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E29- Dr. Pulliam Empowers First Gens and Women of Color to Embrace their Identities and Say NO MORE to Imposter Syndrome
At the Diary, we decided to take a deeper dive into imposter phenomenon with Dr. Nicole Pulliam, our previous guest turned co-host! She shares with us about her identity and how it can often times affect our lives...
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E28- Medina's Intersecting Identities & The Power of Therapy
Medina is an entrepreneur with not one but two amazing businesses! Medina Citi is a multi-media design haus and Equal Space is a co-working space that offers support to multi-cultural, LGBTQA, and women-own startups...
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E27- How Sara and Anyelina Battle Challenges with Identity
Dear First Gens, identity is a loaded and complicated topic, but hey, we have to talk about it! In this episode, Sara is joined by previous guest turned co-host, Anyelina Diaz to exchange stories of identities. They...
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E26 - Our 2022 Reflections - Updates & After Thoughts with Twists & Takeaways
Dear First Gens, You ever go back and read a page in your diary and realize there's more to say? Or perhaps your perspective on that reflection has changed? We started Season 5 with some deeply vulnerable 2022...
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E25 - Alondra Martinez: La Primera, Pero No La Ultima Pionera; First, But Not the Last Trailblazer
Dear First Gens,
From her personal milestones to navigating the challenges of being a first-gen student, Alondra shares her journey with honesty and resilience. 🌟 Join us as we dive into Alondra's inspiring story on...
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E24 - Anyelina Diaz's Journey & How She Leans into the First Gen Community
Dear First Gens,We're thrilled to introduce you to another phenomenal first-gen trailblazer who has navigated a juicy journey throughout her career in higher education. Meet Anyelina, better known as Angie Diaz, a...
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E23 - Christina's Courage to Challenge Culture & Live Out the First Gen Dream in the Big Apple
Dear First Gens,
As first gens, we often feel like the pressure of making our family's sacrifices worthwhile. That can sometimes lead to pursuing life and career paths to fulfill their dreams, not ours. In this...
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E22 - From Not Considering College to PhD, Nicole Shares Her Journey to Feeling "Real and Worthy"
Dear First Gens,
If you've ever experienced "Imposter Syndrome" you DO NOT want to miss this episode! Dr. Nicole Pulliam offers a mind blowing reframe that will change how you experience that feeling of "not enough"...
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E21 - Michelle Shares How She Transitioned From Social Worker to Organizer Extraordinaire!
Dear First Gens, We are so excited to share with you all the story of Sara's first supervisor in Social Work and now dear friend. Michelle shares with us how after almost 20 years in Social Work, she decided to pursue...
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E20 - Andy's Path to Presidency of NJCU
Dear First Gens, What do you do when you've checked all the boxes to make your parents proud, reached high levels of achievement early into your dream career, and yet find yourself wanting something different? Our...
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E19 - Sara Chooses to Take a Leap for Herself and Shares how She's Navigating her Family's Reactions
Dear First Gens, For most of our lives, we make life choices with direction, guidance and approval of our family. So what happens when you decide to start living for YOU? Find out what led Sara to take a leap and how...
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E18 - Anyelis Shares from the 2022 Scars - How She Rose from the Low Lows & Many Transitions
Dear First Gens, Welcome to Season 5! In the spirit of vulnerability and sharing from a place of healing, this season we're bringing you reflections of a point in time. Think of it as opening up a diary to a previous...
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