Daring Living
Self-Improvement
About
Honest and infused with gentle love, this podcast explores the entrepreneurial journey and challenges for women of color and children of immigrants with Certified Life Coach Shirley Huang. From mindset shifts and emotional resilience to nervous system recalibration and financial flow, Shirley explores what it truly means to step out of the survival mode to thrive as an Asian woman. Expect conversations blending practical wisdom with a soulful, spiritual touch on topics like personal development, social justice, and the art of making your life, work, and relationships feel as good as they look. What’s New: https://linktr.ee/daringliving
Episodes
- 174 - Creatives: How to Create Without Force (Why Discipline Stopped Working For You)
If you’re a creative who knows you’re meant to create but keeps escaping your own creative work, this episode is for you. I share why hard discipline no longer works, how your environment is shaping your behavior more than you think, and t…
- 173 - Facing The Unknown: How to Plan & Navigate Life's Uncertainty
Access workshop HERE in video format. DIVE DEEPER: Work with Shirley Book Discovery Session FREE Masterclass: How to Plan & Navigate Through Life's Uncertainty FOLLOW: IG Substack Youtube
- 172 - Return From Burnout: What I'm Doing Differently in My Business
Hello friends, I'm back! In this episode, I’m sharing what I’m doing business differently after a full year of detoxing myself from internalized capitalism and truly resting. I realized that my need to be constantly producing came from an…
- 171 - Body Neutrality & the “Asian" Way to Becoming a Creative Entrepreneur with LAZOU
This conversation with Lazou, music artist and podcaster, dives into the nuances of our Asian upbringing and how we can use our unique experiences and life events to carve out our own paths in adulthood. We talk about Lazou’s relationship…
- 170 - New Year Uncertainty
I had a challenging start to the new year. With my sickness and going through an existential crisis, I've been feeling quite uncertain for this new year. Yet, I'm approaching it from a positive and lighthearted perspective. This week, I'm…
- 169 - Discovering Karmic Astrology and Your Soul’s Patterns with Wanda
I chatted with Wanda, an astrologer and yoga teacher from Northern Philippines, and dived deep into the world of karmic astrology. We explore how your natal chart can reveal karmic lessons, help you understand mother and father wounds, and…
- 168 - Homecoming for my soul: Life update in Taiwan
Sit down with me as I share my personal life update while settling in Taiwan and reflecting on the insights I’ve gained during this transition. I talk about the grounding and restorative activities and circuit breakers that are helping me…
- 167 - Designing a Soulful Brand and Connecting to Our Roots with Isabel Bagsik
What a soulful conversation! This week I chat with Isabel about her journey as a Filipina American creative and how to create an authentic soulful brand. Isabel shared insights on the difference between an authentic brand vs. a pretty bran…
- 166 - IG LIVE: Buying from Abundance
As I'm preparing to open up my birthday sale this weekend Nov 23, I'm feeling called to speak about feeling abundant in however you plan to use your money this black friday season. I talk about not giving your power away to capitalism, and…
- 165 - Exploring intuition, karma, and independence as women with Divvya Alvares
Using intuition to make powerful choices—this week, I sit down with transformative spiritual coach Divvya Alvares. We dive into the role of intuition as an inner compass, the link between karma and free will, and the importance of women es…
- 164 - From Inadequacy to Coming Alive: BTS of My Self Coaching
I’m taking you behind the scenes when I was feeling inadequate and unworthy around making money. I share the steps that I took myself through to understand my wound, befriend it and heal from within somatically, and how I transformed this…
- 163 - Healing from Hustle Culture: Myths About Money, Productivity, and Success
Do you ever feel the need to constantly work hard, tie your value to productivity, and yet somehow feel that success is always out of reach? In this episode, I explore three common beliefs you probably learned growing up that are hindering…
- 162 - Calm Anxiety Fast with These Easy Tricks
Learn 4 simple and effective ways I use to help people step out of mid-panic attack waves! Anxiety often stems from an overactivation in one part of your brain, so the goal is to spread out that activity and bring balance to your nervous s…
- 161 - What If It Can Be Easy?
Are you making things harder than it needs to be? This week, I explore the belief that many of us hold, especially in Asian culture and immigrant upbringings: that for something to be truly valuable, it has to be hard. We often feel we nee…
- 160 - How to Open Tough Conversations with Your Partner
Today, I discuss the challenges of having difficult conversations with the people we love. It’s never easy to bring up tough topics, and often we either avoid them out of fear or rush into them without setting the right tone, which can be…
- 159 - Heal through Resistance
Pushing yourself to take action will lead to self sabotage and burning out. Instead, I’ve found that healing through your resistance has been so much more helpful every time. DM @daringliving/ Email shir@daringliving.com and I’ll send over…
- 158 - How to Pull Yourself Out of a Depressive Rut
As a neurodivergent creative, it’s easy to fall into a funk when life throws you off track and your mindset isn’t where it needs to be. This week, I’m sharing practical tips to help you pull yourself out of a depressive rut and take small,…
- 157 - Overcoming Perfectionism & Procrastination as a Creative Entrepreneur
If you’re always putting off your most important tasks, obsessing over perfection, and holding back from fully putting yourself out there as an artist/ creative/ entrepreneur, this training is made for you. I’ll explore the deeper reasons…
- 156 - How to Deal with an Overbearing Parent
Ever feel like your parent is pushing your buttons? I get it—I used to feel exactly the same way with my mom. In this episode, I’m spilling the tea on how I turned an overbearing, stressful relationship into something healthier, loving, an…
- 155 - How to Still Show Up Even When You're Not "Feeling It"
Last week I FELT the 8/8 Lions Gate Portal. It was intense. I saw all the ways of how I’m not in the right energy and how I’m not showing up to receive the abundance that’s already in my life. Because of this I was judging myself so much a…
- 154 - How to Step Out of Survival Mode
I’ve been embracing a new way of living lately - the LUSH lifestyle. One that’s filled with so much more flow, ease, abundance, and aliveness. Embracing this kind of life where you’re thriving requires you to step out of survival mode. Ins…
- 153 - Creating from the Soul: Finding Content Creation Freedom with Dina Lu
How do you create content that truly lights you up? For this week’s episode, I take you behind the scenes of a live coaching session I had with one of my clients and friend, Dina Lu. Dina is a content creator & youtuber who’s feeling kind…
- 152 - Fear of Disappointment
Are you afraid to be disappointed, so you dare not to believe in the first place? Honestly, this is such a crappy place to be in… when you want something to happen, but you also think you won’t have it. And as a result, you give up even be…
- 151 - Loving Your Past Self
Discover how to turn past wounds/ pain into future successes. I share with you a story of how I helped my client heal and work through a “failed” launch. This experience left her questioning her abilities and feeling embarrassed about what…
- 150 - How to Get Out of An Uninspired Funk
Feeling uninspired and can’t find the motivation to work? No, pushing yourself to work harder and be more productive is not going to help. Instead, I share how to bring back more fun, excitement, and aliveness into your life again for the…
- 149 - Navigating Career & Parental Expectations with Grace Lee
Feeling lost and stuck in your career? I chat with my client, Grace, on how she managed through an uncertain period figuring out what to do next in her career. We talked about what helped Grace to build confidence and clarity in her path,…
- 148 - How to Quit Your Addictive Habit FOR GOOD
What’s one habit you want to quit, but you can never seem to do so? In this episode, I share my personal binging behavior journey with watching dramas and how it has affected my mental health. I discuss why it’s so hard for you to quit, ho…
- 147 - Unlocking Power of Now & Tips for Staying Present
Cultivating presence is an art and such a powerful skill to have. Especially in a society today where everything is go go go. In this episode, I share how staying present can help you become more productive/ efficient, connect deeper with…
- 146 - Becoming a Life Coach & Overcoming My BS
I share with you the obstacles and mindset blocks I had to overcome to build my own online practice as a life coach. Listen to see how you can apply these shifts into your life and career/ business right now. Join ENDEARING waitlist: https…
- 145 - Collapsing Time and Jumping Realities
I talk about tactfully tapping into a different reality almost immediately, how women are always “getting ready” for something instead of living in the NOW, and how to create trigger points for yourself to access a new energetic state. --…
- 144 - How to Calm Your Inner Critic and Get Out of Your Own Way
Let's talk about self-sabotage, understanding your internal chatter, and why forceful disipline and self-shaming simply cannot create long term, sustainable success. ENDEARING is a 9-week immersive coaching program designed to help creativ…
- 142 - Debunking Relationship Myths for Creatives & Entrepreneurs
Learn how to raise the quality of your relationships to bring in more love, ease, and connection. Sign up for FREE 5-Days to Transform Your Relationship Challenge: relationship-challenge.com Continue Reading The post 142 – Debunking Relati…
- 141 - How to Care from Detachment In Any Relationship
Being detached doesn’t mean you don’t care. You can care so much for your partner/ parent/ client, from a detached place. Sign up to join 5-Days to Transform Your Relationship Challenge: https://relationship-challenge.com/ Join the waitlis…
- 140 - Overcoming Self-Sabotage in Your Work/ Business
You can probably see exactly how you’re sabotaging your career/ business, but you can’t seem to break out of that cycle. Because it’s never about the behavior. There’s internal fears & feelings of insecurity behind why you’re doing those t…
- 139 - How to Put Yourself Out There in Work/ Business
Ever feel like you’re holding yourself back from really putting yourself out there with your work or business? This episode is all about mustering up the courage to take those emotional risks. We’re getting real about being more vulnerable…
- 138 - Life Audit: Why You Don’t Have the Result You Want
Ready for some tough love? I’ve prepared some important questions for you to really reflect on your current progress with your goal so far this year. Continue Reading The post 138 – Life Audit: Why You Don’t Have the Result You Want appear…
- 137 - How to Manifest True Love with Clara Dao
Does true love exist? I chat with my client, content creator/ influencer superstar, Clara Dao on how she manifested the love of her life and became an energetic match for what she’s calling in. We discussed how Clara overcame her past hist…
- 136 – When Your Content is “Not Good Enough”
Let’s talk about what to do and how to think when you feel your content is “not good enough” to hit publish. I help you uncover the deeper rooted fears underneath this struggle, why this tendency of “not good enough” and needing to be perf…
- 134 - How to Be Consistent in Your Life & Business
Instead of trying to be consistent in your habits and in posting content… here’s a different way to approach consistency. In this episode, I talk about why some for us give up on our business and/ or experience burnout where we have to go…
- 133 - Becoming Goals
Often, SMART goals just don’t work for creative, multi-passionate people. It’s to rigid, external focused, and don’t actually address what’s ACTUALLY required for you to have and live your ideal life. In this episode, I share why you might…
- 132 – New Year Overwhelm
New year pressure and overwhelm is real. Here are my thoughts on how to get back into more grounded and focused energy. Continue Reading The post 132 – New Year Overwhelm appeared first on Daring Living . DIVE DEEPER: Work with Shirley Boo…
- 131- How to Use Human Design for your Evolution and Alignment with Leah Cino
Discover how Human Design can be a guide to better understand yourself and support your personal growth and development. I sit down with expert Leah Cino to unpack the key components of Human Design and how you can practically apply its wi…
- 130 - How to Destress & Move Your Body when Working From Home with Clara Nah
Join me and Clara Nah (@shredthatcheese) on this IG Live as we discuss why stagnancy at the desk is often a result of fight/ flight response, how to complete the stress cycle, structuring your movement into your schedule, and more. Continu…
- Build a life that makes you come ALIVE (Free Workshop)
Learn more and sign up here: Becoming-workshop.com Continue Reading The post Build a life that makes you come ALIVE (Free Workshop) appeared first on Daring Living . DIVE DEEPER: Work with Shirley Book Discovery Session FREE Masterclass: H…
- 129 - Aligning Your Thriving with Nature’s Elements
Nature can show you so much about your life. In podcast episode, I introduce 5 elements of nature and helps you connect and apply their wisdoms into your daily life. 🔥FIRE Questions: What do I need to add, remove, or change in my environm…
- 128 - The Black Sheep In The Family
Your presence means something in the family. In this epsiode, I’m addressing the “Bruno’s” & black sheep of the family. You hold so much value and space here. Please give it a listen. Continue Reading The post 128 – The Black Sheep In The…
- 127 - How to Speak Up in Tough Conversations with Rae Fung
Tough conversations can help us lean in deeper. Speaking coach and talkshow host, Rae, shares about how to use our voice to speak up in tough conversations with our loved ones. She shares a powerful framework to follow, as well as practica…
- 126 - How to Change Your Identity
Before trying to change your thought, first ask yourself: Who am I BEING right now that’s thinking this thought? In this episode, titled “How to Change Your Identity,” I dive into two identities you can create, and how to practice embodyin…
- 125 - How to Play Bigger in Your Life
Changing this one thing will help you play bigger in your life. Continue Reading The post 125 – How to Play Bigger in Your Life appeared first on Daring Living . DIVE DEEPER: Work with Shirley Book Discovery Session FREE Masterclass: How t…
- 124 - Pursuing a Passionate & Limitless Life as Asian Women with Cindy Ho
During an IG Live, Cindy and I discuss many common struggles & challenges of Asian women as we pursue the unconventional career path, feeling guilty/ having a hard time putting ourselves first, as well as struggling with visibility online.…