Solo Episode – Asian Parent-Child Relationships, Expectations, Breaking Generational Trauma Cycles & Lessons Learnt As Migrant Kids | Ep.23

Welcome to our new Solo Series, where we sit down with eachother to discuss more personal topics around our Asian upbringing, parental relationships and identity. 

In this episode, we talk about our own relationships with our parents and highlight both the tumultuous and healthy side of things, we unpack our experiences growing up as migrant kids and give insights into the lessons we’ve learnt from our parents. 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:31 Davie’s Relationship with His Parents
• 7:53 Parental ‘Love’ & Expectations
• 16:08 “Ethnic Kids Pay Rent With Their Mental Health”
• 17:06 Being “Perfectly Parented”
• 21:59 Hearing “I love you” from Asian Parents
• 25:53 Breaking Through Trauma-Developed Beliefs
• 30:08 “Doing the Work” As Migrant Kids
• 44:30 Supporting Your Parents
• 50:00 Lacking Perspective as Second-Gen Asian-Australians
• 53:46 Dealing with Generational Trauma, Sibling Relationships & Lessons Learnt from Our Parents
• 1:13:37 Raising Kids & Leaving an Inheritance Behind
• 1:16:40 Outro