Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange
Crystal Lim-Lange
Comfort and Growth is the podcast for people who are passionate about personal growth and productivity! Hosted by your work life bestie, leadership expert Crystal Lim-Lange, with regular guest clinical psychologist Dr. Gregor Lim-Lange, this podcast will delve into topics such as how to have your best day ever, overcome anxiety, how to level up in your career, and many more.
Join us for weekly podcasts on how to optimise your life, unlock your potential and connect with meaning and purpose!
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Ep 16 - Solo- How to Have Good Boundaries & The Best Productivity Hack!
Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange
11/12/23 • 29 min
Crystal shares her take on having good boundaries, and one of her most important productivity secrets - the Eisenhower Matrix! Recorded on the road in Italy with Greg wandering around packing in the background just for extra randomness :)
Ep 11 - The Juicy Relationship Starter Kit - Making love work in the Modern World
Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange
10/11/23 • 34 min
Get ready to dive into the juiciest, most unfiltered episode of the season so far! We're answering all your burning questions about that (often intimidating) journey of choosing a partner.
Crystal & Dr. Greg spill the tea on what truly matters when picking your potential love interest, managing your expectations and getting realistic, and the art of manipulation and defusing tense situations, for good, of course!
Also, learn how to work together with your partner in harmony and create a love story that'll give the rom-coms a run for their money.
Tune in, take notes, and get ready to level up your relationship game. You don't want to miss this one! 🔥
Ep 2 - Dealing with Gossip & Passive-Aggressive People at Work
Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange
09/11/23 • 25 min
How do you deal with office gossip or passive-aggressive behaviour at work? It's one of the most popular AMA questions we get - and this week Crystal has Dr. Gregor Lim-Lange, clinical psychologist and also best husband ever, on her podcast to help her answer this question. We share some of our best advice and strategies to deal with annoying situations at work, and when to say enough is enough!
Ep 38 - Non-doing, Go vs Flow energy and reflections from Henry Shukman's retreat
Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange
10/21/24 • 38 min
Crystal & Greg are fresh from coming out of a retreat with Zen master Henry Shukman, and in this episode they talk about their reflections on the importance of taking a break to reconnect to themselves, the power of non-doing, and the wisdom that Henry shared at the retreat.
They also share about Go energy vs Flow energy, how to embrace all aspects of your being, and practical tips on how to come home to yourself.
Filmed live in the middle of their roadtrip from a motel in New Mexico and with no edits!
Ep 39 - Laura Vanderkam - The renowned time management expert on how to calm chaos and manage your week
Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange
10/27/24 • 47 min
I'm so delighted to have a personal hero of mine on the podcast this week! Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including the new Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters, along with Juliet’s School of Possibilities, Off the Clock, I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours.
Her work has appeared in publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune. She is the host of the podcast Before Breakfast and the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and five children, and blogs at LauraVanderkam.com
Ep 35 - The big Therapy episode with Crystal & Dr. Greg
Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange
09/30/24 • 30 min
Calling all therapy-curious people! This week Greg and I share our own personal stories and experiences with therapy, and talk about the differences between a mentor, coach, counsellor and therapist. I pepper my clinical psychologist and psychology academic husband Greg with your burning questions and he gamely tries to answer them. Hope you enjoy this one!
Ep 29 - Secrets of Inner Strength & Resilience - Solo ep
Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange
03/31/24 • 43 min
Have you ever wondered how some people seem to bounce back from hard knocks or cope with so many challenges without letting it get them down? In this mini-workshop episode, Crystal shares some science-based strategies, tips and practices to optimise your grit and inner strength. Using her 5 Gardens of Resilience methodology, which she has taught to tens of thousands of people, we will go on a journey to discover how we can grow a bumper crop of resilience resources so that when life hands us hard things, we feel prepared to face them with confidence.
Highlights
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00:00 Intro
02:07 Resilience definition
05:00 5 Aspects of Resilience model
05:00 Mental resilience
10:30 Emotional Resilience
14:25 Emotional expression + how to deal with emotional flooding
17:42 Physical resilience
23:00 Spiritual resilience
26:00 Wonder and awe
27:50 Social Resilience
33:30 Switching gardens
Useful links
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Negative thinking styles article
https://www.psychologytools.com/articles/unhelpful-thinking-styles-cognitive-distortions-in-cbt/
Self-love and self-compassion
https://open.spotify.com/episode/44QKP5kfI0or1kex6rrZ1W?si=8dd529aacfe546fe
(Book) Awe - Dacher Keltner
https://www.amazon.sg/Awe-Science-Everyday-Wonder-Transform/dp/1984879685
Ep 28 - Jianhao Tan - The introvert YouTuber who ended up with 7 million fans - On fame, entrepreneurship and being a family man
Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange
02/18/24 • 44 min
This week, we delve into the extraordinary journey of Jianhao Tan, Singapore’s OG YouTuber superstar and founder of Titan Digital Media. Despite his introverted nature, Jianhao has amassed a staggering 7 million devoted fans, captivating audiences with his unique blend of humor and relatability.
Jianhao reflects on his remarkable rise to prominence, shares his origin story about growing up in Cambodia and Vietnam, and then returning home to Singapore and discovering a passion for making videos. With candor and insight, Jianhao shares the challenges he encountered along the way, from overcoming self-doubt to navigating the complexities of fame in the digital age.
Beyond his professional endeavors, Jianhao provides a heartfelt glimpse into his personal life as a devoted family man sharing poignant anecdotes about balancing his career aspirations with the joys and responsibilities of fatherhood.
Join us as we embark on an inspiring journey with Jianhao!
Highlights
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02:56 Jianhao’s origin story - growing up in Cambodia and Vietnam
07:20 150 million views per month
0830 Starting a business at 21 from the piano room
1100 Adversity bonds people
1200 Balancing advertising and being a creative
1300 How to price yourself as a creator
1455 Mentoring other influencers
1700 Becoming a parent
1735 Buncha and meeting his wife
1900 Navigating boundaries between public and private life
2226 On Oversharing
2400 Managing different types of people
2615 Titan Academy hits 100 episodes and the importance of celebrating
2812 Milestones that matter and balancing act
2934 Working with a PA
3100 Being a stoic and stoicism
3230 The self-awareness deficit
Find Jianhao at:
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/@jianhao
TikTok
Facebook Page
Twitch
And check out https://thestarry.co/ Debbie’s jewellery line of high quality diamond simulate pieces for everyday wear!
Ep 27 - Shruti Bose - The Power of Storytelling in the Corporate World
Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange
02/04/24 • 38 min
This week we are going to take a practical and insightful deep dive into difficult conversations and storytelling at work with regional communications expert Shruti Bose, Head of Communications and Public Affairs Asia Pacific for Roche Diagnostics.
Shruti shares real life stories of influencing stakeholders using empathy and storytelling as a secret weapon, not taking conflict personally, and her tips for having difficult conversations at work.
I also loved her groundedness and attitude of gratitude, and hope you are inspired by her story too!
Shownotes
On the National Women’s Checkup Week with Singapore Cancer Society
Get screened - link to Singapore Cancer Society
https://www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg/get-screened/breast-cancer/mammogram.html
Highlights
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01:00 How we met in the Biopharma industry
03:20 Shruti’s childhood and how it shaped her
03:52 The Fs of Life challenges - Fairness, Failure, Fear
06:00 On losing her voice
08:43 How she came to work for the Biopharma sector
13:20 Intellectual vs social friction and not personalising
15:30 - reading too much into a situation
18:00 - On asking for support
18:55 - Her difficult conversation at work with her stakeholders
20:00 - Don’t be married to an idea
21:58 - What you can and can’t control
22:54 - On our unconscious bias
23:58 - Gratitude Quotient GQ
25:00 - The worst time to be grateful is after you lost it
26:25 - Happiness, freedom and courage
27:43 - Launch of National Women’s Checkup Week
30:30 - Not every conflict needs to be resolved
31:00 - Storytelling model - CAP - Connection, Appeal, Proof
33:00 - The power of storytelling at work - examples in real life, Jack Ma, Indra Nooyi
35:00 - Creating demand for what we need
36:40 - Word of the year!
Ep 36 – Yvon Bock – the “ordinary” SAHM who built a hundred-million-dollar baby bottle business with her vision, grit and empathy!
Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange
10/06/24 • 48 min
Join us for a candid conversation with my friend Yvon Bock, an "ordinary" stay-at-home mother who unlocked her full potential and built a hundred-million-dollar global business. Yvon is the Founder and CEO of Hegen, an award-winning baby bottle brand that is the leading bottle brand in global markets
Yvon’s entrepreneurial achievements have earned her numerous accolades, including the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year Class of 2024, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 (Consumer Products & Overall Singapore Winner), Fortune Times Asia's Women Empowerment Award 2021 and the Stevie Awards for Women in Business 2020.
In this episode, a death-defying moment propelled her into action, inspiring her to pursue a greater purpose: empowering 100 million mums worldwide with her brand, Hegen. Now, relying on her breastfeeding experience and expertise as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant as well as her innovative spirit, she shares a message of hope, urging us all to embrace the extraordinary within ourselves.
Through the voice of a daughter, sister, wife, mother, and visionary entrepreneur, Yvon embodies the essence of human potential and the transformative power of intention.
Order ExtraOrdinary by Yvon Bock on www.yvonbock.com or find it at all major bookstores in Singapore and on Amazon.
Follow Yvon on Instagram and Linkedin @yvonbock
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FAQ
How many episodes does Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange have?
Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange currently has 39 episodes available.
What topics does Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange cover?
The podcast is about Personal Growth, Career, Leadership, Entrepreneur, Women, Productivity, Podcasts, Self-Improvement and Education.
What is the most popular episode on Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange?
The episode title 'Ep 28 - Jianhao Tan - The introvert YouTuber who ended up with 7 million fans - On fame, entrepreneurship and being a family man' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange?
The average episode length on Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange is 35 minutes.
How often are episodes of Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange released?
Episodes of Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange are typically released every 6 days, 22 hours.
When was the first episode of Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange?
The first episode of Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange was released on Sep 11, 2023.
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