Identity-n-Me

Episode 33: ADHD-n-Me

Stena — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:33:00 +0000

The featured guest in this episode is Jasmine Irvin who joins me to discuss how ADHD and anxiety ran interference in her life early on and how the discovery of those conditions has set the stage for her to thrive.

Episode 32: Puerto Rican-n-Me, Part 2

Stena — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:17:18 +0000

This is the second part of my conversation with Gio Belen who talks about the barriers that kept her from pursuing a college degree and excelling academically. The first part of our discussion focused on her ethnic identity. This one explores the intersection of class, ethnicity, and generation.

Episode 31: Puerto Rican-n-Me, Part 1

Stena — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:24:33 +0000

The featured guest in this episode is Gio Belen who is a first-generation college graduate and a Puerto Rican who joins me to discuss her perspective about being a Latina and one who transcended a tough life.

Episode 30: Mexican American-n-Me, Part 2

Stena — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:00:18 +0000

This is part two of my conversation with Jorge Hernandez who discusses how he has experienced hierarchies in the Mexican community. We also talk about how he found his way to the field of admissions as a result of his experiences as a first generation student of color.

Episode 29: Mexican American-n-Me, Part 1

Stena — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:22:57 +0000

The featured guest in this episode is Jorge Hernandez who joins me to discuss his experience as a first-generation, Mexican-American growing up in Inglewood, California. This is the first segment of a three-part episode that covers the breadth of the aforementioned identities.

Episode 28: Haitian American Woman-n-Me

Stena — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:59:27 +0000

The featured guest in this episode is Sabine Dupoux who joins me to discuss her experience as an unhoused single mother living in a shelter, along with her meteoric rise from being a community college student to an administrator. Note: While the guest identifies as a Haitian American woman, the conversation is not about her ethnic identity. The unhoused identity is no longer salient since she is now removed from that experience.

Episode 27: International Student Coordinator-n-Me

Stena — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:55:55 +0000

The featured guest in this episode is Mrs. Jennifer Smith, who is the International Students Coordinator at Phillips Exeter Academy. She joins me to talk about the very tailored support that's offered to international students and the intrinsic care and curiosity she embodies that underlies her efforts.

Episode 26: International Student-n-Me, Part 1

Stena — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 02:43:17 +0000

The featured guest in this episode is Nhan Phan, who joins me to discuss how he acclimated to the United States as an international student and how an orientation program helped with his adjustment.

Episode 25: Southern Black Man-n-Me

Stena — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:54:32 +0000

The featured guest in this episode is Brandon Thomas, a friend and colleague who is an Instructor in the Health and Human Development department at Phillips Exeter Academy. He joins me to discuss how he came into his racial identity, along with how he has intentionally expanded his view of others through extensive travel around the world.

Episode 24: Community Builder-n-Me

Stena — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:54:47 +0000

The featured guest in this episode is Kasia (Ka-sha) Hatcher, who is a longtime friend. She joins me to talk about how she has adopted her profession as a personal identity, along with recent upheavals in her sector stemming from cuts in federal funding.

Episode 23: Strong Black Woman-n-Me

Stena — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 02:22:52 +0000

The featured guest in this episode is Echo Freeman, who joins me to discuss how she has experienced being a biracial woman growing up and living in Central Massachusetts.

Episode 22: Autism-n-Me

Stena — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:34:07 +0000

The featured guest in this episode joins me to share her insight about how girls experience autism spectrum disorder, particularly when its undiagnosed initially. After the conversation, my friend and colleague, Dr. Szu-Hui Lee who is a Licensed Clinical Therapist joins me to share some professional insight about therapy and how we can all benefit from early detection. Dr. Lee was also featured in the episodes titled Taiwanese American-n-Me and Personality-n-Me.

Episode 21: Food Enthusiast-n-Me

Stena — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 03:05:36 +0000

The featured guest in this episode is Alex Jhun Kim, a content creator and food enthusiast, who expresses his curiosity about other cultures through his love of food.

Episode 20: Felon-n-Me

Stena — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:59:47 +0000

The featured guest in this episode provides an inspirational story about how he has overcome significant obstacles to lead a far better life than he could have ever imagined for himself. His name is Carlos Ruiz, and he happens to be a felon whose trajectory in life is truly remarkable.

Episode 19: Black Gay Entrepreneur-n-Me

Stena — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:37:44 +0000

The featured guest in this episode is Lionel Loveless, who is an entrepreneur in the seacoast region of New Hampshire. He joins me to talk about his businesses along with the Business Alliance for People of Color (BAPOC) which supports minority owned businesses in the Granite State.