Voice Hugs

Whether you’re an anxious type like Viv (@vivianxvan), or tend to lean more avoidant like Ro (@rowenatsai), there are many challenges that both of us went through because of our attachment styles. In this week's episode, we chat about attachment theory and share stories on our struggles (from sweaty palms and panic attacks to a six-year single streak lol) and how we’ve learned to move towards to becoming more secure in ourselves and our relationships. We also touch on the topic of ‘toxic independence’ (is marriage a trap? is being self-reliant = strong woman? how much independence is a good thing?) to close out the episode. Thank you Anna for submitting this week’s question! If there’s anything you’ve been pondering or specific scenarios you’d love us to chat about, send us a DM @voicehugspodast or an email to hello@voicehugspodcast.com

Have you ever questioned your existence after social outings or interactions? That’s vulnerability hangover for ya friends. Something Viv (@vivianxvan) and Ro (@rowenatsai) are fortunately or unfortunately very well acquainted with 😬 In this week’s episode, there’s story time galore ft. Vulnerability Hangover in the form of swearing off eating shrimp chips forever, drunken competitiveness, cringe text messages sent to a DJ crush 👀, and saying ‘I love you’ first. Thank you A. for submitting this week’s question! If there’s anything you’ve been pondering or specific scenarios you’d love us to chat about, send us a DM @voicehugspodcast or email hello@voicehugspodcast.com

From never truly understanding our life’s impact on others to experiencing immense gratitude to the point of feeling reborn, catch up with Viv (@vivianxvan) and Ro (@rowenatsai) as they catch up with each other. With LNY upon us, we reminisce on childhood mems and our childlike wonder, share what we’ve been reading, and ponder what it means to live a meaningful life. Yes, if you’re wondering, this is indeed a very casual and normal convo between the two of us. 🙃 Say hello :) email us at hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/voicehugspodcast/

How do you get over your first love? Should you live together before marriage? Do you think guys or girls should make the first move? In this week’s episode, Viv (@vivianxvan) and Ro (@rowenatsai) picked out 13 relationship questions submitted by you lovely humans and share some candid advice on looooove! Thank you for sending in all the submissions - twas a really fun episode to record. :)  Are there questions we missed, or specific relationship troubles you’d like advice on? Drop us an email hello@voicehugspodcast.com or DM our IG @voicehugspodcast  Questions:  Do you think guys or girls should make the first move?  What advice do you have for long-distance relationships?  Getting over your first love, ex fiance and soulmate? Do you think people can change when they love someone?  Do you think a partner can change while in a relationship?  What’s the best relationship advice that someone has ever given you?  I've caught feelings for a close friend now what? Make a move and risk not having that person in my life at all?  Is it ever too late to say “I love you”?  Is anyone ever too good or not good enough for someone else?  Is your “first love” overrated?  2021/Instagram trend of “soft-launching” a partner (basically posting IG stories without showing their face)  Do you think it’s necessary for a couple to have the same love languages?  Thoughts on living together before getting married?  When do you know that a relationship is over?

With the rise of social media within the past decade, how often would you say you compare yourself to someone else’s “perfect” life? In this week’s episode, Viv (@vivianxvan) and Ro (@rowenatsai) get real about social media and its impact on their personal, and our collective, mental health. From how to be more mindful about the content we consume to self-censoring in fear of saying the “wrong” thing, let’s explore the dopamine-driven, pixelated world of likes, shares, and follows. Send us an email at hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/voicehugspodcast/

Do you need to choose an unconventional career path to find happiness or can a conventional one bring you the same peace of mind? In this episode, we talked about college struggles, feeling absolutely lost, the pressure to follow our peers’ career paths, and how we eventually found peace within it all. Would you guys like more convos around college & careers? Let us know if you’d like us to turn any topics we’ve covered into series. 😊 Send us an email at hello@voicehugspodcast.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/voicehugspodcast/

*Blink* a new year already?? To wrap up 2021, Rowena (@rowenatsai) and Vivian (@vivianxvan) chose 10 fun, thoughtful, and quirky questions they answer in this episode. Their findings? Despite how relentless, slow, in their feels, and “unproductive” 2021 may have been, it was still a year filled with many learnings and reassuring reminders to be gentle with ourselves, stay present, and live a more ~balanced~ existence. Here’s to less burning out and pendulum swinging from extremes in the new year! 🥂 Send us an email at hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/voicehugspodcast/ Questions: Describe your 2021 in three words. If you had to describe your year as an animal, what would it be & why? Reflecting on 2021, what was the single best thing that happened? Which difficult challenges did you meet, instead of walking away from them? Which habit were you 1% better at every day? If you had to break down what you spent your time thinking about this year this year into a pie chart, what would the breakdown look like? What were you most resistant towards in 2021? Describe your favorite/fondest memory from this year. Why was it your favorite? If you could go back in time to January 1, 2021 knowing all that has happened and the lessons you’ve learned, what advice and reminders would you tell your one year younger self? Intention/Reminder going into 2022

What are our current insecurities? Where do they stem from? How is insecurity the root of jealousy? And how does cancel culture fit into all of this?? This week Rowena (@rowenatsai) and Vivian (@vivianxvan) get very honest about all things insecurities from body image to creating content on Youtube, and reveal how you can overcome your insecurities through something as simple as changing how you dress. 😬 Send us an email at hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/voicehugspodcast/

Episode 1 is finally here!! Viv (@vivianxvan) & Ro (@rowenatsai) share hopes for the podcast, the importance of human connection, a little trip down memory lane of their decade long friendship, how to open up to friends and let others in, as well as navigating seasons where we feel like we don’t have any friends.  Send us an email at hello@voicehugspodcast.com IG: @voicehugspodcast