Ginger and Ginseng

Episodes

1. 10

   Ep. 10- What We Learned From 10 Years Of Marriage

   In this episode, Sharon and Eunice reflect on their 10+ years of marriage to their husbands and share the lessons they have learned so far. Here are some of the questions they dished on: What advice would you give a newlywed now? What was the most shocking truth about marriage? What's the secret...

   Mar 20, 2021

   32m
2. 9

   Ep. 9- What is your Quick Fix Meal?

   It's 5pm and you're dead tired either from work or it's one of those long days with the kids and you're feeling hungry but you're not feeling take-out. What is your go-to quick-fix dinner? What can you cook that you can make in 20 minutes, and it doesn't leave alot of dirty pots and pans and...

   Feb 20, 2021

   19m
3. 8

   Ep. 8- When Kids Lie

   One of the more bewildering parts of parenting is what we're supposed to do when our child lies. As parents, we try to teach our children to be truthful and honest. But when a child lies, it can seem like a personal negative judgment on our parenting abilities. So how are we supposed to confront...

   Jan 23, 2021

   26m
4. 7

   Ep.7- I Need To Be Okay With...

   This episode is loosely inspired by the Serenity Prayer, "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change and courage to change the things I can." We asked each other to fill in the blank to these two questions: "I need to be okay with..." and "I need to..." The first question is...

   Jan 9, 2021

   30m
5. 6

   Ep. 6- The Umma Bod

   We are heard of dad bod, but what’s the umma bod, or an ajumma bod? You know it’s happening when you realize your mid section and thighs are starting to look like yo mamas! In this episode we talk a little bit about the aging process and how we are dealing with this natural and inevitable part of...

   Dec 24, 2020

   29m
6. 5

   Ep. 5- A Mind-Full of Thanks

   Thanksgiving is around the corner and in the midst of Covid and uncertainty in politics, how do we maintain a mind-full of thanks, gratitude and peace? An average person has 60-70,000 thoughts a day, so how do we center all those thoughts? A grounding thought can influence the rest of the day…

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   Nov 20, 2020

   30m
7. 4

   Ep. 4- Guilty Pleasures: The Korean Binge

   That's right today we are talking about our Korean guilty pleasures... our closet addictions that we're not the most proud of, but I'm sure you all can relate. So we've segmented today's episode into 3 categories for discussion 1) Food 2) Dramas or Shows 3) Kpop.

   Nov 7, 2020

   26m
8. 3

   Ep. 3- How We Do Korean At Home

   Today we'll be talking about speaking Korean at home...but specifically teaching our kids Korean! This is probably something that differs from one Korean American household to another depending on who lives in the house or who you are married to! For example, Sharon is married to a KA and speaks...

   Oct 23, 2020

   28m
9. 2

   EP. 2- Advice To A Young Mom

   This episode is for our listeners out there that currently have a newborn or infant. We want to acknowledge and recognize those mothers and give them some love and encouragement. So we see all the mamas (and papas)... it’s hard, tiring, and even boring sometimes! It’s okay to feel like you don’t...

   Oct 9, 2020

   29m
10. 1

    Ep. 1 - Welcome Back to Virtual School

    We are kicking off season 3 of the Ginger and Ginseng Podcast with our first episode on Virtual School and distance learning. What structure or plan do you have for your kids? How much of it is independent work v hand-holding? We share tips on how we’ve been homeschooling and distance learning…

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    Sep 25, 2020

    28m
11. 10

    Episode 10- Covid Summer Plans

    This is our final episode of season 2 before we take a summer break and start back up in the fall for season 3. We talk about what our COVID summer plans look with online VBS, disinfecting airBNB homes, online summer camps, masked play dates, etc.

    Jul 1, 2020

    32m
12. 9

    Ep. 9- How to Be Strong and Courageous

    In this week’s episode, we talk about how to be strong, courageous, and resilient during COVID and how to instill these truths to our kids and grown-ups alike! We also introduce a children’s book that teaches this message in Eunice’s new book, Mama What If?: The Pirate Treasure.

    May 7, 2020

    26m
13. 8

    Ep. 8: Throwback to 1990’s KPOP

    With Covid, there can be days where it gets to us but today we wanted to do a little uplifting and partying it up with some 90’s Kpop music. Each of us shares our favorite Korean 90s songs and talk about what memories these songs trigger.

    Apr 25, 2020

    30m
14. 7

    Ep. 7- Covid Home Cooking

    With Covid, we have been doing a lot more cooking at home so we wanted to share what we’ve been cooking and/or eating during this shelter-in-place. We made a list of meal hacks that’s been working for us. We hope that you can find some inspiration from what we’ve been cooking in our kitchens, how...

    Apr 3, 2020

    24m
15. 6

    Ep. 6- How We Are Doing: Homeschooling

    With the emergency closure of schools due to the Corona Virus, we had to quickly pivot to homeschooling for our kids! Sharon and Eunice share how they’ve been adjusting to working and schooling kids from home. We dish on helpful educational online resources, sample school schedules, zoom play...

    Mar 21, 2020

    28m
16. 5

    Ep. 5- Confessions from a Working Mom

    In this episode, we talk about how life looked like when we were both full-time working moms. We also talk about what how and why we went from working full time to quitting or working part time and what that’s been like. In this season in our life, we are both considering going back to work full...

    Mar 11, 2020

    29m
17. 4

    Ep. 4- How We Do: Self-Care

    Self-care is important in our busy lives juggling parenthood, careers, marriage, and whatever else may be on our plate. What do you do to take time and do something for yourself? How do we take care of ourselves when we’re busy taking care of others? We hope you can pick up some ideas from our...

    Mar 4, 2020

    26m
18. 3

    Ep. 3- Spring Break Family Trip Ideas

    Sharon and Eunice plan for spring break family trip ideas. From day trip ideas, to longer road trips, to trips by airplane... we cover a range of family trip ideas that they’ve personally been on or compiled trip ideas from friends! Happy planning your own spring break vacay!

    Feb 26, 2020

    30m
19. 2

    Ep. 2- How We Do: The Flu

    It is flu season! So what do you do when you, your kids, and your family get the flu? Sharon and Eunice share what they do when they get the flu, how to cope, and steps they take prevent getting sick in the first place.

    Feb 19, 2020

    22m
20. 1

    Ep. 1- A Letter To Our Twenty-something Selves

    Host Ginger and Ginseng are both in our mid 30s and we wanted to write a letter to our 20-something selves. Knowing what we know now, what would we have done differently? What did we do right in our 20s that we are now reaping the benefits of in our 30s?

    Feb 12, 2020

    30m
21. 8

    Ep. 8- Update on Season 2 (Bonus episode)

    This is a very short, bonus episode where Sharon gives a quick update on the status of Season 2!

    Jan 22, 2020

    1m
22. 7

    Ep. 7- Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! (Bonus episode)

    Happy Holidays from the Ginger and Ginseng Podcast! We are wrapping up Season 1 and will be back on Jan 22 to launch Season 2! Thank you to all our listeners for your support and encouragement.

    Dec 25, 2019

    3m
23. 6

    Ep. 6- Our More And Less List

    We are talking about our do more and do less list for 2020. Around this time of year people start setting New Years Resolutions but we want to focus on how to prioritize by doing more or doing less.

    Dec 18, 2019

    28m
24. 5

    Ep. 5- Holiday Gift Giving Hacks

    In this week’s episode, we are talking about holiday hacks but specifically holiday gift giving hacks! We share what and how we take care of getting gifts for our kids, spouse, sibling, parents, in-laws, friends, and friends’ kids. We also talk about what to get and what not to get for teachers.…

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    Dec 11, 2019

    26m
25. 4

    Ep. 4 - Traveling to Seoul with Kids

    In this episode, Sharon shares about her recent family trip to Korea with kids. She gives travel tips on how to survive the flight and jet lag; how she got around with little ones (subway vs. taxi); kid friendly places like trendy, upscale kids cafes (PIM) and museums (Children’s museum at the...

    Dec 4, 2019

    29m
26. 3

    Ep. 3- Being Married to a Korean American vs. Korean Fob!

    Sharon is married to a Korean-American and Eunice is married to a Korean native. We dish on what it’s like to be married to our husbands and confirm or dispel stereotypes of being married to a Korean-American vs. Korean fob.

    Nov 27, 2019

    26m
27. 2

    Ep. 2- A Turkey + Japchae Thanksgiving

    We talk about how we celebrate Thanksgiving (what our Thanksgiving table looks like) , 추석, how we try to instill gratitude in our kids, and share what we are grateful for this year.

    Nov 22, 2019

    24m
28. 1

    Episode 1- Our Banchan Hacks

    We share our banchan hacks and tips and how we make or get Korean banchans on the dinner table every night. Hosts are @eunicekangbooks and @mrs.sharonlee from @mightyfortresspress. Please subscribe and leave us a comment on this episode on @mightyfortresspress

    Nov 8, 2019

    18m