Woo hoo! It’s guest time! We cozied up at the kitchen table with Ashley Rodriguez, pHD for a heartfelt conversation about what it means to grow, heal, and parent in multicultural families. Ashley is a licensed psychologist who supports parents during pregnancy and postpartum, and she brings her lived experience as a first-generation daughter into the way she walks with families.

In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about the invisible barriers first-gen kids often navigate on their own, how cultural stories and intergenerational trauma ripple through parenting, and what it looks like to choose which pieces of our family history we want to carry forward. Ashley offers gentle wisdom for new parents, reminding us that transitions are messy AND also full of possibility when we give ourselves permission to embrace the “gray.”

In this episode, we cover:

• How self-validation can be a powerful tool for multicultural and first-generation individuals struggling to navigate systems not built for them.

• Using a family tree to map our family culture and the stories we tell in order to uncover our own values

• Why being in the “gray area” allows us to have compassion for ourselves as parents

• The “undigested” feelings that keep us stuck and how to move through them

• How reconnecting with your parenting “why” can create the shift you need to show up authentically as a new parent

This episode is full of ah-ha moments and little nuggets that you will come back to over and over.

Check out more from Dr. Ashley here:

Her 1:1 practice: Ashleyrodriguezphd.com

Coaching & Consulting: pathbreak.mykajabi.com

@pathbreakcoachingandconsulting