Meet Caiden, or "CJ," as they are called among their friends. They live in Ohio, but lets look past that minor detail as their story begins the moment they came out. Meet Caiden, or "CJ," as they are called among their friends. They live in Ohio, but lets look past that minor detail as their story begins the moment they came out. I'm using such pronouns because Caiden is a 24-year-old, trans non-binary person. In conversation with Caiden, we speak about how diversity does not always mean race, how we are ALL transitioning, and how this conversation teaches us the importance of "us and them." This… is Caiden's story.

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Meet McKenna Garvey. She lives in Wisconsin and has a message to share with you: shit gets better. What gets better? Meet McKenna Garvey. She lives in Wisconsin and has a message to share with you: shit gets better. What gets better? Well, life. I want to take a moment to pause with all of you and to ask yourself: how am I today? Answer that honestly and then clear your mind for the next couple of minutes in your day to listen to McKenna. In my conversation with her, she shares with me her battle with wanting to feel alive and the fact she never had any resources available at her high school to help her understand what was going on inside her brain, which eventually led to surviving depression with finding the cure overseas and being body positive.

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Lauren lives in Miami, Florida, but has always lived a life of "emotional awareness." Some of you listening might wonder, "I'm emotionally aware." Lauren lives in Miami, Florida, but has always lived a life of "emotional awareness." Some of you listening might wonder, "I'm emotionally aware. What is Barbie talking about?" In my conversation with Lauren, we talk about this generation, which we call the "therapy generation" where we're all started to feel more comfortable discussing mental health but are we really seeing a benefit? We all talk about how damn hard it's become to make friends in this age, outside of spaces like college, and how novelas have given her "single girl superpowers." This… is Lauren's story.

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Meet Eduardo, or Edu for short. He lives in London but he's never lived in a place for more than 4 years in his whole life. Meet Eduardo, or Edu for short. He lives in London but he's never lived in a place for more than 4 years in his whole life. Why, you may ask? That was the way he grew up. Many people may think that's insane but to him that was his normal reality. No, his parents are not diplomats. In my conversation with Edu, I speak with him about his upbringing, global intersectionality, and how identity politics is a killer to society. This, is Eduardo's story.

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Meet Macielle. She lives in Miami, Fl but the magic city has not been all fun and no play. Meet Macielle. She lives in Miami, Fl but the magic city has not been all fun and no play. For the past 7 years, Macielle had to grow up when she decided to move out from her mom's house. She had to grow up into the world. A world that many of us have or are learning to survive in post-college life, if you went down that path. It's this world we hear too often, "adulting." I speak with Macielle about the growing pains of life, growing up Latina in the U.S., and expectations from others.

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Meet Victoria Leandra. She lives in New York City, but her story begins in Puerto Rico when her small island dreams to live in the big apple became a reality. Meet Victoria Leandra. She lives in New York City, but her story begins in Puerto Rico when her small island dreams to live in the big apple became a reality. Five years later, Victoria is a 22-years-old, established journalist and content creator in the city that she calls home. Along the way, she's faced a set of obstacles that many of us in this digital world we live in has taught us the inauthentic reality we're surrounded by every day. I speak with Victoria about her move, building your tribe, and the value of financial independence in your 20's.

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Meet Elisa Martinez-Pascual. She lives in Madrid, Spain but her story is relatable to you and I. Well, I speak to all of you, creatives, listening. Meet Elisa Martinez-Pascual. She lives in Madrid, Spain but her story is relatable to you and I. Well, I speak to all of you, creatives, listening. She currently works at a start-up company but has always had a creative side. When I met Elisa in 2016, it was clear to me what her gift was that needed to be shared with the world. In my conversation with her, we talk about repressing your creative side, the fire that's buried inside all of us, and seeing quitting as a victory.

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Meet Dani Yukopila. She lives in Orlando, Florida and has a story that some of us have lived, many of us have heard. Meet Dani Yukopila. She lives in Orlando, Florida and has a story that some of us have lived, many of us have heard. Her story begins in Gainesville, 2015. She was getting mentally prepared for her study abroad program in the Netherlands, which, at the time, was perfect because of someone she met. I speak with Dani about how this experience has shaped her into the woman she is today and she wants you to take away.

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Meet Intisar Seraaj. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia and has worked in established companies like CNN and NPR where she is now moving onto a new chapter in her career... Meet Intisar Seraaj. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia and has worked in established companies like CNN and NPR where she is now moving onto a new chapter in her career as a creative. Now, let's not mistake Intisar as a small town southerner. Her sights are looking at the bigger picture of what the world has to offer all of us. I talk with Intisar about her year of freedom, what is this talk of remote work, and how the interview process is a confidence killer.

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Meet Gabriela "Gabi" Millian. She lives in the Los Angeles, California area working as a local reporter in a Top 10 market but is from... everywhere. Meet Gabriela "Gabi" Millian. She lives in the Los Angeles, California area working as a local reporter in a Top 10 market but is from… everywhere. Before the age of 18, coming from a military family, she moved a total of 6 times. I talk with Gabi about cutting toxic family, how she manifested her reality today a year prior and acknowledging the failures in your life as moments of gratitude.

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