Fika for Life

Have you heard about friend hoarding?

One of the hot topics for 2022 is friend hoarding. If you haven't heard about it yet then Linh and Edward will catch you up to speed as they bring this subject to light. Today's episode is sure to make you think and hopefully help you to know if you are a friend hoarder.

Passion vs purpose

The Disney film Soul uses animation to talk about being ready to live life to the fullest. This film inspired Edward and Linh to choose today's topic concerning passion and purpose in an person's life. The duo of witty wisdom tread where few dare, in the hopes of deepening understanding about the connection between these to topics. Feel free to comment and give ideas on follow-up episodes.

Happy New Year 2022

Happy New Year listeners! And as usual Linh and Edward start off the New Year with the annual episode about the year to come. Topics ranging from Edward's upcoming 60th birthday celebration, baptizing Linh's children and the upcoming birth of Linh's and Jonas' third child. This humorous conversation will start your New Year with buckets of laughter.

Christmas 2021

Unlike last year's Christmas episode, nr 58, this year's episode has a much lighter note of humor and reflection about this year's Christmas celebration. Edward and Linh want to also share a special Christmas gift with our listeners. Make some popcorn and invite some friends to get a good dose of Christmas joy. Before listening to the episode see if you can guess what the present is.

Being a supportive friend: part 4 - to a whiny dater

Linh and Edward explore the topic of being a supportive friend to someone who is whining over and over about dating. This new episode in our being a supportive friend series hopes to add a bit of humor and and nuggets of truth about what can be a difficult situation to manage. For our new listeners we advice you to check out our the earlier episodes: 79, 80, 81 or episodes about Single Insanity: 43 an 44. Let us know what you think?

Midlife Crisis at 60

One day while sitting at the Fika table Linh and Edward started talking about his upcoming 60th birthday. With their usual quirky sense of humor, wisdom and openness they explore the subject of getting older. They know that most of our listeners are far from 60 but they were having such fun talking about this that they decided to share this with you. Don't forget to let us know what you think?

Covid vaccinations Fall 2021

Linh and Edward dive head first into this episode's topic about Covid vaccinations. It was back in episode 40  that they talked about God and Covid. Today they dive into the highly polarized topic of vaccinations as our duo of wisdom throws their 2 cents into the discussion. Linh even shares about how things are going with her family in Viet Nam. Let us know if you want to hear more about this topic?

Speaking to toddlers about death

In this culture where in the West we are so far removed from death and yet we all will die. With the same candidness when openly sharing about subjects that are not always easy and using their combined experience and wisdom Linh and Edward dive into how to talk to toddlers about death. Let us know if there are other aspects about this that you want to know more about.

Being a supportive friend: part 3

To be friends is supposed to be easy and natural but sometimes things come up that you have not anticipated. To be a supportive friend in a trying circumstance can be very difficult when you disagree. Listen in to Ed and Linh sharing their stories about being a supportive friend in circumstances such as adultery, divorce and abortion.

Being a supportive friend: part 2

In this episode Edward and Linh dive deeper into being a supportive friend. As usual they share their experience and "nuggets of wisdom" over a cup of tea, something yummy to eat and bit of humor as they dive into this relevant topic about friendship.