Grad School Femtoring: Inclusive Grad School Stories, Personal Development, and Productivity Tips for First-Gen BIPOCs

In this episode, Dra. Yvette shares her three favorite strategies that have helped her not just meet but consistently exceed her personal and academic goals. These strategies are applicable to daily, weekly, and long-term goals and are part of the tips she'll be sharing in her new Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit and her weekly email newsletter.

Sign up for my free email newsletter to learn more about grad school, sustainable productivity, and personal development

Get my free 15-page Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit 

*The Grad School Femtoring Podcast is for educational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for therapy or other professional services.*

Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gradschoolfemtoring/message

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tune in to learn more about the Grad School Femtoring Support Group. In this episode, Dra. Yvette discusses what the support group is, who it’s intended for, what topics she’ll be covering in the group each week, and answers some frequently asked questions. If you are considering joining the support group and want more information, then listen to this episode. Don’t wait to join, sign ups close in one week, on October 27, and there are limited spots available!   

Sign up for my free email newsletter to learn more about grad school, sustainable productivity, and personal development

Get my free 15-page Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit 

*The Grad School Femtoring Podcast is for educational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for therapy or other professional services.*

Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gradschoolfemtoring/message

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this podcast episode we have a returning guest, Emeline Beltran, who shares her experience working for Cal State LA’s Dreamer’s Resource Center. She discusses what she’s learned as an ally and resource for undocumented students as well as the cultural humility and lessons she’s gaining in the process. Emeline Beltran is a second-year graduate student at Cal State LA. She is studying Communication Studies with an emphasis in Intercultural Communication. Emeline was previously on the Grad School Femtoring podcast  in Episode 70, where she talked about “Being a Grad Student with a Disability.” Today, Emeline has returned to share about her role as the Programming Assistant at Cal State LA's Dreamers Resource Center. She is a US-born daughter of Filipino immigrants, and her Filipina-American identity inspired her to work with diverse communities and specialize her master's degree in Intercultural Communications.   

To learn more, check out these resources:

Hispanic Scholarship Fund 

The East Los Angeles Community Union (TELACU) 

Toyota/TELACU Scholarship

P.D. Soros Fellowship

Immigrant Rising Undergraduate Scholarships

Immigrants Rising Graduate Scholarships

Immigrants Rising External Scholarship Databases 

MALDEF  

EDUMED    

Check out these other links to support this podcast: 

Sign up for my free email newsletter to learn more about grad school, sustainable productivity, and personal development

Get my free 15-page Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit 

*The Grad School Femtoring Podcast is for educational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for therapy or other professional services.*

Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gradschoolfemtoring/message

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Have you ever wondered why a PhD program takes so long to finish? Ever wondered why grad students tend to dislike it when you ask them when they’ll finish their program? Well, in this episode, Dra. Yvette discusses ten reasons why your PhD program may take longer to finish than you anticipated. She also mentions things you can do to help minimize delays in your own grad school timeline. 

Sign up for my free email newsletter to learn more about grad school, sustainable productivity, and personal development

Get my free 15-page Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit 

*The Grad School Femtoring Podcast is for educational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for therapy or other professional services.*

Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gradschoolfemtoring/message

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If you’ve ever found yourself with a project to do and feeling stuck, then you might resonate with this episode where Dra. Yvette shares her experience getting stuck this week as well as the strategies she implements to help her get unstuck. Whether you’re writing a paper, thesis, dissertation, or navigating a big life transition, sometimes we get stuck and need to learn or remind ourselves of ways to get unstuck. Tune in to learn more! 

Sign up for my free email newsletter to learn more about grad school, sustainable productivity, and personal development

Get my free 15-page Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit 

*The Grad School Femtoring Podcast is for educational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for therapy or other professional services.*

Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gradschoolfemtoring/message

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, Dra. Yvette discusses the topic of "selling yourself" and why it can be so hard for first-gen students of color to learn to highlight their strengths. She also shares some strategies to help you identify and share your strengths in application essays.

Sign up for my free email newsletter to learn more about grad school, sustainable productivity, and personal development

Get my free 15-page Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit 

*The Grad School Femtoring Podcast is for educational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for therapy or other professional services.*

Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gradschoolfemtoring/message

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, we have a special guest, Dr. Gina Vanegas, who speaks to us about her experience navigating burnout as an immigrant student. She discusses the added labor that immigrant students face when getting an education, the strengths that we first-gen students bring with us to new settings, how to identify signs of burnout, and what to do so that it doesn’t lead to trauma.

Dr. Gina Vanegas, M.Ed., Ph.D., is a Latinx Bilingual Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow, Qualitative Researcher and experienced speaker. She immigrated from Colombia at 16 years old and became the first person in her family to receive a Ph.D. She is passionate about contributing to the self-empowerment of underrepresented communities by sharing her training in the area of social justice and psychology, and by engaging in advocacy efforts to deconstruct systemic barriers.

Sign up for my free email newsletter to learn more about grad school, sustainable productivity, and personal development

Get my free 15-page Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit 

*The Grad School Femtoring Podcast is for educational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for therapy or other professional services.*

Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gradschoolfemtoring/message

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, Dra. Yvette discusses the topic of saying no—when should you say no, how can you say no, and strategies to help you make a decision and remain firm with it. Tune in to learn more!

Sign up for my free email newsletter to learn more about grad school, sustainable productivity, and personal development

Get my free 15-page Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit 

*The Grad School Femtoring Podcast is for educational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for therapy or other professional services.*

Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gradschoolfemtoring/message

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, we have a special guest who speaks to us about his experience navigating talking to his first-gen parents about grad school. We discussed what it's like having many conversations with our low-income immigrant parents about what graduate school is, what we study, what we do, our future careers, our finances, and much more! Bryant Pahl is a first-generation Ph.D. student at UC Irvine where he is studying Earth System Science. Going into his second year, his research focuses on paleoclimate. Bryant graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Earth Science and is a McNair alum. He plans to complete his Ph.D. and pursue a career in academia where he hopes to mentor students from all backgrounds who are interested in learning more about the earth system.

Sign up for my free email newsletter to learn more about grad school, sustainable productivity, and personal development

Get my free 15-page Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit 

*The Grad School Femtoring Podcast is for educational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for therapy or other professional services.*

Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gradschoolfemtoring/message

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, Dra. Yvette shares some insights on the similarities and differences in forms of culture shock that a first-gen student may experience in undergrad versus in graduate school. If you're a first-gen student starting grad school or hope to attend graduate school, tune in to learn more.

Sign up for my free email newsletter to learn more about grad school, sustainable productivity, and personal development

Get my free 15-page Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit 

*The Grad School Femtoring Podcast is for educational purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for therapy or other professional services.*

Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gradschoolfemtoring/message

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.