INFORMAZIONI SU QUESTO EPISODIO
What does it look like to honor the values you were raised with — high standards, resilience, hard work — while also raising kids who are emotionally confident, able to express themselves, and free from shame?
That's the question at the center of this conversation with Dr. Michelle Chung, clinical psychologist and co-founder of The Modern Asian Parent. Michelle works with Asian American families every day and has seen firsthand why popular frameworks like gentle parenting don't resonate — and what a culturally informed approach actually looks like in practice.
Together, Mary and Dr. Chung unpack the real difference between guilt and shame (and why one is actually healthy), why fear-based parenting quietly creates a scarcity mindset, how to set high standards without breaking your child's spirit, and what it truly means to be a cycle breaker — not by abandoning your roots, but by evolving them.
In this episode:
- Why Asian parents feel caught between tradition and modern parenting advice
- The Tiger Mom debate: what it gets right and what it misses
- Guilt vs. shame: the critical distinction every parent needs to understand
- Two types of perfectionism showing up in Asian kids today — and how to respond to both
- How phones, social media, and constant comparison are affecting your child's sense of identity
- Teaching kids to find their voice, set boundaries, and advocate for themselves
- Small daily acts that make you a cycle breaker
This one is for every parent who doesn't want to choose between their culture and their child's emotional wellbeing — because you don't have to.
Links:
Schedule a call with Fractional CMO, Mary Moses: https://marymoses.com/
Follow Tradition Breakers on Instagram: https://instagram.com/traditionbreakers
Follow Mary on Instagram: https://instagram.com/maryvmoses
Follow the Modern Approach To Parenting: https://modernapproachtoparenting.org/
Follow Dr. Michelle Chung's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.michellechung/
About the Podcast:Tradition Breakers highlights the stories of AAPI's who have stepped off traditional paths to pursue their own creative, entrepreneurial, or unconventional careers. Through candid conversations, the show explores identity, purpose, and what it takes to build a life aligned with your truth and passion.
