LatinX Can Dr. Jeniree Flores Delgado

Hola hola everyone... We just wanted to let you know we will be on a break for at least a few weeks. 

While we take this time off, please tune to listen to rebroadcasts of past episodes you may have not heard before. 

In the meantime, we will be working hard on the next season of Latinx Can Podcast, which will drop just in time to celebrate Latin Heritage Month!

Meet Dulce Orozco the Latina immigrant therapists who invites us to look at therapy as a preventive tool to take care of ourselves or to help us level up to the next challenge. 
Dulce is a resilient licensed mental health counselor   who embarked on an arduous path from Venezuela to the U.S. As an international student, Dulce faced challenges, triumphs, and a determination that shaped her into the remarkable therapist she is today. 
In this episode, we dive into: 
Growing up in Venezuela & her Journey to the U.S. The early life experiences that turned her into a courageous 17 year old who found a way to study, work, and make a life in the U.S.The International Student Struggle: Navigating cultural nuances, finding employment, and understanding that meritocracy isn’t always the key. Cultural Competence in Mental Health: The importance of working with therapists who understand your cultural background and how cultural competence fosters trust, empathy, and healing.Therapy as Prevention: View therapy not only as a reactive measure but also as a proactive tool for well-being in a safe and judgment-free space.Interviewing Potential Therapists: Learn the essential questions to ask when interviewing potential therapists to help you find the right fit for you.Affording Therapy: Demystifies the financial aspect of therapy. Whether through insurance, sliding scales, or community resources, learn practical tips on making therapy accessible.Leave a review: 


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Meet Giovanna “Gigi” Gonzalez, a financial educator and author of Cultura & Cash, a practical and jargon-free money guide to help first gen Latinx tackle their finances. 
Giovanna is a Mexican-American financial professional turned influencer and financial educator for first gen individuals looking to take control of their finances. She is a trailblazer who grew up straddling two worlds in a border town, with one foot in Mexico and the other in the US. “Gigi”. After a decade-long career in corporate America, Gigi amassed a large following online providing financial tips, and 3 years later, she published her first book: Cultura & Cash. 
Here is what we talked about: 
Bicultural Roots & motivators: Giovanna’s unique upbringing and how it shaped her money mindset, and the practical way her parents used to encourage her to pursue higher education. Community College Gateway: Accessing higher education via community college: The pros and cons.Harmful stereotypes in the Corporate world: Overcoming stereotypes in corporate environments where her passion was misinterpreted as anger.Financial Awakening: Despite doing everything ‘right,’ the struggle with living paycheck to paycheck prompted a deep dive into self-education on finances.Cultural Financial Literacy: Recognizing the need for a cultural perspective in financial education that takes into account the unique challenges of first gen individuals from collectivistic cultures.The ‘First Gen Five’ Method: The five pillars of financial education that can help you move the needle from financial chaos, to stability and even financial independence.   Leave a review: 


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Meet Claudia Romo Edelman, founder and CEO of the We Are All Human Foundation, an organization that aims to advance the agenda of DEI for Latinos around the world. 
Claudia shares her story of growing up in Mexico City thinking she could do the impossible because she was stronger than death. She talks about her early career in communications and how that introduced her to the humanitarian world, where her words could help a cause in need. She also talks about how she created the We Are All Human Foundation after the realization that she was a Latina after moving to the U.S., and the limitations and possibilities associated with that. 
In this episode we talked about: 
Believing in the Impossible: How overcoming a near-death experience as a child, helped her develop a mindset of resilience and optimism. 💫 World Changer: Working for global organizations such as the UN, UNICEF, and the World Economic Forum to make a positive impact on the world. 🌍 Latina Leader: Discovering her identity as a Latina and decided to use her voice and influence to advocate for the Hispanic community. 🗣️ We Are All Human: Founding a non-profit organization that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion for all people. 🙌 Getting our share of the pie: Addressing the main barriers preventing Latinos from getting our fair share: Lack of unity, distorted perceptions, and lack of representation. 🌟 Scarcity vs Abundance: Challenging the scarcity mindset that limits the potential of Latinos and switching to an abundance mindset that opens up new opportunities and possibilities. 🚀 "A La Latina": A platform to support other professional Latinas and provide them with inspiration, networks, and playbooks that can help us reach our goals in half the time. 💃  Leave a review: 
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Meet Cynthia Kleinbaum Milner, a Latina in the C-suite at the financial services company Money Lyon, who wants to help the next generation of Latinas get to the top in half the time. 
Cynthia shares her story of growing up in Mexico City with a supportive father who taught her the value of hard work. She talks about her journey of immigration to the US to pursue an MBA with the goal of becoming a better marketer, and how that journey turned into a rollercoaster that made her take a step back in her career before catapulting her into executive roles in corporate America. Once there, Cynthia met other Latinas hungry to learn how to craft their own career paths, which led her to co-create “A la Latina”, a podcast that equips the next generation of professional Latinas with the playbook to success being their authentic selves. 
In this episode we talked about: 
Financial Independence: How Cynthia pursued an MBA to take control of her future and career.Harvard Bound: How Cynthia applied to Harvard Business School and used her uniqueness as a strength.Stay in the Race: Cynthia’s #1 advice for all aspiring Latina professionals. 🏁Career Pivots: How Cynthia learned and grew from taking a step back in her career. 🚀A la Latina: Why Cynthia created a podcast to empower and inspire professional Latinas and address the barriers they face in the corporate world. 👊  Leave a review: 
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 Meet Dr. Jazmina Urriola the visionary Afrolatina behind Allayya, a mental health app that empowers the modern Latina to practice real self-care. 
Dr. Urriola is a native of Panama and joins us for the second time to share her experience starting a business from scratch, and the tips and tricks she has learned during her entrepreneurial career. Dr. Urriolla also shared the personal story that inspired her to learn more about self-care, and talks about how being an AfroLatina has added more complexity to her mental health journey. While in search of help, Dr. Uriiola didn’t see herself represented in the mental health apps available in the market, so she embarked in a journey to create a space that centers the needs of the modern Latina, providing tools and exercises created by mental health experts, because real self-case is evidence-based: 
 In this episode we talked about: 
🚀 Entrepreneurship journey: Starting her own business from scratch & the tips and tricks she has learned during her entrepreneurial journey💖 Self-care and identity: Understanding self-care and the relationship between identity and mental health🌺 Afro Latina experience: Identifying as an Afro Latina and the additional toll race has taken on Jazmina’s mental health🔬 Mysticism vs science: How most apps in the market today that cater to women are based on mysticism and not real science🌟 Latina-centered tool: Creating a tool that caters to Latinas, with content from experts and professionals in the mental health arena.
Learn more about Dr. Urriola’s experience by listening to episode 16 here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/765251/14243741

Learn more about Allayya here: https://www.allayya.com/