Did You Eat Yet? https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com A podcast for Asians and Asian Americans in America. Did you eat yet is synonymous with love and care. Growing up, my parents have always shown love and care to me by asking me that question and no matter if we were mad/sad/irritated at each other, it always comes back with making sure that I was not hungry. Food brings us all together universally and specifically in Asian culture. Quite literally we all come together but at a table and we share something that is crafted with time and effort with love and care. Even in our food we have a sense of together-ness when spices/flavors are incorporated in the food itself. That together-ness is important in a family because much like how amazing food can taste when you add in flavor, having a good bond with family/loved ones can help with having a healthier relationship with your parents and also yourself. There are lots of struggles as Asians living in America: the identity crisis of if you’re really an American in the eyes of an American to if you’re an Asian according to other Asians; balancing between your roots vs western culture; the challenges of embracing your culture(when we were younger), etc. While maneuvering through all of these hurdles, there’s also a challenge with our immigrant parents: the language barriers, the confliction of living life, etc. For some of us it might even feel like we’ve been doing this on our own as our immigrant parent(s) might not have spoken English so you had to do everything by yourself. Or you might be the one that is just coming over to America and are also figuring shit out yourself alone. It seems like sometimes no matter how many friends/people are around you that say they have your back, it can still feel isolating because the struggles that you faced might not resonate with anyone around you. In this podcast for season 1 we have food related title episodes that fit the theme of an issue that we all might’ve faced growing up. Throughout the series we will talk about the trauma, emotions that we felt, and the reflection of where we are with that situation today. We will start off with very heavy and deep topics but gradually get to lighter topics to mimic and reflect what could feel like real time emotions as you relive our childhood. As each episode becomes lighter, we will juxtapose the harsh things we might’ve felt and twist that to be more in understanding of why we think things happen the way they did. Nobody is perfect but when you’re family, we want to make sure that at the end of the day, you’re not going to bed hungry. So… did you eat yet? Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0600 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Society & Culture 1440 episodic A podcast for Asians and Asian Americans in America. Did you eat yet is synonymous with love and care. Growing up, my parents have always shown love and care to me by asking me that question and no matter if we were mad/sad/irritated at each other, it always comes back with making sure that I was not hungry. Food brings us all together universally and specifically in Asian culture. Quite literally we all come together but at a table and we share something that is crafted with time and effort with love and care. Even in our food we have a sense of together-ness when spices/flavors are incorporated in the food itself. That together-ness is important in a family because much like how amazing food can taste when you add in flavor, having a good bond with family/loved ones can help with having a healthier relationship with your parents and also yourself. There are lots of struggles as Asians living in America: the identity crisis of if you’re really an American in the eyes of an American to if you’re an Asian according to other Asians; balancing between your roots vs western culture; the challenges of embracing your culture(when we were younger), etc. While maneuvering through all of these hurdles, there’s also a challenge with our immigrant parents: the language barriers, the confliction of living life, etc. For some of us it might even feel like we’ve been doing this on our own as our immigrant parent(s) might not have spoken English so you had to do everything by yourself. Or you might be the one that is just coming over to America and are also figuring shit out yourself alone. It seems like sometimes no matter how many friends/people are around you that say they have your back, it can still feel isolating because the struggles that you faced might not resonate with anyone around you. In this podcast for season 1 we have food related title episodes that fit the theme of an issue that we all might’ve faced growing up. Throughout the series we will talk about the trauma, emotions that we felt, and the reflection of where we are with that situation today. We will start off with very heavy and deep topics but gradually get to lighter topics to mimic and reflect what could feel like real time emotions as you relive our childhood. As each episode becomes lighter, we will juxtapose the harsh things we might’ve felt and twist that to be more in understanding of why we think things happen the way they did. Nobody is perfect but when you’re family, we want to make sure that at the end of the day, you’re not going to bed hungry. So… did you eat yet? Le Nguyen Le Nguyen No true https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18979114/DYEY_V2_2e9jrf.jpg Did You Eat Yet? https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com 144 144 Our Parent’s Table Our Parent’s Table https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/our-parent-s-table/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/our-parent-s-table/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/3b5cadd2-fdb6-3f8e-8b03-7d9849ea8c5f In this season finale of Did You Eat Yet?, I sit down with my sister to reflect on the greater understanding we’ve gained of our parents—their sacrifices, their love, and the subtle ways they showed they cared. Framed through the warmth of a family cookout, we talk about the rare moments when everyone can just slow down, laugh, and share a meal together. It’s a celebration of food as love, of presence as a gift, and of the family ties that carry us through. As Season 1 comes to a close, this episode is both a thank-you to our parents and a reminder of how food continues to keep us connected across generations.

 

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]]> In this season finale of Did You Eat Yet?, I sit down with my sister to reflect on the greater understanding we’ve gained of our parents—their sacrifices, their love, and the subtle ways they showed they cared. Framed through the warmth of a family cookout, we talk about the rare moments when everyone can just slow down, laugh, and share a meal together. It’s a celebration of food as love, of presence as a gift, and of the family ties that carry us through. As Season 1 comes to a close, this episode is both a thank-you to our parents and a reminder of how food continues to keep us connected across generations.

 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 3047 26 full Receipt Wars Receipt Wars https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/receipt-wars/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/receipt-wars/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/ff50a40a-0485-359d-abec-0be6397c6858 When the check hits the table, so does the love. In this episode of Did You Eat Yet?, I reflect on my recent trip to Vietnam and the familiar scene of families fighting to pay the bill — a ritual that’s less about money and more about care. Growing up, I watched my parents argue at restaurants, sometimes loudly, over who would cover the meal. As a kid, it felt embarrassing or unnecessary. But with time, and especially after seeing it in Vietnam, I realized this was their way of protecting us, showing love, and holding on to dignity in a world that often tried to take it away. Receipt Wars is an homage to our parents’ immigrant love language: making sure we’re fed, safe, and never left wanting. Because at the end of the day, when we fight over the check, what we’re really saying is: “I’ve got you.”

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]]> When the check hits the table, so does the love. In this episode of Did You Eat Yet?, I reflect on my recent trip to Vietnam and the familiar scene of families fighting to pay the bill — a ritual that’s less about money and more about care. Growing up, I watched my parents argue at restaurants, sometimes loudly, over who would cover the meal. As a kid, it felt embarrassing or unnecessary. But with time, and especially after seeing it in Vietnam, I realized this was their way of protecting us, showing love, and holding on to dignity in a world that often tried to take it away. Receipt Wars is an homage to our parents’ immigrant love language: making sure we’re fed, safe, and never left wanting. Because at the end of the day, when we fight over the check, what we’re really saying is: “I’ve got you.”

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 1545 25 full Plate of Fruits Plate of Fruits https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/plate-of-fruits/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/plate-of-fruits/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/5af70982-a3ee-3804-9ecd-07092d45b563 Fruit doesn’t come with a speech—just a quiet plate left in front of you, peeled and ready. In this episode, I reflect on the small, wordless acts of care our parents gave us—like fruit sliced with love instead of “I love you” spoken out loud.

We explore the sweetness behind these gestures and the ways they show up in our culture, our healing, and the love we’re still learning to give and receive.

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]]> Fruit doesn’t come with a speech—just a quiet plate left in front of you, peeled and ready. In this episode, I reflect on the small, wordless acts of care our parents gave us—like fruit sliced with love instead of “I love you” spoken out loud.

We explore the sweetness behind these gestures and the ways they show up in our culture, our healing, and the love we’re still learning to give and receive.

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 1138 24 full A Cup Meant for You A Cup Meant for You https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/a-cup-meant-for-you/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/a-cup-meant-for-you/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/6f9da6f7-c5dc-3e6f-9098-9ba2ecaf9b7e Tea isn’t flashy. It doesn’t come sizzling on a skillet or arrive with dramatic garnish. But somehow… it shows up right when we need it. In this episode, I reflect on the quiet, unspoken ways our parents tried to ease our stress—much like steeping a cup of tea without asking if we wanted it. It was never about the drink itself, but about their effort to offer calm, care, and presence.

Even when I didn’t notice it, that cup was made for me.

Join me as I slow down and sit with those moments of appreciation, recognize the gestures I once overlooked, and ask myself: how do I offer comfort now—to others, and to myself?

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]]> Tea isn’t flashy. It doesn’t come sizzling on a skillet or arrive with dramatic garnish. But somehow… it shows up right when we need it. In this episode, I reflect on the quiet, unspoken ways our parents tried to ease our stress—much like steeping a cup of tea without asking if we wanted it. It was never about the drink itself, but about their effort to offer calm, care, and presence.

Even when I didn’t notice it, that cup was made for me.

Join me as I slow down and sit with those moments of appreciation, recognize the gestures I once overlooked, and ask myself: how do I offer comfort now—to others, and to myself?

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 1498 23 full Meat, starch, & soup Meat, starch, & soup https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/meat-starch-soup/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/meat-starch-soup/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/608c3f06-212d-3333-a470-bc47f61a7712 3 course meal is super fancy but we aren't at a Michelin restaurant, we're under the roof of my parents. Mom & dad always made sure I was well fed and making sure I had all the right things to have energy to go about my day at school or when doing extracurricular activities. Figuratively, they provided me with the things I need to help me be where I am today. Stay tuned in my latest episode full of gratitude and self reflection! 

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]]> 3 course meal is super fancy but we aren't at a Michelin restaurant, we're under the roof of my parents. Mom & dad always made sure I was well fed and making sure I had all the right things to have energy to go about my day at school or when doing extracurricular activities. Figuratively, they provided me with the things I need to help me be where I am today. Stay tuned in my latest episode full of gratitude and self reflection! 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 1342 22 full Praying with Food Praying with Food https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/praying-with-food/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/praying-with-food/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/48817f30-40dc-3392-93d8-4ae63289e814 Often times I see my dad pray with food to offer thanks to our ancestors and/or higher power. Today I'm showing thanks to the person that I am today though my unique experiences in life that I have never found anyone been able to relate with aside from a few. I am giving thanks alongside with a friend that you know and love. Please join me on an episode to unpack our gratitude in life!

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]]> Often times I see my dad pray with food to offer thanks to our ancestors and/or higher power. Today I'm showing thanks to the person that I am today though my unique experiences in life that I have never found anyone been able to relate with aside from a few. I am giving thanks alongside with a friend that you know and love. Please join me on an episode to unpack our gratitude in life!

We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 2890 21 full Seasoning Your Food Seasoning Your Food https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/seasoning-your-food/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/seasoning-your-food/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/71055f5e-4bd7-3b76-958d-96c35a7fb5ea "Tell me when to stop," is not something that you hear at my dinner table but is what you hear all the time at Olive Garden. Growing up, it was hard to have the right amount of things you need to help nurture your growth. In this episode I sit alone talking about how even though I didn't get the things I wanted, I now can do that since I'm grown up. Additionally, I challenge you the audience to find out what great things came out of restrictions.

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]]> "Tell me when to stop," is not something that you hear at my dinner table but is what you hear all the time at Olive Garden. Growing up, it was hard to have the right amount of things you need to help nurture your growth. In this episode I sit alone talking about how even though I didn't get the things I wanted, I now can do that since I'm grown up. Additionally, I challenge you the audience to find out what great things came out of restrictions.

We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 2031 20 full Food Critics Food Critics https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/food-critics/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/food-critics/#comments Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/02e9fdd4-5edd-3504-a774-42083024f9d2 No I'm not actually cooking anything for you to judge. The name of this episode is a metaphor for the amount of judgement I've faced as a child. Being criticized in aspects of my life when I know that I'm not perfect but I'm expected to be. Now I end up being my worst critic because I adopted this self judgement and I am accompanied by my sister to talk this through.

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]]> No I'm not actually cooking anything for you to judge. The name of this episode is a metaphor for the amount of judgement I've faced as a child. Being criticized in aspects of my life when I know that I'm not perfect but I'm expected to be. Now I end up being my worst critic because I adopted this self judgement and I am accompanied by my sister to talk this through.

We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 1682 19 full Buffet/AYCE Buffet/AYCE https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/buffetayce/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/buffetayce/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/a95e9a58-8a25-3606-a8f0-7d40ba6641ae Let's maximize our ROI... at a buffet. In this episode I am accompanied by my sister talking about the savings that we saw growing up that our parents have have shown us. Given today's day and age there is something I can learn from  my parents. They have shown me that they have gone through so many lengths to save a quick buck and all for the sake of nurturing my sister and I.

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]]> Let's maximize our ROI... at a buffet. In this episode I am accompanied by my sister talking about the savings that we saw growing up that our parents have have shown us. Given today's day and age there is something I can learn from  my parents. They have shown me that they have gone through so many lengths to save a quick buck and all for the sake of nurturing my sister and I.

We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 2452 18 full Hotpot Hotpot https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/hotpot/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/hotpot/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/1180fe60-001c-3937-b67a-c593679cf518 Heated exchange are common between child and parent. For me that was no different. Being under the same house with parents can be difficult when you think you're ready for the outside world when in our parents' eyes, you're not. This episode is just me, myself, and I where I tell you a story about my experiences.

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]]> Heated exchange are common between child and parent. For me that was no different. Being under the same house with parents can be difficult when you think you're ready for the outside world when in our parents' eyes, you're not. This episode is just me, myself, and I where I tell you a story about my experiences.

We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 1632 17 full Why Can't You Cook Yet? Why Can't You Cook Yet? https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/why-cant-you-cook-yet/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/why-cant-you-cook-yet/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/99aa2f36-90c5-3cbd-b158-5c3a1e2ce838 Literally am still learning how to cook more Vietnamese food, but figuratively I am trapped in my own thoughts. I want to express that even living on my own that the very thing that I was trying to break away from I'm still doing it to myself. The idea of second guessing where I'm at in life is now a question I ask myself instead of my parents. Sometimes it's hard to not think about these things but join be on a one-on-one session of me going through my thoughts. 

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]]> Literally am still learning how to cook more Vietnamese food, but figuratively I am trapped in my own thoughts. I want to express that even living on my own that the very thing that I was trying to break away from I'm still doing it to myself. The idea of second guessing where I'm at in life is now a question I ask myself instead of my parents. Sometimes it's hard to not think about these things but join be on a one-on-one session of me going through my thoughts. 

We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 1836 16 full Who's The Best Chef? Who's The Best Chef? https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/whos-the-best-chef/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/whos-the-best-chef/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/fc5b125c-fe4f-323e-9b77-4329d2bd8553 No this isn't a show of the MasterChef with Gordon Ramsay. This is a new episode talking about the struggles of always being compared and having to fight to be the "better" child in the family. Who's the best chef is an analogy of our parent always finding some way to brag about us to other kids or even vic versa, where the parents are comparing their friend's son that's only 12 years old and is already in college... y'know that stuff. I'm accompanied by Choney talking through the struggles of facing these comparisons and how it shaped us today and how we go about coping.

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]]> No this isn't a show of the MasterChef with Gordon Ramsay. This is a new episode talking about the struggles of always being compared and having to fight to be the "better" child in the family. Who's the best chef is an analogy of our parent always finding some way to brag about us to other kids or even vic versa, where the parents are comparing their friend's son that's only 12 years old and is already in college... y'know that stuff. I'm accompanied by Choney talking through the struggles of facing these comparisons and how it shaped us today and how we go about coping.

We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 2886 15 full Candy Jar Candy Jar https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/candy-jar/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/candy-jar/#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0700 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/990ac8a0-2346-3496-98e2-9c89248b8d43 Have you ever tried to reach for that jar of candies/cookies in your pantry even though your parents told you not to? I haven't but I've always seen that in movies but figuratively I have. To me I've always found it hard to listen to my parents and I wonder why I feel so obligated to have such independence from them. When they tell me that I can't do something but even though I feel like what I'm doing is the right thing for me. Now that I'm away from them I can do all the things that I want but somehow it feels weird to have all this freedom and do what I please. In this episode, it's just me, myself, and I just speaking out loud on how I still feel like I want to be dependent despite me being my own adult. We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

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]]> Have you ever tried to reach for that jar of candies/cookies in your pantry even though your parents told you not to? I haven't but I've always seen that in movies but figuratively I have. To me I've always found it hard to listen to my parents and I wonder why I feel so obligated to have such independence from them. When they tell me that I can't do something but even though I feel like what I'm doing is the right thing for me. Now that I'm away from them I can do all the things that I want but somehow it feels weird to have all this freedom and do what I please. In this episode, it's just me, myself, and I just speaking out loud on how I still feel like I want to be dependent despite me being my own adult. We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 2230 14 full Kitchen’s Best practice Kitchen’s Best practice https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/kitchen-s-best-practice/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/kitchen-s-best-practice/#comments Sat, 15 Feb 2025 19:33:57 -0700 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/cd462d65-6a67-37de-8486-6ac7b3745729 The chef knows what's best... or do they? Not in this case because the sous chefs (us) might know a little more than what our parents do, especially when we're a little older and are progressing into our adulthood. Kitchen's Best Practice is an analogy that our parents always know what's best and for us at their kids to follow what they say but times have changed and we as the younger generation knows what is really happening in this world. We are grateful that our parents have led us to the place we are today but it's time they have more confidence in us. In this episode I am once again accompanied by my amazing sister, and we talk about what happens in our life and we hope that we aren't the only ones that share this sentiment!

We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> The chef knows what's best... or do they? Not in this case because the sous chefs (us) might know a little more than what our parents do, especially when we're a little older and are progressing into our adulthood. Kitchen's Best Practice is an analogy that our parents always know what's best and for us at their kids to follow what they say but times have changed and we as the younger generation knows what is really happening in this world. We are grateful that our parents have led us to the place we are today but it's time they have more confidence in us. In this episode I am once again accompanied by my amazing sister, and we talk about what happens in our life and we hope that we aren't the only ones that share this sentiment!

We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 3370 1 13 full Dining Room Dining Room https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/dining-room/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/dining-room/#comments Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0700 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/3605834c-fedd-3f6e-b015-39d40c632e0c Welcome to the dining room! A place where I invite you to come eat and feel safe. To me the dining room was never a place to show vulnerability but more so about business of what I needed to do and/or to discuss what I've done well. Accompanied by my friend and my sister they do their best to help me come to realization that I am not over things (no news there). Find out more about the conversations that I have with these two as I unpack more about why I am how I am. I still feel burdened and it's difficult to navigate through these feelings.

We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> Welcome to the dining room! A place where I invite you to come eat and feel safe. To me the dining room was never a place to show vulnerability but more so about business of what I needed to do and/or to discuss what I've done well. Accompanied by my friend and my sister they do their best to help me come to realization that I am not over things (no news there). Find out more about the conversations that I have with these two as I unpack more about why I am how I am. I still feel burdened and it's difficult to navigate through these feelings.

We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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The lovely Choney: https://www.instagram.com/choneyedw/ 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 3780 12 full Undercooked Undercooked https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/undercooked/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/undercooked/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:49:31 -0700 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/3c1156b9-18b6-3c54-ac55-49a611f2a401 "Undercooked" is a metaphor of the feeling that you will never be ready when they want you to be. Even if it's not them I find out that it's me that also ends up putting myself down through the same things that I grew up with. That thought of making you think that you aren't ready for the next steps feels like you aren't even worthy of what you want/deserve. I am accompanied by my sister once again in this episode as she sits and listens to my experience as she herself hasn't felt the same way. It's crazy to think that although we live under the same roof we face different issues and challenges. We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> "Undercooked" is a metaphor of the feeling that you will never be ready when they want you to be. Even if it's not them I find out that it's me that also ends up putting myself down through the same things that I grew up with. That thought of making you think that you aren't ready for the next steps feels like you aren't even worthy of what you want/deserve. I am accompanied by my sister once again in this episode as she sits and listens to my experience as she herself hasn't felt the same way. It's crazy to think that although we live under the same roof we face different issues and challenges. We face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 2908 1 11 full Getting Grilled Getting Grilled https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/getting-grilled/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/getting-grilled/#comments Sun, 15 Dec 2024 16:56:54 -0700 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/d0d2da8e-1750-3362-bfa1-3c7372560c43 "Getting Grilled" is a metaphor saying that you have been humbled by someone's feedback. Parents roasts you for the things that you've done and how it's not up to their standard. With this feedback, parents will feel like this is disciplining you as their child but do they really know the repercussions of how the child will feel? It's one thing to discipline your child but it's also another thing to be using derogatory words that could hold weight and bring down morales which could cause insecurities and negative feelings. I am accompanied by my sister once again in this episode to talk about the challenges of our parents unable to show us proper feedback that would be reciprocated in a healthy way. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> "Getting Grilled" is a metaphor saying that you have been humbled by someone's feedback. Parents roasts you for the things that you've done and how it's not up to their standard. With this feedback, parents will feel like this is disciplining you as their child but do they really know the repercussions of how the child will feel? It's one thing to discipline your child but it's also another thing to be using derogatory words that could hold weight and bring down morales which could cause insecurities and negative feelings. I am accompanied by my sister once again in this episode to talk about the challenges of our parents unable to show us proper feedback that would be reciprocated in a healthy way. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 4925 1 10 full Don’t Waste Your Food Don’t Waste Your Food https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/don-t-waste-your-food/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/don-t-waste-your-food/#comments Sun, 01 Dec 2024 21:26:38 -0700 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/50b8eba1-d386-3b60-9c8a-cb169251c77d "Don't waste your food" is a metaphor in regards that work is not finished or there are still crumbs left over. The idea is the doubt that is put in your mind that you haven't done enough or reflecting retroactively and finding more ways to have finish the job better. In this episode, I am accompanied by someone who knows me better than I know myself... my sister. Together in this episode we discuss the different relationships we have towards our parents and how they have given us different types of struggles even though we live under same roof at one point. My sister provides the additional backstory to certain events while also providing her insight on how she feels for these situations. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> "Don't waste your food" is a metaphor in regards that work is not finished or there are still crumbs left over. The idea is the doubt that is put in your mind that you haven't done enough or reflecting retroactively and finding more ways to have finish the job better. In this episode, I am accompanied by someone who knows me better than I know myself... my sister. Together in this episode we discuss the different relationships we have towards our parents and how they have given us different types of struggles even though we live under same roof at one point. My sister provides the additional backstory to certain events while also providing her insight on how she feels for these situations. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 5588 1 9 full Finishing Your Bowl Finishing Your Bowl https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/finishing-your-bowl/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/finishing-your-bowl/#comments Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:08:05 -0700 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/1e7c2caf-a874-3a4e-bf8c-eacd585b3121 Finishing your bowl is a metaphor on "is your work done yet?" The often self inflicted question that you ask causing you to be aware about your efforts towards something. In this episode I am accompanied by a great friend who helps guide me to being more confident in my actions. All while listening to her story and how she is where she's at today. Our thoughts and insecurities are driven within ourselves but that also means that we can give ourselves the validation we need to move forward/ to seek within. In this episode my friend Choney explains that we must forgive as that is the first step for your healing journey. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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]]> Finishing your bowl is a metaphor on "is your work done yet?" The often self inflicted question that you ask causing you to be aware about your efforts towards something. In this episode I am accompanied by a great friend who helps guide me to being more confident in my actions. All while listening to her story and how she is where she's at today. Our thoughts and insecurities are driven within ourselves but that also means that we can give ourselves the validation we need to move forward/ to seek within. In this episode my friend Choney explains that we must forgive as that is the first step for your healing journey. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

 

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The lovely Choney: https://www.instagram.com/choneyedw/ 

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]]> Le Nguyen true No 3947 1 8 full Digestion Digestion https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/digestion/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/digestion/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2024 21:10:46 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/fae8c248-a398-3e7a-b443-4f1d24921e37 Digestion is all about taking the time to take in what you are given and in this episode I talk about the challenges that I was faced at a young age. Being told to basically know anything and everything is unrealistic but how do I cope with that today? This episode is a good seg-way to the next one which is about second guessing. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

]]> Digestion is all about taking the time to take in what you are given and in this episode I talk about the challenges that I was faced at a young age. Being told to basically know anything and everything is unrealistic but how do I cope with that today? This episode is a good seg-way to the next one which is about second guessing. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

]]> Le Nguyen true No 1709 1 7 full Some Soup Some Soup https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/some-soup/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/some-soup/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/78a019f4-9fa1-3863-b565-f664a64c7254 Soup is a comforting dish that is warm most times and nourishing. In this episode I talk about how I felt on edge and the moments in life that have translated to how I am today. The parenting of making your child be fearful is a very effective way to have a child understand concepts but what else really comes out of it? It's important that young kids know that they are comforted and supported as they are so impressionable about what parents give them. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

]]> Soup is a comforting dish that is warm most times and nourishing. In this episode I talk about how I felt on edge and the moments in life that have translated to how I am today. The parenting of making your child be fearful is a very effective way to have a child understand concepts but what else really comes out of it? It's important that young kids know that they are comforted and supported as they are so impressionable about what parents give them. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

]]> Le Nguyen true No 2725 1 6 full Broken Rice Broken Rice https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/broken-rice/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/broken-rice/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/4ece9fc9-c60d-3f45-aa10-4ee6181b9ad6 Broken rice, is very good and is exactly the same thing as your normal jasmine. In this episode I'm accompanied by two of my good friends that helps me talk through certain situations where I am still not over an issue that I had when I was young. This episode is important to me as my friends were able to talk me through some issues but also me still being stubborn and that is something that I need to personally take back and work on. I feel like we do better by expressing how we feel and listening to the feedback that the people you care about are offering. The people around you care and wants you to be better so I encourage you to take a moment of appreciation and tell them you're grateful. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

]]> Broken rice, is very good and is exactly the same thing as your normal jasmine. In this episode I'm accompanied by two of my good friends that helps me talk through certain situations where I am still not over an issue that I had when I was young. This episode is important to me as my friends were able to talk me through some issues but also me still being stubborn and that is something that I need to personally take back and work on. I feel like we do better by expressing how we feel and listening to the feedback that the people you care about are offering. The people around you care and wants you to be better so I encourage you to take a moment of appreciation and tell them you're grateful. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we at the end of the day want you to not sleep on an empty stomach so... did you eat yet?

]]> Le Nguyen true No 4303 1 5 full A Bowl A Bowl https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/a-bowl/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/a-bowl/#comments Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/fea732a9-ffd8-3176-ae08-1e0eb5bafd78 Bowls serve an important role in the dinner table as it is the main tool to help carry/hold the food that you eat. In this episode, I talk about how I wasn't being held like how a bowl would hold. The constant falling of my young naive self with no one around to catch me. This was a harder topic to talk about just because I am still stuck on how in the world was this ever able to happen on any level. Being unforgiving in what had happened but also feeling a sense of relief because I'm letting out my feelings. Even though I still hated how this part of my life was this way, I still want to ask you... did you eat yet?

]]> Bowls serve an important role in the dinner table as it is the main tool to help carry/hold the food that you eat. In this episode, I talk about how I wasn't being held like how a bowl would hold. The constant falling of my young naive self with no one around to catch me. This was a harder topic to talk about just because I am still stuck on how in the world was this ever able to happen on any level. Being unforgiving in what had happened but also feeling a sense of relief because I'm letting out my feelings. Even though I still hated how this part of my life was this way, I still want to ask you... did you eat yet?

]]> Le Nguyen true No 2431 1 4 full Spoon Spoon https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/spoon/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/spoon/#comments Sun, 01 Sep 2024 20:54:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/355edf9d-a7e8-324a-9ca1-950519badaf2 Spoons serve an important purpose of carrying your food with ease and also holds nutritious food like soup! In this episode I vent to you about how I felt unsupported and the parenting was harsh and not useful to help me at the time when I was struggling. It's difficult to look back and see that the things that could've been better and the actions that are taken to me now are what I would've needed when I was younger. Feed me something that is useful for me to build the confidence to go about life while showing the humility that they are doing the best they can even though they might not be as helpful. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we wanted to ask you... did you eat yet? 

]]> Spoons serve an important purpose of carrying your food with ease and also holds nutritious food like soup! In this episode I vent to you about how I felt unsupported and the parenting was harsh and not useful to help me at the time when I was struggling. It's difficult to look back and see that the things that could've been better and the actions that are taken to me now are what I would've needed when I was younger. Feed me something that is useful for me to build the confidence to go about life while showing the humility that they are doing the best they can even though they might not be as helpful. Although we face trails and tribulations in our lives, we wanted to ask you... did you eat yet? 

]]> Le Nguyen true No 1809 1 3 full Chopsticks - Special Guest Chopsticks - Special Guest https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/did-you-eat-yet-chopsticks-special-guest/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/did-you-eat-yet-chopsticks-special-guest/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2024 23:39:40 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/3a871097-6816-334f-a32d-e1f842bd3d4d Things work better in pairs. What happens if one of the two fails? Complications in ideas, philosophies, and up bringing is hard and to balance between them is just as difficult. In this episode we talk about how the lack of supportiveness of our parents and the un-aligned ways of raising us as their kids creates this hard to maneuver environment. Nobody said that growing up would be easy but it gets even harder when you don't have supportive people by your side to navigate through it and understanding what you're going through. Despite all these hardships that you'll listen to us ramble about, we wanted to ask you... did you eat yet? 

]]> Things work better in pairs. What happens if one of the two fails? Complications in ideas, philosophies, and up bringing is hard and to balance between them is just as difficult. In this episode we talk about how the lack of supportiveness of our parents and the un-aligned ways of raising us as their kids creates this hard to maneuver environment. Nobody said that growing up would be easy but it gets even harder when you don't have supportive people by your side to navigate through it and understanding what you're going through. Despite all these hardships that you'll listen to us ramble about, we wanted to ask you... did you eat yet? 

]]> Le Nguyen true No 2358 1 2 full Did You Eat Yet? - Introduction Did You Eat Yet? - Introduction https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/did-you-eat-yet-introduction/ https://didyoueatyet.podbean.com/e/did-you-eat-yet-introduction/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:00:00 -0600 didyoueatyet.podbean.com/27040cae-eb1d-3910-aaf8-0d58b6cf53ab Hi everyone! I'm your host Le Nguyen and this is an introduction of Did You Eat Yet? I wanted to share my vision on what I hope to get out of this podcast and to create a greater community around me. I look forward to beginning this new journey of my life to see where this takes me! <3 

]]> Hi everyone! I'm your host Le Nguyen and this is an introduction of Did You Eat Yet? I wanted to share my vision on what I hope to get out of this podcast and to create a greater community around me. I look forward to beginning this new journey of my life to see where this takes me! <3 

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