The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina
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Dr. Zayda Sorrell-Medina is an educator, social scientist, advocate, author, intellect, and podcaster dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and positive transformation among individuals and communities. The Voice Podcast combines storytelling and research to shed light on urban and social work topics. The ultimate goal of this podcast is to inspire, empower, and motivate.
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Episode 11 | First generation college students
The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina
12/11/24 • 18 min
This episode sheds light on the role of caring adults in paving the way for first generation college students and tips for success for first gen college students.
Episode 10 | Real moms and fake moms: Microaggressions in the foster adopt community
The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina
11/11/24 • 19 min
Drawing from my autoethnography and research on adoption microaggressions, this episode invites a critical interrogation of the words, terms, and phrases that we use that perpetuate the idea that the blood family is superior to any other family configuration. This episode also introduces the concept of microaggressions in the foster-adopt community.
Episode 9 | Coming Out of Stigma: Foster Care and Youth Homelessness
The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina
09/24/24 • 17 min
Drawing upon my personal narrative, this episode touches up themes related to foster care and adoption stigma and secrecy, race and ethnicity, and resilience.
Episode 8 | Foster Care and Adoption: Invisible Oppression
The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina
08/14/24 • 7 min
This episode sheds light on the invisible oppression that individuals face with experience of foster care, adoption, youth homelessness. It is a call to action to for my listeners to take action to begin dismantling their oppression.
Episode 7 | Embracing my unconventional family
The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina
11/26/23 • 18 min
This episode reveals the beauty and hiccups of having an unconventional family. I reflect upon my own unconventional family living with my Puerto Rican Jewish mom and Chinese siblings as a high school teenager. I conclude with tips and words of encouragement on how we can better understand our unconventional family from a strengths based approach.
Episode 6 | Staying Positive: Smell the sopa de calabaza and corn tortilla
The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina
09/07/23 • 18 min
This episode invites listeners to foster gratitude and positive energy despite prevailing life challenges. As a former homeless youth, I tried to see the glass half full, which kept me going towards my master plan of going to college despite my adversity. This episode draws from tender moments during my homeless adventures to illustrate this point.
Episode 5 | Supporting teenagers
The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina
07/15/23 • 13 min
In this episode, I draw upon my experiences as a runaway teenager and social work educator to share tips on how parents can better support their teenager. Especially when the teenager is not your biological child, it is ever more critical to take a trauma-informed approach.
Episode 4 | Black hair, gender, and pride
The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina
05/24/23 • 14 min
Drawing upon an experience from as a homeless youth, this episode interrogates black hair and gender norms. I share how listeners may foster pride over conformity and shame.
Episode 3 | Becoming a homeless youth in the United States
The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina
05/14/23 • 21 min
There are millions of homeless youth in the United States, which represents a critical social problem to be addressed by social workers, scientists, policy makers, nonprofits, and other professionals. In this episode, I share my story on how I became a homeless youth in the U.S. and share strategies on how you can support this population.
Episode 2 | White diamond: How foster and adoptive parents can honor their child’s parents
The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina
05/14/23 • 18 min
This episode invites you to think of ways to honor, acknowledge, and recognize your child's family of origin. This is especially relevant if you are a foster or adoptive parent, legal guardian, social worker, educator, or family friend. In this episode, I share how I visited my biological mother who I hadn't visited in forever. Before we departed, she gave me her White Diamond perfume, which I used anytime I wanted to remember by mother. I conclude with key takeaways.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina have?
The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina currently has 11 episodes available.
What topics does The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina cover?
The podcast is about Identity, Adoption, Parenting, Kids & Family, Youth, Podcasts, Social Work, Self-Improvement, Education and Race.
What is the most popular episode on The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina?
The episode title 'Episode 11 | First generation college students' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina?
The average episode length on The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina is 16 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina released?
Episodes of The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina are typically released every 48 days, 1 hour.
When was the first episode of The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina?
The first episode of The Voice Podcast with Zayda Sorrell-Medina was released on May 14, 2023.
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