fumbling together

an emotional share on how i fumble to love (when has it not been emotional when it comes to family & friends).after 7 years of being away from home, i thought i have figured out a system to keep myself updated with my family - weekly calls, messages, memes, yearly visits. very efficient. very organized…. until i realized, systems don't work when there're emotions involved. tune in as i fumble through loving people from half a world away, and figuring out how to hold onto home while building a life of my own.0:00 - 01:17: intro + quick follow up from "fumbling to have fun...correctly"01:18 - 05:02: there're plans... just no guarantees05:03 - 09:37: no catching up systems could prepare me for how much home changed09:38 - 14:44: the significance of the mundance moments14:45 - 17:12: standards and requirements i'm setting for myself17:13 - 18:16: outro and all love xtranscript: https://www.patreon.com/ChloeHoang_Nguyen/posts/ep-15-fumbling-167602909

have you ever felt like - one day you have all the time in the world because you're only in your 20s with like 70 more years to go in this life; the next day you realize you're 2-freaking-9 and probably need to start thinking about building a marriage and actually being an adult?yeah.....same. well, in this episode, i'm looking into all the reasons where the pressure might be coming from, why i'm so not feeling ready, and all the hard questions i'm so not ready to answer, and you might not as well.0:00 - 0:55: intro0:56 - 4:11: the timeline i thought i escaped4:12 - 6:29: the source of pressure of it all6:30 - 11:07: the golden question: what would make me feel ready?11:08 - 13:47: ah, i guess there're more to it13:48 - 15:05: outrotranscript: https://www.patreon.com/ChloeHoang_Nguyen/posts/ep-14-fumbling-166327388?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

my fellow overthinkers, who else other than us would feel the need to have fun…. correctly, esp during these beautiful summer days? in this episode, we’re unpacking just that! from Toronto seasonal scarcity, to the pressure to make every moment counts, to now how living intentionally turning out to be…optimizing fun!0:00 - 4:25 how getting sick made me realize i have a weird relationship with fun 4:26 - 6:24: why summer somehow became something i had to get "right" 6:25 - 9:03: when did i start treating life like a project? 9:04 - 12:03: what might have to do with it ....12:04 - 12:54 : outro & podcast updatestranscript: https://www.patreon.com/ChloeHoang_Nguyen/posts/ep-13-fumbling-165006630?pr=true

"once a headache, always a headache" is what my parents probably thought about me when i first introduced my current boyfriend to them. there's absolutely nothing wrong with him, he's just black....and muslim! in this episode, we 1st unpack why that combination is probably every Vietnamese parent's nightmare; diving into how history, colorism and religion shaped those expectations; and seeing the unfolding of what started out as "trying to understand my parents" slowly sparked questions i never knew i had.0:00 - 3:14: intro to the serious relationship my parents least expected from me3:15 - 9:00: a quick hit of a Viet history lesson, and the stories we inherited from races & religions9:01 - 14:57: my beliefs, real-life experience & confronting confusion14:58 - 19:03: questions i didn't know i had, or were running away from19:04 - 19:45: outro & what's nexttranscript: https://www.patreon.com/ChloeHoang_Nguyen/posts/episode-12-to-of-163749991

one time someone called me not a girl's girl, unfollowed me on Instagram, and honestly? it broke my brain a little.this is definitely not an easy one to create (which girl wants to be called not a girl's girl?! none). but we're all about fumbling through life on the Internet over here! let me tell you the story of how this happened to me, how i learned (and still learning) to define what this means to me by using Love Island relationship dynamics as my academic source material <3. this is my take (for now) on female friendships, accountability and what it means to be a girl's girl.chapters:00:00: intro - why we're talking about this today!!02:03: the Love Island season 8 debate03:31: the story behind it all05:47: questions & confusion07:22: the Love Island season 6 friendship lessons08:56: redefining what a girl's girl means to me09:55: applying back to the situation12:43: outro & what's nexttranscript: https://www.patreon.com/ChloeHoang_Nguyen/posts/episode-11-to-be-161796552?pr=true

is this the real life? is this just fantasy? guys, she's ADHD AF. how did we even get here?!?!in my wildest dream, i would never assumed that i'm ADHD, and somehow, that's exactly what i was diagnosed with 2 months ago. tuned in as i walk you through the reasons why this feels absolutely like a foreign concept to me as a Vietnamese girl living in a Western countryhow it perfectly explained everything i did in lifeand how i've initially been dealing with acceptance.transcript: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-10-fumbling-160272859/edit

as mentioned in my previous podcast, this will be my last long form eps before i moved into a more spontaneous, shorter form. in this eps, i wanted to share how much i enjoyed my 2 month social media detox and my realization of why it's excessively crucial to just be ....... bored.

there's no description for this one people. JUST LISTEN TO IT IT'S LITERALLY 4 MINUTES

oh hi? little old me is back back back again!! ☺️ in today's episode, i'd love to reflect on how much i suck as a person. KIDDING, i fully meant reflecting on my 4 years of situationships with therapy (you know what, let's call it therapy-tionships....), and the lessons that came with this (somehow still seemingly controversial) journey. audibly bonding with me if you also need fixing, and are looking for a clinical psychological solution like i was 💆🏻‍♀️

didn't the title make you feel personally attacked enough? (yes it did). tune in to audibly trauma-bond with me on my journey of finding the ✨man of my multiple dreams✨

WORLD! i'm getting old :") 🎂 and what is a better way to celebrate this than to reflect on the extremely "seem to be" made-up concept that we're all obsessed with - quarter life crisis? *in my old & crazy woman voice* hit play! hit play already!!

i’m backkkkk after a month of struggling to publish - definitely felt that “new year, new me” energy ghosting me 💔. BUT, it’s never too late to sit around and gossip about relationships! ever stopped to wonder just how much your fave on-screen couples are secretly scripting your love life? tune in with me to unpack the damage. ☕️

woohooo!! first episode of 2025 - HAPPY NEW YEAR confusing besties 🎉🍾 i see your "new year new me" energy shining through. BUT.... are you sure you can maintain that energy until February? 👀 if not, maybe this eps is the answer you've been longing for that real change 🤍sources mentioned in the episode:1. 12 week year: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58586934-the-12-week-year2. SMART: https://www.bitesizelearning.co.uk/resources/smart-goals-meaning-examples

hello, hello & hello again confusing besties - who else is READY for Lunar New Year? 🎉🧧 no time to reflect like before Tết (yes, I'm Vietnamese AF), tune in for my 2 cents on what an independent life can look like and the prices that come with it. Chúc mừng năm mới nhé bà con!!!!! 🥰🐍

with 2024 waving goodbye and 2025 rolling in next week 🧧, i'm embarking on a journey of figuring out why i waited 6 LONG YEARS (😓) to work on my lifelong dreams, & why it's totally normal that we're all scared of starting something new. better late than never baby ‼️.

hey there - nice to AUDIBLY meet you 🤗 ! this is my quick intro of "fumbling together" - my online diary where i share with you some very personal struggles that we all have in our 20s & how i find my own way to navigate through it all. here to growth, to meaningful connections, and to "fumbling" through this beautiful and crazy life together ! 🫶🏼