Happy Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month AND also, Happy Maternal Mental Health Month! May is always a big month because of these two things coincide and are also the basis of our podcast themes.

We don’t usually do a season finale episode, but starting at the beginning of 2026, we had to make some shifts to think ahead for the future of Healing the Tigress. And after working it out amongst ourselves, we thought it was important to share it with you, our listeners. That’s what this episode aims to do: we want to be transparent about our process because it involves our mental health, and we have always wanted there to be less shame, stigma, and secrecy around mental health.

So, tune in for the updates as we fill you in on some of the behind-the-scenes discussions we've been having about this podcast passion project of ours as we close out this season and head into summer. Above all, we thank you for coming along with us on this ride. It has been an honor and means everything to us that you've been supporting us these past 2.5 years!

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Besides for talking to each other about their perinatal mental health challenges like postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety during the early motherhood years, Peggy and Jasmine have also had many reflective talks over the years about the decision to have just one child or not. Having a safe space to contemplate is not often easy to come by, and we were lucky to have each other's company to discuss this topic in depth. It has taken a few years of being on the fence, but we are both finally in a space of peace with being One and Done. As Peggy describes in this episode, it truly involved doing some of our "richest inner work."

In honor of National Only Child Day last month, we had wanted to do an episode on how we realized we were finally off the fence and confidently enjoying our single child life. So in this more personal Subscriber episode, we share more of this journey with you, including:

• When we started to think we might not want more children and what we had originally envisioned
• The toughest barriers, thoughts, or grief to overcome, including misguided only child stereotypes
• Our most helpful reframes in arriving at this peace
• The moments when we started feeling at peace with being done having children
• Whether certain circumstances might have changed our decision or not
• What we've gained from this experience and decision
• How our mental health has shaped this journey and evolved as well

If you're someone on the fence or looking for validation in choosing to be One and Done, this episode might resonate as we lay out both our unique journeys to getting here. Your family size is a very personal choice, and we aren't here to say any number of kids is better than another. We simply want to hold space for those in the One and Done community who feel misunderstood or misjudged and show show how life can be incredibly joyful and complete on this side.

Society seems to think that only children are lacking something. But in reality, this life we have now feels so fulfulling and abundant in love, and our families feel like exactly what they were meant to be. ❤️

Other Resources:

• Jasmine's "One and Won" Substack newsletter
• Episode 11: Behind the Choice of Being One and Done with Shannon Eng (@onlynotlonelykids)

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This episode dives into the topics of non-traditional paths to parenthood, as well as not settling for a partner if it doesn't feel like the right fit. Our guest today is Jen from @AsiansInBloom. Jen is a second-generation Taiwanese American woman and eldest daughter of immigrant parents, with degrees in Psychology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Human-Centered Design Engineering.

Jen shares with us how she had always felt like a "late-bloomer" when she was growing up, though she doesn't like to refer to herself as that anymore. We talk about how she had tried following her parents' path laid out for her and when her timeline just didn't match up with their expectations, she started to question whether it was even a timeline that she really wanted too.

We discuss the pressures of marriage and parenthood in Asian American households and how that could be a disservice to our mental health and the future generation's mental health as well. Jen also walks us through her journey to pursue two rounds of egg-freezing and what it entailed. She shares some tips that might help others who are considering it or going through it too, and mainly Jen wants to share her story so others felt less alone than she did when she was navigating the process without a partner or her family nearby.

Please join us in this episode as we dive into Jen's exploration of a non-linear path in relationship to her Asian American identity!

Find more of Jen:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asians.in.bloom/

If you resonate with topics in this episode, you may also enjoy:

• Episode 53: Single Mom by Choice: Unexpected Joys Navigating Special Needs with Michele Elizaga
• Episode 38: Permission to Break Generational Cycles with Dr. Jenny T. Wang, PhD

Send us your thoughts!

Please visit GrieversAndFriends.com if you'd like to support the "Look to the Sky" Kickstarter to help our Episode 45 guest, Dr. Jenny Kim, bring her book to more people who need it!

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