Cultural Kultivators x Unsung Heroes: Rochelle Berdan

As we close out 2023, we are proud to welcome our final Unsung Heroes guest host, Rochelle Berdan! This episode features their mentor and friend, Jordan Raye, a queer, non-binary healer whose vulnerability turns out to be their greatest strength. Together, they dive deep into what healing intergenerational trauma looks like as an ongoing, non-linear process. Tune in for a deeply emotional and candid examination into how growing up Fil-Am is different for everyone. For Jordan, they grew up surrounded by secrecy and complicated relationships with some of their family. Yet despite all of their hardship, they’ve grounded themselves in reclaiming their experiences, identities, and found much healing through dancing, chosen family, and unapologetically showing up as they are. In a world where generational trauma exists, generational joy and wisdom exist too because, “In the same way love can look differently and have so many definitions. Healing isn’t definitive. It’s an ongoing definition.” As Jordan says, the real work of healing is not linear but it does start with you. Trigger Warning: This episode contains mentions of sexual violence & child abuse that may be triggering for some individuals. Apply for next year’s Unsung Heroes Youth Podcast Scholarship Here! WHAT IS BALAY KREATIVE? BALAY KREATIVE is a pop-up Filipino-American arts hub in SOMA Pilipinas, San Francisco, California. EXPLORE BALAY KREATIVE Website: www.balaykreative.com Instagram: @balaykreative  Facebook.com/balaykreative Kumu: @balaykreative