Becoming Me

EPISODE 31 (BONUS)This episode is edited from a live breakout session I presented in July 2021 at the New Evangelisation Conference (Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore).  In this episode, I share how my pursuit of a deeper relationship with God and my desire to serve in full-time pastoral ministry led me to realise that I needed to make the journey into authenticity and wholeness and that being REAL was more important than a constant striving to be 'GOOD'.There is also a Q&A session near the end with some really honest questions!Watch the full video recording and share this episode via this episode page. CHAPTER MARKERS(00:03:34) - I Am Not the God of Instant Tea(00:07:20) - Are You Willing to Suffer for Me?(00:11:49) - Your Mission is Full-Time Ministry(00:13:19) - Personal Vocation(00:15:20) - Old Habits Die Hard(00:19:31) - Crash & Burn (Out)(00:21:20) - You Are Human(00:21:41) - Are You Freely Laying Down Your Life?(00:22:49) - Ship in Dry Dock(00:23:54) - Can You Learn To Be A Creature(00:27:36) - Running Ahead of Grace(00:27:55) - The Pace of Grace(00:29:23) - A Long Loving Look At The Real(00:30:34) - At Peace With The Struggle(00:30:59) - Messily Loved into Wholeness(00:32:11) - Becoming Me(00:34:05) - Kopi Talk: Episode 3(00:36:01) - Q&AAvailable here.TRANSCRIPTAvailable here.PODCAST COMPANION WORKBOOK - Downloadable & Printable- 10 worksheets, over 30 exercises- Helps you integrate and apply the foundational principles to Becoming Me- Great for inner work and connecting with yourself in solitude- Includes tips for partner and small-group sharing- Free for all e-mail newsletter subscribersFIND OUT MORESupport the showSUBSCRIBE | FOLLOW | SUPPORTSocial Media:Follow Ann Yeong on Instagram or Facebook.Newsletter:Subscribe to Begin Again for Ann's updates and reflections.Support the Show:Monthly Support (starting at USD$3)One-time DonationLeave a Review:If this podcast has blessed you, please leave a review by clicking here.

EPISODE 30    How familiar are you with the emotional and spiritual challenges of your interior journey? When and why should you consider getting counselling/therapy or spiritual direction? How are they different from each other and how do you know which one you need?In this episode, I offer an introductory explanation to the questions above and offer a real illustration of how the emotional and spiritual dimensions of the interior journey are connected and how these resources can help through a sharing of my own story. Share this episode via this episode page. Find out more about Counselling and Spiritual Direction - Counselling & Therapy in Singapore (article by Sassy Mama)- 21 Places to Get Counselling in Singapore to (article by The Smart Local)- Life Direction Singapore - Lifesprings Spirituality Centre- Kingsmead Spirituality Centre- San Damiano Spirituality CentreCHAPTER MARKERS(00:00:41) - Introduction(00:04:30) - Spiritual Direction vs Counselling(00:08:57) - Seeking God Because I Was Lonely(00:19:22) - Unfree to Love (Toxic Shame)(00:29:36) - Led to Seek Therapy(00:39:49) - How Counselling & Spiritual Direction Worked Together(00:44:37) - PRAXIS: Listen. Ponder. Act.(00:47:19) - ConclusionAvailable here.TRANSCRIPT Available here.REFLECTION PROMPT Listen. - As you listened to my sharing in this episode, what struck you? - Notice how you felt at those parts. Ponder.- Have you availed yourself to the spiritual and psychological resources that could help you in your interior journey? - If your answer is no, why not? What's holding you back? Act.- What is one step you can take towards finding a spiritual director or a counsellor that could give you much needed support in your interior journey? For full details of this reflection prompt, please see transcript.PODCAST COMPANION WORKBOOK FIND OUT MORESupport the showSUBSCRIBE | FOLLOW | SUPPORTSocial Media:Follow Ann Yeong on Instagram or Facebook.Newsletter:Subscribe to Begin Again for Ann's updates and reflections.Support the Show:Monthly Support (starting at USD$3)One-time DonationLeave a Review:If this podcast has blessed you, please leave a review by clicking here.

EPISODE 29  Making the interior journey into authenticity and wholeness is not easy. But could we also be making it even more difficult than it has to be? In this episode I talk about three common ways we often unwittingly sabotage ourselves by treating ourselves with contempt, having unrealistic expectations, and not availing ourselves to the support we need.Share this episode via this episode page. CHAPTER MARKERS(00:00:08) - Introduction(00:01:04) - 1. Self-contempt(00:09:52) - 2. Unrealistic Expectations(00:20:34) - 3. Not Getting Sufficient Help(00:28:22) - PRAXIS: Listen. Ponder. Act(00:33:18) - ConclusionAvailable here.TRANSCRIPT Available here.REFLECTION PROMPT Listen. - As you listened to this episode, which points maybe resonated with you more? - Was there something that jumped out at you?Ponder.- Which of the three points do you feel is the most relevant for you? - Which one of these are more of an issue for you at this point in time?Act.- With one of the three points you have picked, consider one thing you can do towards helping yourself.For full details of this reflection prompt, please see transcript.ADDITIONAL RESOURCESOther episodes that would help you understand and apply the lessons in this episode: - Ep 12 Am I Regressing? - Ep 24 Is it Selfish to Live the Life I Want? - Ep 26 Can You Be Gentler With Yourself? PODCAST COMPANION WORKBOOK - Downloadable & Printable- 10 worksheets, over 30 exercises- Helps you integrate and apply the foundational principles to Becoming Me- Great for inner work and connecting with yourself in solitude- Includes tips for partner and small-group sharing- Free for all e-mail newsletter subscribersFIND OUT MORESupport the showSUBSCRIBE | FOLLOW | SUPPORTSocial Media:Follow Ann Yeong on Instagram or Facebook.Newsletter:Subscribe to Begin Again for Ann's updates and reflections.Support the Show:Monthly Support (starting at USD$3)One-time DonationLeave a Review:If this podcast has blessed you, please leave a review by clicking here.

EPISODE 28  What impact does making the interior journey have on a marriage? Henry and I look back at our 22 years of couple-hood and 14 years of marriage and share how our own commitment to our individual healing and integration has transformed our relationship. In Part 2 of this conversation we continue to talk about how practicing healthy boundaries transformed our relationship, how we have learned to respond when our insecurities are triggered and how becoming more skilled at repairing ruptures in our relationship has made us less afraid of conflict.Share this episode via this episode page:  CHAPTER MARKERS(00:06:42) - Dealing with Triggers(00:13:32) - “I Need To” vs. “I Want To”(00:14:20) - Explicit Communication(00:18:37) - Repairing(00:25:03) - Final Note(00:31:02) - Announcements(00:31:59) - PRAXIS: Listen. Ponder. ActAvailable here.TRANSCRIPT Available here.REFLECTION PROMPTListen. - As you listened to the conversation between Henry and myself, what struck you? - Hold that in your heart, or journal it. You may want to return to it later.Ponder.  - Why do you think that those were the points that struck you?Act.- What might be one thing that you can commit to in your interior journey for the sake of your loved one?- Try and come up with a concrete step that you could take.For full details of this reflection prompt, please see transcript.ADDITIONAL RESOURCESOther episodes that would help you understand and apply the lessons in this episode:- Ep 4 & 5 Living from the Inside Out- Ep 14 Where Do You End and I Begin?- Ep 23 Safe Spaces for Growth: Trust, Truth and Compassion- Ep 27 You Don't Complete Me Part 1/2 (with Henry Hoo)PODCAST COMPANION WORKBOOK - Downloadable & Printable- 10 worksheets, over 30 exercises- Helps you integrate and apply the foundational principles to Becoming Me- Great for inner work and connecting with yourself in solitude- Includes tips for partner and small-group sharing- Free for all e-mail newsletter subscribersFIND OUT MORESupport the showSUBSCRIBE | FOLLOW | SUPPORTSocial Media:Follow Ann Yeong on Instagram or Facebook.Newsletter:Subscribe to Begin Again for Ann's updates and reflections.Support the Show:Monthly Support (starting at USD$3)One-time DonationLeave a Review:If this podcast has blessed you, please leave a review by clicking here.

EPISODE 27  What impact does making the interior journey have on a marriage? Henry and I look back at our 22 years of couple-hood and 14 years of marriage and share how our own commitment to our individual healing and integration has transformed our relationship. In Part 1 of this conversation we talk about the liberating discovery that we are not meant to complete each other, the joy of discovering beauty in what IS in the here and now, and what practicing healthy boundaries with our selves and each other has done for our marriage.Share this episode via this episode page.  CHAPTER MARKERS  (00:02:01) - Three Layers of Living(00:03:23) - First Point - You Don't Complete Me(00:16:08) - Second Point - Striving for the "Ideal"(00:22:38) - Third Point - Boundaries within a Marriage(00:35:15) - PRAXIS: Listen. Ponder. Act.Available here.  TRANSCRIPTAvailable here.REFLECTION PROMPTListen.- As you listened to the conversation between Henry and myself, what struck you? - Was there some pot that you could identify with in your own experience, perhaps in your marriage or some other intimate relationship?Ponder.- In what ways might you have unknowingly made it harder for yourself to be happy in your relationship by seeking completion or happiness from your partner?Act.- Identify one area in your life where you have struggled to be patient and kind to yourself.- Find some quiet alone time and have conversation with that part of you, that part of you who struggles to live up to your ideal self.- Sit with yourself as you would a beloved child or a dear friend, and just listen.For full details of this reflection prompt, please see transcript.ADDITIONAL RESOURCESOther episodes that would help you understand and apply the lessons in this episode:- Ep 4 & 5 Living from the Inside Out- Ep 14 Where Do You End and I Begin? PODCAST COMPANION WORKBOOK - Downloadable & Printable- 10 worksheets, over 30 exercises- Helps you integrate and apply the foundational principles to Becoming Me- Great for inner work and connecting with yourself in solitude- Includes tips for partner and small-group sharing- Free for all e-mail newsletter subscribersFIND OUT MORESupport the showSUBSCRIBE | FOLLOW | SUPPORTSocial Media:Follow Ann Yeong on Instagram or Facebook.Newsletter:Subscribe to Begin Again for Ann's updates and reflections.Support the Show:Monthly Support (starting at USD$3)One-time DonationLeave a Review:If this podcast has blessed you, please leave a review by clicking here.

EPISODE 26 (BONUS)   Do you try to dominate and push yourself into living more authentically? Or have you learned to accompany yourself with reverence and compassion?(This episode first appeared as an IGTV and Facebook video. You can find it on YouTube as well.)Share this episode via this episode page.TRANSCRIPTAvailable here.ADDITIONAL RESOURCESOther episodes that would help you understand and apply the lessons in this episode:- Ep 7 Be Curious, Courageous & Compassionate with YourselfPODCAST COMPANION WORKBOOK - Downloadable & Printable- 10 worksheets, over 30 exercises- Helps you integrate and apply the foundational principles to Becoming Me- Great for inner work and connecting with yourself in solitude- Includes tips for partner and small-group sharing- Free for all e-mail newsletter subscribersFIND OUT MORESupport the showSUBSCRIBE | FOLLOW | SUPPORTSocial Media:Follow Ann Yeong on Instagram or Facebook.Newsletter:Subscribe to Begin Again for Ann's updates and reflections.Support the Show:Monthly Support (starting at USD$3)One-time DonationLeave a Review:If this podcast has blessed you, please leave a review by clicking here.

EPISODE 25 (BONUS)   What do you do when you find yourself living life at an unsustainable pace? Do you slow yourself down or find yourself peddling harder, thinking that you'll catch up if you go fast enough? In this special bonus episode, I bring you 'behind the scenes' into how I accompany myself when I struggle with slowing down even when I know that's what I need. My sharing illustrates how I try to honour the pace I need when life throws some unexpected curve balls.  I also share a couple of announcements about an upcoming live event that I will be part of as well as a course that I will be teaching.Share this episode via this episode page.CHAPTER MARKERS(00:00:45) - A Different Kind of Episode(00:04:21) - Life's Curve Balls(00:14:50) - What's At Stake if I Don't Slow Down?(00:18:59) - Announcements(00:21:17) - PRAXIS QuestionAvailable here.TRANSCRIPTAvailable here.REFLECTION PROMPT- If you don't slow down, what will you end up sacrificing? And if you don't want to pay the price, what can you do to make a change of pace so that you can give yourself a little bit more grace, a little bit more room to be present to yourself and to those whom you love?ADDITIONAL RESOURCESOther episodes that would help you understand and apply the lessons in this episode:- Ep 4  Living from the Inside Out (Part 1)- Ep 8 The Necessary Practice of Making Space- Ep 9 The Wisdom in Slowing DownLINKS MENTIONEDNew Evangelisation Conference 2021A Leader's Spirituality CoursePODCAST COMPANION WORKBOOK - Downloadable & Printable- 10 worksheets, over 30 exercises- Helps you integrate and apply the foundational principles to Becoming Me- Great for inner work and connecting with yourself in solitude- Includes tips for partner and small-group sharing- Free for all e-mail newsletter subscribersFIND OUT MORESupport the showSUBSCRIBE | FOLLOW | SUPPORTSocial Media:Follow Ann Yeong on Instagram or Facebook.Newsletter:Subscribe to Begin Again for Ann's updates and reflections.Support the Show:Monthly Support (starting at USD$3)One-time DonationLeave a Review:If this podcast has blessed you, please leave a review by clicking here.

EPISODE 24  It can be easy to feel guilty for wanting to live a life that would make ourselves happy. As a result, many of us end up living according to other people's desires for us instead of choosing a life aligned to our own heart's deep desire.In this episode, I explain why listening to our heart's deep gladness is a necessary part of living a life that truly blesses others.Share this episode via this episode page.Blog Post: Your Life is About You (Too) CHAPTER MARKERS(00:00:40) - Is it Selfish to Honour Our Desires?(00:06:08) - The Danger of Not Listening to Our Desires(00:13:22) - Respecting Our Design(00:20:11) - Our Deep Desires Show Us Our Design(00:26:07) - PRAXIS: Listen. Ponder. Act.Available here.TRANSCRIPTAvailable here.REFLECTION PROMPTListen.- As you listened to today's episode, what struck you? Does something resonate particularly strongly with you?Ponder.- How do you feel when you imagine yourself living a life that is aligned with your heart's deep gladness? - What emotions do you feel?Act.- Identify; on a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your life right now? - On a piece of paper, list down all the things that are holding you back from living your life at a 10. - Look at your list and ask yourself what step can I take today to begin making this list shorter?ADDITIONAL RESOURCESOther episodes that would help you understand and apply the lessons in this episode:- Ep 3 You Are Worth Becoming - Ep 14 Where Do You End and I Begin?- Ep 21 Safe Spaces For Becoming (with Edwina Yeow)- Ep 22 Being A Safe Space For Myself (with Edwina Yeow)PODCAST COMPANION WORKBOOK- Downloadable & Printable- 10 worksheets, over 30 exercises- Helps you integrate and apply the foundational principles to Becoming Me- Great for inner work and connecting with yourself in solitude- Includes tips for partner and small-group sharing- Free for all e-mail newsletter subscribersFIND OUT MORESupport the showSUBSCRIBE | FOLLOW | SUPPORTSocial Media:Follow Ann Yeong on Instagram or Facebook.Newsletter:Subscribe to Begin Again for Ann's updates and reflections.Support the Show:Monthly Support (starting at USD$3)One-time DonationLeave a Review:If this podcast has blessed you, please leave a review by clicking here.

EPISODE 23 If we want go beyond feeling accepted for being who we are and to actually grow in authenticity and wholeness and become our best selves, we will need safe spaces that will give us the courage and faith to confront the things in our lives that need confronting.In this episode, I expand on the theme of safe spaces to look at three essential ingredients that are required for a safe space to be conducive for interior growth and talk about why they are necessary if we want real transformation in our lives.Share this episode via this episode page.CHAPTER MARKERS (00:00:42) - Safety Beyond Comfort(00:04:41) - Trust, Truth and Compassion(00:09:43) - My Inability to Trust Myself(00:16:31) - The Power of Safe Spaces to Set Free(00:22:45) - Are You Ready to Take Action?(00:28:33) - PRAXIS: Listen. Ponder. Act.Available here.TRANSCRIPT Available here.REFLECTION PROMPTListen.- As you listened to today's episode, what struck you? Does something resonate particularly strongly with you?Ponder. - How would you rate the level of trust you have in yourself right now? - Why did you give yourself that rating?- Are you happy with how much you trust yourself? Why?Act.- Identify an area in your life which you wish could be met with truth and compassion. - Reflect on what is holding you back from seeking the help you need. - Write down what you are feeling and hold those truths with love and compassion.ADDITIONAL RESOURCESBlog Post: Unbound and Set Free PARRHESIA www.parrhesia.sg Other episodes that would help you understand and apply the lessons in this episode:- Ep 21 Safe Spaces For Becoming (with Edwina Yeow)- Ep 22 Being a Safe Space for Myself (with Edwina Yeow)- Ep 7 Be Curious, Courageous & Compassionate with YourselfPODCAST COMPANION WORKBOOK - Downloadable & Printable- 10 worksheets, over 30 exercises- Helps you integrate and apply the foundational principles to Becoming Me- Great for inner work and connecting with yourself in solitude- Includes tips for partner and small-group sharing- Free for all e-mail newsletter subscribersFIND OUT MORESupport the showSUBSCRIBE | FOLLOW | SUPPORTSocial Media:Follow Ann Yeong on Instagram or Facebook.Newsletter:Subscribe to Begin Again for Ann's updates and reflections.Support the Show:Monthly Support (starting at USD$3)One-time DonationLeave a Review:If this podcast has blessed you, please leave a review by clicking here.

EPISODE 22  How hospitable are you to yourself? Does your inner self feel safe to reveal itself to you? Are you able to believe that all your emotions - even anger, hurt, envy, and other 'negative' feelings come bearing a gift for you?This episode is the second half of a two-part conversation I have with experienced soul guide and spiritual companion Edwina Yeow . We discuss what it means to become a safe space for ourselves.Share this episode via this episode page.Contact Edwina Yeow.Blog Post: From Shame to FreedomCHAPTER MARKERS(00:01:43) - How can I stop being self-critical?(00:11:35) - Beginner tips for self-hospitality(00:15:37) - Befriending negative emotions(00:21:09) - Unconditional self-acceptance(00:30:18) - PRAXIS: Listen. Ponder. Act.Available here.TRANSCRIPTAvailable here.REFLECTION PROMPTListen. - As you listened to today's episode, what struck you?Ponder. - At this point in your life and in your journey, how safe a space are you to yourself? - How hospitable are you to your own emotions and the physical sensations that your body may feel?Act. - Notice the emotions that are surfacing in the course of your daily life. - Allow whatever thoughts, judgments, criticisms that might surface be contained. Give permission for the feelings to just be without criticising them.ADDITIONAL RESOURCESOther episodes that would help you understand and apply the lessons in this episode:- Ep 21 Safe Spaces For Becoming (with Edwina Yeow)- Ep 7 Be Curious, Courageous & Compassionate with Yourself Article: Loving Your Inner Enemies by Alison Cook PhDPODCAST COMPANION WORKBOOK- Downloadable & Printable- 10 worksheets, over 30 exercises- Helps you integrate and apply the foundational principles to Becoming Me- Great for inner work and connecting with yourself in solitude- Includes tips for partner and small-group sharing- Free for all e-mail newsletter subscribersFIND OUT MORESupport the showSUBSCRIBE | FOLLOW | SUPPORTSocial Media:Follow Ann Yeong on Instagram or Facebook.Newsletter:Subscribe to Begin Again for Ann's updates and reflections.Support the Show:Monthly Support (starting at USD$3)One-time DonationLeave a Review:If this podcast has blessed you, please leave a review by clicking here.