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Amplify RJ (Restorative Justice)The Messy Birth of Rebellion: Andor, Movement Strategy & Restorative Resistance with Gabes TorresSend us a textWhat can a Star Wars show teach us about organizing, resistance, and healing? In this episode of the Amplify RJ Podcast, I sit down with strategist, therapist, and writer Gabes Torres to talk about Andor—yes, that Star Wars show—and what it reveals about real-life revolution.We dive into how Andor de-romanticizes rebellion and reflects the complex realities of movement work: the banality of evil, conflict in organizing, disposability culture, and the painful but necessary tension between rest and resistance. Gabes shares insights from their piece on the show, their orga...
2025-05-281h 10
NerdCastLá do Bunker 190 - Oscar 2025 e Demolidor RenascidoTerça de Carnaval, e o Lá do Bunker está no ar com um programa especial falando tudo sobre o Oscar 2025, com direito à vitória de Ainda Estou Aqui. Também separamos um tempinho para dar falar as primeiras impressões de Demolidor: Renascido. Bora ouvir!
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Demolidor: Renascido tem altos e baixos em estreia no Disney+ | Primeiras impressões: https://jovemnerd.com.br/noticias/series-e-tv/demolidor-renascido-primeiras-impressoes-disney-plus
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2025-03-0452 min
NerdCastLá do Bunker 185 - Indicados ao Oscar 2025 e Puxadinho OtakuMais um episódio do Lá do Bunker começando, repercutindo as indicações de Ainda Estou Aqui e Fernanda Torres ao Oscar 2025. Também comentamos a série documental de Chespirito e a explicação de Will Smith em Matrix. Para finalizar, Paloma e Cakes fazem um “puxadinho” otaku sobre as estreias da Temporada de Inverno dos animes.
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Oscar 2025: Ain...
2025-01-2859 min
NerdCastLá do Bunker 183 - Will Smith em Matrix?O Lá do Bunker chega embalado na segunda semana de janeiro, com um bloco sobre os incêndios em Hollywood e a repercussão no entretenimento. Também comentamos como Ainda Estou Aqui segue nas premiações, incluindo o SAG Awards. Um quase animado Gabes comenta sobre Comando das Criaturas, nova série animada da DC, e terminamos o programa especulando o que raios significa aquele post de Will Smith sobre Matrix.
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2025-01-1450 min
The Allender Center PodcastChecking In, Part 1This week, we’re checking in with you, dear listeners, in a candid and vulnerable episode. Days before the U.S. Presidential Election, Dan and Rachael share the emotional weight they’re carrying, touching on the intense anxiety, anger, and grief of this turbulent season and honestly acknowledging, “We’re not doing well.” Together, they explore practices that help them stay grounded and find hope. We hope that this conversation possibly helps you navigate similar feelings in uncertain times, or, at the very least, reminds you that you are not alone. Editor’s Note: Dan and...
2024-11-0137 min
MoonbeamingTime is a Living Thing: Biomimicry, Home, and Healing with Gabes Torres, psychotherapist and artistWhat is biomimicry and how does it apply to healing?Today we continue our mini series speaking with mental health professionals such as therapists, somatic educators, social workers, and other professional caregivers. Our guest today is Gabes Torres— a psychotherapist, organizer, and artist! In this episode of the Moonbeaming Podcast, host Sarah Faith Gottesdiener and guest Gabe Torres talk about time as a living thing, practicing sustainability in therapy work, and shifting from ANTI-isms to building and creating change. In this special episode, you’ll hear about:The concept and realization of home and how to crea...
2024-08-0756 min
Radical SacredThe Sacred Masculine - A Follow Up to The Divine FeminineThis episode was a difficult one for Jenny and Phil. Their struggle around defining and identifying what feels sacred and masculine is rooted deeply in the spaces and places they were raised. Much of what they were handed about the sacred masculine was steeped in a white, western, patriarchal worldview that has been difficult to unpack. And yet, as they explored masculinity they were able to find many beautiful and hopeful qualities to celebrate. As you listen, consider how growing up in a patriarchal society might have also altered your views of sacred masculinity.Could you identify...
2024-02-281h 01
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationBONUS: Imagination, escapism, and disorientation in stretching alternative possibilitiesThis is a behind-the-scenes conversation with Gabes Torres, a contributor and the program advisor of alchemize, and Green Dreamer's team members Anisa Sima Hawley and Kamea Chayne. We explore the themes of imagination, escapism, dissociation, and discomfort when it comes to dreaming, sensing, relating, and becoming otherwise.Enroll in alchemize through January 12th, 2024: www.greendreamer.com/alchemize
2024-01-0335 min
Filipina on the RiseCritical Convo on Filipino American History Month: Diaspora vs Homeland Lens, Sugarcoated Culture & Decolonization, Expanding our Capacity to HoldHelp keep Filipina on the Rise going! Support our Crowdfund coming up on Oct. 11 (get updates here) YOU'RE INVITED to our Virtual Crowdfund Launch Party on Wednesday Oct. 11, with all day free fun activities on IG live.We have back on, Gabes Torres, regarding her latest post that has us a bit more awakened"This Filipino-American History Month,can we stop romanticizingthe decolonization process?I've seen ‘decolonization' done in such uncritical ways: idealizing pre-colonial cultures and present governmental structures, to the point of overlooking the issues that existed before co...
2023-10-0657 minFilipina on the RiseI'm in the Philippines! What’s happening here, Climate Activism, "Resilience Romanticization" & REST with Gabes TorresI’m here in the Philippines! Join this discussion with me and Gabes Torres - after 2 years of being friends connecting purely online, I’ve had her on the podcast, she is a powerful voice for Filipin@s & decolonization work. A few days before coming I spent time in Manila, to visit historical sites like Intramrous, and national museums.Gabes Torres is a psychotherapist, writer, and organizer with her work focusing on the interplay of mental health, the arts, spirituality, and justice-oriented practice. She has an MA in Theology & Culture, and Counseling Psychology; both graduate degre...
2023-06-131h 31
Lovin Coven8: Gabes Torres - Intergenerational HealingGabes Torres was born and raised in the countryside of the Philippines. She is a psychotherapist, writer, and artist. Her work focuses on the interplay of mental health, the arts, spirituality, and justice-oriented practice. She has an MA in Theology & Culture (a focus on postcolonial theology), and Counseling Psychology. Both graduate degrees were accomplished in Seattle, the city where she organized with abolitionist and anti-imperialist groups at a local, grassroots level. In her clinical practice, Gabes pays attention to healing from racial and migration trauma, while decolonizing the therapeutic space from white Western modalities. Gabes writes for Yes! Magazine...
2023-04-2741 min
For The WildGABES TORRES on Journeying Together /326Gabes Torres offers her thoughtful wisdom in this conversation that weaves through healing, interconnection, and embodiment. Focusing on holistic healing and mental health support, Gabes lucidly describes the ways our individual health and well-being are dependent upon our connections and the structures of the societies in which we reside. Together Ayana and Gabes dream of what we may be free towards (not just free from) as we divest from extractive mindsets. Reverberating on a call to expand love in deeply rooted directions, this conversation offers nourishment for body and soul. Gabes T...
2023-03-0858 min
Do You Ever Feel Like?You're too obsessed with your relationshipCW: We chat about bodily fluidy stuff on this episode, if you're a queasy babe - proceed lightly. Do you ever feel like...you're/we are too obsessed with your/our romantic relationships? Phoebe and Jacque discuss the mindfuck that is being a human walking around everyday with other humans, the falsities and let downs of romantic relationships, and if all of these "couples resources" are actually helping or harming us? They discuss the systems and binaries at play in romantic relationships, their own romantic relationship dynamics, queering long term partnership, and the associations of relationships t...
2023-03-011h 13
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration383) Gabes Torres: Re-rooting therapy and re-membering community“One of the introductions to Counseling Psychology teaches the Freudian concept of neutrality—when the patient’s social identity, when politics leave the door and you start treatment. But if we leave out identity, if we leave out the very sources as to why my client is sick in the first place, then I don’t see why this is not a cycle.” In this episode, we welcome Gabes Torres, a therapist, organizer, and artist who was born and raised in the Philippines. Her work focuses on imperialism and its vast impact our collective mental health. She has an MA...
2022-12-0656 min
rise up! good witch podcastep97: abolitionist mental health & ancestor work for people of the global majority with gabes torresa conversation about decolonizing therapy, abolishing systems of punishment or carcel influence in mental health systems, and ancestor work for people of the global majority with mental health therapist, transformative justice practitioner and global solidarity advocate gabes torres
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2022-08-051h 21
Liberation Labs RadioSeason 1 Roundtable Discussion on Abolitionist Mental HealthWe have reached the end of season 1 of Liberation Labs Radio! What a journey!
We've definitely saved the best for last. Today we have our first Roundtable Conversation all about Abolitionist Mental Health Care. Our guests in include Erica Woodland, Gabes Torres & Aida Manduley! Three brilliant, loving and fierce therapists, liberation movement workers and fabulous humans. Click on each of their names to learn more about their work in the world.
Stay close because we are releasing a couple bonus episodes over the next few weeks! The season 1 zine is coming to an inbox near...
2022-07-241h 31Filipina on the Rise“Womanhood in Precolonial Philippines was this…” – Gabes Torres, psychotherapist, researcher, activist, mental healthHi everyone! One of my most favorite discussions, an oldie but it’s been one of the most popular ones that I wanted to repost. I think it’s because os many people in their journey of reconnecting with their culture and finding out what it means to be proud to be Pinay, there’s this hunger to […]
2022-03-181h 05
SelfieSelfie Presents The Cardigan: Family Boundaries During the Holidays + Racism in PsychologyHow do you set family boundaries during the holidays without causing a scene? Plus, Matthias shares his theory on uncomfortable throw pillows. And, Kristen + Matthias discuss the American Psychological Association's recent apology for perpetuating systemic racism -- what does racism look like in psychology?Links + Resources:
FACTORFIVE Regenerative Serum
Hempillow on Etsy
Decolonizing Therapy on Instagram
Gabes Torres on Instagram
2021-11-2439 min
Edge of the CouchPracticing Joy and Play for Collective Liberation - Interview with Ji-Youn KimIn this episode, Jordan interviews Ji-Youn Kim. Ji-Youn (she/they) is a justice-oriented therapist in the pursuit of collective liberation, located in what is colonially known as Vancouver, Canada. She aims to disrupt oppressive practices of the mental health industry and its complicities, and envision new ways of mental health care rooted in community and collective healing. She also deeply believes in liberatory rage and embodied liberation as a process, co-facilitating workshops on Processing Rage.In the episode, Ji-Youn mentions people she has learned from and learned with:Dr. Jennifer Mullan @DecolonizingTherapyDr. Travis HeathVikki ReynoldsGabes Torres...
2021-10-2744 min
To Write Love on Her ArmsEpisode 411: “Decolonizing Therapy and Healing” with Therapist Gabes TorresJuly is BIPOC Mental Health Month in the US. It exists to “bring awareness to the unique struggles that underrepresented groups face regarding mental illness” in this country. While mental health challenges impact humans regardless of race, body size, sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomic status, and so on, we also recognize that racism, colonization, police brutality, and white supremacy—among other things—are events and harsh realities that affect BIPOC in a significant way that can not and should not be ignored or dismissed. To help us shed a light on this and to learn, grow, and expand...
2021-07-0658 min
Speaking of RacismAbolitionist Therapy: Possibilities for Transformation with Dr. Travis Heath & Gabes TorresTravis is a licensed psychologist and has served as a professor of psychology at Metropolitan State University of Denver for the last 12 years. In July, he will become an Associate Professor at the University of Denver and assume co-directorship of the International Disaster Psychology: Trauma and Global Mental Health graduate program as well as serve as Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Graduate School of Professional Psychology.
Past work he’s been involved with looked at shifting from a multicultural approach to counseling to one of cultural democracy that invites people to heal in mediums that are c...
2021-05-3158 minSpeaking of RacismThe Science and Spirit of Collective Healing with Tanya Ranchigoda and Gabes TorresTanya Ranchigoda grew up surrounded by her Sri-Lankan community in Southern California. It is through her immigrant family upbringing that she learned about collective and inclusive communities.
She took this worldview and professionalized it by becoming a social worker. She now carries people and community stories and histories and collaborates with them to show up as they choose to even in the face of adversity.
Her 20-year career spans oncology social work, private-client grief and trauma counseling, supervision, coaching, corporate training, and a decade as an adjunct lecturer in the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Washington.
2021-05-281h 03Speaking of RacismPolicing in the Mental Health Industry with Ji-Youn Kim & Gabes Torres
Ji-Youn (she/her) is a justice-oriented therapist of Corean ancestry, located in what is colonially known as Vancouver, Canada. With collective liberation as her vision, she aims to disrupt oppressive practices of the mental health industry and its complicities, and envision new ways of mental health care rooted in abolition and community. She also deeply believes in embodied joy, ease, and liberation while in the pursuit of collective liberation.
Follow Ji-Youn on @itsjiyounkim
Thank you to Ellen Cline and Bryan Brown for offering their wisdom in sharing how they practice antiracism and decolo...
2021-05-201h 04Speaking of RacismStories in the Pasifika: Ancestral Grief and Strength with Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno & Gabes Torres
It is important to listen to the peoples of the Pasifika and Oceania during Asian Pacific Islander/Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and beyond.
Here, Gabes has a conversation with Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno. Sage is an Indigenous Native Hawaiian award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, and changemaker. She is the CEO & co-founder of Future For Us, a platform dedicated to advancing women of color. Sage has galvanized a nationwide movement to build a future of work reaching new levels of growth through diversity, equity, and inclusion.
After spending 7 years in Seattle, Washington, and now back home to her home in Hawai'i, Sage reflec...
2021-05-1359 min
Speaking of RacismStories in the Pasifika: Ancestral Grief and Strength with Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno & Gabes TorresIt is important to listen to the peoples of the Pasifika and Oceania during Asian Pacific Islander/Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and beyond. Here, Gabes has a conversation with Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno. Sage is an Indigenous Native Hawaiian award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, and changemaker. She is the CEO & co-founder of Future For Us, a platform dedicated to advancing women of color. Sage has galvanized a nationwide movement to build a future of work reaching new levels of growth through diversity, equity, and inclusion. After spending 7 years in Seattl...
2021-05-1359 minSpeaking of RacismDe-centering Whiteness in Therapy with Gabes Torres and Melody LiWe are back for a new season! For the month of May, we will have the honor of hearing from Gabes Torres. Gabes is a Filipino/a/x psychotherapist, organizer, and member of the Speaking of Racism community + Advisory Board.
Melody Li joined Gabes for this episode to discuss de-centering whiteness in Therapy.
Melody Is a colony-born migrant & settler, therapist of Color, and mental health justice activist.
They created Inclusive Therapists (www.inclusivetherapists.com): a social justice-oriented mental health directory and community that celebrates the strengths & centers the needs of marginalized communities.
2021-05-0543 min
Permission To BEExperiencing Shadow and Beauty w/ Gabes TorresJoin Becka and Tommy for their conversation with friend, teacher, speaker, singer-songwriter, and psychotherapist, Gabes Torres.
"Gabes life’s work is to demonstrate how there’s nothing “post-” about post-colonialism. She studies and teaches how oppression continues to dominate and manifest in our systems, society, inter- + intrapersonal relationships, imaginations, and human psyché."
For show notes and to learn more about Gabes work go to Permissiontobepodcast.com
2021-04-0800 min
Your Story MedicineDecolonizing our Healing with Gabes TorresIn this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Gabes Torres, who has been active in the work of anti-racism and decolonization, particularly in the fields of mental health, education, spirituality, music, and community organizing. Gabes is a racial and migration trauma-informed psychotherapist and intends to decolonize the therapeutic space. She also offers clinical support and care at recovery centers that shelter and support survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence.
Gabes speaks to us about finding balance between resting and fighting for revolution, navigating the mental health world with a decolonization framework, and why ancestral healing i...
2021-03-3045 minFilipina on the RiseConfronting Anti-Asian Racism, Model Minority Myth, Rebirth in Pandemic & Ancestral Connection w/ Gabes TorresToday, we’re talking to Gabes Torres, who is a returning guest on the show, her first episode was about “Precolonial womanhood in the philippines” which is to a day such a hit and an audience favorite.. Gabes aims to practice decolonizing and antiracist work as a community organizer, teacher, singer-songwriter, and mental health practitioner primarily […]
2021-02-241h 19
Her Story SpeaksGabes Torres: Colonialism, Healing & HopeGabes Torres is an anti-oppressive researcher, decolonized psychotherapist, artist, speaker, and seer. Gabes was born and raised in the Philippines, and is a descendant of the Aeta Indigenous tribes of the Luzon and Mindanao islands. She comes from an ancestral lineage of nomadic healers, musicians & poets, theologians, educators, and revolutionists. Gabes has been active in the work of antiracism and decolonization, particularly in the fields of mental health, education, spirituality, music, and community organizing. She is a racial and migration trauma-informed psychotherapist, and intends to decolonize the therapeutic space by politicizing it — especially since the world of mental health is not ex...
2020-10-2353 minHer Story SpeaksGabes Torres: Colonialism, Healing & HopeGabes Torres is an anti-oppressive researcher, decolonized psychotherapist, artist, speaker, and seer. Gabes was born and raised in the Philippines, and is a descendant of the Aeta Indigenous tribes of the Luzon and Mindanao islands. She comes from an ancestral lineage of nomadic healers, musicians & poets, theologians, educators, and revolutionists. Gabes has been active in the work of antiracism and decolonization, particularly in the fields of mental health, education, spirituality, music, and community organizing. She is a racial and migration trauma-informed psychotherapist, and intends to decolonize the therapeutic space by politicizing it — especially since the world of mental health is not ex...
2020-10-2353 min
Self-Healing Badass Podcast13 :: What I've been up to, Consensual Culture and how you can supportIt's been a month since my last episode- here's what I've been healing and learning. Support Consensual CultureBecome a Patron!One time donation through PayPalFolks mentioned:Mia MingusGabes TorresShengxiao YuKwonyinRachael Maddoxadrienne maree brownSubscribe to my newsletter or get tickets for Radical Rising on 9/16* 5pm PST on my website.*I mentioned 9/17 on the recording which is incorrect. Support the show (https://paypal.me/denisedimensional) This is a public e...
2020-09-0334 min
WomanhoodWomanhood, Decolonization, and Anti-Racism with Gabes TorresGabes Torres is an incredibly brilliant Filipinx decolonizing and anti-racist researcher and psychotherapist, theologian, speaker, singer/songwriter, and artist. We discuss her knowledge and passion for her work, what being a wxman means to her, her thoughts on the revolution, and what you can do for black and brown peoples today and always.
2020-06-1243 min
Filipina on the Rise“Womanhood in Pre-Colonial Philippines was fierce and tender, all at once” – Gabes Torres on Filipina history, Decolonizing your Identity & Reclaiming your Innate WorthGabes is a researcher, artist, theologian, speaker, and psychotherapist in training, and her life’s work is to demonstrate how there’s nothing “post-” about post-colonialism. She recently completed a Master’s in Theology and Culture at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, focusing on colonialism and is completing her Master’s in Counseling Psychology.
Gabes currently works for The Allender Center writes poetry and music. She’s independently produced 3 albums of original music and has toured in Southeast Asia, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle.
In this discussion, we learn
Gabes’ journey and what brought her to her wo...
2020-03-171h 00Filipina on the Rise“Womanhood in Pre-Colonial Philippines was fierce and tender, all at once” – Gabes Torres on Filipina history, Decolonizing your Identity & Reclaiming your Innate WorthGabes is a researcher, artist, theologian, speaker, and psychotherapist in training, and her life’s work is to demonstrate how there’s nothing “post-” about post-colonialism. She recently completed a Master’s in Theology and Culture at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, focusing on colonialism and is completing her Master’s in Counseling Psychology.Gabes currently works for The Allender Center writes poetry and music. She's independently produced 3 albums of original music and has toured in Southeast Asia, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle.In this discussion, we learnGabes' journey and what brought her to her work and mission of decoloniza...
2020-03-171h 00Speaking of RacismHealing the Impact of Colonialism with Gabes Torres
On this episode, Jen is joined by Gabes Torres to unpack concepts behind colonialism, its lasting impact on all people, and the power of healing, hope and community.
Gabes is a researcher, speaker, theologian, singer-songwriter, and psychotherapist in training. Her life’s work is to show how there’s nothing “post-” about postcolonialism, and that the impact of historical and oppressive conquest continue to manifest in the ideologies, cultures, languages, literature, human behaviors, inter- and intrapersonal relationships, and spiritual practices we have today.
You can learn more about Gabes on www.gabestorres.com, and you have the power to help h...
2020-03-0651 min
Pivot NW PodcastQueer Identity, Young Adults, & The Church: Q&A This is the question & answer portion of our discussion. Tina Schermer Sellers, K Kriesel, Gabes Torres, and Ellie VerGowe wrapped up this live conversation by responding directly to questions from attendees.
2020-02-1317 min
The Arise PodcastSeason 1, Episode 11: Gabes Torres, Maggie Hemphill, and Danielle S. Castillejo speak about decolonization, race, faith, and the impact on bodies of color.Gabes (she/they) is a researcher, artist, theologian, speaker, and psychotherapist in training. Her life’s work is to demonstrate how there’s nothing “post-” about postcolonialism, and that the effects of historical and oppressive conquest permeated the ideologies, cultures, languages, literature, human behaviors, inter- and intrapersonal relationships, and spiritual practices we have today. With agency and integrity, her passion is to research the practices and therapeutic approaches that decolonize the mind, body, and spirituality of underrepresented groups who have been suffering from generational oppression and marginalization.Her research is carried through by the influences of esteem...
2020-01-2944 min
The Arise Podcastgabestorres - 1:24:20, 3.25 PMSeason 1, Episode 11: Gabes Torres, Maggie Hemphill, and Danielle S. Castillejo speak about decolonization, race, faith, and the impact on bodies of color.
Episode Summary
Gabes Torres, island women (she/they/siya), speaker, theologian, artist, racial trauma psychotherapist who is working in decolonizing and anti-racist research, graduate student at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, talks with us about decolonization, race, faith, and the impact on bodies of color. How can we be anti-racist?
Gabes states, "The Spirit of colonialism exists today -- Internalized oppression, which is another way of saying that for a lot of folks that have a...
2020-01-2844 min
Conscious ConstructionThe Enneagram of Liberation with Gabes Torres (Enneagram 3)I am simply in love with today's episode. I got the chance to sit down with my dear friend Gabes Torres to talk about what part the Enneagram plays in our collective liberation as well as her life as a migrant woman of color living and studying in the United States. Here's more about Gabes: Gabes is a researcher, theologian, speaker, singer-songwriter, and psychotherapist in training. Her life’s work is to show how there’s nothing “post-” about postcolonialism, and that the effects of historical and oppressive conquest continue to manifest in the ideologies, cultures, languages, literature, human be...
2019-10-031h 01