Eldest Daughter

On this week's episode and the last episode of season 1, Kendra is joined by Partnerships girly at Snap, creator, makeup artist and journalist Bita Eghbali. While known all over the world as daughter of Iranian activist and singer Dariush, Bita is very much her own person of courage and creativity. We discuss her early career in journalism turned makeup artist, her connection to beauty through Persian femininity, growing up in an addiction-torn home, and how special our 4 yr old selves really are. She sat down with us to chat about everything from Palestinian liberation to Scorpio men so get into it! Producer: Joey Geballa Music: @sufihamilton Graphic: Ethel Moore

On this week's episode, Kendra is joined by editor, writer, model, founder, and content creator @lcchan. Trailblazer and all-around star Lauren had one of the most transformative years of her life as a founder who transmuted loss into gain, a model who became the first Asian-Canadian, publicly queer Sports Illustrated rookie, and an incredible human being on the brink of discovery every day. She sat down with us to share her journey, and we discussed grounding confidence in meaningful qualities, finding peace in liminal and quiet moments, accepting loss as a necessary part of our winning season, and setting really good boundaries. This is a good one! Tap in - link in bio

Kendra speaks with activist, model, content creator and member of Chappaquiddick Wampanoag tribe Kara Roselle Smith about land reclamation for indigenous peoples, navigating grief after the passing of loved ones, finding a voice online, and healing through chosen family. For more info on land back initiatives and the Chappaquiddick Wampanoag, visit https://www.chappaquiddickwampanoag.org/. Find Kara at @kararoselles on all platforms. Kendra: @kendramorous IG: @eldestdaughter.pod Producer: Joey Geballa Music: Sufi Hamilton Graphic: Ethel Moore

Kendra and Chrissy discuss learning to admit you want romantic partnership, managing conversations about mental health with loved ones, manifesting dreams into reality, and astrology…so much astrology!

Kendra and dreamer, activist, creative and author of forthcoming book This Way to Change, Jezz Chung, discuss blooming in our neurodivergence, growing up religious, the beauty of gender fluidity, and being an usher of radical transformation and community care.

Kendra and Tembe discuss overcompensating with intelligence, writing stories that give you a second chance, and finding kind love. You can find Tembe at @tembae on all platforms and buy her debut novel, Homebodies. Instagram: @eldestdaughter.pod Kendra: @kendramorous Producer: Joey Geballa Music: Sufi Hamilton

Kendra Austin and chef, food personality, and writer Kia Damon discuss creating boundaries, leaving behind baggage that doesn't belong to us, choosing to be known and shown up for, and the beauty of being a Black woman from the American South on this week's episode. You can find Kia at @kiacooks on all platforms and read her work on her Substack

We're talking ancestral gifts, intergenerational trauma, and being a force of personal liberation. The eldest daughter performs necromancy on the lost magic of the generation's past. She becomes the new DNA for her family, her community, and the world at large. Eldest daughter or not, cycle breakers are on a hero's journey that will impact generations to come. This podcast is not exclusively about birth order or being a woman, though these are important factors in our work, but the conditions required for a person to say “enough” to familiar patterns that no longer serve, to step up to the task of undoing generations of struggle - in whatever form that takes -  in order to choose ourselves and our joy. What is the recipe to becoming a cycle breaker? Kendra Austin hosts conversations with influential creatives, tastemakers, founders, and catalysts for change who have the secret sauce. Instagram: @eldestdaughter.pod Kendra: @kendramorous Producer: Joey Geballa Music: Sufi Hamilton