Beyond Blending In
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -I want women of color to be empowered to find your voice, stand up and step out to make a difference in the world. As a woman of color, my intention is that you would be fully self-expressed and that nothing would limit you from the impact you want to make. When you share yourself it is a contribution to the others and the world is bigger, brighter and more innovative, creative, joyful and complete.
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When Your World is Turned Upside Down - Part One
August 23, 2022 17:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBI am elated to have my latest guest on the Beyond Blending In Podcast, Shakur Collins, who was also one of the powerful women of color leaders in my Diverse Leadership Cohort with Realitychangers. As a young African-American woman, Shakur Collins grew up feeling like she had to work extra hard, overachieve and people-please to be accepted in society. Upon graduating from high school, Shakur had a 4.67 GPA and was admitted into 14 universities. Within a matter of weeks, Shakur had lost most ...
Passion to Purpose
January 05, 2022 22:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBIn this episode, we interview, author, Kara Johnson on her new book: Digital Tidiness. We talk about her experience growing up as Tongan-American, bi-racial woman mainly in Virginia. We cover her journey of going Beyond Blending In to put her passion for tidying digital spaces into the world. Kara Johnson is the founder of Tidy Digital, a service with the mission to create a culture around maintaining clean digital spaces. Her book Digital Tidiness will help readers establish productivity, ...
Building Bridges in Being Biracial
July 13, 2021 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MBI got to interview the amazing Kendra Lewis who is an entrepreneur and life-long learner. We talked about what it was like for her to grow up bi-racial, how she learned to build bridges between the white and black people in her life, what it was like to move to San Diego (which has a small African-American population), being a black business owner, the power of building generational wealth and ancestral healing. Kendra's Bio is Below: Owner/founder/CEO of The Zoomies Dog Walking. Specializ...
Women of Color Slay & Play
June 07, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBI got to interview the most recent cohort of the latest Slay and Play Sisterhood: a group of incredible, powerful, vulnerable, deep and playful women of color: Michelle Fujisaki, Alicia Hilbert, Kara Johnson, Kendra Lewis and Denise Li (see bios below) . During this program, these amazing women let go of scarcity, cultural limiting beliefs that no longer served them and defined their own version of success with joy. They delved deep in their identity and bonded in ways that you can only with...
Cultural Differences=Superpowers
May 06, 2021 20:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBI had the joy of interviewing Carolina Bravo-Karimi who is a partner at Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP. Carolina is bi-racial and half-Chilean Catholic and half-Iranian Muslim. She is a member of the firm’s employment law and class action groups with her practice focused on representing employers in a variety of employment disputes including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour litigation. She also regularly advises employers regarding diversity initiatives and provid...
Standing Up & Speaking Out
April 14, 2021 20:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBI had the pleasure of interviewing Maya Hu-Chan who is a globally recognized keynote speaker, best selling author, leadership educator, and Master Certified Coach. We had a great conversation talking about addressing anti-Asian hate, what to do when you don't fit the standard profile, assimilation and how to use your uniqueness to your advantage. Maya specializes in global leadership, cross cultural management, diversity, equity and Inclusion. Ranked Top 8 Global Solutions Thinkers by...
Asian-American Pacific Islander White Proximity
February 16, 2021 23:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this episode, we interview Dr. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam in a fascinating conversation covering mental health, internalized racism, colorism, white proximity, anti-blackness and assimilation in the Asian-American Pacific Islander Community. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam (she, her, hers) Ph.D., LPCC-s, NCC, CCMHC, is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at Cleveland State University. Dr. Litam is a researcher, educator, clinical counselor, and social justice advocate specializing on...
What Can One Person Do?
November 10, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBEpisode 11-What Can One Person Do? I learned so freaking much from this episode. Nikki Blak is our special guest (see bio below). We discussed the impact of black women influencing art, parenting black girls, how one person can make a difference when you feel overwhelmed, how to use your privilege to empower others, how to protect your energy and medical racism. I guarantee you will learn something valuable from this episode. Nikki Blak is a literary artist, sociologist, womanist, and inte...
Beyond Obstacles and Shame
October 14, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBEpisode 10-Beyond Obstacles and Shame. This definitely is my most controversial podcast episode to date. I got to interview one of my favorite people, Kimra Luna, who has overcome and gone beyond circumstances to become a super successful entrepreneur and has recently transitioned to step out and follow her passion of empowering people in their sex lives. During this interview, we learn of Kimra's cultural background, being half-Mexican and half-white, how that affected her childhood and her...
Transgender & Triumphant
September 24, 2020 05:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBEpisode 9 - Transgender and Triumphant. Got to interview the inspirational, Jamila Huerta. Jamila Huerta is an openly transgender woman of color, DACA recipient, a survivor of sexual exploitation, and a recent first-generation college student graduate from San Diego State University. She has been supporting and empowering oppressed communities to overcome life hardships since 2016. She has been featured in the documentary, “Dear People” and San Diego State University’s 3rd Annual Diversity D...
Culture, Sexuality and Beauty Standards
September 04, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBGrowing up, body image, beauty standards and standards around sexuality are imposed upon us by our culture and religion. What would it look like to go beyond blending in and to be self-expressed sexually and to define for ourselves what beauty is? Also, how do we have greater intimacy and connection with our partners? I had the honor of discussing this with Dr Luz Maria Villanueva a psychologist and sex and intimacy coach. She is a certified instructor and counselor who has taught psychology...
Speaking Your Truth
August 20, 2020 23:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBSo excited about Episode 7 of the Beyond Blending In Podcast-Speaking Truth, with an amazing guest, Nicole Cruz! We talk about her journey and challenges following her truth and speaking truth to power, following your heart, along with the importance of community of care and getting support for Womxn of Color. Nicole Cruz is a Life Coach, the daughter of Filipino immigrants and a full-time traveler. She supports and empowers 1st & 2nd generation immigrants of color to overcome fear & self-d...
How To Be A Good Ally
August 05, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBEpisode 6 of the Beyond Blending In Podcast: How to Be A Good Ally. "When those who are most marginalized get free it creates more freedom for everyone." -- Jessica Denise Dickson. This was one of the amazing quotes from our conversation. I had the joy of interviewing Jessica Denise Dickson, who is a life empowerment Enneagram coach (and Black mermaid) who believes that when Black women heal, the world heals. Her stand is to support women of color heal and live authentically with self-tru...
Weaponization of Model Minority Myth
July 26, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBFor this episode I interviewed Dr. Thao Ha, who is a Vietnamese refugee and professor of Sociology at MiraCosta College. She earned a doctorate in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin. She's published in the areas of race, immigration, and Vietnamese American in the South. She is an advisor and associate producer of "Seadrift", a 2019 documentary about Vietnamese fishermen in Texas and the KKK. Her current project is focused on Vietnamese American incarceration. We discussed the...
When You Can't Blend In
July 14, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBEpisode 4 of the Beyond Blending In Podcast: When You Can't Blend In, is a really powerful episode. Although, the podcast is focused on amplifying women of color I felt it really important to have a black man's perspective with everything that's been going on. Our guest this week, Quinton Smith (affectionately called “Q” by his loved ones and colleagues), is a mentor and coach that has worked in the health and fitness industry for the last 12 years. Throughout his career has traveled locall...
From Addiction to Inspiration
May 20, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBOur guest, Gisselle Galloway, is the founder of OTIRecovery.org, and is passionate about helping women stuck in addiction and struggling through recovery. Gisselle had been recovered for almost 20 years when she joined the Beyond Blending In movement, and realized she was trying to just blend in and forget about her past. She now is telling her story and is passionate about her mission for women in addiction. To learn more about the show and how to connect with Wendy Kim, go to: beyondblen...
Unconventional Financial Wisdom via Taiwanese Proverbs with Denise Li
May 05, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBIn this podcast, I interview Denise Li, the author of the book: The Ocean Accepts All Rivers: Life and Money Lessons from my Taiwanese American Upbringing. Denise talks about how to be empowered financially with wisdom from her culture. She also talks about how she overcame perfectionism and fear of asking for help to break through and achieve her dream of writing a book and making a difference. To learn more about the show and how to connect with Wendy Kim, go to: beyondblendingin.com Sup...
Why the "Beyond Blending In" Podcast?
April 28, 2020 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBBest-selling author of the book, Beyond Blending In: An Immigrant Daughter's Guide To Overcoming Cultural Bonds For A Life Of Authenticity and Abundance, Professional Public Speaker and Transformation Coach, Wendy Kim, talks about why she started the Beyond Blending In Podcast. This podcast is intended to empower women of color to find your voice, step out and stand up to make a difference in the world. Wendy talks about her 'Why' behind the podcast and the importance of women of color's voi...