It’s 2023!!! And we’re so excited to start a brand new year with you! Dive into this episode with Vivian and Rowena as they each share three words highlighting their intentions for 2023. Rooted from much of the same thoughts, they share the process of picking their three words and why. ✨ Vivian: Consistent, Connection, Create ✨ Rowena: Discipline, Supported, Growth These words serve as reminders for us throughout the year to stay grounded in ourselves, and we invite you to share YOUR three words with us. We’d love to read about them! Giving you a big VOICE HUG as we kick off 2023! We appreciate you and welcome your feedback ❤️ Please say hello and send over any topics/questions you'd like to hear in future episodes! Email: hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: @voicehugspodcast Viv's IG: @vivianxvan Ro's IG: @rowenatsai Mentions: Notion Template - 2023: Reflect & Plan for Your Best Year Yet 24:44 unconventional habits that bettered our lives ft. @leahsfieldnotes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voicehugs/support

Can’t believe it’s already the end of 2022! In this special, last episode of the year, Vivian and Rowena reflect on lessons learned and memorable experiences they each had. Ro shares how setting intentions at the beginning of the year allowed her to experience feeling free despite going through a transitional period in her professional and personal life.  Vivian talks about the challenges that this year brought her and how she got through some of those times because of her support system. She shares the importance of creating a “care team” and how she internalized the voices of loved ones to pull her out of some of her lowest lows. While they had very different years, Viv and Ro talk about how they both realize the importance of leaning into your feelings, listening to your body (it’s always communicating its needs to you!), and how to bring these ideas into the new year. Thank you SO MUCH for being here!! We're thankful that you are on this journey with us and for all the support and messages throughout this year. You are what keeps us going 💗 Cheers to year one and to another great year. ~VOICE HUGS!!!~ We appreciate you and welcome your feedback ❤️ Please say hello and send over any topics/questions you'd like to hear in future episodes! Email: hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: @voicehugspodcast Viv's IG: @vivianxvan Ro's IG: @rowenatsai --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voicehugs/support

What moments or experiences sweep your mind when thinking about gratitude? Who or what immediately comes to focus? As we head into Thanksgiving next week, Viv and Ro spotlight the powerful emotion we call: gratitude. In our darkest moments, gratitude can be the pathway out and into “the state of being free” - as Ro would vividly describe. Ready to cultivate gratitude into your 2023? Share how you’re cultivating this for the rest of 2022 into the new year, and let’s be each other’s guiding light 🕯  We believe in you 💛 As always, thank you for being here! We appreciate you and welcome your feedback ❤️ Please say hello and send over any topics/questions you'd like to hear in future episodes! Email: hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: @voicehugspodcast Viv's IG: @vivianxvan Ro's IG: @rowenatsai Mentions: The Five-Minute Journal Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (Book) EP3 No more burnouts for 2022 EP31 Everybody is judging me EP29 Ro’s engaged! how it happened --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voicehugs/support

Everybody is thriving. Everybody has the perfect life. Everybody is so happy. Ah, that inner voice of ours speaking our insecurities into reality. Who is this elusive “everybody” that we all seem to know? Whose voices are we listening to? This episode highlights the book “Finding Your Own North Star” by Martha Beck. Viv and Ro explore a concept in Chapter 4 about an “other” voice guiding our every decision and how to strengthen our own inner voice, so that we live fully and authentically ourselves. The next time you catch yourself thinking “Everybody is…” or “I should…” - pause for a moment, and change the dialogue 💭 As always, thank you for being here! We appreciate you and welcome your feedback ❤️ Please say hello and send over any topics/questions you'd like to hear in future episodes :) Email: hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: @voicehugspodcast Viv's IG: @vivianxvan Ro's IG: @rowenatsai Mentions: Finding Your North Star by Martha Beck (Book) EP4: Career Chat: feeling lost, redefining success & trusting yourself --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voicehugs/support

This week we chat about boundaries: The invisible line we draw between work, play, family, friends, you name it - and ourselves to protect our headspace 💆🏻‍♀️ When too many people step into our headspace (the metaphorical “home”) due to poor boundaries, the effects can be felt as resentment, guilt, burnout, stress, anxiety, among others. Listen as Viv and Ro share their growing pains of learning how to set boundaries, breaking the people-pleasing cycle of always saying “Yes”, and what to do when others step into our “home” unannounced or uninvited. Boundary setting is an ongoing skill we practice with each relationship in our lives. With time, you’ll soon learn how to properly take care of your own little house and nurture it with love 🏡 ❤️ Thank you, S for sending in your question! As always, thank you for being here! We appreciate you and welcome your feedback ❤️ Please say hello and send over any topics/questions you'd like to hear in future episodes :) Email: hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: @voicehugspodcast Viv's IG: @vivianxvan Ro's IG: @rowenatsai Mentions: EP28: Not feeling motivated? us too Ro's Channel: how to love your mornings & make them meaningful --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voicehugs/support

The beautiful part of any friendship is experiencing special milestones together. And if the title didn’t already give it away… RO IS 💍 E N G A G E D💍 ! So grab your coffee/tea/drink of choice because it’s story time! Ro gives a play by play of the five-stop scavenger hunt around New York City leading up to the big question, and Viv shares the role she played in the planning process. Some mild scheming involved 😉 Tune in to find out how we fibbed about “The Washington Post” and who made a special appearance that had Ro ugly crying as James got down on one knee 😭🥲 As always, thank you for being here! We appreciate you and welcome your feedback ❤️ Please say hello and send over any topics/questions you'd like to hear in future episodes :) Email: hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: @voicehugspodcast Viv's IG: @vivianxvan Ro's IG: @rowenatsai --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voicehugs/support

Feeling unmotivated? Indifferent? Meh? Good, because we are too. Let’s unpack that. This week is all about motivation, or lack thereof. These periods drain our energy and our head space. Whether it’s lack of motivation in our career or finally pursuing a hobby, sometimes our situation gets the best of us. Viv and Ro share in how they each cope with low motivation and how to regain that spark again ✨  Pro-tip: When you’re feeling low, reach out to a friend 🙂 As always, thank you for being here! We appreciate you and welcome your feedback ❤️ Please say hello and send over any topics/questions you'd like to hear in future episodes :) Email: hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: @voicehugspodcast Viv's IG: @vivianxvan Ro's IG: @rowenatsai Mentions: Kinto Water Bottle Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl (Book) Finding Your North Star by Martha Beck (Book) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voicehugs/support

We’re baaackk! Although this time around it wasn’t an intentional break. Maybe it’s the transition from Summer to Fall, mercury in retrograde, or the slow shift back to “normalcy” pre-COVID… But we’re so glad you’re here again as we catch up on life happenings! Viv and Ro spent some time with family and reminisce on the boundless spirit and joy of being a kid. Still, as 30-somethings trying to emulate the fearless spirit of a 2 year old, they also chat about what’s been holding them back and pushing through a rough patch. As we step into the new Fall season (and approaching our 1 year anniversary!), we just want to say Thank You for sticking with us through all the seasons 💛 We appreciate you and welcome your feedback ❤️ Please say hello and send over any topics/questions you'd like to hear in future episodes :) Email: hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: @voicehugspodcast Viv's IG: @vivianxvan Ro's IG: @rowenatsai --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voicehugs/support

When does the inner work journey end? This week we answer a listener question about protecting others from yourself because you are not “fully healed” in your inner work journey or “not good enough” yet. Truth is that the inner work journey never ends. We’re in a constant state of evolution while dancing through each season of life. Sharing their take on being a “good/bad” person and being your best self 100% of the time, Viv and Ro remind us that it’s OK to be with someone AND continue to grow in your own respect. It’s true what they say, “We accept the love we think we deserve.” As always, thank you for being here! We appreciate you and welcome your feedback ❤️ Please say hello and send over any topics/questions you'd like to hear in future episodes :) Email: hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: @voicehugspodcast Viv's IG: @vivianxvan Ro's IG: @rowenatsai --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voicehugs/support

Whether you felt 2022 went by fast or slow, here we are. August. More than half way through the year, Viv and Ro share some experiences that capture what it means to “live in the moment.” The simple joys of life can be found right in front of you (beyond your computer screen). And once we slow down to see it, we can revel in the kind of growth we never thought possible. Do that thing that you’ve always wanted to do. Go on that trip to Paris, and forgo your work laptop. Buy that bubble machine labeled: Suggested Age 3+. Do your own at-home gel manicure and save $50. Sit on the park bench and use the bubble machine you just bought to put on a bubble show for the kids. Gentle reminder to not take life too seriously 🙃 As always, thank you for being here! We appreciate you and welcome your feedback ❤️ Please say hello and send over any topics/questions you'd like to hear in future episodes :) Email: hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: @voicehugspodcast Viv's IG: @vivianxvan Ro's IG: @rowenatsai --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voicehugs/support