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Believe in Yourself with Chase Tang

Chase Tang is an Actor, Entrepreneur, and Mental Health Advocate. He was born & raised in Taiwan & at the age of 6 immigrated to Canada along with his family.

As a child he was an elite level hockey player, he holds a Bachelor’s of Commerce Degree from the University of Guelph majoring in Marketing Management and prior to entering the entertainment industr, he was a successful corporate executive.

Since 2019 his popularity & following has grown significantly as a rising star in both Hollywood & in Asia and with him being extremely passionate in speaking out about Mental Health and sharing his own past struggles with mental health, through severe bouts of depression and anxiety to panic attacks, he hopes to use his platform to help others to live a more meaningful, joyous life.

Listen in as we hear Chase's story, on embracing his Asian Identity, his experience with depression and anxiety at two different times through his life — in 2005 when his hockey career was dwindling and in 2015, in which he experienced the most severe struggles mentally, which saw him experiencing severe panic attacks happening 20-30 times a day for him.

'I wasn't myself. I need to go back home. I had to re-find myself. I needed to find my faith' with Psalm Wooching

Psalm Wooching is an American rugby union player who played for the United States men's national team. He also played for the San Diego Legion in the Major League Rugby and previously played for the USA Selects and Seattle Saracens. Prior to his career in rugby, he played college football for the University of Washington Huskies, playing as a fullback and linebacker.

Despite significant interest from NFL teams, he announced that he would be pursuing a career in professional rugby, and not football, ahead of the 2017 NFL draft and made his debut for the United States men's national rugby team in 2018 in the Americas Rugby Championship.

He currently resides in France playing for Rouen Normandie Rugby club.

Such an incredible conversation with founder Glenn Marsden, co-host Rachael Newsham and Psalm for this episode discussing everything from a disciplined mindset to achieve what you set out to get to the importance of taking time out for your Mental Health when you need to.