#154 - Panic Attacks & Chicken Cutlets

This week, Minji is extra thankful, humbled, and lost all at the same time as she examines the state of the world, America’s battle with Covid and common sense, concerns in her personal life as well as her very own scary run-in with 'Rona. Forced to go into full blown quarantine once again, she works through a panic attack, bouts of despair and a lot of anxiety. While in recovery, she comes across a documentary that educates and fires her up about longstanding gender discrimination in Hollywood. She shares her own experience with toxic body image through an unlikely fashion accessory and what she is doing to undo the warped representations of "reality" we're so used to as well as the overwhelming news of the world. Get ready to hear her hopes, revelations and self-liberation talk and why the world needs us to put out more messages of hope and support for all things good and positive. Additional Notes: Quote from IG: “One way to keep your heart together when the state of the world weighs heavy on it, is to simply help somebody. Even if it is just one person.” Netflix Documentary: “This Changes Everything” Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:51 - State of the world? Not rosy. 00:04:25 - Personal turmoil and unknowns 00:07:11 - Quote to manage some of the despair 00:08:37 - First story: Run in with Covid 00:17:01 - I’m fine, I’m fine. (She was not fine) 00:21:09 - Managing reasonable anxiety 00:23:36 - Second story: self-care includes documentaries 00:29:43 - Enter chicken cutlets 00:36:56 - Slutty halloween costume 00:47:38 - Tying it all together with a nod to TikTok and a rally cry 00:54:31 - Outro + Special shout-out to Patreon patron Follow Minji on: Twitter (@minjeeeezy) Instagram (@minjeezy) Clubhouse (@MinjiChang) Music featured in this episode include "Uzuhan" by Uzuhan and "Pretty Lies" by Run River North Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter and support our Patreon This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Produced by @marvinyueh & @AnnaSun Supported by @JulianaDeer Patreon backers: Mentioned in this episode: Don't miss an all AAPI production of HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts at The Public in NYC The National Asian American Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS brings an all-AANHPI cast to The Public Theater for a decades-spanning saga of Joan of Arc, warring dukes, and the bloody birth of the War of the Roses. Adapted by Stephen Brown-Fried, this is Shakespeare like you've never experienced it. Part 1: Foreign Wars opens with a king dead, an infant on the throne, and a country already coming apart at the seams. Part 2: Civil Strife picks up nearly 30 years later...and the bloodbath is yet to come. Simmering feuds explode into the War of the Roses, and nothing will ever be the same. Performances from June 9 through July 19! Henry VI at The Public with an all AAPI cast