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Theo's Coffee Break Podcast
by Theo
Theo’s Coffee Break is an honest soulful conversation series based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This podcast hosts community leaders, entrepreneurs, business owners and creatives to let them share their stories behind their success. Hosted by Theo (aka Shin Hoo Yong), this podcast show blends purpose-driven interviews, spiritual insights, and heart-centered storytelling as a way to share the authentic experiences of those who join the coffee table with the listener to explore the world around us and learn how we connect within it, together. Every episode is recorded with the intention that at Theo’s coffee table everyone is welcome. Come for the connection. Stay for the clarity. The coffee’s always on, ready to pour, and my door is always open to you.
Episodes
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What It Means to Shine Like Stars In Times of Fear
Join me for today's coffee break where we will be reading Philippians 2:12-18 and talk about what it means to shine like stars in times of fear. As you can there has been a lot about my past exposed online and what I want to share with you is how God has been working through Calvary Church to…
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Letting Go of External Validation & Determining Self-Worth
In this week’s episode, we will be talking about letting go of external validation and how to determine our own self worth and the best part is this episode has no “interruptions”! Thank you Matt for your help. :) In this coffee break, we will be breaking these topics down by talking about how to...
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Just Because You Can Do It Doesn’t Mean You Should
And the “interruptions” continue but we still persevere! Thank you Matt for your help. :) No matter who you are or how you feel about me. Just know that you are and always will be welcome here at Theo’s Coffee Break. Support the show Theo’s Coffee Break is a listener supported show. Help us...
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Having Hope While Being Homeless
You can’t stop me from exposing the truth. More to come but once again I was “interrupted”. I would still like to encourage you to come on by and sit down with me today at the coffee table. And I hope you still know that no matter who you are, you are and always will be welcome here at Theo’s...
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And Thee Interruptions Still Continue…
In this week’s episode, we are continuing to move forward despite these unfortunate circumstances but in all of this there is still hope that one day things will resolve peacefully without anymore interruptions. I would still like to encourage you to come on by and sit down with me today at the...
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Bringing Balance Even When Interrupted…
In this week’s episode, we are still in transition but we are finding positivity in how to find balance during delays and setbacks. I would encourage you to come on by and sit down with me today at the coffee table and please disregard the interruptions. Regardless, I still hope you know that no...
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Fans for Life: Acknowledge. Compliment. Energize.
Theo's Coffee Break Podcast is still streaming on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you Listen to your Podcasts. Support the show Theo’s Coffee Break is a listener supported show. Help us continue to create great content for you by donating to the show. Thank you for your support.…
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How To Weather The Storms In Life By Thinking Positive
In this week’s episode, we are lightening up the mood by using a deck of cards that focus on positive affirmations and having a conversation surrounding staying positive and calm while weathering the storms in life. This is a conversation for anyone who feels like life has turned for the worst…
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How to Combat Confusion: Choose Happiness
In this week’s episode, we will be addressing confusion and how it looks and sounds in your life whether it’s regarding you or the people that are in your world. We will be adding these tools to your toolbox so that you can take action today to get on the path of realignment and losing the...
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Know How to Speak Well of Others When They Are Not In the Room
In this surprise episode release, we will be having a conversation surrounding the time old phrase “If you have nothing nice to say especially about others then don’t say it”. We will be touching on these key points: self-talk, healthy boundaries, and how you choose to speak about others in the...
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How Justice, Fairness, and Balance Works and Applies to Your Own Life
In this week’s episode, we will be having a conversation surrounding how justice, fairness, and balance applies to your life but also what it looks and sounds like regarding how you show up for yourself and the world around you. We will also be talking about what justice is and isn’t and also how...
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Theo's Coffee Break Podcast Interlude 2 (In Memory of Django) [Re-Recorded]
Rest in peace Django, you were a good girl and our best friend. DOD 05/03/26 There are many positive things I can say about Django but right now it’s hard to even begin to start talking about all of what we had together during our time together. She was the best comforter, supporter, and like…
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Temperance is the Key to Consistency in a Successful Lifestyle
In this week’s episode, we will be breaking down what temperance is and how it is an integral way of living and leading a successful lifestyle. We talk about how stillness is not stagnation, how rest is resting in your knowing that things may be falling apart so they can come back together in a...
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Acceptance is the Key to Salvation: How to Get 1% Better Everyday
In this week’s episode, we will be talking about salvation as a lifestyle choice but before I scare you off this is going to be a very grounded conversation about everyday life and how we can show up better for ourselves and those around us. We will be breaking down how acceptance is not…
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Understanding is the Key to a Successful and Fulfilling Lifestyle
In this week’s episode, we talk about how understanding is the glue and foundation to building any successful and meaningful connection. We address how showing up in how we communicate requires a strong and healthy understanding within ourselves first, how important it is that the way we talk…
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A Coffee Break with Gary Spencer
Join us for a coffee break with our guest Gary Spencer! He is an optometrist who practiced for 42 years between Wisconsin and Muskegon, Michigan, before retiring seven years ago. However, Gary’s story doesn’t end with retirement. From 63 years of bowling, to 61 years of stock investing, to 30…
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This Meeting Could Have Been An Email: A How To On Conversational Support and Communication
In this week’s episode, I will be sharing with you 3 great tools to have in your toolbox for the next great conversation you will have. These tools are something you can start doing today to be a person of value in conversations at the workplace, family dynamics, or even with your spouse. The…
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How to Get Some Work Life Balance Back Into Your Everyday Schedule
In this week’s episode, we will be talking about work, life, identity in our work, and life outside of work. I know. Why on earth would we talk about this when it sounds like a conversation strictly about stress?! I can assure that it’s not all about stress and in today’s coffee break what I have...
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A Coffee Break with Peyton Howe
She’s the owner of Adaptive Healing Massage, LLC located in Byron Center, Michigan. Book with her now: www.adaptivehm.com Adaptive Healing Massage, LLC is founded on the belief that every individual is unique, and so are their wellness requirements. As a dedicated massage therapist, I specialize…
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A Coffee Break with Josh Stanton
The man, the myth, and the guy who runs Chimney Experts LLC here in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Chimney Experts LLC 7335 Driftwood Dr SE Ada, MI 49301 Tel: 616-500-2548 Email: [email protected] Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm Affordable Masonry Repair LLC 7335 Driftwood Dr SE Ada, MI 49301 Tel:...
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What Does It Mean To Be Nurturing & How To Be That.
In this week’s episode, we will be having a conversation on what does it mean to be nurturing in one’s identity and lifestyle. We address how nurturing is a strength that requires kindness and fairness in our connections, how prioritizing yourself by being nurturing isn’t abandoning anyone, and...
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come pray with me and have a coffee break
In this week’s coffee break, I am asking for friends, family, and community to come join me in prayer. Life hasn’t been easy and I have been doing my best to stay strong and remain true to the path that God has set me in. But reality is I’m broke, living in my ex-boyfriend’s basement, and still...
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A Coffee Break with Lisa Sommerfeld a Lotus Out of Water
In this week’s episode, I am kicking off Season 4 with my friend Lisa Johnson who is a fellow adoptee! In this conversation we are addressing transformation in our own lives while also breaking down and bringing some understanding surrounding the social constructs of belonging, raising awareness...
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The End | How to Transform Your Life | Digimon
In this surprise episode, I want to thank you everyone who made it to the end of this 10-week mini-series of How To Transform Your Life. In this conversation, I address if Digimon and the digital world are real or not and remind you that if something doesn’t make sense then don’t make it make...
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Crest of Trust | How to Transform Your Life | Digimon
In this week’s episode, I talk about the Crest of Trust and share with you my experiences in Learning how to trust myself and how important the inner work really is so that we can become trusting individuals within ourselves with the intention to transform the world into a safer place where...
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Crest of Kindness | How to Transform Your Life | Digimon
Today’s episode, I talk about the Crest of Kindness and in this conversation we talk about how random acts of kindness are miracles in action. I share with you the advice that kindness and gentleness without strength leaves you vulnerable to the powers of darkness and share with you advice in how...
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Crest of Light | How to Transform Your Life | Digimon
Today’s episode, I talk about the Crest of Light and bring some clarity surrounding the Light in how it is the only force that exists to banish and defeat the darkness. Kari and Gatomon’s experience in coming together after discovering they are the 8th Digi-Destined is one of torment, suffering,...
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Crest of Hope | How to Transform Your Life | Digimon
In this week’s episode, I share with you the 7th installment of this 10-week series of How to Transform Your Life inspired by the Crests from Digimon of the digital world. Today’s episode, I talk about the Crest of Hope and bring some brutal honesty to what Hope really is and clarify that Hope is...
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Crest of Reliability | How to Transform Your Life | Digimon
In this week’s episode, I share with you the next installment of this 10-week series of How to Transform Your Life with the help of the Crests from Digimon of the digital world. Today’s episode, I talk about the Crest of Reliability and share with you the importance of showing up for yourself and...
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Crest of Sincerity | How to Transform Your Life | Digimon
In this week’s episode, I share with you the next installment of this 10-week series of How to Transform Your Life inspired by the crests from Digimon of the digital world. Today’s episode, I talk about the Crest of Sincerity and share with you how being sincere can dramatically improve your...
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Crest of Friendship | How to Transform Your Life | Digimon
In this week’s episode, I share with you the 4th installment of this 10-week series of How to Transform Your Life inspired by Matt and Gabumon’s story surrounding their journey regarding the Crest of Friendship. Today, I will be sharing with you my struggles surrounding friendship and the lessons…
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Crest of Love | How to Transform Your Life | Digimon
In this week’s episode, I share with you the 3rd installment of this 10-week series of How to Transform Your Life with the help of the lessons I learned from Digimon in the digital world. Today’s episode, I talk about the Crest of Love and share with you how love is always the answer in creating...
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Crest of Knowledge | How to Transform Your Life | Digimon
In this week’s episode, I share with you the second installment of this 10-week series diving in deep to the digital world to share with you the lessons I learned from Digimon. Today’s episode, I talk about the Crest of Knowledge and share with you the importance of remaining curious and how...
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Crest of Courage | How to Transform Your Life | Digimon
In this week’s episode, I kickoff a 10-week series diving in deep to the digital world with the intention to share with you the lessons I learned from the digital crests in Digimon. Today’s episode, I talk about the crest of courage and clarify that courage isn’t dominance and that if we approach...
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Why Is Telling the Truth So Hard? Ugh!!
In this week’s episode, I talk about the importance of telling the truth and living an honest life. We review the benefits and consequences when clarity comes to the table, how withholding the truth can be just as bad as telling a lie, and also how we are all the drivers sitting in the driver’s...
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ACCEPTANCE: How and Why Things Are Not What They Seem
In this surprise episode release, I talk about how and why acceptance isn’t a beautiful thing but is actually the clarity that we need to hear. I also talk more about my past, bring some more understanding to past episodes, and talk about the experiences that have made me who I am and the lessons…
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How To Be Sincere In an Apology and Moving Forward with Forgiveness
In this week’s episode we breakdown how to be sincere with an apology with the advice from Michelle Farris’ video Relationships That Work. We also talk about how to move forward with forgiveness and in what ways apology and forgiveness work in tandem. Nobody is perfect and mistakes will be made....
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KEEP GOING: I WILL NOT BE SILENT AND I CANNOT BE SILENCED
In this surprise episode release of KEEP GOING: I WILL NOT BE SILENT AND I CANNOT BE SILENCED, I talk about the importance of doing good things, karma, and letting go of expectations surrounding unjust outcomes regarding my small business Shin Hoo Yong Music Enterprise LLC. Sometimes the answer…
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WHAT THE DEVIL IS GOING ON HERE?!
In this episode, I will be talking about how the devil operates and why it's important to be grounded in truth and not conspiracy. I also address how important self-trust is as it affects how we show up for ourselves, for others, and the world around us. It doesn't have to be hell all the time…
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AI Fatigue: How and Why It's a Very Real Struggle
In this episode, I will be breaking down what is AI fatigue and talking through how I have been using AI in the past and sharing how I will be and NOT will be using it moving forward. We will also be addressing current events, authenticity in my work, and the landscape I plan on establishing with...
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Roses and Their Thorns: Creating vs. Producing
Season 2 begins with an unexpected shift. In this episode, Theo reflects on rebuilding after an unexpected collapse in his work regarding Shin Hoo Yong Music Enterprise LLC and Theo’s Coffee Break Podcast, the difference between creating and producing, and what it means to allow beauty without...
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Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: Chores, Creativity, and Self-Respect
In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo breaks down the real meaning of self-respect and why the “basic” things we avoid are often the very things that save us from spiraling. Through stories about childhood chores, creative resistance, procrastination, burnout, faith, and the small daily...
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You Are What You Practice Before You Preach
In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo opens up about a humbling truth: who you are is shaped long before you ever speak about it. It’s shaped in the quiet, unseen moments such as the habits, choices, and thought patterns that build your real character behind the scenes. Theo reflects on a...
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A Life That’s Mine: Why I Chose Faith Over Fear
In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo shares the real story behind walking away from a stable banking job, multiple promotions, and a clear path to financial security in order to pursue something far less certain but far more honest. This is not a highlight reel. It is a conversation about...
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Consistency is Key: The Choices You Make Every Day
In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo breaks down one of the most powerful truths in personal growth: consistency is what transforms your life. Not the big promises, not the perfect plans, nor the daily choices you honor even when conditions aren’t ideal. Together, you’ll explore: Why...
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What Alignment Really Means: The Courage to Stay True
What does it actually mean to live in alignment? Like not just in quotes on a canvas, but in the real, messy, beautiful parts of life? In this episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo gets honest about the difference between looking “put together” and truly feeling aligned. Together, you’ll explore...
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Sustaining Yourself While Advocating for Change with Lariesha Lee, LLMSW
In this powerful conversation, Theo sits down with Lariesha Lee (she/her), LLMSW who is a licensed social worker with 16 years across nonprofit, education, healthcare, and corporate spaces to talk about what it really takes to stay whole while doing the hard work of social justice. From being...
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Offstage & Onstage: The Difference Between Performing and Sharing
In this intimate solo episode, Theo unpacks the difference between performing and sharing whether it's on stage and/or in everyday life. Performance can be a polished mask we build for safety or approval. Sharing is slower, tender, imperfect and to be quite frank, honest. Theo explores how...
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Like-Minded ≠ Same-Minded: Why Differences Matter
In this reflective solo episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo explores what it truly means to be “like-minded.” Too often, the phrase gets mistaken for sameness but in real community it ain't always about echo chambers or perfect agreement. It’s about shared foundations strong enough to hold…
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Finding Freedom in Identity and Community with Sam Spencer
In this inspiring episode of Theo’s Coffee Break, Theo sits down with Sam Spencer who is a gender-fluid, non-binary individual who found the courage to live authentically later in life. Through decades of teaching, creating, and raising a family, Sam’s story reminds us that it’s never too late to...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Theo’s Coffee Break is an honest soulful conversation series based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This podcast hosts community leaders, entrepreneurs, business owners and creatives to let them share their stories behind their success. Hosted by Theo (aka Shin Hoo Yong), this podcast show blends purpose-driven interviews, spiritual insights, and heart-centered storytelling as a way to share the authentic experiences of those who join the coffee table with the listener to explore the world around us and learn how we connect within it, together. Every episode is recorded with the intention that at Theo’s coffee table everyone is welcome. Come for the connection. Stay for the clarity. The coffee’s always on, ready to pour, and my door is always open to you.
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