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What were the values you had when growing up? Was education fundamental in your household? We do a deep dive on our upbringing and the importance of manners and the value of education and how that has helped us along the way
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Join Karen as she talks with Tania Chairez, founder of Convivir Colorado, a leadership program for immigrant, refugee, and first generation youth that helps them channel their leadership through the lens of their migrant journey, so they can strengthen their sense of self and continue practicing agency as they make a positive impact on their Colorado communities. Karen and Tania discuss the challenges Tania has faced starting an organization as a person with numerous marginalized identities, including not having her experience and knowledge be trusted, not having the privilege of social capital, and creating a workplace where self-care is valued and a reality. They also dive into the challenges of creating a community-focused culture in a virtual world.
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Lina is BACK and kicks it off with a solo episode unpacking why she took a longer break than expected. What was supposed to be a 2 week break turned into a several month mental health journey unpacking childhood trauma surrounding the holidays, recognizing the signs of depression, seeing a psychiatrist, and ultimately starting the depression medication, Wellbutrin. Lina talks about how being a first-generation child of immigrants has impacted her when it comes to mental health and the fear, guilt, and shame surrounding medication. In this episode, Lina also discusses what she has in store for the first few episodes back and what she's looking forward to in Season 2.
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Jennifer Morton, author of Moving Up Without Losing Your Way, joins us to discuss how young adults’ identities change as they leave the nest and find new communities beyond their hometowns.
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When kids leave home, they embark on an entirely new adventure. New friends, mentors, classes and jobs can help them develop different perspectives and ideas. And while we want our kids to grow and change, it can be disorienting when they suddenly come home with a new hair color or completely different college major! It’s especially jolting when they seem to have new opinions and values beyond the ones you raised them with.
So how can we help teens stay connected to their roots, even after they leave the nest? It’s no easy task. When teens leave home for a totally new environment, they might not fit in right away…leading them to change their wardrobe, behavior and even their beliefs. For some, the approaching professional world might force them to conceal their real selves to get ahead. Every teen has an unpredictable journey to adulthood, and there’s bound to be some identity conflict as a result.
To help kids grow into successful adults without forgetting where they came from, we’re talking to Jennifer Morton, author of Moving Up Without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility. Jennifer has worked as a professor of philosophy everywhere from Penn state to the City College of New York–meaning she’s worked with students from all kinds of backgrounds. Over time, she began to notice that those from lower income households tended to struggle with the social and cultural expectations of college, inspiring her to think critically about how young adults change as they leave home.
In our interview, we’re defining the term “code-switching”, and how young adults often use this technique when they feel pressured to fit in. Plus, we’re discussing why entitlement can actually be a good thing, and how we can start having tough conversations with our teens about the real world while they’re still under our roof.
Code-Switching: What it is and Why it Matters
For teens being catapulted into higher education or the professional world, it can be hard to hang on to their identity! They might find themselves talking differently, dressing differently, hiding where they’re from or what their interests are. This process of purposely changing the way one presents themselves is called code-switching, says Jennifer. And although it can often be seen as inauthentic, she believes that this technique can actually be pretty useful.
When we’re trying to get ahead, we tweak things about ourselves, like wearing a nice suit to a meeting instead of our favorite jeans. But this doesn’t make us inauthentic, says Jennifer. It just means we know how to present ourselves in a way that prompts others to take us more seriously. When teens ditch their hometown slang for more professional language, they aren’t necessarily concealing their identity–just editing it for context!
However, if teens are constantly changing their personality to fit in, it can be hard to draw a line between what’s real and what’s manufactured, Jennifer says. To make sure teens aren’t overdoing it, she suggests prompting them to think about their core values before code-switching. If they feel that changing their hair or accent is disrespectful to their own culture or community, Jennifer encourages teens to refrain from doing so! Holding on to this sense of a core identity is one of the ways teens can stay in touch with their roots.
Entering the real world often means that teens have to start speaking up about what they want or need. For some, expressing their concerns is nothing new. For others, it’s a serious challenge. In our interview, Jennifer and I are discussing the idea of entitlement, and why socio-economic background tends to affect how entitled our kids can be.
Is Your Teen Entitled?
When Jennifer began working at a prestigious private university, she noticed that many of the students felt very comfortable speaking up in class or even coming to her office with concerns. When she compared this to her experience at the city college, she noticed that public school students from low income households behaved in the opposite way–nervous to raise their hand or confront authority. What Jennifer discovered was a difference in entitlement between individuals from different backgrounds.
As time went on, Jennifer began to see how a lack of entitlement can actually hurt students. Those who came from less-wealthy families didn’t feel empowered to take control of their own education…because they often grew up without the privileges of small class sizes or personal tutors. Jennifer realized that these students needed to gain a little more entitlement! Not so much entitlement that they behave rudely or expect the impossible, but enough so that they felt their voice matters within their own education.
So how can we help our teens develop a healthy sense of entitlement? Jennifer explains that within a school context, it can be beneficial to have kids create a relationship with the educator. If the teacher knows a teen isn’t always the most confident in class, they can keep an extra eye out for your teen’s hand when asking questions, says Jennifer. She also encourages parents to remind kids of all backgrounds that they’re allowed to speak up when they feel something isn’t right!
All of this real-world stuff can be a little overwhelming for teens taking their first steps into adulthood. In the episode, Jennifer and I discuss how you can start having conversations with your teen about impending adulthood so it doesn’t hit them like a brick!
Talking to Kids About the Future
When we’re helping kids plan a life for themselves, it can be easy to just emphasize the positive parts. We don’t want to freak them out too much, so we might gloss over the pains of searching for jobs or finding apartments. But Jennifer warns us against this! If we don’t prepare kids for the challenges they’ll face, they may think that they’re to blame for the difficulties they’re experiencing. Jennifer encourages us to have trust that our kids will be able to competently face life’s curveballs .
Teens are going to transform as they grow into adults, and even if it’s hard to watch, it’s not a bad thing, says Jennifer. Parents who try to stop kids from evolving will only drive a wedge between themselves and their kids, Jennifer explains. If parents can validate kids’ feelings and at least attempt to understand the choices teens are making for themselves, Jennifer believes parents can maintain a strong bond with their kids as they grow into adulthood.
Once kids do leave, they may come to you with complaints–they suddenly hate the roommate you always knew was bad news, or they can’t find a job with the arts degree they begged you to pay for. And while it’s tempting to just tell them “you’ll get over it” or “I told you so”, Jennifer recommends practicing a little empathy and patience. If we can support teens emotionally through all their growing pains, we can maintain a...
When kids leave home, they embark on an entirely new adventure. New friends, mentors, classes and jobs can help them develop different perspectives and ideas. And while we want our kids to grow and change, it can be disorienting when they suddenly come home with a new hair color or completely different college major! It’s especially jolting when they seem to have new opinions and values beyond the ones you raised them with.
So how can we help teens stay connected to their roots, even after they leave the nest? It’s no easy task. When teens leave home for a totally new environment, they might not fit in right away…leading them to change their wardrobe, behavior and even their beliefs. For some, the approaching professional world might force them to conceal their real selves to get ahead. Every teen has an unpredictable journey to adulthood, and there’s bound to be some identity conflict as a result.
To help kids grow into successful adults without forgetting where they came from, we’re talking to Jennifer Morton, author of Moving Up Without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility. Jennifer has worked as a professor of philosophy everywhere from Penn state to the City College of New York–meaning she’s worked with students from all kinds of backgrounds. Over time, she began to notice that those from lower income households tended to struggle with the social and cultural expectations of college, inspiring her to think critically about how young adults change as they leave home.
In our interview, we’re defining the term “code-switching”, and how young adults often use this technique when they feel pressured to fit in. Plus, we’re discussing why entitlement can actually be a good thing, and how we can start having tough conversations with our teens about the real world while they’re still under our roof.
On today's episode I had the great pleasure of having Annabel Garcia Torres. She is the creator and host of Latinx On The Rise and owner of On The Rise Media. She is my inspiration as a Latina creator and I had such an amazing time listening to her outside of her natural element.
Her madre's story begins in La Joya, Durango MX. Her journey continued on to Chicago where she worked various jobs from factory work to retail and ultimately owning her own store for quinceanera products. We discuss the distorted view of American saying immigrants steal jobs. The choices in jobs that immigrants are stealing can't definitely not be the same ones they are fighting for. She tells me an incredible story about the day her dad retired. The unknown resentment that sometimes comes with our parents field of work is usually never discussed. It not until we are faced with it that we truly see what our parents went through.
We dive into our individual stories on going to college. How our parents reacted to each scenario. We also discuss the growth that we saw in our parents as we pushed the boundaries of moving out to go to college. How did your parents react to you going away to college?
Jennifer was on her way to obtain a degree in Healthcare when she and her friend decided to work at a construction site to earn money for college. This was the decision that turned the course of her life around as she stayed committed to working in construction! Today, on the DACA Series we explore how as a DACA recipient, Jennifer has been able to break glass ceilings representing our undocumented community and women in an industry dominated by men!
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That's a wrap! We hope you learned a little something this series, I know we did! Karla and I recap the series, what hit and reflect on what we've taken away the past couple months. We talk about what we hope to implement while we head into the holidays, which can be so stressful and triggering for different reasons. Reminding us to be mindful of burnout and boundaries, to be present and to give with hearts not our wallets.
Thank you for listening! Wishing you success and health during your hustle season and that you master work life balance while grinding towards your goals.
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Megan speaks with Kavitha Davidson, sports and culture writer at The Athletic, about her first-generation experience and how she manages anxiety and depression. This episode discusses sexual assault from 36:30-42:55 and from 45:00-45:50. An attempted suicide is discussed from 41:00-42:52.
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Sometimes we set goals so big that we are too intimidated to even take the first step. We get comfortable with taking and making the same habits and saying yes to the same decisions that got us where we are now, uncomfortable, and overwhelmed.
Our brains don’t like the idea of big changes, which is why change can be so uncomfortable.
That is also why mastering your habits is the best way to reach your goals.
A slight change in your daily habits can guide your life to a very different destination. Start making choices that make you 1% better everyday rather than 1% worse.
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"It's important that you network with other leaders, directors - not necessarily just executives - so that they are advocating for you as well. It's not just a one of one, it's one of many conversations that you have to have to build that network and for others to also be able to envision how you can be part of that leadership team." - Ana Baskharone
Ana Baskharone is a Director in a large utilities company headquartered in Houston, Texas. After 30 years of working hard, Ana began to feel stuck in her career - so she hired a coach. That move, among others, helped her to land a new position when she began to advocate for herself and share her story as a leader. Ana talks about her Latina identity and her journey as a first generation college student to corporate director. She describes her love of golf and its parallels to life. She also shares her passion for early childhood education as a Board member of nonprofit, Collaborative for Children.
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Yesterday was Latina Equal Pay Day. Latinas will have to work all the way to October, 21, 2021 just to make as much as their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts made in 2020. Latinas make 57 cents on the dollar and it's not just about the money, it’s also about the opportunities we’re denied and the support systems needed to get us back into the workforce. We work until nearly 90 years old just to make the same amount that a white man earns by age 60. At this point it’s not a personal issue, but a national problem. Latinas have struggled to pay for basic necessities like rent and childcare over the last year and more than half of Latinas have less than $300 to fall back on.
In this episode Valery dives deep into conversation with Soledad from @wealthparatodos on how the Latina Equal Pay gap affects us every single day and how the gap grows more and more every second with no remediation in sight.
Rita-Soledad is a Queer Mexican-American former math teacher turned personal finance educator. She lives debt-free in Los Angeles with her 6-year-old non-binary child, 4-year-old son, and her Black Dominican-American husband. Soledad is currently studying to become a Certified Financial Planner so she can make sure her gente (BIPOC, women, and LGBTQ+ folk) have access to fiduciary financial guidance from someone who understands their struggles and dreams. Soledad currently offers financial literacy workshops and works individually with people who need a plan to obtain financial independence. You can find her on Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tok: @wealthparatodos
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