The First-Gen Lounge
The First-Gen Lounge, an award-winning podcast, is the FIRST show of its kind and #1 in the world for first-generation scholars and professionals. It is a place where we come to kick it and talk honestly about all things life. You’ll cry. You’ll laugh. You’ll grow… and you’ll be inspired while listening to motivating stories and valuable lessons from fellow first-gens. In every session, you’re going to get practical strategies for becoming the best version of yourself. From entrepreneurship, mentorship, graduate school advice, boosting productivity, finances, networking, facing adversity, and changing the world around you—we chat about it all (you can expect quite a few laughs, too)! More importantly, here YOU WILL find a strong community that will encourage you to keep growing each day—we’re people who break barriers and defy the odds but understand there is still much ahead of us; therefore, leaning on, and learning from, each other is what we do. So, go ahead and grab a seat, get real comfortable, and join the conversations every Thursday at 9pm EST! Learn more at www.thefirstgenlounge.com. #TheFirstGenLounge
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Personal Development
Business
Higher Education
Self-Improvement
Entrepreneurship
Education
Empowerment
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 276
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2023
Fall 2023: Session 280 (Winning and Grieving with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
Behind all of the wins—there have been many days of uncontrollable tears and clouds of unknowns about how I’d come out of such darkness. This has been one of the most difficult and painful years of m…
00:28:45 |
Sun 31 Dec 2023
Summer 2023: Session 279 (When It's Time to Pivot with Dr. T'Airra Belcher)
Finding oneself at a crossroad is one thing, but knowing exactly which way to go once there is another. Dr. T'Airra Belcher has experienced a number of major life changes and we're excited to chat wi…
00:33:44 |
Fri 28 Jul 2023
Summer 2023: Session 277 (Stop Ignoring the Signs with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
We see things. We feel things. We hear things. The answers our questions are always there--the signs are always present. Yet, somehow, we ignore 'em. It happens to the best of us. So, let's talk abou…
00:13:10 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
Summer 2023: Session 276 (History Notes: How to Accept Change with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
Change is good. In fact, change is everywhere and happens every day. It can be as major as changing careers or as subtle as taking a different route to work or moving the furniture in your house. I k…
00:21:05 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
Summer 2023: Session 275 (History Notes: STOP Sitting On Your Dreams with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
Did you know that a typical human being dreams an average of about 4 to 6 dreams per night? If you can experience at least four dreams a night, why is it that you’re still stuck on that one idea that…
00:20:04 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
Summer 2023: Session 274 (Don't Wait To Be Enough with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
In this season, I’m learning to embrace all of Evingerlean, as she is right now, not waiting for a “better” version of her to show up. So, I'm reminding you today to STOP WAITING for later to love yo…
00:05:20 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
Summer 2023: Session 273 (Your Life Matters with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
Life just be life'in sometimes, don't it? It can be so easy to get caught up in feelings of defeat, wondering if what you're doing is enough, or even trying to make sense of your place in the world. …
00:04:12 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
Summer 2023: Session 271 (Can You Handle It? with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
When you ask for life to bring you all of the things that you want... Do you ever ask for the ability to handle it when it arrives? It's important to ask for the capacity for what you've asked for so…
00:17:37 |
Fri 02 Jun 2023
Summer 2023: Session 269 (History Notes: Acknowledging Your Truth with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
Let's take it back with this one. As we continue to move through the seasons of life, let's not forget to check in with ourselves. What does it mean to you to acknowledge that a truth exists? Once yo…
00:24:16 |
Fri 19 May 2023
Summer 2023: Session 268 (Tell Folks What You Feel with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
Have you ever had a hard time saying hard things to people because you were scared of being rejected by them? Listen... It's important for you to know that people who love, respect, and value you mak…
00:06:54 |
Fri 12 May 2023
Summer 2023: Session 267 (Do What You Want to Do with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
Question: Are you really doing what you want to do with your life? Not just on the surface level like changing your hair color or eating a sandwich, but... Are you living in such a way that, you look…
00:10:50 |
Fri 05 May 2023
Spring 2023: Session 266 (Being in Evolution with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
In case no one has told you lately… You’re allowed to evolve. You can need/want something different. You can switch directions/change paths. Don't forget to get connected with me on LinkedIn, Faceboo…
00:03:00 |
Fri 28 Apr 2023
Spring 2023: Session 265 (Being Without An Apology with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
Something I was pondering the other day... It'll be moments in life when things will happen, and situations will leave you feeling like you deserve an apology, but you won't get it. I've come to unde…
00:04:41 |
Fri 21 Apr 2023
Spring 2023: Session 264 (Being the Prototype with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
I was having a conversation with my best friend, and she said something that absolutely rocked me. For example, she said, "You are worthy of being someone's fantasy." It's been one of those messages …
00:04:54 |
Fri 14 Apr 2023
Spring 2023: Session 263 (Being A Loser with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
I was in the kitchen this brewing coffee when Fantasia’s song, Lose to Win, randomly popped in my head. I listened to it and realized the great depth of it that I missed a decade ago. She says, “Some…
00:02:53 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
Spring 2023: Session 262 (Being Loved with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
Have you ever felt like you were loving on people, but they just weren't loving you back? It happens to the best of us, but the thing is that you can't let it harden your heart. Cause, when people co…
00:06:54 |
Fri 31 Mar 2023
Spring 2023: Session 261 (Being Wounded with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
I was talking to my brother recently, and he said something about being wounded that I couldn't help sharing. So, I'm passing the word along to you. Don't forget to get connected with me on LinkedIn,…
00:07:10 |
Fri 24 Mar 2023
Spring 2023: Session 260 (New Season, New Movements with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
Question: What do you do when you find yourself in a new season in life? I was talking to my BFF the other day, and while reflecting to figure out what in the world to talk about for this show, somet…
00:19:21 |
Fri 17 Mar 2023
Spring 2023: Session 258 (Stop Sleeping On Yourself with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
I was talking to my BFF a few months ago, and they said something to that, at the time, I didn't realize just how much it was going to hit: "Stop sleeping on yourself." Far more often than not, we ma…
00:36:10 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
Spring 2023: Session 257 (History Notes: Getting Through the Storms with Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.)
We all have troubles in our lives. For some of us, the troubles are life-threatening, while it’s not that serious for others. What we can all agree on is that there’s always something. You can start …
00:12:14 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
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