Season Two, Episode 1: What Cynthia’s Been Up To and Season Overview
Season premiere! Check out what I’ve been up to since the last season ended and topics we’re covering in season two! What would YOU like to hear me talk about? Let me know!!!
Cynthia Talks Life Podcast
Happy Lunar New Year!
Sure, we aren’t dropping a new season for another while, but here’s a quick episode from Cynthia Talks Life, wishing everyone who celebrates a very happy and prosperous Year of the Tiger! In the short special above, you’ll get to… Continue Reading
Holiday Special: Our Big Fat Multi-Faith, Multi-Cultural Holiday Season
Cynthia not only discusses how her multiethnic/faith family celebrates December holidays, but also how she, as a child of immigrants celebrated when she was younger. Is your family multi-faith and/or multi-ethnic or cultural? What are YOUR family traditions? Do tell!!!… Continue Reading
Season 1 Finale: That’s a Wrap (aka My Favourites)
Apologies (again) for the delay. Crazy things get in the way, don’t they? Don’t worry, nothing bad happened. We’re all healthy and Jr. Mintz is really enjoying preschool! Anyway, here’s the season 1 finale (but it isn’t the last episode… Continue Reading
19+ Months of Pandemic Life: What I Did
I’m FINALLY posting this! Apologies for the delay….I had some website and email issues last week which lasted several days. It wasn’t completely fixed until the weekend! Maybe I’ll talk about this in a future post. But without further adieu,… Continue Reading
Cooking CYNTHIA’S WAY vs Her Family’s
Not every child of immigrants knows how to cook “traditionally!” It’s something that has bothered me for years – being expected to “know.” When your parents don’t cook and your grandparents’ cook was not so great, then you make do… Continue Reading
Body Image Isn’t Just About Being Size 16+
Most body positive and body image posts I’ve seen online seem to be very focused on those who are size 16 or larger. But what about those who are short, regardless of size? Especially those who are on the small… Continue Reading
Cynthia Talks Life on Parent (Mom) Shaming
Our latest episode, episode six, is now live! Seriously, what’s the deal with parent shaming (or more accurately, mom shaming), anyway? Mind your own business, people!! The worst is when the professionals get in the way, IMHO. What about you?… Continue Reading
Episode 5: Diversity and Identity Craziness
Let’s put it this way, the way diversity and inclusion is stressed these days is, well, quite frankly, stressful. The constant discussion in media is probably one of the reasons why so many of us are seeing therapists – especially… Continue Reading
Food Memories of Childhood: The 80s Restaurant Edit
Do you have any favourite food memories, especially restaurant-related ones from your childhood? Growing up, it wasn’t just about Chinese food. My family and I ate at a lot of different places (okay, not that much. Mostly “Italian” as well… Continue Reading