La Mesa con Papi
Welcome to La Mesa con Papi, I'm Stephanie Nemeroff. You may know me from my previous podcast, Boozy Love. This past year has transformed my life in incredible ways—I embraced marriage, and motherhood, and gained invaluable insights throughout this journey. Now, I'm thrilled to return to podcasting at this pivotal moment. After two enriching years of major life changes—welcoming our baby, getting married, and pivoting my career—I'm back with an exciting addition: my dad joins me as co-host. Together, we'll explore my adventures raising a spirited one-year-old alongside my wonderful husband, tackling the unique challenges and joys of young motherhood. I'm here to share not just my story, but to connect with others navigating parenthood in their twenties while building their lives. My dad brings his valuable perspective as an empty nester who's now embraced his role as Abuelo, offering time-tested wisdom while sharing his journey into the Golden Years.
Episodes
25 episodes
Episode 25: The Rules of Respect | Las Reglas del Respeto
In this episode, we explore how respect was taught and enforced in Latino households — often through silence, obedience, or hierarchy. For many of us, respeto meant knowing your place, not talking back, and putting adults above all. But those l...
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Episode 25
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59:54
Remembering Together | Recordando Juntos
Today, we honor Día de los Muertos, a time to remember our loved ones who have passed and celebrate the legacies they left behind. From colorful altars to the stories that keep their spirits alive, we’ll share personal memories, cultural tradit...
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Episode 24
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59:41
El Valor del Trabajo | Work and Worth
In this episode, we talk about how work shaped our families — especially as immigrants and first-generation children. For our parents, work wasn’t just a job; it was survival, dignity, and sacrifice. But sometimes, that came with a cost: exhaus...
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Episode 23
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1:21:23
Episode 22: Los Primeros | The Firsts
In this episode, we talk about what it means to be “the first.” For me, as a first-generation Mexican American daughter, that role has shaped so much of my life — carrying my parents’ sacrifices, navigating spaces they never walked in, and tryi...
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Episode 22
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52:39
Episode 21: El Peso de las Expectativas Generacionales | The Weight of Generational Expectations
In this episode, we explore the invisible pressures that are passed down through generations — the dreams our parents carried, the sacrifices they made, and the unspoken rules we inherit without question. Together, we’ll reflect on how these ex...
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Episode 21
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1:13:39
Episode 20: La Soledad de la Paternidad | The Loneliness of Fatherhood
In this episode, Papi opens up about what it really felt like to carry the weight of being a father: the provider, the protector, the one expected to always be strong. We explore the isolation and silent burdens that men of his generation carri...
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Episode 20
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1:07:34
Episode 19: Cuando Somos Padres | When We Become Parents
Episode DescriptionIn this episode, Papi and I talk about the moment everything shifts: when you become a parent yourself, and suddenly you see your own childhood with new perspective. We open up about the realizations...
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Episode 19
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1:10:10
Episode 18: When Parents Fail | Cuando Los Padres Fallan
Episode Description:In this episode of La Mesa con Papi, we confront something almost never discussed: parental failure. Families often teach us that parents must be perfect—but what happens when mistakes, disappointm...
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Episode 18
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1:22:22
The Table We Built: A Family Conversation on Love, Identity & Showing Up for Each Other
This week, we bring the whole family to the mic. Joined by our mom and brother, we’re holding space for a conversation that’s part healing circle, part celebration, and part real talk about what it means to grow together as a family. We explore...
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Episode 17
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1:04:53
Episode 16: Anger Between Us | La Ira Entre Nosotros
In this episode of La Mesa con Papi, we tackle a topic rarely spoken aloud: anger between a father and daughter. Anger is often suppressed, hidden, or turned into guilt—but what happens when we finally name it?Together, we explo...
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Episode 16
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1:23:50
Episode 15: Discipline & Adults: The Rules We Still Carry | Disciplina y Adultos: Las Reglas que Aún Cargamos
Discipline & Adults: The Rules We Still CarryIn this episode of La Mesa con Papi, we open a heartfelt conversation about discipline—how we received it as children, how it still echoes in our lives as adults, and how we want to ...
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Episode 15
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1:15:05
Episode 14: ¿Salimos Bien? What It Means to Be ‘Okay’ in a Family That Survived So Much
In this episode of La Mesa con Papi, I sit down with both of my parents to talk about something that haunts a lot of first-gen kids:Did we turn out okay?And what does “okay” even mean when your parents raised you through survival,...
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Episode 14
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1:08:36
Episode 13: “El Orgullo y La Vergüenza: How Pride and Shame Shape Our Family”
Episode Description:In this episode, I sit down with both of my parents to talk about two powerful emotions that deeply influence Latino families: pride and shame.We explore how these feelings have shaped the wa...
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Episode 13
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1:03:46
Episode 12: No Estamos Locos: Therapy, Taboo, and Healing in the Latinx Community
EPISODE DESCRIPTIONIn this powerful episode of La Mesa con Papi, we’re digging into the quiet shame and deep fear that often surrounds mental health in the Latinx community. For many of us, therapy was something “other people” did...
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Episode 12
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1:25:16
Episode 11: ¿Cuándo Fue la Última Vez Que Jugaste?: Talking Joy, Play & Softness in Our Family
Episode Description:In this episode of La Mesa con Papi, I sit down with both of my parents to talk about something that often gets overlooked in healing spaces: joy.We talk about how joy was (or wasn’t) express...
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Episode 11
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1:09:41
Episode 10:“Los Sueños Que Dejaron Atrás: What Our Parents Gave Up to Give Us More”
Episode Description:In this episode of La Mesa con Papi, I sit down with both of my parents to talk about dreams—the ones they had before becoming parents, the ones they had to let go of, and the ones they never got to sa...
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Episode 10
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59:04
Episode 9: “Amor o Ansiedad: When Love Feels Like Worry” Untangling Generational Love, Fear, and Control
🎧 Episode Description:Sometimes love sounds like “¿Ya comiste?”Sometimes it sounds like “No salgas tarde.”And sometimes… it sounds like silence, worry, or control.In this episode, we un...
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Episode 9
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1:28:49
Episode 8: Calladita No Me Vía Más Bonita: Finding Our Voice in a Culture of Silence
🎧 Episode Description:We were told to be quiet—to not talk back, to not question, to not share our feelings. But silence isn’t always golden. In this powerful episode, we talk about the ways silence shaped our family, ...
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Episode 8
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57:26
Episode 7: Límites con Amor: The Boundaries Our Parents Didn't Have (But We Need)
Episode Description:Boundaries aren’t walls — they’re bridges to healthier relationships. In this raw and reflective episode, we open up about the boundaries we’re learning to set as adults, the ones our parents never ...
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Episode 7
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49:48
Episode 6: We All Come From Something: Healing Family Wounds & Finding Your Voice
Episode Description:Whether your family was close-knit, distant, complicated, or chaotic—we all come from something. In this episode, we open the mic not just to our family’s truths, but to everyone who’s ever...
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Episode 6
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1:04:47
Episode 5: Legacy in Real Time: What Are We Really Passing Down?
Episode Description:What are we leaving behind every day—in our words, habits, beliefs, and silences? In this reflective episode, we unpack the concept of legacy beyond material things: the emotional, spiritua...
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Episode 5
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1:22:06
Episode 4: Breaking the Silence: What We Never Said (Until Now)
Episode Description:In this raw and revealing episode, we open up about the things that went unsaid for too long—questions we never asked, feelings we never shared, and truths we were afraid to face. Through courageous honesty and...
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Episode 4
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1:30:39
Episode 3: Bridges, Not Walls: Navigating Love, Change, and Connection Together
Episode Description:In this heartfelt and honest episode, we explore how love and healing can show up across generations—from navigating relationships to raising children, responding to the world’s chaos, and learning how to show ...
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Episode 3
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1:13:24
Episode 2: Breaking Chains - Understanding and Healing Generational Patterns
In this raw and honest conversation, father and daughter dive deep into their family history, exploring how certain behaviors, beliefs, and emotional patterns have been passed down through generations. Together, they discuss their personal expe...
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Episode 2
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1:21:06
Unfiltered Hearts: A Father-Daughter Journey
Episode 1: Unfiltered Hearts - A Father-Daughter JourneyWelcome to our very first episode where we break down walls and share genuine conversations between a father and daughter. In this intimate dialogue, we explore the beautiful, compl...
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Episode 1
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