In this episode we interview Dr. Alejandra Acuña, PhD, LCSW, PPSC, and learn how she integrates her work in academia with her journey in finding her ancestral practices. In part 1 of this episode, we learn about Dr. Acuña's personal story and her explanation of what she refers to as "location of self."
Suggested Readings on this topic:
- Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore YouTube Video - Limpias con huevo y con ramo de hierbas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-JmnJD9LdE
- Avila, E., & Parker, J. (1999). Woman who glows in the dark: A curandera reveals traditional Aztec secrets of physical and spiritual health. Tarcher
- Buenaflor, E. (2018). Cleansing Rites of Curanderismo: Limpias Espirituales of Ancient Mesoamerican Shamans. Simon and Schuster
Trotter, R. T., & Chavira, J. A. (1997). Curanderismo, Mexican American Folk Healing. University of Georgia Press
Dr. Alejandra Acuña contact info:
IG: @alejandraacunaphd
email: aacuna@csun.edu
