The Asian Mental Health Podcast is brought to you by Asami and Marcus from Shapes and Sounds, the leading voice for Asian mental health and wellbeing in Australia. With our incredible guests, we're here to normalise and destigmatise mental health conversations in Asian communities.
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About the host
Shapes and Sounds hosts The Asian Mental Health Podcast, a health show with 34 episodes published.
Hidden Struggles: Loneliness, Trust, and Finding Community in Melbourne as International Students
Jun 29, 20261h 1mEp. 34S5
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of mental health struggles, isolation, and burnout. Please listen with care. What does it really look like to be an international student in Melbourne? Beyond the cur
"Being Well Isn't Just a You Thing": Real Voices From International Students in Melbourne
Jun 22, 202653mEp. 33S5
⚠️ Content Warning: Today's conversation includes mentions of suicide. Please approach this carefully. If hearing about suicide doesn't feel right for you today, please skip to another episode or return at another point
Emotional Invalidation in Asian Families: Provisional Psychologist Larissa Qiu on BPD, Culture, and Boundaries
Nov 24, 202550mEp. 32S4
🎁 Free Resource: For further growth and learning, download "Working with Invalidation in Asian Families" → HERE What happens when love is expressed through sacrifice, but not emotional presence? In this episode of the A
International Student Mental Health: Malaysian Counsellor Yi Tong Tew on Identity, Belonging, and Finding Support in Melbourne
Nov 17, 202553mEp. 31S4
⚠️ Content warning: This episode discusses suicide and sexual assault. Please listen with care and use the support services listed below if you need them. 🎁 Free mental health information for international students: Dow
Breaking Intergenerational Cycles: Asian Australian Parenting with Clinical Psychologist Vi Tran
Nov 10, 202547mEp. 30S4
🎁 Free Resource: Download your Breaking cycles, keeping culture: A guide for the Asian community PDF for deeper learning → HERE In this episode, Asami speaks with Vietnamese Australian clinical psychologist Vi Tran, fou
Can AI Replace Therapy? What Asian Australians Need to Know About Digital Mental Health
Nov 3, 202541mEp. 29S4
🎁 Free Resource: Download "AI vs Therapy: What's the difference" to deepen your learning → HERE In this mid-season episode of the Asian Mental Health Podcast, Asami and Marcus share candid stories about therapy. From me
Living with Chronic Pain as an Asian Australian: One Session That Changed Everything
Oct 27, 202544mEp. 28S4
🎁 Free Resource Download your free Cultural considerations in chronic pain guide → HERE. In this episode, Asami swaps roles to become the guest, opening up about years of living with debilitating chronic pain, the cultu
"My Parents Didn't Birth Their Retirement Plan": Vietnamese Australian Psychologist Helen Tang on Anxiety and Family
Oct 20, 202545mEp. 27S4
🎁 Free Resource: Download our guide How to Talk About Mental Health with Your Asian Parents HERE. What do you do if you can't find the right words to talk about your mental health with your parents? Vietnamese Australia
Understanding Internalised Racism: How Asian Australians Can Heal Identity Shame with Counsellor Jackie Ha
Oct 13, 202545mEp. 26S4
🎁Free resource: Download your guide Navigating Internalised Racism HERE. ✨ How does internalised racism shape the way we see ourselves, and how can we begin to heal? In this episode, Asami speaks with Asian Australian c
Why therapeutic rapport matters more than you think: Finding the right psychologist for Asian Australians
Oct 9, 202538mEp. 25S4
💡Download the free therapeutic rapport guide that accompanies this episode HERE. What makes therapy work? Is it the technique, the therapist's training, or something else? In this opening episode of Season 4, Asami and
As promised, here is the unabridged version of the documentary that Oscar made during his travel through Japan. He dives deeper into the Eastern philosophies behind Fukumitsu’s calligraphy practice and discovers a fascin
How art therapy works: 'A bridge between the inner and outer'
Jun 23, 202555mEp. 24S3
Asami and Marcus invite their beloved teammate Stef Kam onto the show to discuss their work as an art therapist and an artist. Stef explains how creating art in art therapy plays a role in helping people to deal with fee
Oscar in Japan: Mindfulness through Japanese craft
Jun 16, 202550mEp. 23S3
In a very special travel documentary episode, Oscar explores the intersection of work, honing a craft and mental health in Japanese craft. The team discuss the way Japanese culture, crafts and "Zen" are romanticised and
What coming out to my Brown conservative parents taught me about advocacy
Jun 9, 202541mEp. 22S3
Dom Thattil, influencer and advocate for BIPOC and queer communities, drops into the studio for a chat with Asami about balancing safety with visibility, his relationship with his family and the inner work we need to do
The Shapes and Sounds team share workplace survival stories, how would you deal with these situations? Asami investigates an insulting rumour, Oscar confronts his racist manager and Marcus duels his harshest critic–himse
Asami sits down with clinical psychologist and relationships expert Sanduni Silva. They discuss the emotional baggage we carry into the workplace and how to effectively communicate while staying true to your values. List
A Shapes and Sounds community member shares her inspiring story of living and working with ADHD and autism. The transcript is available here. Help destigmatise mental health conversations in Asian communities by download
Marcus and Asami are joined by Rachel Lim, psychologist and clinical lead from Headspace Syndal. With a strong passion for youth mental health, Rachel tells us about the evolution of her own career goals and how a false
The Asian Mental Health is back! To kick things off, Asami, Marcus and Oscar define the theme they’ve chosen for our third season and talk about the impact that work has on our mental health. The transcript is available
For our season 2 finale, Oscar and Marcus interrogate our technical producer Yeo about his copyright beef with Kanye West (!) and find out how community, cooking and creativity all play a part in keeping him mentally hea
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The Asian Mental Health Podcast is hosted by Shapes and Sounds. The show is categorised under health (fitness) and has published 34 episodes.
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The Asian Mental Health Podcast has published 34 episodes.
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