What do our parents’ marriages teach us?

This week on Half Past Chai, we’re talking about the lessons we learned from each of our parents’ relationships… the good, the hard, and the things we didn’t learn at all and how those lessons show up in our own marriage today.

We hope this conversation makes you feel seen, understood, and a little less alone.

Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛

New episodes every Monday at 7 am. Don’t forget to subscribe, and as always, we love you! Thank you for spending your Monday with us 💛

DM Nathan to join Autonomy!

🎙 Submit your stories: https://www.halfpastchai.com/

📲 Follow us: https://bio.site/halfpastchai

Donate to Team For Kids here: https://fundraisers.nyrr.org/suketu-patel

Time codes

0:00 - WELCOME TO HALF PAST CHAI

2:04 - Parents mess up, and that’s okay

5:27 - Responding with intention

7:07 - We solve problems very loudly

9:57 - Love the way your partner wants to be loved

13:17 - SPONSOR

13:54 - Don’t quit when it gets hard

16:14 - I never said I LOVE YOU to my parents

18:41 - Showing care through actions

20:21 - Forgive and forget

21:22 - Have fun and laugh in life

25:18 - Chose love even when it’s hard

28:29 - It’s okay to show affection

This week on Half Past Chai, we sit down with TikTok finance creator DollarsWithDrew as he reviews our income, spending habits, money mistakes, and how we actually manage life as creators and business owners.

If you’ve ever wondered how creators make money, what financial transparency really looks like, or how to think smarter about your own finances this episode is for you.

Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛

New episodes every Monday at 7 am. Don’t forget to subscribe, and as always, we love you! Thank you for spending your Monday with us 💛

Dollars with Drew Instagram

Dollars with Drew Tiktok

Get 15% off GHEE here: https://iloveghee.com/discount/HALFPASTCHAI10

🎙 Submit your stories: https://www.halfpastchai.com/

📲 Follow us: https://bio.site/halfpastchai

Donate to Team For Kids here: https://fundraisers.nyrr.org/suketu-patel

Time codes

0:00 - WELCOME TO HALF PAST CHAI

2:47 - Who is Drew and why money is important.

5:34 - Tracking money is important

9:39 - How much we spent this year

12:01 - How we shifted our mindset on money

17:40 - SPONSOR

18:24 - Why I started caring about money

22:49 - How much we spend on eating out

25:11 - Cars are expensive

30:48 - Personal Care

38:16 - Other expenses

43:00 - Why do we need 2 cars?

47:49 - How much we made in 2025

50:05 - Q4 REVIEW

55:55 - Our NET WORTH

1:02:53 - Dollars with Drew the STORY

What if 2026 is the year you stop explaining yourself?

In this episode of Half Past Chai, we talk about people pleasing... what it actually looks like, where it comes from, and why so many of us feel pressure to keep everyone else comfortable, even when it costs us our own peace.

We open up about our personal struggles with people pleasing, the fear of being disliked, and habits like over-explaining, avoiding confrontation, and saying yes when we really mean no. We also share small but powerful mindset shifts and boundary-setting practices we’re working on as we head into 2026.

This episode is a reminder that you can be kind without self-sacrificing, that disappointment is a normal part of relationships, and that you don’t have to abandon yourself to be a good person.

💛 Question for you: What do you want to change this year?

Follow and DM Nathan for more info about autonomy: https://www.instagram.com/nathan.autonomy

🎙 Submit your stories or questions: https://www.halfpastchai.com/

📲 Follow us: https://bio.site/halfpastchai

🏃 Donate to Suketu’s NYC Marathon fundraiser for Team For Kids: https://fundraisers.nyrr.org/suketu-patel

New episodes every Monday at 7am.

So settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. ☕️💛

Time codes

0:00 - WELCOME TO HALF PAST CHAI

4:02 - How to stop caring about what others think

9:46 - Stop over explaining your decisions

14:54 - SPONSOR

15:31 - Be comfortable with disappointing others

19:19 - Kindness is a choice not an obligation

26:56 - 2 things you can do in 2026 to take control.