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A journey in chapters — food, family, culture, and the unexpected path to helping parents and kids with math.

Podcast Episode | Mulberry Roots, and Larger Than Life | A Garden Day Memoir

Life isn’t one straight line. It’s layers of story — some from my Thai roots, some from my family, and some from surprising new places.

This series brings it all together, one chapter at a time.

Watch, listen, and see how it unfolds.

Intro

From Thai Math To Mama Memoir

I built this space for you — to slow down, to listen, and to see where Thai culture and math confidence intersect in real life.

1.

From Thai Kitchens to School Buses

Thai Mama, Math Kids: The starting place — how my love for Thai food, my family history, and my husband Ralph’s teaching came together.

Brendan’s first day of school in Bangkok — and the heartbreaking moment he told me, “I don’t need you anymore, Mommy.” A raw story about independence, parenting, and beginnings.

2.

Smart Kids, Sweet Kids

Smart vs. Sweet: Raising Kids in Two School Systems

Brendan the brilliant vs. Nicholas the sweetest — two brothers shaped by different school systems and parenting lessons along the way.

3.

The Teacher’s Guilt

Why My Husband Still Hand-Grades Every Paper

Ralph, a devoted math teacher, hand-grades every page to understand how his students think. His dedication — and guilt — reveal the true heart of teaching.

4.

Math, Music, and Me

How I Fell Out of Love with Math (and Found It Again Through Music)

My story of curiosity shut down in 7th grade, turning my brain off math, and how music later showed me math was always there.

5.

Math Is the Baseline

What Every Parent Should Know

From coding to design to history — all my children’s careers trace back to math. Why? Math is not just a subject, but the baseline of life.

6.

Spaghetti Bowl Brain

Closing with humor and honesty — my spaghetti bowl brain, the Las Vegas Strip, and why life’s tangles can still lead to magic.

From coding to design to history — all my children’s careers trace back to math. Why? Math is not just a subject, but the baseline of life.

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💛 Kawbkhunka,

Pradichaya (and Milton 🐾)

BY PRADICHAYA

Bringing out the best from within you: through storytelling, cooking like a true Thai, a sensible math-learning approach, and several other things under the dome.

Pradichaya Poonyarit

Seasoned opera singer, educator, podcaster, vlogger, and author. A dreamer with a giant “bowl-of-spaghetti brain,” she sets her heart on helping you realize your dream.

Ralph Schatzki

With 30 years of teaching experience internationally and in the U.S., Ralph helps students who feel lost in math rebuild what they missed — quietly, confidently, and without judgment.

"You're not scattered, you are integrated."

Let Pradichaya help you leap out of "authentic Thai" food (and all kinds of) "overwhelm."

And let Ralph help your grade 5–11 child through their math struggles.

You're not alone.

We are here for you.

Let us know how we can help you move forward.

LET'S STEP FORWARD TOGETHER