S09E06: Turning Pain Into Purpose | Catherine Ong & Angjolie Mei | CYT S9

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What if the thing that broke you becomes the very thing that gives your life meaning?After losing her mother following a decade-long battle with illness, Catherine Ong found herself navigating grief, postpartum depression, anxiety, and a profound sense of emptiness.The daughter who felt she had disappointed her mother.The artist who never intended to build a business.The grieving daughter who struggled to find purpose after loss.What emerged was something unexpected.Through art, Catherine discovered a way to express emotions that words could not hold. What began as a personal journey of healing eventually became Arkateori — a space where grief, creativity, inner child work, and human connection come together.In this episode of Confessions of the Unconventional, Catherine Ong and Angjolie Mei explore:• Living with grief after losing a parent• The mother-daughter relationship and unspoken expectations• Postpartum depression and anxiety• How art can become a pathway to healing• Inner child wounds and reparenting work• Motherhood, mortality, and talking openly about death with children• Finding purpose through pain• Why your flaws can become your greatest giftOne of the most powerful insights from this conversation:"Your flaws can become your superpower."This is a conversation about what becomes possible when we stop running from our pain and allow it to transform us.Because sometimes, to find yourself, you first have to lose yourself.🎙 About the PodcastThe Clean Your Toilet Podcast explores the inner work behind personal growth, leadership, and building a meaningful life through honest, unfiltered conversations.#CleanYourToiletPodcast #Grief #Healing #Purpose #InnerChild #InnerWork #Motherhood #MentalHealth #ArtTherapy #PersonalGrowth #Parenting #Podcast #Singapore #PostPartum​