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ISLAND FEVER PODCAST

ISLAND FEVER PODCAST

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ISLAND FEVER PODCAST

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Being the parent as a kid doesn’t just disappear when you turn 18.

It shows up in how hard it is to relax. How natural it feels to over-function. How uncomfortable joy can feel when there’s nothing “productive” attached to it

When people talk about eldest daughters, the focus is usually on what we carried.

I think about what it built.

Responsibility taught me leadership before I had a title. It taught me independence before I fully understood it. It shaped the disciplin

Some of the loudest insecurities we carry didn’t start in our own heads.

They started in kitchens, at family parties, in church halls, in passing comments that were supposed to be harmless.

“You’ve gained weight.” “You

A lot of therapy conversations assume access and safety are equal for everyone. They aren’t.

For first and second gen BIPOC adults, therapy can feel complicated in ways that don’t get talked about. Money isn’t just a budget line, i

A lot of women of color don’t need a lecture about strength. We were raised on it.

“You’re too sensitive.”
“Be strong.”
“They didn’t mean it like that.”
“Your job is to help.”

These

By the time people reach therapy, many are standing at a transition point.

Relationships feel confusing. Life structures shift. The body starts speaking through exhaustion, tension, or numbness. Cultural expectations clash with personal needs. And f

This past year, my work has grown in ways that feel really meaningful to me.

For a long time, my work lived mostly inside the therapy room. Quiet, one-on-one conversations, sitting with people in their hardest moments and helping them make sense of

This week in therapy, a lot of conversations centered around guilt, exhaustion, and long-standing survival patterns finally being named.

First-gen pressure. Emotional suppression. Burnout from over-giving. Relationships shaped by endurance instead o

When your culture and your healing start pulling you in opposite directions... what do you do?

You were raised to keep the peace, put others first, and stay quiet about what hurts. But healing asks you to speak up, set boundaries, and choose yoursel

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