In this episode, I reflect on running a Cantonese peer supervision group for therapists and counsellors navigating multilingual work, cultural identity, and the fear of not sounding “good enough.”

We talk about accents, broken language and why imperfection can sometimes create deeper human connection than fluency ever could.

Because maybe being a good therapist, parent, or helper isn’t about speaking perfectly.

Maybe it’s about being willing to learn, stay curious, make mistakes, and shorten the distance between yourself and another person.

Your language skills are not your worth. And fluency is not the same thing as connection

This episode starts from a flick through an old sketchbook from Japan then leads to the therapy room: how we see art-making in children therapy. Somehow all led to the same question: to explore the joy of saying 「唔關我事 m4 gwaan1 ngo5 si6」

Cantonese Classroom：

關我咩事 gwaan1 ngo5 me1 si6

關你咩事 gwaan1 nei5 me1 si6

唔關我事 m4 gwaan1 ngo5 si6

When people ask, “Why do you have two names?”, it sounds like a simple question—but it rarely feels simple to answer. This episode explore what it means to constantly explain who you are—and what starts to shift when you realise you don’t have to follow anyone else’s rules but your own.

Cantonese Classroom

ch 送氣音 (aspirated sounds) is not like the “ch” in church. In English, ch is one sound—like “ch-” in chair. But in Cantonese, this sound is completely different.

👉 “ch” is a 送氣音—an aspirated sound, meaning there’s a strong puff of air.

It actually sounds closer to:

• “ts” with air not
• “ch” (as in church)