{"podcast":{"title":"Grad School Femtoring: Inclusive Grad School Stories, Personal Development, and Productivity Tips for  First-Gen BIPOCs","slug":"grad-school-femtoring-inclusive-grad-school-stories-personal-development-and-productivity-tips-for-first-gen-bipocs-20584","podcast_index_feed_id":20584,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/RhhQsM37","website_url":"https://www.gradschoolfemtoring.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7aa6f97b-c402-4bc4-88c4-e95fa121d9b8/f4529056-57a4-4c2c-bea2-668544537d87/3000x3000/updated-202021-2024-20grad-20school-20femtoring-20podcast-20logo-20cover-20art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Grad School Femtoring, LLC","episode_count":378,"summary":"The Signal Award-winning Grad School Femtoring Podcast provides first-generation BIPOC students and professionals with conversations about graduate school and growth to help you sustainably achieve your goals. I’m your host, Dra. Yvette Martinez-Vu, a first-gen Chicana, mama, neurodivergent, and chronically ill grad school and productivity coach, consultant, author and speaker. For over fourteen years I’ve been empowering first-gen students of color along their personal and professional journeys, and I’m really excited to support you too. Listen every Friday to solo and guest episodes where you’ll be listening in on inclusive grad school stories. You'll also learn more about grad school and academic success, career and professional development, personal development and mindset, productivity and time management, social justice and community building, wellbeing and mental health, money and financial literacy, first-gen student of color experiences, and more! This podcast is a proud member of the Genuina Media network. 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