Episode 9

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5th Oct 2022

09: Code-switching was a fun game to me, until it wasn't

Do you feel like you often have to shape-shift in order to fit into your cultural context?

As children of immigrants, we often bridge multiple cultures, and it's common to adapt the way we show up in each one - this can be a great ability, but it can also lead to feeling disconnected from our true identity.

The immigrant experience is taxing by nature and can lead to a variety of mental health issues and feeling like we can't really be our authentic selves with family is one of the scenarios that can contribute to those.

In this episode of the Asian Detox Podcast, TJ Wey examines the common Asian American experience of code-switching, the potential positive and negative impacts of it, and explores some buffers for creating resilient mental health, highlighting:

  • What code-switching is and the positive and negative associations
  • Why it's so common for high achievers to struggle with anxiety or depression
  • The toll it can take being with our family and being in a situation where we feel like we have to code-switch, rather than it being a choice
  • Reflections and questions to help us show up as more of who we really are
  • How microaggressions can influence our sense of self, belonging and need to code-switch and the self-abandonment that can come with that

"Trying to constantly fit into the toxic expectations other people have of us and behave in ways that we wouldn't naturally can be extremely draining and a huge mental toll; I think that the concept of code-switching is extremely tied into my mental health."

TJ Wey

S1 E9, Asian Detox Podcast


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About the Podcast

The Asian Detox Podcast
Reclaiming Asian American prosperity
Welcome to the ASIAN DETOX PODCAST, a podcast made for Asian Americans as we navigate life in two very different cultures, come to terms with our identity and share experiences of adjusting to a new way of being.

On this podcast, TJ Wey, a financial and abundance expert who is on track to retire by the age of 40, will share stories of people escaping the hustle culture in their lives and describing what that journey looks like for them.

As a financial expert, TJ's focus will be on the Asian money mindset, how to shift to an abundance mindset, discussing past money mindsets and how and if they need to be rewired and reframed and what - mind shift changes were needed when choosing the path of business over traditional career paths.

TJ is your #VeryAsian, non-binary, gluten-and-dairy-free money habits coach, helping Asian American small business owners escape the hustle culture and build their abundant life.

Zhi is on track to retire by 40, working independently and earning zir own way, after over a decade of working in corporate America as an IT Project Manager and following the Asian-Parent approved path.

TJ is known for zir work on Abundance and creating wealth systems that help others to reach their financial goals and desired lifestyle.

This is a bi-weekly podcast, with 12 episodes per season. TJ will be doing solo episodes speaking about zir own experiences as an Asian American, how zhi managed to be on track to retire by 40 and helping you understand how to create an abundant lifestyle that feels good to you and your culture. Zhi will also be bringing on guests to share their own shared experiences as an Asian American.

This podcast will leave you inspired, open your mind to understanding how much wealth is available to you and provide amazing lifestyle shifts that will help you feel great about your own culture while choosing to live a life that is off the beaten path.

We look forward to seeing you every other week

We hope that with this podcast you will come to realize that you can design your abundant life in a way that honors your heritage while enjoying a life of ease and alignment. And you can do it while making money and building generational wealth.

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TJ Wey

TJ Wey (zhi/zir) is your #VeryAsian, non-binary, gluten-and-dairy free money habits coach. After over a decade in corporate America as an IT Project Manager, zhi is on track to retire by 40. Zhi wants to help Asian American small business owners escape the hustle culture and live their abundant life through better money habits and financial foundations.