Ep. 30 - Punchlines and Postpartum Rage: A Comedian Mom’s Healing Journey with Alyce Chan
To kick off 2025, we invited Alyce Chan, stand up comedian and founder of MomCom NYC onto the podcast!
Alyce is a Chinese Canadian/American mom of two boys and has been featured in the New York Comedy Festival and placed finalist in the esteemed Boston comedy festival. You've likely seen her work on ScaryMommy and other major parenting platforms. Alyce has also appeared on ABC, Hulu, The Drew Barrymore Show and the Tamron Hall Show.
While this episode is definitely more light-hearted and funny, we also dive into some heavier things. Alyce tells us how when she first became a mother, she didn’t realize she could get postpartum depression and that a lot of her symptoms showed up as postpartum rage—an uncomfortable topic that many moms oftten feel ashamed to talk about. We explore how being AAPI also impacts rage and anger showing up because that may be one of the few emotions we did get to see from our parents as children of immigrants.
We also talk about the role of stay at home mom and how that invisible work can breed a lot of resentment too. The reason Alyce even returned to comedy was also because motherhood was lonely at first, and making others laugh has felt fulfilling to her in making parents feel less alone in parenthood. We discuss the label of “geriatric” pregnancies and how Alyce decided to have a second child and worked through some gender disappointment.
And finally, Alyce talks to us about the grief of losing her dad in recent years and how she has used humor to combat some of that grief while helping her dad’s memory live on in her shows. Alyce tells us that her dad was by far a perfect man, but she knew he loved her in his own way and chooses to forgive the things about him that she grew up wishing were different.
We hope you’ll join us in this touching episode covering topics from rage to humor to grief to love.
Find more of Alyce at:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momcomnyc
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/momcomnyc
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/momcomnyc
Note: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own. This podcast is not a replacement for therapy or professional/medical advice. If you need more support or advice, please reach out to your own medical professional who can answer your questions with your individual medical history and background in context.
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