Carla Santamaria is a Honduran immigrant who more than doubled her salary in 10 months by job hopping from higher ed to healthcare to tech. She is now a career coach on a mission to help first gen women of color job hop to six figures while protecting their peace and actually enjoying their salary and their lives outside of work.
Since 2021, she’s helped her clients collectively increase their salaries by more than ½ a million dollars. She's also the host of The First Gen Coach Podcast, where first generation professionals learn to advance their career, unlearn limiting beliefs, and build wealth.
Carla, who was raised in the Mormon Church, disaffiliated from the religion in 2018, after years of religious abuse, gaslighting, and eventual stalking and sexual harassment from a fellow congregant.
In this week's episode, Carla talks about the strict religious upbringing she experienced while living as a Mormon and the pressure to conform to certain standards. She also discusses the topic of religious abuse, specifically within the context of Mormonism. She shares her personal experience of dealing with gaslighting, stalking, and sexual harassment from a fellow congregant in the Mormon church.
Carla shares the lack of support and intervention from church leaders when she reported the abuse. She talks about her experience of leaving the Mormon church and the challenges she faced in speaking out against the harassment & abuse she experienced.
She talks about the importance of trusting yourself, seeking outside help and using your voice to take back your power. Her story is a reminder to prioritize your own well-being and not be afraid to make changes in your life, even if it means leaving toxic environments you grew up in.
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