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EP 03 - Tara Kan | Journey to Overcome Perfectionism

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CAUTION: In this podcast, there is mentioning of harming oneself and suicide. Please reach out to mental health resources if needed.

In this powerful and heartfelt episode, we sit down with Tara Kan. Tara is a close friend of mine and has been a major supporter of my journey. She has overcome a lot in her journey with mental health and still continues to do work to better it.

We go through Tara's experience with depression, suicidal thoughts, and how perfectionism has been the root to all of it. And how she is working on them today! 

Chapters:
0:00 - Highlight
0:14 - Intro
1:53 - Tara's Story
3:55 - Tara's Development of Internal Pressure
8:10 - Randy's Development of Internal Pressure
12:18 - Journey with Mental Health
14:01 - Journey with Suicidal Thoughts
24:34 - Experience Being Hospitalized
30:22 - Reflection on Past Experiences
32:29 - Healing Inner Child
35:48 - PhD Journey
50:14 - Randy's Reflections
54:35 - Relationship with Parents
59:57 - Catching Up to Today 
1:04:53 - Relationship with Basketball
1:08:15 - Personal Asian-American Experience
1:15:18 - Appreciation of Tara
1:17:35 - Big 3 Questions
1:23:50 - Conclusion

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