189: Reinvent Your Identity & Make Decisions for Yourself w/ Maddy Park

Following a set career path with clear steps may feel safe, but is that honoring your true self? Maddy Park talks about her upbringing, how it led to years of stability (and an unfulfilling career in dentistry), and taking the risk to become a content creator making cozy cooking vlogs.

While juggling a part time job and creating cooking videos, Maddy shares how cooking became a form of therapy and how she formed a new identity by taking control of her life. She also takes us behind the scenes of Cafe Maddy Cab: an AAPI charity and non-profit (despite having no experience at all).



TIMESTAMPS:

4:14 — Cooking is like Therapy
8:42 — Growing up Korean, Following a “Stable” Career Path, and Becoming a Content Creator
13:20 — Forming a New Identity and Quitting Dentistry
19:48 — Advice for My Younger Self
22:36 — Inspiration and My Grandpa
32:05 — Cafe Maddy Cab
45:12 — Taking Control of Life and Investing Into What You Want To Do
51:03 — Be Your Number 1 Fan of Your Own Content

FIND MADDY ONLINE:

Website
TikTok: @cafemaddy

Instagram: @cafemaddy

YouTube

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MENTIONED:

Cafe Maddy Cab
Cafe Maddy Cab Instagram
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Sujebi (Korean comfort dish) recipe
Seaweed soup recipe
Maddy’s Korean vlog
Liah Yoo (CEO of Krave Beauty, co-leader of Cafe Maddy Cab)

The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 189



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