Dear First Gens,
It is premiere day for The First Gen Madrina podcast featuring special guest Kristine Leslie! 🎉
As first-gens, many of us weren’t taught how to advocate for ourselves—we were taught to push through, to sacrifice, and to put others first. But advocacy isn’t just about speaking up for others—it’s about reclaiming our own voices, too.
In this episode we explored:
✨ The connection between the arts & mental health
✨ How movement can be a healing tool
✨ The power of self-advocacy in education, the workplace, & beyond
✨ Unlearning the belief that we have to work in a way that doesn't serve us
Advocacy is woven into our stories, whether we realize it or not. So, how do you advocate for yourself in spaces that weren’t built for you? Check out Kristine's episode out now! 💜
The Compassionate Creative is the podcast that shares the stories of creative leaders who work to pave a path forward in their industries and do so with compassion, authenticity and integrity. I ask guests about their struggles and challenges, what tools and skills they use to enhance creativity, and how they stay inspired to continue to work from a place of compassion.
In this episode:
-why she decided to use the words “Metamorphosis - Simplified” on the landing page of her website
-how the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) method has helped her with her small business and a self-proclaimed ‘overthinker’
-why we need to understand our audience and community; we don’t need to over explain when we find the right people and target the right audience
-how she has fused her wealth of experiences and share her knowledge across many different methods of communication (dance, language, writing, consulting)
-what is creative placemaking and how her background in dance introduced her to this work
-how she helps entrepreneurs through ‘Consult with Kristine’ and the outsourcing work she does
-how she helps businesses and entrepreneurs to ‘reclaim their time’ and how this also encourages more self-compassion
-why building up your community is so important
The Tower is an independent, laboratory newspaper of Kean University's journalism option in the communication major program. It is published monthly through the regular academic year and supported by advertising and the Department of Communication.
The Tower is an independent, laboratory newspaper of Kean University's journalism option in the communication major program. It is published monthly through the regular academic year and supported by advertising and the Department of Communication.