The Writing on My Mind Podcast

In today's episode, I speak to Dr. Eve Hudson about her experience pursuing her PhD. We discuss everything from advocating for herself, how she navigated as a first-gen doctoral student, and her path to entrepreneurship.

About Dr. Eve Hudson
Dr. Evingerlean D. B. Hudson, affectionately known as Dr. EveTM, was raised in beautiful Charlotte, North Carolina by a single mother in a low-socioeconomic household. She went on to become a first-generation college graduate who earned a Ph.D. at the age of 28. Now, she is the Founder and Chief Strategist of Evingerlean WorldwideTM—an entity created to empower first-generation college students and graduates across the globe.

As an international speaker, podcast host, and author she’s touched thousands through her work. A few of her past audiences include Cornell University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Ohio State University, 1vyG, Africa’s Young Entrepreneur’s, Women Empower X, SocialKnowbility, The United Negro College Fund, and National TRIO Programs. With close to 100k downloads and in more than 85 countries, Dr. Eve’s show, The First-Gen Lounge, inspires, empowers, and uplifts first-generation graduates as they navigate life and entrepreneurship. Her publications have helped transform the lives of thousands of first-generation college students and graduates. Further, she has been featured across several media outlets Voyage MIA, Creating Your Seat at the Table, The Pedestal Project, and Minding My Black Business.

Dr. Eve holds degrees from Shaw University (the oldest HBCU in the South) and The University of Southern Mississippi and is a part of both alumni associations. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and also serves on the steering committee for The Black-Gen Collective and Board of Directors for FLIP National. In her spare time, Dr. Eve enjoys mentoring, reading, research, traveling, food tasting, cuddling with her chocolate lab (Maxwell Alexander), and adventures with her best friend and life partner, Dr. James M. Hudson.

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast
Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.
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Today, I'm getting real about my experience dealing with the fear of success. Additionally, I take some time to share 3 tips to address the fear of success. This is also the final episode of season one. Stay tuned for season two which will drop on June 30th. Stay connected by following me on Instagram, Twitter, and/or LinkedIn.
Things Mentioned in this Episode:
Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Figher Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones
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Listen to the Top 3 Episodes of Season 1
#1 - Episode 12 The Mishandling of Black Women in Higher Education with Dr. Monique Liston
#2 - Episode 2 Playing the Game of Graduate School with Dr. Ayana Martin
#3 - Episode 10 Coping by Giving Language to Your Experiences with Dr. Lynell S. Hodge

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast
Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.
Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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Season 5 is here and as we usher in the fifth season of Writing on my Mind, Dr. Yvette Martinez-Vu and Miroslava Chávez-García join us to shed light on the unique challenges faced by first-generation BIPOC students navigating the graduate school application process. Their collaborative effort, "Is Grad School for Me? Navigating the Application Process for First Gen BIPOC Students," serves as a powerful resource guide for those navigating the murky waters of academia. Listen to learn more about the layers of mentorship's impact on the graduate school journey, the authors' personal academic challenges, and their real-life inspiration and actionable guidance.
About the Guests
Dra. Yvette Martínez-Vu is a first-generation chronically ill and neurodivergent Chicana academic coach, author, and speaker. She is the producer and host of the top-rated Grad School Femtoring Podcast and founder of Grad School Femtoring, LLC where she empowers first-generation BIPOCs as they navigate higher education. Dra. Yvette is the co-author of the book, Is Grad School For Me?: Navigating the Application Process for First-Gen BIPOC Students with the University of California Press and co-editor of the bestselling Chicana M(other)work Anthology with the University of Arizona Press.
Miroslava Chávez-García is Professor of History at UCSB and holds affiliations in the Chicana/o Studies, Feminist Studies, and Latin American and Iberian Studies. She is currently the Faculty Director of the UCSB McNair Scholars Program. Author of Negotiating Conquest: Gender and Power in California, 1770s to 1880s (University of Arizona Press, 2004) and States of Delinquency: Race and Science in the Making of California’s Juvenile Justice System (University of California Press, 2012), her most recent book, Migrant Longing: Letter Writing across the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (University of North Carolina Press, 2018), is a history of transnational migration, gender, courtship, and identity as told through more than 300 personal letters exchanged among family members and friends across the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. In 2020, Migrant Longing was named a 2019 Choice Outstanding Academic Title and in 2019 it received the Barbara “Penny” Kanner Award from Western Association of Women’s Historians (WAWH). In 2017, “Migrant Longing, Courtship, and Gendered Identity in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands,” published by the Western History Quarterly in Summer 2016, received the Judith Lee Ridge from the WAWH. In the same year, that essay was also awarded the Bolton-Cutter Award from the Western History Association for the best article on Spanish Borderlands history.

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast
Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.
Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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Today's episode features Dr. Della V. Mosley, former professor now entrepreneur. Dr. Mosley shares her graduate school journey, how she liberated herself to pursue a career on her own terms, and so much more. Listen to this conversation that left me speechless and inspired.
About Dr. Della K. Mosley
Dr. Della V. Mosley (they/them or she/her) is a healer, scholar-activist, and spacemaker who uses Black feminist approaches to facilitate holistic wellness for people of the global majority, particularly Black people and all queer and transgender People of Color. Dr. Della earned a PhD in Counseling Psychology, is the president of The WELLS Healing Center non-profit, and co-founded The Radical Healing Collaborative, a mental health group practice in Durham, NC. Dr. Della has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters centered on wellness and liberation. They also co-founded the initiative Academics for Black Survival and Wellness and recently presented a TEDx talk entitled “Moving from Woke to Working for Black Futures." Connect with them on Instagram @dvmosley or by visiting www.DellaVMosley.com.
Visit the Wells Healing Center and Blafemme websites. Follow Wells Healing Center and Blafemme on Instagram.
Things Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Shape of My Impact by Alexis Pauline Gumbs

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast
Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.
Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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• Share the show with 2 women of color graduate students
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Today's episode features Alexandria Miller, fifth year doctoral student at Brown University's Africana Studies Department and host of Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture podcast which is a project to promote accessibility of Caribbean history. Alexandria shares her graduate school journey, how she navigated graduate school during the pandemic as well as how she uses her research as a means to stay connect with her community.

About Alexandria Miller
Alexandria Miller is a historian, writer, and multimedia documentarian who is passionate about capturing Caribbean stories. She earned her B.A. with distinction in African & African American Studies and History from Duke University and is currently a Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Africana Studies at Brown University. Miller was selected as one of the 30 Under 30 Caribbean American Emerging Leaders by the Institute of Caribbean Studies in 2018 and, as a member of The Beautiful Project, her photography on Black women’s beauty was showcased at The Metropolitan Museum of Art the following year. The winner of several academic awards including the American Association of University Women’s American Dissertation Fellowship, Alexandria’s scholarly interests encapsulate Caribbean history, women’s history, Black culture, and entrepreneurship. She is also a fierce advocate for educational equity and supports underrepresented groups’ learning in and out of the classroom. With this advocacy work in mind, she founded Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture https://www.strictlyfactspod.com/ in 2021, a podcast and digital platform that aims to educate and celebrate Caribbean history by connecting history, politics, and activism to the region’s rich, contemporary music and popular culture.
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Check out my episode on the Strictly Facts podcast here.

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast
Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.
Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
4 Ways to Support the Podcast:

• Rate
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• Share the show with 2 women of color graduate students
• Share an episode on social media & tag me