Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange

On today's episode we discuss all things wellness related - hormones, healthy eating while on the road, Intermittent Fasting and how to manage stress better with Holistic Nutritionist Riyana Rupani! Riyana is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Founder of Everyday Foods, Mom of 3 boys and Foodie who loves to help others with their food and lifestyle choices. Join us to discover how simple hacks like eating foods in a certain order, chewing well and listening to our body can make a powerful difference to our life and happiness!You can find Riyana at:IG - @healthyishandhappyhttps://www.healthyishandhappy.com/

In this episode, we explore how you can find your voice, overcome the fear of speaking up and develop a grade A reputation.  Our guest expert, my dear friend Juliana Chan is truly a rarity, and I’m so glad to have her on to probe her for her expertise and productivity / self-care secrets!Juliana is not only a brilliant academic and scientist, but also a super-savvy entrepreneur, mom and founder & CEO Of Wildtype Media Group, Asia’s leading STEM-focused media company.  As a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, she is always flying around the world to moderate panels and give keynotes, and is an expert in public speaking and communications.In this "bestie-style" episode, we share our candid thoughts about everything from how Asians can speak up more, developing a mindset for success, practical tips for LinkedIn (including how NOT to be a Humblegagger) and the down low on the life of an working mom entrepreneur.Juliana is launching a new e-book and video course, The LinkedIn Success Mindset, this week. It discusses three laws—the law of abundance, the law of attraction and the law of reciprocity—and how they can be applied to LinkedIn.From now until the end of the month (31 October 2023), all Comfort & Growth listeners will receive a 30% discount code on Juliana's LinkedIn courses with the code CRYSTAL30OFF at ⁠https://www.julianachan.org/courses⁠Highlights=========04:30 - How Juliana found her voice in Boston06:27 - Why we need to speak up for success10:25 - Advice to get over success blocks and limiting beliefs12:41 - Importance of showing up online19:38 - Linkedin - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!21:40 - Humblebragging and how to voice it26:22 - Abundance vs Scarcity Mindset29:42 - A day in the life of Juliana - Routines & Rituals for Success33:17 - Working with a hybrid team - how to keep motivated and aligned36:24 - Exercise for sanity & self-care39:50 - On whether to scale her company or not45:07 - Juliana’s new book!Juliana’s links are:🔗 LinkedIn: @julianachanPhD 📸 Instagram: @julianachanPhD 🧵 Threads: @julianachanPhD 🎵 TikTok: @julianachanPhD 

How do you bond with your boss if you don’t smoke or drink? Do I have to talk tough and walk tough at work? How do I speak up and take a stance? Must I always buy the birthday cakes and serve refreshments at meetings just because I’m a woman?So many of you wrote in to demand a survival guide for working in male-dominated work cultures, so I asked my old friend, ex Debt Capital Markets banker John LeFevre to join us.  John is a New York Times bestselling author of Straight to Hell, which was published by Simon and Schuster, and had the movie rights bought by Paramount Films.  He started the cultural phenomenon known as GS Elevator on Twitter, a satirical account discussing banking culture, which grew to more than a million followers on social media.John drops some of his unabashedly frank wisdom, stories and real life advice in this episode, and you can find him atTwitter: @JohnLeFevre Instagram: @realGSE All of his content: www.the-graze.com

Get ready to dive into the juiciest, most unfiltered episode of the season so far! We're answering all your burning questions about that (often intimidating) journey of choosing a partner.Crystal & Dr. Greg spill the tea on what truly matters when picking your potential love interest, managing your expectations and getting realistic, and the art of manipulation and defusing tense situations, for good, of course!Also, learn how to work together with your partner in harmony and create a love story that'll give the rom-coms a run for their money.Tune in, take notes, and get ready to level up your relationship game. You don't want to miss this one! 🔥

In this candid AMA episode, Crystal shares her journey to 230K+ followers in a year, and answers your questions on what the key factors are to being engaging, authentic and developing your own voice, how to deal with trolls and negativity, how to develop thought leadership and more!Get on the waitlist for my thought leadership course and get access here!https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Z_w1Z6hmHk0CQ1BZAz1PcvYyRTO5GOvoakqtBSCZFok/

In this episode, we dive deep into the common challenge of anxiety and provide you with a practical toolkit for navigating life's challenges such as social situations and getting put on the spot in a work meeting.  Join us as we explore expert strategies, mindfulness techniques, and real-life stories from Greg’s therapy and Crystal’s coaching clients to help you not just manage but thrive in the face of anxiety. Whether you're dealing with work-related stress, social pressures, or everyday worries, this guide will empower you to break free from the grip of anxiety and reclaim your inner peace. Don't miss this essential episode for anyone seeking practical solutions to live a more balanced and anxiety-free life.

As busy people, it is so necessary to carve out time away from the noise to do our own deep work and healing. In this episode, we talk about the 3 essential kinds of retreats we make time for every year, and show you how to DIY your own strategy retreat, goalset, share our rituals and recommendations for optimising your wellness, mindset and success!To find out about our retreats and events, go to  https://www.deep-human.com/eventsResources:Personal Growth Retreats:Hoffman Process - https://www.hoffmanprocess.com.au/Enneagram offered by Hoffman Process - https://www.hoffmanprocess.com.au/understanding-the-enneagram/Esalen Institute - https://www.esalen.org1440 Multiversity - https://www.1440.org/Mindfulness Retreats:https://www.spiritrock.org/residential-retreatsWellness Retreats:Kamalaya Health Spa - https://kamalaya.com/Como Shambhala Estate - https://www.comohotels.com/bali/como-shambhala-estateSix Senses Ibiza -  https://www.sixsenses.com/en/resorts/ibiza/wellness-spa/retreats

So you’ve experienced one of Life’s Hard Knocks, and you’re feeling stuck, depleted and devoid of your usual mojo. You’re not alone. In this episode we talk about how to get your life together when this happens. Dr. Greg Lim-Lange and Crystal come in with their handy 5 Aspects of Resilience model and share practical tips and real life stories and advice from listeners in this power packed episode that may just change your life. Keep going dear ones!Resources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA-PkSnAvfw&t=4sAlso watch our Episode 3 - The Big Self-Love Episode to learn to love yourself better!

Nobody has been a bigger influence in my personal growth journey than today’s guest, my OG mentor, Volker Krohn, Director of personal growth retreat the Hoffman Process for Asia-Pacific. In this packed episode, Volker helps us understand what it means to do “Inner Work”, how to overcome self-destructive patterns, how to express ourselves and hold others accountable, and what it looks like to lead a more conscious life. If you’re interested in checking out the Hoffman Process, please check out https://www.hoffmanprocess.com.au/Volker has a team which covers Singapore, Australia and the Asia-Pacific and you can always book a free consult at this website. This is not sponsored, I am sharing this as a resource that has been truly life-changing for myself and so many hundreds of my clients and friends.Resources:https://www.hoffmanprocess.com.au/

It's that time of the year where you're invited to all these work events and so many people have written in to share that they feel anxious thinking of the prospect of making work-appropriate conversation or small talk. In this episode, Crystal & Dr. Greg Lim-Lange share their top advice on connecting better with others with Logos, Ethos and Pathos (Logic, Credibility and Emotions) and some handy tips on how to be more memorable and interesting.Key tips: Everyone is focused on themselves more than they are focused on you so you may think you look nervous but most people don't notice Be interested to be interesting - read more and be able to have opinions on diverse topics Use metaphors and visual language Tell stories about the interesting problems you and your team solved recently Ask evocative questions - What has been the highlight of this week? What personal passion project are you working on? Ask for specific easy to give advice - What's your recommendation for places to eat around your workplace - What advice would you wish you had when you were starting out in this industry? Reference / brand yourself in relation to your 3 highest valuesLet us know your feedback!