120: The American Dream From a First-Gen Central American Perspective

About this episode

Wendy Amara shares her experiences as a first-generation daughter of Guatemalan immigrants and discusses the importance of inner work in her life and teachings.

This episode is a special repost from The American Dream: In the Eyes of Immigrants podcast, hosted by Heidy De La Cruz, where I was invited to share my story, my roots, and the work I do around healing, identity, and alignment. In this conversation with Heidy, I open up about growing up as a first-generation daughter of Guatemalan immigrants, how my upbringing shaped my worldview, and why inner work became the foundation of everything I teach today. I talked about: Growing up in the San Fern...

People in this episode

Host: Heidy De La Cruz

Guest: Wendy Amara

Topics covered

• American Dream
• immigration
• first-generation
• identity
• healing
• personal growth

Keywords

• American Dream
• first-generation
• Guatemalan immigrants
• identity
• healing
• personal development

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Guatemala, San Fernando

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