Summie Yeung – Episode 5

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🎙️ Part 1: Summie Yeung on Rooted and Routed

What does it really mean to grow up between cultures—and how do those experiences shape the way we live, work, and find our place in the world?

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Summie Yeung, a Life and Transition Coach, immigrant, and self-identified Third Culture Kid (TCK), to explore her journey from Hong Kong to the UK. At just 15, Summie moved across continents, a decision that would redefine her sense of identity, belonging, and purpose.

🔹 Key Highlights:

The emotional and cultural impact of migrating alone at age 15

Struggling with identity in-between cultures: “not quite British, not quite Hong Konger”

How boarding school shaped resilience and her view of cultural community

Finding purpose through coaching NEET youth (Not in Employment, Education or Training)

The transformative power of the Cultural Orientations Framework in coaching

This audio-only release captures raw reflections and deeply personal insights that couldn’t be recreated. Join us as Summie shares how her life across cultures turned into a mission to support others on their own transitional paths.

📌 Stay tuned for Part 2, where we dive deeper into multicultural coaching, building inclusive support systems, raising a TCK, dealing with integration beyond language and emotional resilience.

🔗 Follow the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/rootedandroutedpodcast/
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0SIZRiApXjy4UzKVP1Yrzv
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rooted-and-routed-podcast/id1755695962

📷 Connect with Summie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/summieyeung/
🔗 Connect with Summie: https://www.summieyeung.com
🔗 Connect with Sabiya: linkedin.com/in/sabiya-pathan-withoeck-5aa6684

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In this powerful part 2 conversation, Summie Yeung, a Life & Transition Coach, and former Hong Kong immigrant breaks down her coaching philosophy and insights on cultural integration, burnout, and parenting Third Culture Kids (TCKs).

Listen as she shares real stories, research, and strategies that inspire resilience, clarity, and authenticity.

🔑 What You’ll Learn:
1️⃣ Co-Created Coaching
Summie emphasizes that coaching isn’t about her solutions—it’s about empowering each client to explore what feels rightfor them. Whether it’s a career pause or cross-cultural transition, her approach is tailored to each individual.

2️⃣ The Immigrant vs. Expat Lens
She explores the subtle differences between immigrants and expats—touching on the permanent/migratory mindset and shared strengths of resilience and adaptability across both experiences.

3️⃣ Burnout and Cultural Pressures
Summie examines how cultural attitudes—particularly those emphasizing productivity—can fuel burnout. She encourages naming emotions as data points and prioritizing self-awareness over “just pushing through.”

4️⃣ Building Emotional Resilience
Using personal stories of grief and distance, she advocates for naming difficult emotions, recognizing shared experience, and leveraging one’s adaptability as a “superpower.”

5️⃣ Embracing Immigrant Strengths
Summie cites studies showing culturally diverse workforces outperforming their peers, reinforcing that immigrant and TCK strengths—resilience, adaptability, openness—are assets, both personally and professionally.

6️⃣ Parenting TCKs with Curiosity
Summie encourages parents to spark curiosity in their children about their heritage—not through pressure, but by offering playful exposure and space to choose their own connection to culture.

🎧 Tune in for:
Practical insights on customizing transition coaching

Honest reflections on identity, loss, and belonging

Thoughtful guidance for parents raising children between cultures

Data-backed encouragement for immigrant confidence and workplace impact

🔗 Listen to the full episode (link in bio).

📢 Join the conversation
What resonated with you the most? Drop a comment below—your story matters, too.

🔗 Follow the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/rootedandroutedpodcast/
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0SIZRiApXjy4UzKVP1Yrzv
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rooted-and-routed-podcast/id1755695962

📷 Connect with Summie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/summieyeung/
🔗 Connect with Summie: https://www.summieyeung.com
🔗 Connect with Sabiya: linkedin.com/in/sabiya-pathan-withoeck-5aa6684

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