In this conversation, host Emma Bellamy-Dodd speaks with Fabiola Campbell, founder and CEO of Professional Migrant Women and author of the upcoming book “Own it”. Fabiola shares her deeply personal migration story - born in Australia but raised in Venezuela, Fabiola returned as an adult expecting to feel at home, only to confront the reality of being a migrant in her birth country. Fabiola opens up about what she calls “the death of the superwoman” - the confident, capable person she was in Venezuela who disappeared when language barriers stripped away her ability to express herself. She explores the profound loss of identity and social capital that comes with migration, where achievements and connections that defined you back home suddenly carry no meaning. The conversation delves into the shame many migrants carry, the internal hierarchies of migrant “worth,” and the journey from focusing on what you lack to recognizing your strengths. Fabiola introduces her DARE method for reclaiming identity with courage and discusses the importance of daring to take up space and be seen.

Resources mentioned:

“Own it”, by Fabiola Campbell

To buy her book, click on the following link: https://www.amazon.com.au/Own-call-women-D-R/dp/B0FPBLW5TV

Connect with Fabiola or Professional Migrant Women (PMW):

Fabiola’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabiola-campbell/

Website: professionalmigrantwomen.com.au

PMW Level Up Platform: https://professionalmigrantwomen.com.au/level-up-platform-launch/

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:30 Meeting Fabiola Campbell and Her Journey

02:39 The Death of the Superwoman: Identity Crisis as a Migrant

09:04 Grieving the Past: Loss of Self and Social Capital

14:04 Shame and Internalized Identity: The Struggle of Being a Migrant

26:12 Empowerment Through Understanding: Shifting Perspectives

45:29 Daring to Take Up Space: Embracing Identity and Growth

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