- The Imposter Syndrome Attached to the First Gen American Identity
Imposter syndrome can extend beyond our doubting our skills and achievements. Consider imposter syndrome as it relates to our first gen identity.
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13m - Jul 28, 2026 - "Lifing" Through This Lens: You Cannot Afford to Care
Friendly reminder: You cannot afford to care about what people think of you. Listen why.
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11m - Jul 21, 2026 - "Lifing" Through This Lens: Stop Proving Yourself6m - Jul 14, 2026
- Mom, Tell Me About Before (part 4)
Welcome to the mini-series finale! Throughout Immigrant Heritage Month, Roslyn and her mom, Emma, have explored identity, memories, and the stories that has shaped her mom's immigrant experience. In this episode, Emma imagines what her life would be like if she never immigrated.
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24m - Jul 7, 2026 - Mom, Tell Me About Before (part 3)
Happy Immigrant Heritage Month! This mini-series shares conversations between Roslyn and her mom to learn more about her immigrant experience.
In this episode, Roslyn's mom reflects on what "home" is to her and the complexities of language and accents.
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15m - Jun 30, 2026 - Bonus: Being African on Juneteenth
Happy Juneteenth! Where do first-gen black children of immigrants fit in this story? We don't. In this episode, Roslyn discusses Juneteenth, a day to celebrate freedom and reflect on identity deeply.
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8m - Jun 19, 2026 - Mom, Tell Me About Before (part 2)
Happy Immigrant Heritage Month! In this mini-series, Roslyn interviews her mom to learn more about her immigrant experience.
In this episode, Roslyn's mom reflects on what her dreams, hopes, and fears were for her children.
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21m - Jun 16, 2026 - Mom, Tell Me About Before (part 1)
Happy Immigrant Heritage Month! In this mini-series, Roslyn interviews her mom to learn more about her immigrant experience. In this episode, Roslyn's mom shares her memories from her first night in the US and compares her expectations to the reality of living in the US.
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22m - Jun 9, 2026 - Relationship Status with Time: It's Complicated
Roslyn reflects on her time management skills and growing out of CP time to learning to be responsible with the time God gave her.
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12m - Jun 2, 2026 - Different culture, familiar feeling
With Puerto Rico being another "POC land", Roslyn shares how visiting this island for the first time felt similar to her family's country in Côte d'Ivoire.
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11m - May 26, 2026 - Saudade: A First-Gen Feeling For Back Home Nostalgia
Roslyn relates her very first experience visiting back home in Côte d'Ivoire to the word saudade.
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9m - May 19, 2026 - Redefining the System with Fanny Tristan (part 2)
Fanny Tristran is a mother, daughter of Afro-Peruvian immigrants, and founder of Restority Space and Her Soul Supply! In this episode, we discuss single-hood and the systems in place outlining the trajectory of a "successful life." We explore what it looks like to dismantle that system.
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18m - May 12, 2026 - Redefining the System with Fanny Tristan (part 1)
Fanny Tristran is a mother, daughter of Afro-Peruvian immigrants, and founder of Restority Space! In this episode, she shares her journey of growing up as a first-born eldest daughter to becoming a trauma therapist.
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22m - May 5, 2026 - Growing Up Half, Becoming Whole: The Identity Crisis That Built a Celebrity Hairdresser (part 3)
In part 3, Jason shares stories on his fond memories and clients from the hair salon.
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19m - Apr 28, 2026 - Growing Up Half, Becoming Whole: The Identity Crisis That Built a Celebrity Hairdresser (part 2)
In part 2, Jason shares his perspective of looking past his ethnic identity and stepping into his prominent identity in the hair culture.
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25m - Apr 21, 2026 - Growing Up Half, Becoming Whole: The Identity Crisis That Built a Celebrity Hairdresser (part 1)
Jason, a Los Angeles/Beverly Hills-based celebrity hairdresser discusses his experiences interacting with the Latin community in San Diego being half-Honduran and half-white.
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Please excuse Roslyn's grammar error with saying Honduras instead of *Honduran.
19m - Apr 14, 2026 - Codeswitching: Our Natural Coping Mechanism
Code switching is a natural instinct for first generation Americans. Roslyn shares her experiences with code-switching and dives into the neuroscience of it.
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17m - Mar 31, 2026 - Navigating the In-Between Space with Tamas (part 3)
Tamas and Roslyn discuss their experiences with masking and code-switching.
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14m - Mar 24, 2026 - Navigating the In-Between Space with Tamas (part 2)
Have you ever wondered if friendship dynamics are different around the world? In this episode, Tamas compares his experience with US and European friendships.
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16m - Mar 17, 2026 - Navigating the In-Between Space with Tamas (part 1)
In this episode, Tamas shares his experience with his hyphenated identity as a Hungarian-American. Throughout his life, he moved back and forth between the US and Hungary and learned to navigate and accept his split identity.
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17m - Mar 10, 2026
