The Cut Fruit Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Moon interviews Carrie Zhang on what it means to live expansively as a Queer Asian person. She shares about her own mental health journey, what led her to start Asian Mental Health Project, and navigating her family’s reactions to her coming out. Carrie dives into the nuances of her expectations of her parents in accepting her queerness.

CW: sexual assault

⭐️ Carrie Zhang is an activist and the founder of the Asi...

Dr. Moon interviews Ryan Fukuda who shares about how he navigated being Black, Japanese, and Queer, within a family system that broke gender and parenting stereotypes. He also dives into his parents’ affirmation of his queer identity, and the experience of growing up Christian to enrolling in a psychic and energy healing school. 

RYAN FUKUDA (he/him) is a LA-raised/Portland-based queer, Blasian American who wears many hats; a commun...

Dr. Moon interviews Dr. Nadine Nakamura, a trailblazer in LGBTQIA+ mental health research and teaching. Dr. Nakamura shares about her own experience of immigrating to the US from Sweden, the unique challenges of being in a binational marriage, and what she has learned from being a professor and researcher in this field.

Dr. Nadine Nakamura was born in Stockholm, Sweden and grew up in Los Angeles, California. She earned her...

In this episode, Dr. Moon interviews Clara Lee, who shares about her experience of parenting her son who came out first as bi as a teenager, and then trans a few years later. Clara dives deep into her story of immigration, her initial reactions when her child came out to her, how she navigated her own family, and what she learned about herself throughout the process of supporting her son and "coming out" as a parent of a ...

This is a special episode, where Dr. Moon sits down with Melody Li and and Valerie Yeo in person to talk about the ongoing genocide in Gaza and of the Palestinian people. We dive into what it means to fight for the freedom of Palestinian people, the importance of doing this work in community, and how colonization impacts our capacity to experience collective grief and sacred rage. They also generously share the wisdom and knowledge...

Dr. Moon interviews Liz Kleinrock on her lived experience of being bisexual, and the intersection of her queer and Jewish identity. She shares about the misconceptions of being bi, what helped her queer identity development, the ways therapy has helped her as she processed her intersecting identities, and how she works to de-stigmatize mental health in her classroom.

This episode was recorded before the war on Gaza began, ...

Dr. Moon interviews Ray Mathoda on her experience of immigrating from India and coming out in the 90's after meeting her wife at a high school reunion, and how cultural expectations to have an arranged marriage impacted her view of love and attraction. She also shares about her complicated and painful relationship with her parents over the last couple of decades, the grief of giving up her dreams of returning to India, and her...

Dr. Moon interviews Erin McGrady, on breaking up with her therapist. She walks us through how she made her decision, when she knew it was the right time, and the guilt that came along with it. 

Erin also shares about being in a queer interracial marriage with her wife Caroline, and why they both prioritize mental health. 

Erin McGrady (she/her/hers) is a queer Asian American, transracial adoptee, and filmmaker, ph...

Dr. Moon interviews Dr. Jan E. Estrellado, on their experience of being Filipinx and Trans.  Jan shares about growing up in the Catholic church with a sense of shame for who they are, and how they found freedom and authenticity through relationships. They also touch on parenting two beautiful children with their wife, and how they have set boundaries with their own parents to protect themselves and their children. 

Jan E. ...

Dr. Moon interviews T. Hsu (they/them), on the process of going in and coming out of the closet as they navigated their sexual and gender identity. They candidly share about their experience with body dysmorphia, how they went from exploring their gender to exploring gender affirming surgery, and how they honor the ebb and flow of their journey.

Hsu is a Sagittarius Taiwanese American trailer & TV editor hailing from LA. T'...

Dr. Moon interviews Andrew Ahn, best known for directing the award winning movie, Fire Island. Ahn shares about his experience of coming out to his Korean immigrant parents, how the creative process of film making and being a part of the creative world helped him navigate his identity, and the importance of being a part of community. 

ANDREW AHN is a queer Korean American filmmaker born and raised in Los Angeles. Ahn'...

NEW PODCAST ALERT: Cut Fruit is a podcast where we have honest conversations that explore the nuances and complexities of what it means to be Queer and Asian through intimate conversations with real people. Each episode explores a guest’s formative experiences that helped shape who they are, how they view the world, and the ways they engage in community. 

Dr. Moon is a queer Korean psychologist and host of the podcast, and her hope ...