Stepping Into Our Power with Ira Briones | Queer Asian Identities & Mental Health

06/14/22 • 42 min

Happy Pride Month! Vanessa talks to special guest Ira Briones (they/them), a Filipinx business empowerment and energy coach based in New York City. Ira shares their multifaceted journey as a queer nonbinary immigrant leader and activist, their healing journey with PTSD, depression, and anxiety, and how they help marginalized entrepreneurs overcome limiting beliefs to step into their power. We process the collective racial trauma of Anti-Asian hate crimes, and discuss how safety gives us the freedom to take up more space in the world - for queer, transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people, and across the API diaspora. Plus: the best Filipino food in NYC, the irritating yet lovable traits of Asian parents that we inevitably inherit, and the best LGBTQ+ resources for queer/questioning individuals, family members, and allies.
Follow us on Instagram @thrivespice for mental health tips and resources, or https://www.thrivespicemedia.com for Mental Health Workshops and Speaker/Event inquiries.

LGBTQ+ Resources

Trans Tech Social / Founder Angelica Ross
API Rainbow Parents - PFLAG
Marsha Aizumi - Two Spirits, One Heart
NQAPIA - Empowering LGBTQ+ Asians and Pacific Islanders and all communities we call home
Asian Pride Project
SASMHA - South Asian Sexual and Mental Health Alliance
Visibility Project - Queer and Trans Asian Pacific American art and advocacy platform

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LGBTQ+ Resources

Trans Tech Social / Founder Angelica Ross
API Rainbow Parents - PFLAG
Marsha Aizumi - Two Spirits, One Heart
NQAPIA - Empowering LGBTQ+ Asians and Pacific Islanders and all communities we call home
Asian Pride Project
SASMHA - South Asian Sexual and Mental Health Alliance
Visibility Project - Queer and Trans Asian Pacific American art and advocacy platform

#pridemonth #lgbtqia #transgender #nonbinary #gendernonconforming #queeraapi #lgbtqandasian #nonbinaryasian #filipinx #transgenderasian #gayasian #queerasianmentalhealth #lgbtqally

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Thrive Spice Media is a digital media platform and podcast that is dedicated to advancing mental health and social impact for Asian Americans and underrepresented identities. We are now excited to offer Mental Health Masterclass workshops. For more information, please head to www.thrivespicemedia.com.
About Linda: Linda Ong is the CEO and founder of Cultique, the leading cultural advisor to the media and entertainment industry, and a venture of Civic, a Seacrest global group company. Founded with partner Sarah Unger, the premium boutique crafts bespoke cultural strategies for businesses in media, entertainment, tech and consumer spaces. Cultique unites thought leaders, industry disruptors, academics, creatives, and experts to maximize the impact of brands, content, and products in a world of constant change. Linda's groundbreaking work on cultural insights related to women, Latinx Bi- culturals, millennials, and other drivers of rapidly changing landscapes have positioned her as a sought after cultural advisor and industry voice. Linda has been a guest lecturer at the SI Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, the Marshall School of Business at USC, and UTLA - the University of Texas's LA-based program for broadcast marketing and communications.
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