First Gen Healing and Awakening

Hola! In this episode I was joined by Isela Gutierrez, a latina intuitive guide and certified Reiki Master. Isela shares with us her journey from growing up as a highly sensitive child who felt misunderstood to exploring spirituality through meditation, Reiki, and unexpected experiences. We also talk about how homeschooling her children has become an unexpected part of her own healing.

Let us know what resonates from this episode and what question you would have liked me to ask her!?!

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Get to Know Today's Guest: As an intuitive guide and certified Reiki Master, I have walked a deeply personal path of spiritual awakening. My journey has been shaped by extraordinary experiences from out of body moments, seeing orbs, and vivid, high energy dreams to channeling spirits and moving through the loss and spiritual passing of my dad.

By turning the pain of past toxic relationships into personal strength, I have learned how to heal and grow through life's hard lessons. I am actively finding new ways to express myself, use my voice to motivate others, and guide people on their own unique paths toward healing, strength, and inner light. 

Follow her on TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@isela.lzm7

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This isn't just a podcast, it's an ecosystem for first gens like you glitching between who you've always been and who you're becoming: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/firstgenhealing⁠⁠⁠

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Chapters03:00 Growing Up an Empath & Feeling Misunderstood15:35 Exploring Faith & Questioning Religion27:17 When Physical Healing Leads to Energy Work33:54 Reiki, Motherhood & Raising Sensitive Children45:37 Rethinking Death, Energy & the Afterlife54:54 Healing Through Homeschooling & Conscious Parenting57:18 Mindful Tools, Lessons & Resources

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#SpiritualAwakening #FirstGenHealing #HealingJourney #Empath #EnergyHealing #ReikiHealing #SpiritualJourney #InnerChildHealing #HighlySensitivePerson #SpiritualGrowth #OutOfBodyExperience #AstralProjection #ConsciousParenting #Homeschooling #GenerationalHealing #FirstGenerationLatina #LatinaPodcast #SelfDiscovery #Spirituality #BreakingGenerationalCycles #Mindfulness #Meditation #IntuitiveHealing #ReligiousDeconstruction #AuthenticLiving

So excited to share this special episode with you because I am bringing back previous guests that have become close amigos to have a conversation about the unexpected side that comes with 'being the good First Gen' you were raised to be.

I think there were soooo many things we could have talked about and I truly believe having convos like these in community is so powerful.

Let us know what shadows of success you have experienced as fellow first gens, les mandamos un abrazo!

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Get to Know Adri: Adriana “Adri” Rodriguez (she/ella) is a queer Salvadoran immigrant, Generational Healing Specialist, and licensed psychotherapist based in California. She came to the U.S. at 16 after a 10 year separation from her parents, an experience that deeply shapes her work with first gen folks, adult children of immigrants, and queer and Latinx communities.

Adri helps people move from survival mode into self trust, boundaries, and relationships that feel like home. She is the host of the podcast Entre Tías y Amiguis, where she shares stories on generational healing, chosen family, and the courage to break cycles, and she brings that same tía energy to her therapy, teaching, and community spaces.

Adri's Services & Socials :

Website: ⁠wellnesswithadri.com⁠ and ⁠www.adrianarodrigueztherapy.com⁠

Podcast: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/entre-t%C3%ADas-y-amiguis-with-adri-rodriguez/id1768672776 ⁠

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adri_rodriguezwellness/

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Get to Know Michael:  Michael Lemus (He/Him/His) is the Founder and CEO of Reclaiming Your Happiness with Lemus LLC, a dynamic platform dedicated to uplifting voices, reclaiming joy, and helping people align with their truest goals and values.

As a proud bisexual Latino and first-generation college graduate, Michael leads with lived experience, bringing raw honesty and deep heart into every conversation, workshop, and piece of content. His work lives at the intersection of civic engagement, LGBTQ+ empowerment, first-gen narratives, healing, spirituality, and using content creation as a powerful tool for liberation. Michael is also the visionary behind Scholars of Color, a movement that celebrates and elevates the brilliance of scholars of color, carving out space where their voices aren’t just heard, but centered.

With a Bachelor’s in Psychology, a Master’s in Higher Education, and an unshakable mission to help others rise. Michael invites us all to live with joy, self-awareness, and unapologetic purpose!

Michael’s Services & Socials: 

TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@arisewithlemus⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/arisewithlemus/⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.reclaimingyourhappinesswithlemus.com/⁠⁠

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This isn't just a podcast, it's an ecosystem for first gens like you glitching between who you've always been and who you're becoming: https://linktr.ee/firstgenhealing⁠

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#first-gen-success #first-generation-healing #imposter-syndrome #family-expectations #cultural-identity #generational-trauma #external-validation #redefining-success #hustle-culture #soft-life #work-life-balance #boundaries #jealousy #family-dynamics #immigrant-experience #financial-trauma #alignment #self-worth #healing-journey

Hola! In this Part two I was joined by Dayhana A. Ray, a latina licensed therapist and coach. We explored inner child healing, reparenting, and radical self-love. As first gens, many of us had to grow up quickly and learned to be responsible for so much at a young age. But what does it look like to reconnect with our younger selves and give ourselves the love, freedom, and permission to play that we may not have experienced growing up?

Let us know what resonates from this episode and what question you would have liked me to ask her!?!

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Get to Know Today's Guest: Dayhana A. Ray is a licensed therapist, radical self-love coach, writer, and speaker devoted to helping women stop abandoning themselves and start living from self-trust, compassion, and choice. Her work sits at the intersection of mental health, self-trust, and liberation. Centering eldest daughters, caretakers, and high achieving women who learned to survive early and are now ready to unlearn perfectionism, people pleasing, and self-doubt. 

⁠⁠⁠For Coaching & Newsletter ⁠www.dayhana.com⁠ 

For Therapy in North Carolina⁠ www.raysoflightwellness.com⁠ 

⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@dayhana.baez⁠

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This isn't just a podcast, it's an ecosystem for first gens like you glitching between who you've always been and who you're becoming: ⁠https://linktr.ee/firstgenhealing⁠

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Chapters

03:30 The significance of inner child healing for first-generation individuals

04:46 Reparenting as giving yourself what your childhood lacked

06:19 The importance of curiosity and play in inner child work

22:13 The impact of societal conditioning on self-expression

27:02 Reparenting with compassion and breaking cycles of self-judgment

30:34 Small decisions to build self-trust and self-love

39:19 Reflective journal prompt for inner child healing

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#innerchild #selflove #reparenting #firstgeneration #healing #selfcare #emotionalwellness #selfdiscovery #personalgrowth

This isn't just a podcast, it's an ecosystem for first gens like you glitching between who you've always been and who you're becoming: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/firstgenhealing⁠⁠

Hola! In this episode I was joined by Dayhana A. Ray, a latina licensed therapist and coach. When something is off and you've learned to adapt to whatever comes your way ... it can be hard to gauge when enough is enough ... that is what we talk about in this episode and I am sure that not only will you find it helpful but also that you will fall in love with Dayhana's energyyyy!

Let us know what resonates from this episode and what question you would have liked me to ask her!?!

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Get to Know Today's Guest: Dayhana A. Ray is a licensed therapist, radical self-love coach, writer, and speaker devoted to helping women stop abandoning themselves and start living from self-trust, compassion, and choice. Her work sits at the intersection of mental health, self-trust, and liberation. Centering eldest daughters, caretakers, and high achieving women who learned to survive early and are now ready to unlearn perfectionism, people pleasing, and self-doubt. 

⁠For Coaching & Newsletterwww.dayhana.com 

For Therapy in North Carolinawww.raysoflightwellness.com 

https://www.tiktok.com/@dayhana.baez

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This isn't just a podcast, it's an ecosystem for first gens like you glitching between who you've always been and who you're becoming: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/firstgenhealing⁠⁠

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Chapters

03:41 Grounding techniques: space awareness and sensory tools

15:47 Understanding systems of oppression and decolonizing practices

29:04 Practicing radical self-love and worthiness

32:49 Embracing change and the nervous system response

44:00 Ending toxic relationships and honoring your boundaries

01:00:04 Finding joy and curiosity in a system not built for us

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#selflove #healing #culturalidentity #decolonization #empowerment #mentalhealth #spirituality #authenticity #therapy #personalgrowth

This isn't just a podcast, it's an ecosystem for first gens like you glitching between who you've always been and who you're becoming: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/firstgenhealing⁠⁠

Hola! In this episode I was joined by Colette Ghunim, a FirstGen Mexican Palestinian filmmaker. This part 2 is about somatic healing, a layer of healing we often oversee.

Let us know what resonates from this episode and what question you would have liked me to ask her!

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Get to Know Today's Guest: As a documentary filmmaker and nonprofit co-founder, Colette Ghunim’s soul purpose is to use the power of film and storytelling for those oppressed around the world to be seen, to be heard, and to heal. Her first documentary, The People’s Girls (2016), received over 2 million views and won Best Short Documentary at the Arab Film Festival.

Traces of Home, her first feature-length film, documents her inner quest to find home through unearthing her parent’s forced migrations from Mexico and Palestine. The film, in distribution with Watermelon Pictures and supported by the Sundance Institute, is currently on the festival circuit and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best U.S. Documentary at DOC NYC. Colette is a 2023 Obama Leader and has been highlighted on international outlets such as Huffington Post, Al Jazeera, Univision, and TEDx. 

⁠⁠www.tracesofhome.com⁠

⁠@traceshome⁠⁠@cocos.sanctuary⁠

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This isn't just a podcast, it's an ecosystem for first gens like you glitching between who you've always been and who you're becoming: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/firstgenhealing⁠⁠

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Chapters

00:00 The Power of Somatics in Healing

04:57 Transformational Experiences in Somatic Bodywork

10:28 Connecting with Spirit Through Somatics

16:44 Building Community and Collective Healing

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#SomaticHealing #TraumaRecovery #IntergenerationalTrauma #BodyWisdom #HealingPractices #EmotionalRelease #SpiritualConnection #CollectiveHealing #SomaticCoaching #Bodywork

Hola! In this episode I was joined by Colette Ghunim, a FirstGen Mexican Palestinian filmmaker. Join us as she shares the different layers that unfolded as she set out to understand her parents' roots and started to reflect on her own. So grateful to have had the opportunity to speak with someone who is doing such amazing work not only through her film but also within her community!

Let us know what resonates from this episode and what question you would have liked me to ask her!

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Get to Know Today's Guest: As a documentary filmmaker and nonprofit co-founder, Colette Ghunim’s soul purpose is to use the power of film and storytelling for those oppressed around the world to be seen, to be heard, and to heal. Her first documentary, The People’s Girls (2016), received over 2 million views and won Best Short Documentary at the Arab Film Festival.

Traces of Home, her first feature-length film, documents her inner quest to find home through unearthing her parent’s forced migrations from Mexico and Palestine. The film, in distribution with Watermelon Pictures and supported by the Sundance Institute, is currently on the festival circuit and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best U.S. Documentary at DOC NYC. Colette is a 2023 Obama Leader and has been highlighted on international outlets such as Huffington Post, Al Jazeera, Univision, and TEDx. 

⁠www.tracesofhome.com

@traceshome
@cocos.sanctuary

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This isn't just a podcast, it's an ecosystem for first gens like you glitching between who you've always been and who you're becoming: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/firstgenhealing⁠⁠

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Chapters

02:20 Cultural Disconnection and Identity Awakening

18:15 Unlocking Identity and Cultural Roots

21:12 The Burden of Belonging

25:14 Healing Through Cultural Connections

31:32 Language as a Bridge to Understanding

35:20 Documentary as a Tool for Storytelling

40:14 Finding Home Within

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#Identity #Healing #Documentary #CulturalRoots #IntergenerationalTrauma #SelfLove #Community #FirstGen #Palestine #Mexico

Hola! In this episode I was joined by Esmeralda Garibay, a Latina Holistic Healing Guide for a part 2 and this topic is juicy and applies to us all so ponganse las pilas and listen up!!

Comment what resonates from this episode and what question you would have liked me to ask her!

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Get to Know Today's Guest: I am a Holistic Healing Guide certified in facilitating healing circles, with a specialization in womb healing. As a first-generation Latina, my work is deeply rooted in ancestral wisdom, embodied spirituality, and the resilience passed down through my lineage. My own journey with chronic illness became the doorway to my spiritual awakening and healing path.

When conventional medicine could not offer deeper answers, I was called inward to listen to my body, my spirit, and the unseen layers of healing beyond science alone. Through this process, I learned how to alchemize pain into wisdom and reconnect with the innate intelligence of the body. Today, I hold sacred space for those seeking healing beyond the limitations of traditional systems. I weave together ritual, energy work, ancestral remembrance, and intuitive guidance infusing everything I do with intention, reverence, and a touch of magic. My mission is to support others in remembering their own power, reconnecting with their womb wisdom, and reclaiming wholeness on their own terms.

⁠Website with General Information ⁠

Tiktok - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@_divinacollective_?_r=1&_t=ZT-93dRTYdvWcn ⁠

Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/_divinacollective_/ ⁠

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This isn't just a podcast, it's an ecosystem for first gens like you glitching between who you've always been and who you're becoming: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/firstgenhealing⁠⁠

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Chapters

04:01 The Burden of Expectations on First-Gens

07:46 Chronic Illness and the Need to Slow Down

17:36 Learning to Ask for Help

20:26 Rewiring Family Dynamics and Personal Boundaries

28:19 The Connection Between Trauma and Physical Health

33:41 Integrating Medical and Holistic Approaches

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#ChronicIllness
#Healing
#FirstGeneration
#FeminineEnergy
#EnergyWork
#SelfCare
#GenerationalCycles
#EmotionalHealth
#SpiritualHealing
#Autoimmune

My goal with the podcast episodes is always to yes, highlight the struggle pero also the light, the hope, the possibility... When the Aliento team first reached out l I thought ... I want to make sure this episode doesn't just speak on what is making this experience difficult for our community with DACA but also resources ... and I am grateful to Ileana and the Aliento team for coming onto the podcast but also the important resources they provide to our community and the work that they do!!

Let us know what has helped you get through these times in the comments.

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Get to Know Today's Guest: Ileana Salinas is a mental health advocate, and singer-songwriter originally from Mexico City. She migrated to Phoenix, Arizona at 15, where she became active in immigrant justice efforts as a student at Arizona State University. Since earning her degree in Psychology, Ileana has supported advocacy for the DREAM Act and DACA, and led grassroots efforts in Arizona and Texas.Her work blends community healing, education, and the arts.

As the first Art & Healing Program Collaborator at Aliento, she helped shape bilingual programming for immigrant children, youth, and families. Inspired by her role as a singer at vigils and protests, she studied music at PVCC and ASU, exploring its therapeutic impact.

Currently the Cultiva Program Manager at Aliento, Ileana leads a team of 15+ facilitators, expanding arts and healing programming to schools across Arizona. She is passionate about using the arts to promote mental wellness in the community.

http://alientoaz.org/resources

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This isn't just a podcast, it's an ecosystem for first gens like you glitching between who you've always been and who you're becoming: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/firstgenhealing⁠⁠

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Aliento and Its Mission

05:52 The Impact of DACA on Mental Health

09:01 Navigating Uncertainty and Anxiety

11:46 The Evolution of DACA and Its Implications

18:07 Tools for Coping and Self-Management

20:54 Finding Hope and Possibilities

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#DACA #MentalHealth #ImmigrantSupport #CommunityResilience #Hope #SystemicChallenges #Advocacy #SelfCare #Empowerment