
Our question for you this episode: What did you think of this episode format?? More like this? Less? Please share your honest thoughts! It’s how we can continue to improve 🙇🏻♀️
☎️ HUGS HOTLINE: Got a juicy question yourself? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our thoughts and/or best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #77 - Real catchup: motherhood, new routines, and everything in between | 07 janv. 2026 | 01:02:14 | |
Ok, now it’s time to really catch up, Voice Hugs style 😉 We’re talking candidly about motherhood, engagement, and the quiet identity shifts that come with entering a new ~season~ of life.
Ro shares honestly about becoming a mom and giving herself permission for all the things one is (violently and lovingly) forced to confront when entering new parenthood. Viv reflects on approaching… MIDDLE AGE 👀, preparing for the big day, and noticing how her relationship with everything & everyone around her is slowly starting to shift.
Now our question for you: How are you, really? What challenges or lessons have you come across recently? What would you like to give yourself permission to do these days? Let us know in the comments, email us, or DM us 🥹
☎️ Hugs Hotline is officially open! Got a juicy question? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #76 - New Mom, New Bride, New Season of Voice Hugs | 31 déc. 2025 | 00:47:21 | |
Voice Hugs is back bb!! Thank you for being the sweetest & most patient 🥹 We’re picking up right where we left off—just a full year older 🫶 Ro is no longer pregnant 👀 and Viv is officially entering her bridal era wootweeeew~ We’re sharing intentions for season 3, introducing new segments for the pod 🥳, and filling each other in on the LIFE (!!) that has been lived offline.
We’re so happy you’re here and so ready for another season of Voice Hugs!!!
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Friends, the Hugs Hotline is officially open! Got a juicy question? A sticky situation? Something you just need to voice HUG-it-out? Leave us a voicemail and we’ll share our best advice in an upcoming episode. Can’t wait to hear from you ❣️
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| #75 - Season 2 Finale: Embracing the Unknown in Marriage, Motherhood & Major Life Transitions | 08 janv. 2025 | 00:53:08 | |
🎙️ And with that, the 2nd season of Voice Hugs has come to an end 🎵 As always, to wrap up another wonderful 365 days around the sun, we’re sharing upcoming big life changes, along with lessons we learned from the year from growing pains, our friendship, and the unexpected twists & turns 👀
With how uncertain life may seem at times, we’re grateful to be able to weather every season right alongside you 🥹 And while we take a little hiatus between the seasons, please know big things are coming for Season 3, and we wan’t wait to continue sharing this next chapter with you!! 🤭
PS, this episode was recorded early Dec ‘24 but life be life'n sometimes. we've made it to the finish line friends! thank you for your patience!!
Season 2 guest interviews:
E57: How to find your inner voice & heal parental relationships w/ Leah Wei (@leahsfieldnotes)
E58: Overcoming dark times, taking risks, & betting on yourself w/ Liah Yoo (@LiahYoo )
E61: Life changing magic of choosing yourself w/ Remy Morimoto Park (@Veggiekins )
E62: The reality of quitting your 9 to 5 w/ Chloe Shih (@chloeshih )
Other episodes mentioned:
E72: Learning to accept love ~ annual gratitude episode!
E60: Let's talk anxiety
E65: Maintaining friendships in adulthood
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| #74 - Dealing with insecurities and social anxiety | 18 déc. 2024 | 00:58:06 | |
Insecurities ~ yep, we all have them (ugh, right?) In this episode, we share moments that have made us feel insecure—from the fear of farting in public to stressing over what to wear to a party, and even the networking and small talk that make you want to hide. Whether it’s the fear of rejection or the constant pressure to fit in, we’re all navigating these uncomfortable, and sometimes overwhelming feelings that come with being human.
But here’s the thing, what’s the worst that could happen? (it’s usually not as bad as we think!) We share ways you can you trick yourself into feeling more confident and why opening up to friends about your insecurities can be so helpful, because more likely than not… you’re probably not alone in feeling this way.
At the end of the day, we’re all human, hardwired to crave love, acceptance, and connection. So if we can travel through life with that in mind, it can give us more peace in knowing that we're all trying our best and we're in this together friends! Let us overcome one insecurity at a time 💛
Mentions:
E2 Let’s talk about our insecurities
E23 Feeling insecure? You’re not alone.
E59 Viv's solo: Stop being hard on yourself
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| #73 - Lacking motivation *again* | 04 déc. 2024 | 00:45:42 | |
Lacking motivation? This time of year got us feeling some type of way… Whether we’re beating ourselves over all the things we didn’t do this year, or brimming with hope for a fresh start that’s right around the corner, you’re not alone in feeling either or BOTH feelings at the same time. In this episode, we explore the complex relationship between mental health and motivation, hitting out limits, and how our our relationship with productivity has shifted over the years.
Whether you're going through a temporary dip or a longer season of feeling unmotivated, remember that it's okay to not be okay, we’re all in this together, and that better days are ahead 🌤️🥹 🫶
We’re sending you all the biggest, warmest, cuddliest hug ~
p.s. we lost our mic's audio after recording so we apologize for the wonky audio quality on this episode!
Mentions:
E26 Not feeling motivated? Us too
E38 What to do when lacking motivation
E59 Viv's solo: Stop being hard on yourself
E73 Ro's solo: If you’re feeling behind, remember we’re exactly where we are meant to be
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| #72 - Learning to accept love ~ annual gratitude episode! | 27 nov. 2024 | 00:52:28 | |
GIVEAWAY BELOW 🫶 Welcome to our annual gratitude episode bbs! It’s no secret that being in a state of gratefulness can be transformative, so today we’re taking a deep dive into our personal journeys of learning to embrace gratitude—which surprisingly (or unsurprisingly) comes hand in hand with, yes, vulnerability.
From highkey gushing over our significant others to sharing how we’re both opening up ourselves to love again, this episode is a truly special one that had us giggling and grinning ear to ear throughout the whole recording and beyond 🥹
⭐ To enter the giveaway for our greeting cards (short feedback survey!): https://forms.gle/UcGq9AqYDXd1YWfXA
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| #71 - If you're feeling behind, remember we're exactly where we are meant to be 🥹 (solo ep) | 20 nov. 2024 | 00:25:01 | |
Beeeeep, you got a new voicemail ☎️✨ Hi besties, Ro here ~ something I've been reflecting on in light of recent life updates 👀 is this feeling of falling behind in life. In the overly digitized world we live in, it's so easy to compare ourselves with our friends, peers, and strangers online so here's just a little reminder that we are exactly where we are meant to be, and that we're in this twogether *SENDING BIG BIG HUGS*
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| #70 - We’re having a baby! Pregnancy journey & all the feels | 13 nov. 2024 | 00:58:56 | |
🎉 Voice hugs is having a baby!! 🎉 A very very special episode today, as we take you through one of our pregnancy journeys (can you guess who’s expecting?!) and all the feels that have come along the way. We hope you’re as excited as we are for bb & this next season! 🐣 🍼
Mentions:
Book: Transformed by Birth by Britta Bushnell
E58: Taking big risks & betting on yourself w/ Liah Yoo
E63: Learning to see the world sparkle again ✨
E67: Societal expectations in your 20s vs 30s
Voice Hugs:
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| #69 - No more people pleasing | 30 oct. 2024 | 00:53:58 | |
Do you find it difficult setting boundaries? How about saying “no” without feeling guilty? Or are you constantly thinking about what others are thinking about you? People pleasers, put your hand up 🙋♀️🙋♀️
From best friendships to romantic relationships, it’s easy to overextend ourselves and sacrifice our own needs in the name of “being a good friend” or “being a fantastic girlfriend.” But are we really doing all that we’re doing to be a “good” person? 👀
In today’s episode, we share when such people pleasing tendencies tend to pop up, how they manifest in our lives, and what we’ve been doing to try to live more authentically true to ourselves, while still being absolute angels, ofc ~
All aboard the sunset cruise ⛵️😉✨
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| #68 - How do you feel about growing up & getting older? | 23 oct. 2024 | 00:51:32 | |
Was it just us, or were we the only ones SO ready and excited to grow up 🐣 We couldn’t wait to get our drivers license, make our own money, and taste that sweet independence. Isn’t it interesting how when we’re young, we can’t wait for time to move faster, but as we grow older, we often wish we could slow it down?
There is a delicate balance ~ a dance if you will 🩰 ~ between striving for the future and cherishing the present. How do we stay grounded and grateful for the here & now and the age we are at, while still dreaming big?
What started as a playful comparison of our younger years to today’s “youth” quickly turned into a classic voice hugs episode with big reflections on time, mindfulness, and appreciation of life.
P.S. the way this convo journeys is a true peek into the kind of chats we often have off-camera!
Mentions:
E59 Viv’s solo: Stop being hard on yourself
E63 Ro’s solo: Learning to see the world sparkle again
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| #67 - Societal expectations in your 20s vs 30s: marriage, motherhood, & career | 16 oct. 2024 | 00:44:06 | |
Ever found yourself trying to dodge questions like, “when are you getting married?” or “when are you having kids?” at family gatherings? You’re definitely not alone! While we’ve touched on societal expectations before, hitting your 30s brings a whole new level of pressure that we now have to navigate ✌🏼
This week, we dive into how our views on marriage, motherhood, and career have changed since our 20s and how to maneuver through the expectations surrounding these big life pillars ~wooo! A little reminder that personal growth and life decisions aren’t defined by age (ps. age is just a number!!) but by self-awareness and authenticity 🐣🌟🌼 friends, it’s time to redefine what it means to thrive in your 30s—because your journey is uniquely yours! ♡
Mentions:
E65: Navigating hard conversations in friendships
Amy Liu, Founder of Tower 26 Beauty
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| #66 - I just want to be happy & successful........? 🫠 (solo ep) | 09 oct. 2024 | 00:26:01 | |
Hi friends ◡̈ Viv here with an October voicemail. Sharing my recent thoughts on (what feels like) this never ending chase for success & happiness and how it often stems from deeper issues - like tying our self-worth on external validation and possessions 🙃 They say it's not about the destination, it's about the journey ~ but embracing the art of living in the moment can be pretty dang hard sometimes.
Regardless, time doesn't stop and what we do have is the here and now. I hope this voice note inspires you to look within and find more moments to truly live in the present ♡
Mentions:
Podcast: You Learn This Too Late: This One Idea Might Change Your Entire Life with Mel Robbins & Dr. Shefali
Book: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Book: A Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
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| #65 - Maintaining friendships in adulthood | 02 oct. 2024 | 00:54:38 | |
We’ve all faced moments of frustration with our friends, even with our best of friends. But why is it so hard to address those feelings and talk it out? This week, we share how it took us nearly 11 years into our friendship to have our first *conversation* with a capital C 🤯
Let’s be honest - these conversations can be super awkward and uncomfortable. What if they get mad? What if it ruins the friendship? Is it even worth bringing up? Whether it’s the fear of conflict, rejection, or just wanting to please others, we’ve discovered that with the right friend, tackling these tough talks is totally worth the discomfort. We've seen firsthand how open conversations, mutual acceptance, and vulnerability has transformed our friendship for the better, and we’re here to show you know that you can do it too!
Mentions:
YT Video: myths about friendships & what I wish I knew about making friends in my 20s
E40: Navigating, maintaining, & outgrowing friendships
E48: The Art of Non-Violent Communication: Building empathy & connection
Book: Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara https://amzn.to/3Xu2auo
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| #64 - From girl boss to girl moss: Finding hobbies & interests as an adult | 25 sept. 2024 | 00:50:08 | |
In case you haven’t heard, the hustle culture of being a "girl boss” is fading, and it’s time to welcome a more laid-back, organic approach to life. That’s right - we’re officially in our "girl moss" era!
While the idea of slowing down, reconnecting with hobbies, and prioritizing fun and playfulness sounds straightforward, we have found that transitioning to “girl mossing” hasn’t been as easy as we expected. This episode was sparked by the question “what do you like to do for fun?”, and how trying to answer this led us to confront the uncomfortable truth that maybe we both struggle with embracing fun in our adult lives.
Join us as we chat about how we can all begin to prioritize more joy and play by rethinking our relationship with time and tackling the mental blocks that keep us from starting or sticking with hobbies and interests!
Mentions:
E59 Viv’s solo: Stop being hard on yourself
E63 Ro’s solo: Learning to see the world sparkle again
Book: Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara https://amzn.to/3Xu2auo
Book: Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans https://amzn.to/4gnjZUA
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| #63 - Learning to see the world sparkle again, as it always has ✨ (solo ep) | 18 sept. 2024 | 00:25:59 | |
Hi bbs, it’s Ro here for our second solo episode 🤭 We’re trying something new! We’re trying something different. Think of this episode as a long overdue voicemail from your bestie, catching you up on her life & recent learnings. In honor of this more lowkey format, we’ll also keep this description lowkey. Well, be on your way now. You just got a new voicemail ☎️
Mentions:
The Book of Ichigo Ichie https://amzn.to/4enYh10
Design Your Life https://amzn.to/3TxpWEX
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| #62 - The reality of quitting your 9 to 5 w/ Chloe Shih (@chloe.shih) | 11 sept. 2024 | 01:02:09 | |
Hi Voice Hugs fam, today we’re having an incredibly lovely conversation with Chloe Shih 🦄🧁👾👩🏻💻🍉, a brilliant content creator and product lead who has worked at Discord, Meta, Tiktok, and Google.
Even before she was laid off from Discord (her 9-5) earlier this year, her thesis has always been that every one of us yearns to create something of our own (our 5-9s), and she’s made it her mission to share with the corporate girlies and boysies how to navigate, find, and balance their 9-5 with their 5-9s. We absolutely love this ✨
In this episode, we talk about overcoming workplace challenges whilst finding her own voice, the power of leaning into our strengths, turning “rock bottom” moments into opportunities for growth, creative bucket lists, and embracing uncertainty during her ‘adult gap year.’
We also nerd out over her Life PDR, or Product Requirement Documents, a concept she borrowed from the tech world to apply to her personal life to define her purpose, mission, and guiding principles. You all know how much Ro loves structure and planning, this Life PDR is on another LEVEL 🤯
We hope you feel just as inspired as we did having this convo with Chloe!! 🧸
Chloe Shih:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@chloeshih
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chloe.shih
Discord: https://discord.gg/colorsofchloe (career advice & coworking community)
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chloeshih
Twitter: https://twitter.com/colorsofchloe
Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hpcPCD
Mentions:
Podcast: Joy of Missing Out with Chloe Shih & Eric Wei Youtube | Spotify | Apple
Book: Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
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| #61 - Life changing magic of choosing yourself w/ Remy Morimoto Park (@veggiekins) | 04 sept. 2024 | 00:56:40 | |
Hi friends, please welcome Remy Morimoto Park, also known as Veggiekins, to Voice Hugs!! 🌸🌿🎀🍵🌷 Remy’s a dear friend, an incredible vegan recipe developer, food photographer (her aesthetics is immaculate 🤌🏻), cookbook author, founder of an elevated matcha brand called Frauth, and an all-around amazing humanbean 🥹
Remy's story is a truly inspiring one. Having grappled with addiction and disordered eating from a very young age, she completely changed her life when she entered college through being honest with herself, becoming sober, and discovering veganism which ultimately kickstarted her almost decade-long journey of healing her relationship with food, family, and most importantly herself.
We hope you enjoy this very beautiful and & conversation as much as we did 💕 And as always, you can watch this episode with video on Spotify and Youtube!
Quick note on audio quality: our mics battery dies half way into recording so there will be a noticeable difference in sound :’) Thank you for bearing with us as we continually learn and improve to create the best podcasting experience for you!!!
Remy Morimoto Park:
IG: @veggiekins @matchamommyy
YouTube Channel: @veggiekins
Mentions:
Book: Sesame, Soy, Spice: 90 Asian-ish Vegan and Gluten-free Recipes to Reconnect, Root, and Restore
Frauth Matcha: www.frauthmatcha.com | @frauth
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| #60 - Let's talk anxiety | 28 août 2024 | 01:01:43 | |
Do you ever get anxious? Cause we do. Often 🙂 Cozy up with us as we deep dive into a feeling we all know too well: anxiety. Inspired by our recent movie night watching Inside Out 2 (spoilers alert!!), we chat about how the heartwarming film mirrors our own experiences with those oh-so-familiar chest/stomach/full body flutters 🦋✨
While anxiety often has negative connotations surrounding it, can it ever serve a positive role in our lives? In today's episode, we open up about our personal anxiety journeys, along with how it has shown up, and still shows up, in our lives. You'll hear about Ro's middle school boys & friendship drama that led to a surprising case of shingles 👀, and how Viv's generalized anxiety shows up in her daily struggle, like an irrational fear of losing her furbaby Charlie 🐶
Join us in grabbing a comfy blanket, and maybe your favorite stress ball, while we explore the fine line between anxiety that gives us a helpful nudge and the kind that leaves us frozen. And as always, we’ll share how we've learned to cope with anxiety, over the years, that was previously more crippling than helpful ❤️🩹️🩹
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Mentions:
Book: Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
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| #59 - Stop being so hard on yourself (solo ep) | 21 août 2024 | 00:33:02 | |
Our first ever solo episode with Viv is here! ◡̈ Ro and I wanted to experiment with new episode formats in season 2 so we’ll be bringing these solo ones to the poddy once a month!
This week’s chat, while deeply personal, is on a topic that sooo many of us can relate to :’) It’s about that little voice within that tells you “you’re not good enough,” “you can’t do it” “you’re not worth it”… sound familiar?
No matter how loud or frequent that inner critic—or sometimes what feels more like an inner bully—shows up in our heads, we can all find ways to better understand how our upbringing, past life experiences, or relationships have influenced that negative narrative. We can learn to lean more into the support of our trusted care team (see episode 33 😉) and create a nurturing environment that fosters a more loving and encouraging voice within! In other words, we can all learn how to give bigger and warmer ~hugs~ to ourselves using our ~voice~!
In this episode, Viv reflects on her earliest memories with feuding parents and the impact their divorce had on shaping her inner critic. She also shares four tips and tricks that have helped her become more kind and compassionate toward herself. While the first three can be implemented as early as today, stay tuned for the final tip, which has been the most impactful of the four :)
So, if you’ve been a bit hard on yourself lately or if your inner bully is louder than usual, this one’s for you ♡ As always, thank you so much for being here. Big, big voice hugs!!
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| #58 - Overcoming dark times, taking risks, & betting on yourself w/ Liah Yoo (@liahyoo) | 15 août 2024 | 00:58:30 | |
Voice Hugs fam, please give the warmest welcome to our second guest of the season: Liah Yoo!! 🌴🍇🍵🥳 Liah started her career at one of the biggest South Korean beauty conglomerates, went on to become the first YouTuber in Korea (!!), and built a literal skincare empire, KraveBeauty, while simultaneously taking on the whole beauty industry.
From sharing her journey of taking significant risks in a society where there’s only one path to success, leaving a comfortable job to commit to YouTube full-time, to navigating her darkest days and eventually founding and becoming the CEO of her own company, which of course came with its fair share of risks, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome, this episode was incredibly inspirational, vulnerable, and heartbreaking in the most beautiful way—a true testament to her resilient, grounded, and badass nature.
We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we loved chatting with Liah :’)
Liah Yoo:
☀️ IG: @liahyoo
🌴 YouTube Channel: @liahyoo
👾 Website: https://www.liahyoo.com/
Mentions:
Krave Beauty: www.kravebeauty.com | @kravebeauty
Waste Me Not Campaign: https://kravebeauty.com/pages/waste-me-not
YouTube Video: we made $1.5 million worth of waste at kravebeauty and here's what we did https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar5ufC2Z7w8
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| #57 - How to find your inner voice & heal parental relationships w/ Leah Wei (@leahsfieldnotes) | 07 août 2024 | 01:06:15 | |
Our first friend on the show!! Voice Hugs fam, please give Leah (@leahsfieldnotes) the warmest welcome 🥹 We’re so honored to be joined by one of our dearest & sweetest friends, better known as Leah’s Fieldnotes to her community of almost 1M subscribers on Youtube.
In today’s episode, we dive into Leah’s many big life decisions that led her to where she is today (from going to art school after having her mind set on business throughout high school to deciding to start YouTube), how she’s improved her relationships with her parents over time—many tears were shed here together :’) and the ways she’s able to come back to her truest self, time and again, to make said big decisions amidst the craziness of simply existing and the chaos that comes with the world of content creation.
We hope you love this episode as much as we loved having this convo! This is definitely an episode we’d recommend watching with video on ♡
🧚 Leah's YouTube Channel: @leahsfieldnotes
🌸 Leah's IG: @leahsfieldnotes
🤸🏻♀️ Leah's Podcast: Leah's Fieldnotes on Spotify
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Mentions:
Book: The Will To Change by Bell Hooks
10 Day Silent Meditation | dhamma.org
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