In this episode, Sharon and Eunice reflect on their 10+ years of marriage to their husbands and share the lessons they have learned so far. Here are some of the questions they dished on: What advice would you give a newlywed now? What was the most shocking truth about marriage? What's the secret sauce to your marriage that's made it work thus far? What got you through the tough times? They say pick and choose your battles,  which ones do you pick and choose? What are you still working on or refining now? How has COVID changed your marriage? How do you do date nights? This is the 10th and final episode of this season and we will be back with a new season in the summer!

It's 5pm and you're dead tired either from work or it's one of those long days with the kids and you're feeling hungry but you're not feeling take-out. What is your go-to quick-fix dinner?  What can you cook that you can make in 20 minutes, and it doesn't leave alot of dirty pots and pans and dishes? What are you going to feed your kids that's semi-nutritious? Sharon and Eunice exchange quick and easy dinner ideas. Similar to our episode on banchan hacks, we present to you, meal hacks! #quickfixmeal #lunchideas #dinnerideas #easymeals #koreanlunchideas #koreandinnerideas #koreanfood #koreameal ideas #hungry #hangry #letseat

One of the more bewildering parts of parenting is what we're supposed to do when our child lies. As parents, we try to teach our children to be truthful and honest. But when a child lies, it can seem like a personal negative judgment on our parenting abilities. So how are we supposed to confront our children when they lie? How do we point out the lie not in a condemning way, but a restorative way? And how do we convey to them the seriousness of lying that it's a sin and teach them to always tell the truth, especially to parents? How do we teach them how to ask for forgiveness from others and also from God? This episode is about what actions we can take with young children that will teach them to stop lying and to be honest.  In this episode, Sharon and Eunice share how they navigated these waters.

This episode is loosely inspired by the Serenity Prayer, "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change and courage to change the things I can." We asked each other to fill in the blank to these two questions: "I need to be okay with..." and "I need to..." The first question is about acknowledgment and acceptance and the second is about action and pivoting.  We categorized our answers into 3 main areas: COVID, family, and work. We hope you enjoy this thoughtful reflection and that it will inspire you to also create your own list to share with the rest of the GG tribe!  #serenityprayer #ineedtobeokaywith #ineedto #koreanamericanwoman #koreanamericanwoman #learnkorean #asianamericanwomen #asianamericanwoman #korean #koreanmama #koreanmom #koreanmoms #koreanmommy #koreanmommies

We are heard of dad bod, but what’s the umma bod, or an ajumma bod? You know it’s happening when you realize your mid section and thighs are starting to look like yo mamas! In this episode we talk a little bit about the aging process and how we are dealing with this natural and inevitable part of life. Here we talk about our goals to embrace a healthy lifestyle to age gracefully.

Thanksgiving is around the corner and in the midst of Covid and uncertainty in politics, how do we maintain a mind-full of thanks, gratitude and peace? An average person has 60-70,000 thoughts a day, so how do we center all those thoughts? A grounding thought can influence the rest of the day, our attitude, our mindset, and affect how we instill a beautiful mindset in our children. The energy we put out is often the energy our kids are gobbling up! In this episode we talk about Christian yoga, workouts, meditating, priming, and more! And if you want more info on Cindy Yang, you can check out @lets_illuminate on Instagram!

That's right today we are talking about our Korean guilty pleasures... our closet addictions that we're not the most proud of, but I'm sure you all can relate.  So we've segmented today's episode into 3 categories for discussion 1) Food 2) Dramas or Shows 3) Kpop. 

Today we'll be talking about speaking Korean at home...but specifically teaching our kids Korean!  This is probably something that differs from one Korean American household to another depending on who lives in the house or who you are married to!  For example, Sharon is married to a KA and speaks English to her husband, and Eunice is married to a Korean Korean and speaks mostly Korean with her husband.  We dive deep into how we spoke Korean in our childhood, our Korean speaking goals for our kids, how we feel about Korean school, and Korean learning resources that are available.

This episode is for our listeners out there that currently have a newborn or infant. We want to acknowledge and recognize those mothers and give them some love and encouragement. So we see all the mamas (and papas)... it’s hard, tiring, and even boring sometimes! It’s okay to feel like you don’t know what you’re doing. Everyday will not be like a pampers or huggies commercial. We have to remember that when we gave birth to our child, 3 new creatures were born that day- the child, the mother, and the father were all born at the same exact moment! We hope that this episode will encourage you to not only survive but thrive as a loving parent!

We are kicking off season 3 of the Ginger and Ginseng Podcast with our first episode on Virtual School and distance learning. What structure or plan do you have for your kids? How much of it is independent work v hand-holding? We share tips on how we’ve been homeschooling and distance learning and also how we’ve been keeping our kids social and active. Virtual learning is not without its challenges but we end this episode on a high note by sharing one plus of distance learning!