Marcel Ledoux joins Roxy and Kovi to talk about growing up Peruvian-American, feeling disconnected from his culture, and the identity crisis that shaped his life. In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, we explore what it means to feel like an outsider in your own culture, how therapy sparked a healing journey, and why reclaiming identity isn’t always simple. Timestamps: 00:00 – Word of the Day: “Pertenencia” 01:50 – Can you be Hispanic and not feel like it? 03:10 – Marcel’s disconnect from his culture 05:20 – Cultural guilt and white-passing privilege 09:00 – Connecting to Peruvian roots through food 10:30 – Visiting Peru… someday 13:00 – Living in the past, present, or future? 17:30 – Regret, therapy, and father wounds 22:00 – Talking through trauma with family 24:30 – Releasing expectations of parents 28:50 – Seeing your parents as people 34:45 – Gender roles and emotional vulnerability in men 41:00 – Liking your partner vs. just loving them 45:00 – Loneliness, community, and the fear of being forgotten 48:00 – Divide within the Hispanic community 49:30 – Black and Hispanic solidarity: the tension and the truth 54:00 – If it can happen to them, it can happen to you 57:00 – Why community matters more than ever 🎙️ Part 2 drops next week — subscribe so you don’t miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices