The 1st Gen Collective

Vanessa Bellin
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The 1st Gen Collective

  1. 10/14/2022

    Season 2 Episode 5: Jose Loren

    In this episode, we'll get to know my friend, Jose Loren.  A first gen Bronx native with a passion for community work and an amazing family story.   We talk about loss during covid, his passion to help others, and the importance of cultivating belonging in our LatinX Community.

    1h 17m

  2. 10/06/2022

    Season 2 Episode 4: PT2 Perez the Advisor

    Part 2: From him humble origins in Salinas, California, Benjamin, also known as Perez the Advisor, has taken everything he has learned as a First Gen and now as a new father, and is focused on cultivating a space for all LatinX folks to feel seen and heard.  Part 1 of this episode, we talk about his upbringing and his experience in college.

    53 min

  3. 09/29/2022

    Season 2 Episode 4: PT1 Perez the Advisor

    From him humble origins in Salinas, California, Benjamin, also known as Perez the Advisor, has taken everything he has learned as a First Gen and now as a new father, and is focused on cultivating a space for all LatinX folks to feel seen and heard.  Part 1 of this episode, we talk about his upbringing and his experience in college.

    46 min

  4. 06/24/2022

    Season 2 Episode 3: Odalys Garcia

    I spend time on this episode with Odalys Garcia.  We celebrate our Honduras roots, talk about her upbringing in Southern California, and her passion project Hella Latin Podcast.

    1h 12m

  5. 05/16/2022

    Season 2 Episode 2: Stephanie Cepero

    In this episode, get to know Stephanie Cepero.  She is a First Gen Cuban and Miami native with an amazing story to share on her humble upbringings, her family’s escape from Cuba to America, and how she has navigated her career into Fin Tech and beyond!

    1h 5m

  6. 03/27/2022

    Season 2 Episode 1: Dr Hortencia

    In this Season 2 premiere, I sit down with the legendary Doctora Hortencia who tells us her story of immigrating to the United States as a little girl, leaving her entire family behind in a small town in Mexico, and takes us into present day.  She is an accomplished Ph.D in Sociology and is a certified Health Coach.  She has a passion for dismantling toxic diet cultures within our LatinX communities and is determined to dismantle it from a social and racial justice framework and help us all heal our relationships with food.  We are so lucky to have her!

    1h 3m

  7. 12/16/2021

    Episode 8: Dr. Lisette Sanchez

    In the season 1 finale, we talk to Dr. Lisette Sanchez, a trailblazer in the mental health realms with a mission to destigmatize therapy and mental health in BIPOC communities. She is part of the 1st Gen Collective and brings us home in episode 8.

    1h 4m

  8. 10/21/2021

    Episode 7: Kristoffer Doura

    Kris is a First Gen Haitian American.  He shares his story on adversity, resilience, pursuing his dream of playing for the NFL and how that almost cost him his life.  He shares his core values as a First Gen and what he did with his second chance of life!  His energy and joy is infectious!

    58 min
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The 1st Gen Collective

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  • Creator
    Vanessa Bellin
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 The 1st Gen Collective
  • Show Website
    The 1st Gen Collective