About this episode

Dr. Xochilt Alamillo shares her journey from Compton to becoming a successful Latina therapist, discussing the challenges and triumphs of breaking generational cycles.

What does it actually look like to not become a statistic? Dr. Xochilt Alamillo — Chicana therapist, PhD, business coach, podcast host, and retreat creator — is the living proof. She grew up in Compton, moved to Colorado as a teenager and experienced full-on culture shock, fell into the wrong crowd, and ended up with a criminal record by 20. Fast forward through community college, side hustles, three kids, and a whole lot of tunnel vision: she became the Latina therapist she couldn't find when she needed one most. In this episode, Dr. Xochilt and Jannese get into ALL of it — bicultural stress, emotional neglect in Latino families, what healing actually looks like (spoiler: it's not the cute Instagram version), survivor guilt as a first-gen cycle breaker, and how she built multiple income streams as a therapist while everyone in her field was taking a so-called vow of poverty. WE GET INTO:  00:00 – Welcome and Intro: Meet Dr. Xochilt Alamillo 02:02 – Growing Up in Compton: Not Knowing What You Don't Know 04:22 – Culture Shock, the Wrong Crowd, and a Criminal Record 08:25 – Becoming the Latina Therapist She Couldn't Find 10:24 – First-Gen Resilience and Why It Can Also Hurt…

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