Arrivals: Stories of Resilience and Reinvention

About Arrivals: Stories of Resilience and Reinvention

Moving to a new country is so much more than what we typically see or talk about. "Arrivals" features first-generation immigrant women sharing their stories of starting from scratch. Discover honest conversations about the tension between where we come from, where we are going, why we stay, and how it expands our lives. Substack: https://substack.com/@arrivalspod Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/arrivalspod/

Publisher

Arrivals Media

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Apr 2025

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Returning Home After Living in 4 Countries: Sofia Medina Andrade on Coming Back to Portugal and Herself

   Sofia Medina Andrade was born and raised in Portugal to parents from Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, and has lived and worked in Brazil, Belgium, Northern Ireland, and Mozambique. After years of moving across countries, cultures, and professional environments, she returned to Portugal in 2019 ready for more stability and began looking more closely at what all that movement had meant for her. In this episode, Sofia talks about growing up as a Black woman in Portugal, building a career abroad, confronting questions of race and representation at work, and realizing that constantly starting over had also become a way to avoid looking inward. We also discuss how those experiences inform her work in recruitment and her podcast, Colour at Work, where she offers conversations about race, workplace experiences, and the realities that often go unspoken in professional spaces. Where to find Sofia: Podcast: Colour at Work https://open.spotify.com/show/5pT4e1fpUCGCAtHihy69Dv?si=bb44a01bc8bd4db4 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofiamedinaandrade/ 🎙️Episode edited by Sydney at Beyond Idling: https://bio.site/beyondidling

2. 

   18 Sept 2026

   From Tunisia to London to NYC: Knowing Her Worth and Trusting Her Gut

   Senda Ben Abdallah was born in the U.S. and raised in Tunisia; she left home at 18 to study in London, where she spent 8 years building a life and career before taking the next leap to New York. In this episode, we talk about what it means to build a life far from family, the loneliness that can come with it, and the complicated relationship we develop with the places we live in. We also get into work: choosing startups over the prestige of big tech, learning to separate your work from your worth, recognizing when an environment is no longer helping you grow, and trusting your gut enough to leave. Senda also shares her experience as a woman in tech and why speaking up matters. Today, she is the Head of Brand & Product Marketing at Vibe.co, a self-serve Connected TV advertising platform, where she leads a team across product marketing, brand, content, and demand generation. Before Vibe, she held product marketing roles at earlier-stage startups. She is also the host of Too Long Don't Listen (tl;dl), a podcast and newsletter for product marketers. Where to find Senda: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toolongdontlisten/ - Newsletter: https://toolongdontlisten.beehiiv.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sendabenabdallah/ - Podcast: https://linktr.ee/toolongdontlisten Links mentioned in this episode: At the beginning of this episode, I share an event I’m excited to support: Drop the Mic: Podcasting When the World is On Fire. Learn more / event page:⁠⁠https://mic-drop.teachery.co/enroll?a=eJy4N2Yg⁠⁠ (https://mic-drop.teachery.co/enroll?a=eJy4N2Yg) Register here:⁠⁠https://mic-drop.teachery.co/main-payment-page?a=eJy4N2Yg⁠ (https://mic-drop.teachery.co/main-payment-page?a=eJy4N2Yg) Episode edited by Sydney at Beyond Idling 🎙️⁠⁠https://bio.site/beyondidling (https://bio.site/beyondidling)

3. 

   10 Sept 2026

   From Vietnam to California: Turning Her Own Skin Struggles Into a Vegan Beauty Brand

   Michelle Doan left Vietnam as a child with her mother and five siblings, moved to Canada, and eventually moved to California, where she founded her own beauty company. Her path to entrepreneurship grew out of a personal struggle. Years of dealing with cystic acne and sensitive skin affected her confidence and left her searching for products that wouldn’t make her skin worse. That frustration eventually led her to start Emani while going through a divorce and raising two young children. In this episode, Michelle talks about fleeing Vietnam, starting over in Canada and California, facing unexpected immigration challenges in the U.S., and building a company from the ground up. Links mentioned in this episode: At the beginning of this episode, I share an event I’m excited to support: Drop the Mic: Podcasting When the World is On Fire. Learn more / event page:⁠https://mic-drop.teachery.co/enroll?a=eJy4N2Yg⁠ (https://mic-drop.teachery.co/enroll?a=eJy4N2Yg) Register here ($0.00):⁠https://mic-drop.teachery.co/main-payment-page?a=eJy4N2Yg (https://mic-drop.teachery.co/main-payment-page?a=eJy4N2Yg) Episode edited by Sydney at Beyond Idling 🎙️⁠https://bio.site/beyondidling (https://bio.site/beyondidling)

Who has been a guest on Arrivals: Stories of Resilience and Reinvention

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• Carren Jao
• Krish O’Mara Vignarajah
• Alessandra Alvarenga
• Atash Yaghmaian
• Alicia Castillo Holley

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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Quality

72

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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