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A podcast every Asian shouldāve had growing up, and probably still needs. A podcast for anyone who grew up trying to be perfect and now just wants to be real. Hosted by Crystal Ren (ex-good girl turned creative troublemaker), itās a mix of honest convos, cultural unlearning, emotional plot twists, and slow rebellion - real talk about identity, family, healing, and finally choosing yourself. New episodes weekly-ish.
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Episode 7: When Logic Fails: Asian American Therapist Jessica Lan on Why High Achievers Stay Stuck (1/2)
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Send us a text Why do so many high-achieving Asians feel stuck in careers they donāt love, even when they know itās not right for them? In this episode of the Asian Rebel Club podcast, I sit down with licensed therapist Jessica Lan to explore the psychological fears, like uncertainty, guilt, and societal pressure, that keep people frozen in unfulfiā¦
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Episode 6: When Being the āGood Asian Girlā Nearly Broke Us: Kayla & Iris on Shame, Success & Starting Over
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Send us a text šļøCommunity Voice: Good girl. Good student. Good daughter. The kind of āgoodā that quietly eats you alive. In this raw, deeply personal episode of Asian Rebel Club, Crystal sits down with Kayla - a mixed-race woman from small-town Missouri navigating disability, betrayal, and survival - and Iris, a Filipina who rejected her family, uā¦
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Episode 5: Violin Prodigy. Elite College. Deep Trauma. Why Wendy Quietly Retired at 40 to Heal
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Send us a text šļøCommunity Voice: Wendy was the definition of a āmodel Asian daughter.ā A violin prodigy. Straight-A student. Accepted into every top university. But underneath the achievements was a girl quietly falling apart. Her childhood was spent under intense emotional and physical pressure from a mother who beat her for missed notes and toldā¦
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Episode 4: From Paralyzed in Bed to US$85M Founder: Ivan Ong on Burnout, Ego Death & Rebuilding With Love
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Send us a text What happens when chasing success almost costs you everything? In this episode, I sit down with my friend Ivan Ong, who built and listed a company on the Australian Stock Exchange in his 20s, only to find it hollow. It took a near-fatal bicycle crash and months of paralysis to force a full reset. From that rock bottom, Ivan co-foundeā¦
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Episode 1: Why I Started the Asian Rebel Club
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Send us a text šļø Ep 1 ā Why I Started Asian Rebel Club: Identity, Rebellion & Choosing Yourself Hosted by Crystal Ren | Guest: Jay (Joachim) In this powerful launch episode, Asian Rebel Club creator Crystal Ren gets interviewed by her friend Jay, a musician, podcaster, and honorary rebel, who turns the mic around to ask the questions most people aā¦
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Episode 2: From Management Consulting to New York Fashion Week - What If āSuccessā Isnāt a Six-Figure Salary?
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Send us a text They told her to stay safe. She chose to stay real. In this episode, Crystal sits down with Eva Woon, ex-management consultant from Oliver Wyman turned jewelry founder, whose brand Inari made it all the way from her living room to New York Fashion Week. But this isnāt a story about shiny success. Itās about the war inside high-achievā¦
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Episode 3: Not Your Model Minority: Breaking Free from Asian Parent Guilt
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Send us a text šļø Community Voices: Breaking Expectations, Finding Freedom (ft. Ben & Nini) In this episode, we hear from two rebels from opposite sides of the world ā Ben, a Chinese-American creative from Boston, and Nini, an Indian woman who turned a life-altering accident into a full reset. Both share what itās like to grow up under heavy culturā¦
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