Episodes

EPISODE 27 What impact does making the interior journey have on a marriage? Henry and I look back at our 22 years of couple-hood and 14 years of marriage and share how our own commitment to our individual healing and integration has transformed our relationship. In Part 1 of this conversation we talk about the liberating discovery that we are not meant to complete each other, the joy of discovering beauty in what IS in the here and now, and what practicing healthy boundaries with our selves an...

EPISODE 28 What impact does making the interior journey have on a marriage? Henry and I look back at our 22 years of couple-hood and 14 years of marriage and share how our own commitment to our individual healing and integration has transformed our relationship. In Part 2 of this conversation we continue to talk about how practicing healthy boundaries transformed our relationship, how we have learned to respond when our insecurities are triggered and how becoming more skilled at repairing rupt...

EPISODE 29 Making the interior journey into authenticity and wholeness is not easy. But could we also be making it even more difficult than it has to be? In this episode I talk about three common ways we often unwittingly sabotage ourselves by treating ourselves with contempt, having unrealistic expectations, and not availing ourselves to the support we need. Share this episode via this episode page. CHAPTER MARKERS (00:00:08) - Introduction (00:01:04) - 1. Self-contempt (00:09:52) - 2. Un...

EPISODE 30 How familiar are you with the emotional and spiritual challenges of your interior journey? When and why should you consider getting counselling/therapy or spiritual direction? How are they different from each other and how do you know which one you need? In this episode, I offer an introductory explanation to the questions above and offer a real illustration of how the emotional and spiritual dimensions of the interior journey are connected and how these resources can help through a...

EPISODE 31 (BONUS) This episode is edited from a live breakout session I presented in July 2021 at the "Catholyst" New Evangelisation Conference (Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore). In this episode, I share how my pursuit of a deeper relationship with God and my desire to serve in full-time pastoral ministry led me to realise that I needed to make the journey into authenticity and wholeness and that being REAL was more important than a constant striving to be 'GOOD'. There is also a Q&A sessio...

EPISODE 32 A lack of self-compassion can often come from unrealistic expectations or comparison with others who have very different gifts than we do. In this 1 year anniversary episode of the Becoming Me Podcast, I talk about why learning to understand your unique personal design can help you make your interior journey with greater grace and ease even when circumstances are challenging. You can watch the short video message for you on the occasion of Becoming Me's first birthday by clicking H...

EPISODE 33 What is Motivational Design and how does it give us clues to the unique way we are called to live, work, love and serve? This is the first of three episodes featuring an interview with Dr. Joshua Miller (PhD), Founder of INSCAPE Personal Vocation Centre and co-author of Unrepeatable: Cultivating the Unique Calling of Every Person. In Part 1, Dr. Josh Miller and I talk about what Motivational Design is, the importance of broadening the definition of "service" to consider the unique ...

EPISODE 34 What is Motivational Design and how does it give us clues to the unique way we are called to live, work, love and serve? This is the second of three episodes featuring an interview with Dr. Joshua Miller (PhD), Founder of INSCAPE Personal Vocation Centre and co-author of Unrepeatable: Cultivating the Unique Calling of Every Person. In Part 2, we discuss the following questions: What’s at stake if we ignore our motivational design? Do people ever struggle to accept their given motiv...

EPISODE 35 What is Motivational Design and how does it give us clues to the unique way we are called to live, work, love and serve? This is the last of three episodes featuring an interview with Dr. Joshua Miller (PhD), Founder of INSCAPE Personal Vocation Centre and co-author of Unrepeatable: Cultivating the Unique Calling of Every Person. In Part 3, Dr Miller and I talk about how living in alignment with our motivational design and Personal Vocation helps us not only live with greater joy...

EPISODE 36 Do you ever feel like you have to choose between being true to yourself (authenticity) and being accepted by others (belonging)? For many people, this internal conflict between our need for authenticity and our need for genuine attachment continue to tear our inner lives apart. Many of us have learned to sacrifice our authenticity for the sake of keeping relationships, but over time we find ourselves deeply unhappy because we have inadvertently abandoned ourselves because of our fea...

EPISODE 37 In this special episode, I take the hot seat and let fellow podcaster Nicole Law, host of nourishthesoul , interview me about my journey with Becoming Me in this first year. I share the story behind "the call" for me to podcast, my approach to thinking up topics for episodes, insecurities about the podcast's performance and how producing this podcast challenges me to live what I preach in new ways. Guest Profile, Transcript and Chapter Markers at this episode page. CHAPTER MARKERS...

EPISODE 38 (BONUS) This podcast episode is the audio version of a video I made for my clients, subscribers, and followers who have been growing with me and my work over 2021. I share about areas of personal and professional growth I have experienced this year as well as some new offers for those of you who are interested in having me teach or coach you in your interior journey. Share this episode via this episode page. TRANSCRIPT Available here. LINKS Exploratory Integrative Life Consultatio...

EPISODE 39 (BONUS) In this bonus episode I give a big picture overview of the thematic arcs in the Becoming Me Podcast and how they relate to the interior journey into authenticity. I also talk about what theme to expect in the new season drop for Feb 2022. Watch the video of this episode here. For a bonus 5 min video on Allowing Yourself to Change with Life’s Seasons which I made at the turn of the new year, click here. You can watch the short video message for you on the occasion of Becomi...

EPISODE 40 (BONUS) Are you stressed during Chinese New Year? Hate the feeling of having to give a "progress report" of your life to relatives who want to know about your marital/family status, work, studies etc? Here are some simple reminders to help keep you calm, grounded and prepared to honour your boundaries as you go CNY visiting! Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year everyone! - Ann Yeong Watch the video of this episode here. Share this episode via this episode page. TRANSCRIPT Available here. ...

EPISODE 41 (BONUS) How do we maintain our course towards greater authenticity and integrity when our Church is rocked by scandal? In this podcast I talk about how important it is to acknowledge and include our emotions in our response instead of denying, repressing, or bypassing them. I also share some tips and resources that can help with processing our complex thoughts and emotions in these challenging times. Watch the original video of this episode here. Share this episode via this episo...