213 - Thoughts May Vary with Gabriela Ulloa
213 - Thoughts May Vary with Gabriela Ulloa
Listeners, we're back this week with Gabriela Ulloa
Gabriela Ulloa is a Cuban-American journalist and mental health advocate. After working at Architectural Digest as the Assistant to the Editor in Chief, Gabriela went off to pursue her passion of sharing stories, focusing primarily on stigmatized topics. She’s been published in publications such as The New York Times, Byrdie, Architectural Digest and more.
Gabriela is also the co-host of Thoughts May Vary, a podcast that illuminates stories and lessons about personal development and mental health.
During our conversation, we talked about:
Being a latina in the US
Being white-passing and privilege
Mental Health
The nuances among Spanish speakers
Code switching
Impostor syndrome
Working in the fashion industry
We recorded during mental health awareness month (May)
Relevant Timestamps:
05:28 growing up in a bubble
09:05 proving her 'latinindad'
11:47 different latin parts of her family
14:42 'aclimate'
16:35 code switching
18:28 the deal with her mom about college
20:02 her mother pressure about work
21:33 impostor syndrome
25:39 'the digestible latina'
30:07 checking our egos
34:48 mental health throughout her life
36:01 the Hoffman process
37:23 how she decided to go through the Hoffman process herself
38:44 mental health stigma
40:08 'a-ha moment' career-wise
43:43 breaking down the walls
46:04 privilege and accessibility
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