SLOW Podcast by Kevin and Esther

We’ve all heard both pieces of advice: “Just be yourself.”And its bold cousin: “Fake it till you make it.”But which one actually helps you grow—and which one keeps you stuck?In this episode, we dig into the hidden trap behind the feel-good idea of “being authentic,” and why trying too hard to be “real” can backfire. You'll learn why personal development isn’t about faking it or blindly sticking to what’s familiar—but about something much more powerful.If you’ve ever felt torn between staying true to yourself and stepping into who you want to become—this conversation will challenge everything you thought you knew about confidence, authenticity, and growth.—Apply for a strategy call to elevate your life!https://deeperlifemastermind.com/application—Follow us on instagram!Kevin Loo | @kevric7https://www.instagram.com/kevinlooofficial/Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKuhttps://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

Most people are waiting for certainty before they move. But what if clarity doesn’t mean having all the answers—it means knowing your next right step?In this episode, we break down one of the biggest lies holding people back: the idea that you need to feel 100% sure before you act. Spoiler: you don’t. What you actually need is clarity—rooted in self-awareness, values, and vision—not perfection or a 10-step guarantee.We’ll explore:🔍 Why clarity isn’t about having it all figured out💭 The difference between clarity and control🚀 How to move forward even when you're unsure — but no longer stuckIf you’ve been overthinking, waiting for a “sign,” or trapped in analysis paralysis… this episode will help you trade fear for focus. Because clarity doesn’t promise certainty—it just gives you permission to move.—Apply for a strategy call to elevate your life!https://deeperlifemastermind.com/application—Follow us on instagram!Kevin Loo | @kevric7https://www.instagram.com/kevinlooofficial/Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKuhttps://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

In a world that celebrates hustle, milestones, and outward achievement, it’s easy to look like you’re winning—while silently falling apart inside. In this episode, we unpack the hidden cost of chasing success without tending to your soul.What if the anxiety, burnout, or emptiness you're feeling isn't a failure... but a signal? We dive into how external wins often mask internal chaos, why “making it” doesn’t always feel like enough, and how to redefine success in a way that actually feels good.This conversation is for anyone who's ever thought, “I should be happy... so why don’t I feel it?” Let’s talk about the trap—and how to get free.—Apply for a strategy call to elevate your life!https://deeperlifemastermind.com/application—Follow us on instagram!Kevin Loo | @kevric7https://www.instagram.com/kevinlooofficial/Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKuhttps://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

Many of us are disappointed by people. But when it comes to being disappointed by close friends? What do we do when we are disappointed? How can we heal from the disappointment of others?  Disappointments can be a very difficult thing to manage in life, but it is not worth it for that disappointment to cripple your future. In this episode, we’re sharing how we deal with disappointments of people and how we heal from that disappointment so that we come back stronger. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

We all have friends who are in a similar age range as us but do you have friends who are way older than you? Or do you have friends who are way younger than you? Often times having friends who are in a different age range as us helps us to improve and widen our perspective. In this episode, we are going to share with you how we interact with our friends across all ages and hopefully it inspires you to go out and make more friends! — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

In a previous episode, Kevin mentioned that he needs to live his life beautifully. What does it mean to live beautifully? And how do we live a beautiful life? Does it even matter to live a beautiful life? We're going to discuss all about it in this episode! Hopefully this will inspire you to live your life beautifully. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

There are definitely many challenges when it comes to dating, and one of the greatest challenges in dating is how to communicate with each other. How do we speak the same language in dating? In our early days of our dating life, we faced many challenges in understanding each other’s unique perspectives. In this episode, we're sharing how we turned those hurdles into stepping stones for a stronger bond, how to move past surface-level communication, listen with intention, and create a space for empathy and honesty. We'll also revealed the small habits and daily practices that have helped us foster trust, even in times of tension. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

How do we raise our children to have the resilient to go thru life? In this episode, we're discussing how to help our children deal with failure and setbacks so that they can grow up to be a resilient person. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

Working from home seems to be the new culture even after pandemic has ended, but is everyone suitable to work from home? Some people struggle to work from home due to the lack of discipline but some people struggle from getting off work since their work station is always there. In this episode, we're going to discuss on the different working style and how to find the right balance in working from home. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

Does masculine energy only come from man and feminine energy always comes from a woman? Can we all have both masculine and feminine energy on the inside of us? In this episode, we're going to discuss about how masculine and feminine energy affect different aspect. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

We all love self care but how do we do self care properly? Is it healthy to withdraw completely to do self care? In this episode, we're going to talk about the danger of self care and how to incorporate self care into our daily life properly. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

In the journey of finding what we actually want, we must first discover who we really are. In this episode, we'll be discovering why is it important to know who we are. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

We're living in this world where we are always given the opportunity to achieve more, but at the core of ourselves, many still struggle with what they actually want. In this episode, we're sharing how we are still learning to understand what we actually want and the results to strive for. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

Many times friendship in a marriage is not often celebrated enough. For a relationship to last, it should be anchored a strong friendship. In this episode, we're sharing how we journey with each other in our marriage. We hope that through our conversation, it will spark something in your marriage and help you to build stronger friendships in your marriage. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

We deal with so many people and so many things all the time, and there will be times when someone wronged us. So what to do when someone wronged you? What do we do when someone said something to us? In this episode, we're going to share our personal stories of how someone wronged us and how we go about it. We hope that through our conversation, it will spark something in you and help you to move on from the people who has wronged you. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

Do we have to agree on everything to make us a healthy couple? What does it mean to agree to disagree? Are we just sweeping it all under the carpet and not dealing with the real problem? Disagreement can be the biggest cause of relationship breakdown, in this episode we're going to share how to properly manage disagreement in any relationship so that you can live harmoniously with the people around you. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

Why do we always slack off in the mid-year mark? Why is it always in this mid-year mark where we lose focus and contemplate what we're doing? In this episode, we're going to discuss on this topic and how we stay fit for the grind throughout the year. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

How do you define the end of a commitment? Would people think that I'm quitting? What if it gets hard? How do I know when to quit? All these questions are things we often think about in a commitment or before we start a commitment. In this episode, we're going to take a deep dive into commitments and how to define when is the right time to end a commitment. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

The biggest hinderance sometimes Sometimes the biggest hindrance to progress is our old beliefs. We've been training for decades on running but recently, we're working together with a personal trainer and he told us almost all our beliefs are wrong! In this episode, we're going to find out how we can break free from the old mindset that's holding us back. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

Being in this fast paced world, where all our friends whereabouts is just on our finger tips (Instagram), how do we not get sucked into feeling FOMO? — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

Being a parent is never easy, especially when your kid turns into a teenager, where they start having their own thoughts and start to grow apart from you. While raising our kid, we didn't have any friends who would advice us on how to deal with our kid growing up. So in this episode, we're sharing to you how we raised a teenager in this ever changing world. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

Why do I always have to be the first to put in effort? What if my partner doesn’t reciprocate what I have done? Many things in our lives are transactional but it becomes a problem when everything in our lives are only transactional. In this episode, we're going to discuss about how a relationship can become transactional and how to get to a thriving relationship. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

On the previous episode, we shared on our running journey and it sounded too smooth sailing. So here's an in-depth episode on what it takes for us to keep on running and the story of how Kevin trained for his first marathon run. So put on your running shoes and listen to this podcast as you run today! — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

Running has always been a part of our daily routine, if you follow us on Instagram, you will see us running everyday. But why do we consistently do it every morning at 6:30am? In this episode, we're going to share our experience on running. How we started running, why we stopped running, and how we picked up running again! If you're not a runner yet, this may inspire you to start running! — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

Recently, there was a married couple who wrote an article on not sleeping on the same bed, and many couples actually resonated with them, highlighting the inconvenient of sleeping on the same bed. But taking a step back is this actually possible to do everything separately in a marriage? in this episode, we are going to discuss the idea of sharing in a relationship and what it takes to build longevity in a relationship! — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

A lot of people may find it difficult to talk about finances in a couple. But there should be a mutual understanding on what does it mean to save and spend? How much money should we make to live comfortably? Our definition of money changes as we grow, but how do we constantly have a mutual agreement on what to do with our money? In this episode, we will share with you how to deal with the topic of finances. — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

In the midst of our busy lifestyle, it can be very easy for us to avoid deep conversations and just focus on having fun with our partners. But deep down inside of us, we all have the longing to be that ideal couple that are able to talk about and solve difficult problems in our relationship.  How do we dive right into deep conversations? What is the best time to do it? What are some tips to ease into the conversations? How do we keep both partners engaged in the conversation?  In this episode, we are going to answer all the questions above, and some action steps you can take to get started! — Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

We all have people around us that are successful, doing well in life, and are able to speak eloquently. Looking at them probably makes us feel untalented. But how do we deal with this feeling of untalented? Are we really lack of talent? How do we deal with the mindset that constantly tell ourselves that we are “not good enough”? In this episode, we are going to talk about the misconception of talented people, and how do we actually grow to become a talented individual. -- Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

What is intimacy? Why intimacy is so hard to achieve? How can we achieve emotional intimacy as a couple? In this episode, Kevin and Esther will be sharing about how to overcome the lack of emotional intimacy as a couple. -- Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

We’ve all heard stories about relationships and marriages breaking down because of affairs. When we hear about affairs, we instinctively try to find out who’s to blame, and most likely we’ll be pointing the finger towards the one who cheated. But there’s always two side of the story.  There are many reasons that causes affairs, in this episode, Kevin and Esther will be sharing about what is affair, why affairs happen and what are the steps to having a fulfilling relationship and marriage. -- Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

In this episode, we share how our experience in long distance relationship has helped us to improve our communication as a couple. We will be sharing about the different type of communications, so that it will help you to be clearer on what you are trying to communicate, and help your listeners to understand where you're trying to go. -- Follow us on instagram! Kevin Loo | @kevric7 https://www.instagram.com/kevric7 Esther Ku | @EstherShennyKu https://www.instagram.com/esthershennyku

We've learnt many things in life, but not everything is utilised, does it mean that I've wasted my time learning the skill? In this episode, we're going to share with you how we learn and how to we utilise what we've learnt in our life.

What are hobbies? Do I need a hobby? Are hobbies actually important? In this episode, we're gonna explore on all these questions and how we incorporate our hobbies into our life so that we can still do the things that we love.

Dating apps is the quickest and easiest way to meet new faces, you get to see all their info at a glance and decide within a split second whether this person is right for you. In this episode, Esther and Kevin are going to share about their views on dating app, what it takes to get to know someone beyond their looks, heights and what they do, in order to build a long lasting relationship.

Love always starts with a spark, but how do you turn that spark into the love that will carry us through the relationship, the marriage and the family life? In this episode, Kevin and Esther are going to share with you about their experience on how they grow their love to where they are today, and how you can grow your love with your partner too!

We've been working in overdrive everyday in a fast paced society, where we constantly expect things to happen immediately, and we've completely lose the ability to see the beauty in taking things slow. In this episode, Kevin and Esther are going to share about their experience in their Silent Retreat where they learn to be quiet and be with their own thoughts.