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Embracing All of Me

Embracing All of Me

著者： Ross Victory
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For people who live between labels and refuse to disappear there. Embracing All of Me (EAoM) tells intimate stories of identity, desire, and becoming, rooted in bi+ and bisexual experience and shaped by global communities of color. Each conversation traces what unfolds when people exist “in between”: the resistance to erasure, the bashing of binaries, the widening of who gets to belong. Through embodied nuanced voices and honest dialogue, host Ross Victory builds a landmark for our communities and an invitation to anyone navigating complexity. A two-time 2026 Communicator Award winner. Hosted by Ross Victory, an award-winning artist, author, poet, and musician based in Los Angeles, CA.Ross Victory 社会科学
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  • S3.E41: Dr. Zori Paul on Bi+ People of Color, Mental Health, Media Representation, and Microaffirmations

    S3.E41: Dr. Zori Paul on Bi+ People of Color, Mental Health, Media Representation, and Microaffirmations
    2026/06/23
    This week, host Ross speaks with Dr. Zori Paul, a licensed professional counselor, counselor educator, researcher, and board member of the Bisexual Resource Center. As a Black bi+ woman, Dr. Zori brings personal insight and professional rigor to a conversation about the mental wellbeing of Bi+, queer, pansexual, fluid, and questioning people of color, and the conditions that allow communities to move beyond inclusion toward recognition and care.We get into:From Brandy’s Cinderella to counseling: Dr. Zori reflects on wanting to be a fairy godmother as a child and how that desire to help others eventually became a career in mental healthcare, teaching, and research.Why Bisexual women of color need research that sees them: After encountering studies that claimed to represent women while barely including women of color, Dr. Zori followed her own questions into scholarship centered on bisexual women of color.Mental health, stigma, and shrinking support systems: Ross and Dr. Zori discuss how anxiety, depression, intimate partner violence, and internalized bi-negativity can affect relationships, boundaries, disclosure, and willingness to seek support.Bi-negativity versus biphobia: Dr. Zori explains why bi-negativity can help name the systemic discrimination people experience, rather than framing the problem as something located within their identities.Microaffirmations and conditional acceptance: Small gestures of recognition can help counter the accumulation of erasure and rejection, especially when they come from LGBTQ+ peers. But affirmation loses its power when followed by conditions such as, “You’re valid, but don’t date a man.”Blackness, queerness, and the harm of false choices: The conversation challenges the demand that Black queer and Bi+ people choose whether they are “Black first” or “queer first,” while examining how colonization, white supremacy, and religious stigma have shaped attitudes toward sexuality in communities of color.Representation, advocacy, and building what is missing: From Glee, Heartstopper, and Insecure to the Bisexual Resource Center and LA Bi+ Task Force, they consider the impact of seeing bisexual people represented with cultural context, complexity, and humanity.Dr. Zori also shares her interest in future research on bisexuality and neurodiversity, including autism and ADHD, and encourages listeners to follow their curiosity, create community, and understand that meaningful advocacy does not require a PhD.This episode is an invitation to imagine Bi+ belonging beyond visibility in a world welcomed without qualification.About Dr. Zori Paul:Dr. Zori Paul is a licensed professional counselor, counselor educator, researcher, and board member of the Bisexual Resource Center. Her work centers the mental wellbeing and affirmation of Bi+ people of color, including research on microaffirmations and emerging work at the intersection of bisexuality and neurodiversity.Connect with Dr. Zori Paul:Instagram: @amberinsightshttps://www.zoriapaul.com/Learn More:Embracing All of Me is a storytelling and advocacy platform for the multi, complex, and in-between, uplifting the voices of Bi+ people of color, our kin and friends.Website: https://embracingallofme.orgEmail: stories@embracingallofme.orgInstagram: @embracingallofmeeTopics: Dr. Zori Paul, Ross Victory, BIPOC, Bi+ people of color, bisexual women of color, Black bisexual women, bisexual mental health, microaffirmations, bi-negativity, biphobia, Bisexual Resource Center, embracing queer identity, Black LGBTQ stories, bisexual representation, neurodiversity and bisexuality, Bi+ advocacy, intersectionality, cultural belonging.
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    45 分
  • S3.E40: Sam Kim on Why He Doesn't Date Transphobic People, the Asian Diaspora, and Music as a Lifeline

    S3.E40: Sam Kim on Why He Doesn't Date Transphobic People, the Asian Diaspora, and Music as a Lifeline
    2026/06/16
    Korean-American Artist Sam Kim "Babo," now "Samathan" on Diaspora, Hip-Hop, Bisexual Identity & Creative SurvivalWhat does it mean to be seen, fully, when you exist in fragments, when every room you enter asks you to choose which part of yourself to bring?In this episode of Embracing All of Me, Ross sits down with Sam Kim known as Babo and Samathan, Korean-American artist and creator, for a layered conversation on identity, the Asian diaspora, and creative expression as survival. From growing up between cultures in New Jersey and Queens to navigating hip-hop as a non-Black Asian artist, Sam reflects on the influences that shaped his sound, and the responsibility that comes with borrowing from Black art forms while holding space for his own Korean-American experience.We get into:What it means to grow up between cultures, Korean, American, neither, both, and how diaspora fragments identity before you even have language for itNavigating hip-hop as a non-Black artist, the influences, the debts and the tensionsAsian diaspora tensions, model minority myths and the shared work of decentering whitenessSam's track "i wannabeprolific" — unpacking its visual symbolism (fragmented mirrors, subtle identity cues) and the deeper frustration behind the music: the pull between creative purpose and survivalRelationships, boundaries, and one of Sam's dating non-negotiables. "I don't date transphobes." and how "Are you transphobic?," a simple question that reveals everythingWhy embracing the "cringe" is part of the work, and learning to see yourself as enough before the world tells you otherwiseThis episode is about more than music. It's about self-worth, creative survival, and what it takes to hold all of yourself when the world keeps asking you to fragment.About Sam Kim (Samathan):Sam Kim (Samathan) is a Korean-American artist and creator whose work explores identity, diaspora, and the intersection of hip-hop, visual art, and cultural responsibility. Connect with Sam Kim:Sam's WebsiteWatch "I Wannabeprolific"Samathan on InstagramSamathan on SpotifyLearn More:Embracing All of Me is a storytelling and advocacy platform for the multi, complex, and in-between, uplifting the voices of Bi+ people of color, our kin and friends.Website: https://embracingallofme.orgEmail: stories@embracingallofme.orgInstagram: @embracingallofmeeTake Action:Contribute a written piece to Embracing All of MeBook a Creative Consult with Ross VictoryTopics: Sam Kim, Babo, Samathan, Korean-American artist, Asian diaspora, hip-hop and race, non-Black artist in hip-hop, bisexual identity, queer Asian artist, bisexual asians, Korean-American identity, cultural appropriation vs appreciation, anti-Blackness in Asian communities, model minority myth, creative survival, i wannabeprolific, trans allyship, dating and boundaries, self-worth and identity, diaspora and belonging, BIPOC creatives
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    37 分
  • S3.E39: The Children We Imagine Vs. The Children We Meet: Kristina Campos on Supporting Teens, Navigating Fear, and Growing Alongside Your Children

    S3.E39: The Children We Imagine Vs. The Children We Meet: Kristina Campos on Supporting Teens, Navigating Fear, and Growing Alongside Your Children
    2026/06/09

    What does it mean to love your child without asking them to become smaller, safer, or more familiar for your comfort?

    In this episode of Embracing All of Me, host Ross Victory speaks with Kristina Campos, educator, parenting advocate, mother of four, and founder of The Impactful Parent, about raising teenagers with connection, compassion, and the freedom to become themselves.

    Drawing from more than 20 years in education, her Hispanic cultural upbringing, the experience of parenting a trans son, and the personal reinvention that followed divorce and motherhood, Kristina explores what genuine support looks like when identity, fear, depression, self-harm, and family expectations all land in the same room at once.

    Ross and Kristina examine the difference between protecting children and controlling their lives, especially for LGBTQ+ youth navigating a world that may already feel unsafe. Kristina shares what parents can say when a child comes out, why parental discomfort cannot become the child's burden, and how adults can educate themselves rather than expecting queer and trans youth to explain their own humanity. Ross also reflects on growing up as a Black bisexual man and the acceptance many queer adults needed far earlier in life.

    In this conversation:

    • Parenting beyond expectation — Traditional Hispanic family roles and the realization that parents may give a child life, but it is not their life to live.


    • Protection vs. control — Why hovering and parenting from fear limits teenagers rather than preparing them.


    • Supporting LGBTQ+ and trans youth — Kristina speaks honestly about fear, safety, and the importance of responding: "Thank you for telling me. I love you."


    • The emotional stakes of coming out — How silence, shock, religious conditioning, or rejection can make love feel conditional at the most vulnerable moment.


    • Teen mental health and self-harm — Framing self-harm as serious emotional distress that calls for care, not shame.


    • Learning without burdening your child — From pronouns to school advocacy, support means taking initiative and asking: "How can I show you that I support you?"


    • Building The Impactful Parent — How divorce, teaching, and her own healing led Kristina to create a podcast, coaching practice, YouTube channel, and parenting app.


    This conversation is for LGBTQ+ teens, trans youth, parents learning in real time, and adults still healing from the acceptance they never got.


    About Kristina Campos

    Kristina Campos is an educator and parenting advocate with more than 20 years working with students from preschool through high school. She is the founder of The Impactful Parent, a platform supporting families navigating adolescence, LGBTQ+ identity, mental health, communication, neurodivergence, and belonging.🌐 theimpactfulparent.com

    About Embracing All of Me


    Embracing All of Me is a storytelling and advocacy platform uplifting the voices of Bi+ people of color, our kin, and friends.🌐 embracingallofme.org | 📧 stories@embracingallofme.org

    Contribute a written piece or book a Creative Consult with Ross Victory to develop your story, platform, or creative project. Visit our website for more!


    Topics: Kristina Campos, The Impactful Parent, Ross Victory, Embracing All of Me, supporting LGBTQ+ teens, parenting trans youth, bisexual teens coming out, queer youth mental health, teen self-harm, supportive parenting, embracing queer identity, family acceptance, Hispanic motherhood, parenting teenagers, gender identity, pronoun support, Black bisexual identity, Bi+ people of color, inclusive parenting resources
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    47 分
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