Daring Living
Honest and infused with gentle love, this podcast explores the entrepreneurial journey and challenges for women of color and children of immigrants with Certified Life Coach Shirley Huang. From mindset shifts and emotional resilience to nervous system recalibration and financial flow, Shirley explores what it truly means to step out of the survival mode to thrive as an Asian woman. Expect conversations blending practical wisdom with a soulful, spiritual touch on topics like personal development, social justice, and the art of making your life, work, and relationships feel as good as they look. What’s New: https://linktr.ee/daringliving
181 – Honest Life Update: Owning My Insecurities & How to Take Back Your Power
I have a confession to make. Even as a life coach, I don't have my life all figured out.
For a while, I've been hiding parts of myself that I didn't want others to see. My insecurities, career and financial challenges, and the reality that even in my 30s, I still feel like I'm starting over.
And the more I tried to hide these parts of myself, the more disconnected I felt from who I really am and the work I do.
Until recently, something shifted.
In this episode, I'm sharing...
180 - How to Train Your Brain to Believe in Yourself (My 15 Min Morning Practice)
What if just 15 minutes every morning could completely change the way you think, feel, and show up in your life?
In this episode, I share a simple morning practice that has genuinely changed my life and the way I see myself. I'll walk you through my 3-step process to become more aware of your thoughts, intentionally train new beliefs, and start cultivating your OWN mind instead of constantly being influenced by what everyone else is doing.
DIVE DEEPER:
Work with ShirleyBook Discovery SessionFREE Somatic Meditation: Heal & Move On From Your PastMasterclass: How to Build Di...179 - How to Stop Binge Eating & Overconsuming (It's Not About Self Control)
What if the secret to stopping binge eating has NOTHING to do with food, willpower, or self-control?
In this episode, I share why traditional habit hacks often don't work, the connection between binge eating and your emotional needs, what's REALLY keeping you stuck in the same patterns, and powerful shifts to help you break free from binge eating and overconsumption habits.
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DIVE DEEPER:
Work with ShirleyBook Discovery SessionFREE Somatic Meditation: Heal & Move On From Your PastMasterclass: How to B...178 - You Can't Always Change Your Environment. Now What?
You can't always change your environment or avoid difficult people.
So how do you regulate your nervous system when changing your circumstances isn't an option?
I share two simple practices that help me return to calm from within: working with your breath and creating a protective energetic boundary. These tools have helped me navigate difficult relationships, stay grounded, and respond from a more regulated place.
DIVE DEEPER:
Work with ShirleyBook Discovery SessionFREE Somatic Meditation: Heal & Move On From Your PastMasterclass: How to Build Discipline with Love
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177 - Healing vs. Becoming
As a life coach of over 6 years, I share how I think about the difference between healing and becoming, why therapy and life coaching aren't actually in conflict with each other, and how to know what kind of support is right for the season of life you're in.
If you've ever wondered whether you need therapy or life coaching, this episode is for you.
We explore the role of healing past experiences, what it means to move from healing into thriving, and why the goal isn't just to process your past—but to become the pe...
176 - Tired of Personal Growth? This is Why.
If you've spent years trying to heal, grow, and become a better version of yourself, but still feel like something isn't clicking, today's conversation is for you.
I break down 3 reasons why traditional self-improvement advice may not be working for you, especially if you're highly sensitive, creative, or neurodivergent. You'll learn the hidden assumption driving most personal growth strategies and the powerful shift that changes everything.
DIVE DEEPER:
Work with ShirleyBook Discovery SessionFREE Somatic Meditation: Heal & Move On From Your PastMasterclass: How to Build Discipline with Love
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175 - How to Rest for the Neurodivergent Brain
If you have an ADHD or neurodivergent brain, the problem may NOT be because you're not resting enough. There's a reason why you're constantly feeling tired, overstimulated, or like you brain can never really turn off.
In this episode, I share 3 powerful shifts that have completely changed my relationship with rest, energy, burnout, and including why "doing nothing" isn't always the answer.
DIVE DEEPER:
Work with ShirleyBook Discovery SessionFREE Somatic Meditation: Heal & Move On From Your PastMasterclass: How to Build Discipline with Love
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174 - Creatives: How to Create Without Force (Why Discipline Stopped Working For You)
If you’re a creative who knows you’re meant to create but keeps escaping your own creative work, this episode is for you. I share why hard discipline no longer works, how your environment is shaping your behavior more than you think, and the one shift that can make you actually want to stay to build and create again.
DIVE DEEPER:
Work with ShirleyBook Discovery SessionFREE Somatic Meditation: Heal & Move On From Your PastMasterclass: How to Build Discipline with Love
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173 - Facing The Unknown: How to Plan & Navigate Life's Uncertainty
Access workshop HERE in video format.
DIVE DEEPER:
Work with ShirleyBook Discovery SessionFREE Somatic Meditation: Heal & Move On From Your PastMasterclass: How to Build Discipline with Love
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172 - Return From Burnout: What I'm Doing Differently in My Business
Hello friends, I'm back! In this episode, I’m sharing what I’m doing business differently after a full year of detoxing myself from internalized capitalism and truly resting. I realized that my need to be constantly producing came from an unhealed wound. I talk about why I’m no longer pouring most of my energy into free content, what I’m doubling down on instead, how I’m automating the things that drain me. Especially with this fire horse energy, I don’t want to burn bright and burn out. I want a business that regenerates — and maybe this conversat...
171 - Body Neutrality & the “Asian" Way to Becoming a Creative Entrepreneur with LAZOU
This conversation with Lazou, music artist and podcaster, dives into the nuances of our Asian upbringing and how we can use our unique experiences and life events to carve out our own paths in adulthood. We talk about Lazou’s relationship with her body after her open-heart surgery at age 22 and how body neutrality could be the final destination. We also explore a different, more “Asian way” of transitioning from working in corporate to becoming a creative entrepreneur. This conversation is a breath of fresh air, and I know Lazou’s thoughts and stories will leave you feeling inspired.
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170 - New Year Uncertainty
I had a challenging start to the new year. With my sickness and going through an existential crisis, I've been feeling quite uncertain for this new year. Yet, I'm approaching it from a positive and lighthearted perspective. This week, I'm sharing how to move forward toward your goals, while trusting that things might not go 100% according to plan, and how to create peace with the uncertainty.
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00:00 Introduction and New Year Reflections
01:27 New Year Workshop Announcement
03:29 Navigating Uncertainty in the New Year
10:27...
169 - Discovering Karmic Astrology and Your Soul’s Patterns with Wanda
I chatted with Wanda, an astrologer and yoga teacher from Northern Philippines, and dived deep into the world of karmic astrology. We explore how your natal chart can reveal karmic lessons, help you understand mother and father wounds, and guide us through our personal healing.
We also talked about Saturn returns ( which I’m in the middle of!) and how astrology can transmute past-life and present-life challenges into personal power. This was a fun, eye-opening conversation for anyone eager to learn how astrology can support your growth and self-discovery.
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168 - Homecoming for my soul: Life update in Taiwan
Sit down with me as I share my personal life update while settling in Taiwan and reflecting on the insights I’ve gained during this transition.
I talk about the grounding and restorative activities and circuit breakers that are helping me adjust, and why connecting with your roots can be so powerful.
Join me as I open up about this journey and the lessons I’m learning along the way while I’m living in Taiwan.
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00:00 Introduction
01:23 Moving from Vancouver to Taiwan
01:54 Saturn Return and Turning 30
03:18 Feeling...
167 - Designing a Soulful Brand and Connecting to Our Roots with Isabel Bagsik
What a soulful conversation! This week I chat with Isabel about her journey as a Filipina American creative and how to create an authentic soulful brand. Isabel shared insights on the difference between an authentic brand vs. a pretty brand, as well as an inner child practice to help you connect deeper with what’s playful and alive in your branding. We also discussed how to design our brand on the edges of visibility breakthrough and how to embrace multidimensionality in our branding. If you’ve been wanting to take your brand to the next level, in a soulful way...
166 - IG LIVE: Buying from Abundance
As I'm preparing to open up my birthday sale this weekend Nov 23, I'm feeling called to speak about feeling abundant in however you plan to use your money this black friday season.
I talk about not giving your power away to capitalism, and offer 4 questions to help you think about as you’re making your purchase this black friday.
To learn more about my birthday sale this weekend Nov 23-25, visit my Instagram
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00:00 Introduction
00:46 Pause and Reflect
01:13 Using Personal Agency
02:53 Uncovering Insecurities
03:52 Capitalism and Fear-Based Ma...
165 - Exploring intuition, karma, and independence as women with Divvya Alvares
Using intuition to make powerful choices—this week, I sit down with transformative spiritual coach Divvya Alvares. We dive into the role of intuition as an inner compass, the link between karma and free will, and the importance of women establishing independence while balancing yin and yang energy.
Divvya also shares a tarot reading at the end. Tune in now!
Connect with Divya:
Instagram: @SpiritualDivvya
LinkedIn: Divya Alvares
Learn Tarot here
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164 - From Inadequacy to Coming Alive: BTS of My Self Coaching
I’m taking you behind the scenes when I was feeling inadequate and unworthy around making money.
I share the steps that I took myself through to understand my wound, befriend it and heal from within somatically, and how I transformed this energy into one that makes me feel valued, seen, and whole.
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00:00 Introduction
02:27 Living Situation
04:22 Feeling Like a Burden
05:32 Emotional Response
07:04 Unhealthy Money Patterns
11:43 Connection to Capitalism
15:58 Inner Child Visualization
18:22 Healing Process
20:44 Redefining Self-Worth
25:43 New...
163 - Healing from Hustle Culture: Myths About Money, Productivity, and Success
Do you ever feel the need to constantly work hard, tie your value to productivity, and yet somehow feel that success is always out of reach?
In this episode, I explore three common beliefs you probably learned growing up that are hindering your success and keeping you stuck in the hustle and burnout loop.
I talked about why you’re constantly consuming excessive dopamine, how you always feel like there’s not enough time, and why you don’t need to work harder to get what you want.
Rest is our resistance against system...
162 - Calm Anxiety Fast with These Easy Tricks
Learn 4 simple and effective ways I use to help people step out of mid-panic attack waves! Anxiety often stems from an overactivation in one part of your brain, so the goal is to spread out that activity and bring balance to your nervous system.
In this episode, I share four easy, practical techniques to calm your anxiety down almost immediately, whenever you feel stuck in a spiral of overthinking.
Highly recommend to watch the video version on Youtube if possible so it’s easier to follow.
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161 - What If It Can Be Easy?
Are you making things harder than it needs to be? This week, I explore the belief that many of us hold, especially in Asian culture and immigrant upbringings: that for something to be truly valuable, it has to be hard. We often feel we need to struggle or overcome immense challenges before we believe our success is valid or that we're worthy of it.
There's this subconscious drive to make things difficult, as if ease somehow diminishes our achievements. But what if ease in success and self-worth could be just as valid? What if things could come...
160 - How to Open Tough Conversations with Your Partner
Today, I discuss the challenges of having difficult conversations with the people we love. It’s never easy to bring up tough topics, and often we either avoid them out of fear or rush into them without setting the right tone, which can be triggering for your partner’s nervous system.
I talk about how to approach these moments with intention and making the other person feel safe and heard. I also share practical ways to set the tone and prepare both parties for the tough conversation, and how to take responsibility of your emotions throughout the enti...
159 - Heal through Resistance
Pushing yourself to take action will lead to self sabotage and burning out.
Instead, I’ve found that healing through your resistance has been so much more helpful every time.
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00:00 Introduction
01:28 Recognizing Resistance
02:35 Temporary Fixes Don't Work
03:37 Inner Child and Parts Work
04:27 My LinkedIn Experience
06:03 Healing My Inner Child
08:53 Impact of Pushing Yourself
11:17 Healing Resistance with Meditation Track
14:40 Understanding Your Inner Child
16:49 Move Forw...
158 - How to Pull Yourself Out of a Depressive Rut
As a neurodivergent creative, it’s easy to fall into a funk when life throws you off track and your mindset isn’t where it needs to be. This week, I’m sharing practical tips to help you pull yourself out of a depressive rut and take small, simple steps to get back into your natural flow and start thriving again.
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157 - Overcoming Perfectionism & Procrastination as a Creative Entrepreneur
If you’re always putting off your most important tasks, obsessing over perfection, and holding back from fully putting yourself out there as an artist/ creative/ entrepreneur, this training is made for you.
I’ll explore the deeper reasons behind these habits, uncovering the fears and wounds that might be driving them, and share practical strategies to help you break free from these patterns.
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156 - How to Deal with an Overbearing Parent
Ever feel like your parent is pushing your buttons? I get it—I used to feel exactly the same way with my mom. In this episode, I’m spilling the tea on how I turned an overbearing, stressful relationship into something healthier, loving, and unattached. We'll explore the reasons behind these behaviors, often rooted in self-protection and passed-down patterns. We’ll also talk about boundaries, your relationship with yourself, and finding peace with the people who you care about most.
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155 - How to Still Show Up Even When You're Not "Feeling It"
Last week I FELT the 8/8 Lions Gate Portal. It was intense. I saw all the ways of how I’m not in the right energy and how I’m not showing up to receive the abundance that’s already in my life. Because of this I was judging myself so much about procrastinating and energetically pushing things away.
After doing some self-coaching, I realized that it’s totally possible for me to show up online and do my work in a very powerful way, regardless of how I feel. Listen in to see what shifted for me and the...
154 - How to Step Out of Survival Mode
I’ve been embracing a new way of living lately - the LUSH lifestyle. One that’s filled with so much more flow, ease, abundance, and aliveness. Embracing this kind of life where you’re thriving requires you to step out of survival mode.
Inside today’s episode, I share all about what it means to let yourself step out of survival mode and how to embrace a new kind of normal in your life and business.
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153 - Creating from the Soul: Finding Content Creation Freedom with Dina Lu
How do you create content that truly lights you up? For this week’s episode, I take you behind the scenes of a live coaching session I had with one of my clients and friend, Dina Lu. Dina is a content creator & youtuber who’s feeling kind of stuck with her content creation process as she’s trying to pivot away from worshipping the algorithm Gods and into truly creating aligned content that lights her soul on fire. We also talked about how she feels behind in her journey and stressed about trying to make money.
And she re...
152 - Fear of Disappointment
Are you afraid to be disappointed, so you dare not to believe in the first place? Honestly, this is such a crappy place to be in… when you want something to happen, but you also think you won’t have it.
And as a result, you give up even before you tired or not giving something your 100%. This is why some people are afraid to set goals. This is also why some people continue to feel insecure/not good enough and not allowing themselves to believe in something different (because what if I believe in myself and then...
151 - Loving Your Past Self
Discover how to turn past wounds/ pain into future successes. I share with you a story of how I helped my client heal and work through a “failed” launch.
This experience left her questioning her abilities and feeling embarrassed about what happened.
Listen in to see how we helped her integrate the learnings, worked through her mindset, and celebrated her past efforts to truly love and appreciate her past self.
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00:00 Introduction
01:01 Past Experiences Hold Us Back
02:31 Christy
04:24 The Failed Launch
06:07 Embarrassment Affects Actions and Behavior
...
150 - How to Get Out of An Uninspired Funk
Feeling uninspired and can’t find the motivation to work? No, pushing yourself to work harder and be more productive is not going to help. Instead, I share how to bring back more fun, excitement, and aliveness into your life again for the emotionally burntout creative.
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00:00 Introduction
01:18 Plateau Stage in Entrepreneurship
04:16 Three common beliefs
06:16 Belief #1: Pushing yourself to work harder
12:02 Belief #2: Manage time better
17:04 Identifying key changes
19:41 Belief #3: Prove yourself first
21:03 Embrace wor...
149 - Navigating Career & Parental Expectations with Grace Lee
Feeling lost and stuck in your career? I chat with my client, Grace, on how she managed through an uncertain period figuring out what to do next in her career.
We talked about what helped Grace to build confidence and clarity in her path, new projects she explored, and how she transformed her relationship with her Dad throughout the process.
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00:00 Introduction
00:33 Grace's background
02:32 Feeling stuck and unclear
05:03 Exploring different career o...
148 - How to Quit Your Addictive Habit FOR GOOD
What’s one habit you want to quit, but you can never seem to do so?
In this episode, I share my personal binging behavior journey with watching dramas and how it has affected my mental health.
I discuss why it’s so hard for you to quit, how to know when it’s truly time to quit, and some practical steps to help you stop your addictive behavior, for good.
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147 - Unlocking Power of Now & Tips for Staying Present
Cultivating presence is an art and such a powerful skill to have. Especially in a society today where everything is go go go. In this episode, I share how staying present can help you become more productive/ efficient, connect deeper with yourself and your loved ones, and even bend time. Listen in to hear practical tips and tactics you can add into your daily routine to be more present and live with more peace of midn in your life.
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146 - Becoming a Life Coach & Overcoming My BS
I share with you the obstacles and mindset blocks I had to overcome to build my own online practice as a life coach. Listen to see how you can apply these shifts into your life and career/ business right now.
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00:00 Intro: Sharing my personal story and journey
02:37 How I started my business
05:09 Trying to figure out my passions and interests
08:15 Deciding to become a life coach
11:21 The importance of making decisions
12:20 Letting go of self-judgment
18:55 Stop blaming yourself<...
145 - Collapsing Time and Jumping Realities
I talk about tactfully tapping into a different reality almost immediately, how women are always “getting ready” for something instead of living in the NOW, and how to create trigger points for yourself to access a new energetic state.
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00:00 Introduction: Back from an Alaskan Cruise
02:45 Reflecting on Personal Habits
03:53 What is Jumping Realities?
04:39 Getting Out of Waiting Energy
07:00 Personal Example of Waiting Mode
09:43 How do I embody it?
12:40 The Power of Present Action
13:48 Personal Goal: Consistent Income
15:27 What does that goal look like for you? (Intrins...
144 - How to Calm Your Inner Critic and Get Out of Your Own Way
Let's talk about self-sabotage, understanding your internal chatter, and why forceful disipline and self-shaming simply cannot create long term, sustainable success.
ENDEARING is a 9-week immersive coaching program designed to help creatives/ entrepreneurs settle for MORE and FALL IN LOVE with themselves, their work, and how they're showing up every day.
Enrollment ends May 3. LEARN MORE HERE
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00:00 Enrolling for ENDEARING
07:56 Why forceful discipline and self criticism DOES NOT truly help you create long term success
28:40 Become curious with the reason why you’re in your own way
TYR DAY 5: Settling For More and Creating Results Intentionally
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TYR DAY 4: Cultivating Capacity for Change
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TIMESTAMPS
4:05 Other people's business
4:57 Acceptance and dropping the need for them to change
6:55 Watch Reel here https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3HH1N5LeLe/
21:13 Seeing them in their power
24:50 Changing / evolving through being with "challenging" emotions
29:33 What is emotion
36:40 ENDEARING overview
37:12 Why I created ENDEARING
41:33 P...
