Roots & Routes

Sara Routh | Live Outside the Norm

This episode is a heartwarming one where Lena had the chance to reunite with her friend, Sara Routh, a talented Iowa-born singer and songwriter. Sara is a passionate musician from an artistic family where her brother, the Hollywood actor Branden Routh, grew up with her. She is a devoted mother, daughter, sister, and wife. Having traveled across Asia and hustled in LA to forge her own path, she eventually returned to her hometown to build a life with her family, realizing that life would be easier if everyone could just be true to themselves. Please tune in and enjoy the intimate conversation between Sara and Lena about “living outside the norm”. *The music source is provided by Sara Routh. You can explore her work on www.sararouth.com [http://www.sararouth.com].

Rebecca Jo-Rushdy | The Nomad Kid Who Finally Let Go

This is a story of a highly sensitive kid who has been on a journey of rewriting her narratives to find a way to embrace her constantly moving lifestyle. Rebecca has relocated internationally 11 times in her life, changed schools 9 times in her childhood, and traveled to 35 cities around the world with her husband and children in a year. Beneath the surface of her glamorous nomadic tale, a touching story unfolds quiet challenges and personal growth through all the global transitions being an outsider. Eventually she finds her path of letting go with gratitude. If you want to find out more about Rebecca's practice, please visit: sparkjoyandflow.com [http://sparkjoyandflow.com].

Eason Yang | From A Society Fallout to A Social Innovator: The Kid Who Ran Away From The System

From a corporate superstar to a workplace fallout, and then to a social innovator confronting the stigma surrounding cancer survivors, Eason Yang will share his personal journey as a cancer survivor and his childhood memory—the kid who ran away from the system. If you want to find out more about Eason's social enterprise, please visit: notentirelydead.org [http://notentirelydead.org].

Prologue | From Shanghai to San Francisco: my Roots & Routes as a storyteller

Hi, I'm Lena, your host. In this very first episode, I'm going to take you on a captivating journey through the crossroads of my life. I'll dive deep into my own background and cherished childhood memories, unearthing the stories that have shaped me as a storyteller.