Ngoc Tran: Waking Up At 2am ● Mental Load
from The Weekly Offload Hosted by Matthew McCormick
What’s normal when you’ve been raised on 2AM starts and a relentless work ethic In this episode of Am I Normal?, Ngoc shares what it was like growing up with Asian immigrant parents running a café on the Central Coast — where hard work wasn’t a choice, it was just life. We get into the habits that shaped her, the discipline that stuck, and how that upbringing compares to how younger generations move today. We also dive into:Whether phone etiquette is disappearing (and why it matters)Why even younger people can come across as rude on their phonesWhat binge eating actually is — and Ngoc’s personal experience with itIt’s honest, eye-opening, and one that’ll make you question what “normal” really looks like.
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