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December 6, 2022 37 mins

An ice skating coach that brings the same "athlete's mindset" to her work as an actor. We talk about her struggle in accepting she would never skate for the Olympics, her childhood dream, and having to rediscover her love and path later in life.

She also talks about the perfectionism instilled in her from a young age by her "traditional Asian tiger mom", which she has now come to appreciate as her mom's way of showing love.

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