first-gen guilt, and prioritizing your needs Ft. Leo Gonzalez

Teenager Therapy

Astrolescence & Joy Coalition

Society & Culture

4.8 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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this one is for everyone that knows the crushing guilt of going somewhere new or eating at a fancy restaurant and being heartbroken your parents have never experienced it. when classmates were talking about their lawyer or doctor parents, and feeling ashamed to say what your mom or dad did for a living, even if they were the hardest working people you knew. for those who carry the weight of their family with them everywhere they go. we chatted with Biyeni, a first-gen student, as well as Leo Gonzalez to hear about what it’s like growing up as a first generation American. Follow GrownKid on Instagram: @Grownk1d @gaelaitor @_kaylasuarez JOIN OUR SOCIAL CLUB IN LA: https://form.typeform.com/to/eBSho4lE Featured Guests: Leo Gonzalez: @leogonzall, Mexican-American comedian and content creator Biyeni: First-gen USC student About Our Partners: GrownKid is made possible by the Schultz Family Foundation, dedicated to helping young people unlock their full potential and successfully navigate to fulfilling careers. GrownKid is made in partnership with Joy Coalition where purpose driven content meets powerful storytelling. From 13 reasons Why to unprisoned, Joy Coalition projects are made to bridge generations and drive groundbreaking conversations. Interested in a career in mental health? Check out the Youth Mental Health Corps – a new program created by the Schultz Family Foundation, Pinterest and AmeriCorps - where anyone with a high school degree can gain experience, skills, and a credential during a year of paid service in the mental health field. Learn more at youthmentalhealthcorps.org Resources: What is OppNet? The Opportunity Network is a New York City-based national nonprofit organization that ignites the drive, curiosity, and agency of underrepresented students on their paths to and through college and into thriving careers, powered by our commitment to access and community. Through our programs, students gain access to educational resources, professional networks, and career opportunities. Visit opportunitynetwork.org for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode is for the grown kids who felt too embarrassed or ashamed to say what their parents did for work.
0:05.8	The ones that feel guilty for prioritizing their needs above the ones of their parents.
0:11.5	And the ones just learning how to carve a path on their own without the help that they wish they had.
0:17.0	So in this episode, we're going to be talking about what it's like to actually grow up being first-gen and just experiences about growing up with our parents in the trades, our feelings
0:25.5	about their careers, and learning how to celebrate these jobs instead of shame them.
0:30.3	Because something about being first-gen is we carry a lot of shame with us, which is sad.
0:35.5	But we'll talk with other first generation students
0:37.8	discussing the pride and challenges that come with this background
0:41.4	because it's a law and a lot of overwhelming emotions
0:44.3	and feelings that we don't know how to navigate.
0:46.8	And so with that, we'll talk with shame and guilt experts
0:49.7	on how to unpack and relieve ourselves from it
0:52.4	because we deserve happiness too. Yeah. To guide us along, we'll be talking with a very special guest who has probably made
0:59.1	you laugh on TikTok. Leo Gonzalez is a Mexican-American comedian who rose to fame for comedy sketches,
1:05.0	but more than anything, Leo is a friend to us and someone that we're always cheering for
1:09.6	because he represents people like Kayla and I in whatever room he's in, and that means a lot to us and someone that we're always cheering for because he represents people like
1:11.1	Kayla and I in whatever room he's in and that means a lot to us. We also talk with
1:15.4	Biani who's a 22-year-old first-gen trying to navigate life while coming from an
1:19.5	African family and to help us unpack everything that shame and go are we
1:24.6	chatted with Ken Ben Benno who's a psychologist that has written extensively
1:28.3	about shame and guilt.
1:30.3	Anyways, let's get into the episode. Grown Kid is made possible by the Schultz Family Foundation, dedicated to helping young people unlock their full potential and successfully navigate to fulfilling careers.
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