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Salud en Guantánamo
La satisfacción de dos doctoras recién graduadas
Despúes de culminar sus estudios un nuevo horizonte se abre delante de dos doctoras guantanameras. Sus sueños se hicieron realidad y ahora con mucho amor y dedicación se enfrentan a una nueva etapa de sus vidas para poner todos los conocimientos adquiridos durante seis años en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas al servicio del pueblo.
2025-01-27
03 min
Se Rascó Así: ¡El Manicomio Inhabitable!
Ep.242: El “Tribólico” vs Las Doctoras Ninja
Las nuevas aventuras del Tribolico comenzaron cuando se enfrentó a “Murmullo”. Ahora la saga continúa cuando se enfrenta a tres “Doctoras Ninja” en su hospitalización en Miami. ¿Cómo Marcos se las ingenió para poder safarze de una llave implementada por ellas, difícil de dominar?Mientras esos sucesos ocurrían, en el mismo estado de la Florida, “The Six Million Dollar Güanime” se enfrenta un panorama completamente diferente en un hospital de la ciudad de Kissimie. ¿Cómo Joey pudo sobrevivir a semejante barbaridad y podrá rescatar a su madre del pésimo sistema de sa...
2025-01-14
2h 31
Podcast de Cosmos Fm
Doctoras Cecilia Pomazan y la Dra. Soledad Lirola, sobre el "ojo vago"
Esta campaña de prevención es una campaña latinoamericana, lo explicaron las doctoras Cecilia Pomazan y la Dra. Soledad Lirola. Fue de 8 a 11 horas que se realizó en el Servicio de Oftalmología. Edificio Gral. Paz (Gral. Paz pasando Av. Rawson), Planta Baja, ala norte. Las especialistas explicaron de qué se trata esta campaña de prevención para niños de entre 4 y 14 años.
2024-10-15
09 min
Radio Voz Andina Internacional
Plantas enteógenas, plantas doctoras y sus cantos sagrados
En esta ocasión, José Luis Coba nos llevará a un fascinante recorrido por el mundo de las plantas enteógenas y doctoras, explorando sus poderosos cantos sagrados y su rol en la sanación y la espiritualidad. Las plantas enteógenas, también conocidas como plantas sagradas, han sido utilizadas durante siglos en rituales y prácticas curativas por diversas culturas alrededor del mundo.
2024-08-21
45 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 68- Integral Feminism with Dr. Alka Arora
In this new episode with Las Doctoras, we present to you, Dr. Alka Arora. This is another exciting episode with a great mentor of Dr. Cristina‘s. Alka Arora was the chair of Cristina‘s dissertation committee. Alka continues to be a great inspiration in Cristina‘s life. In particular, Alka inspires conversations at the intersection of activism and spirituality as well as the crossroads of integral feminist pedagogy and integral thinking with animal ethics. This discussion includes naming systems of oppression - including patriarchy and colonialism - as we navigate mindfulness. Listen for key themes of blasphemy, integrat...
2024-04-23
1h 01
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 67- Remembering to Laugh at the Silly Things in Times of Crisis with Sara Stanizai
We first met Sara in person at a week long retreat in Joshua Tree. Her magnetic and inspiring energy made a huge impression on us. We are so excited to introduce her to our comunidad!! Sara is a therapist and founder of Prospect Therapy. Prospect Therapy is a queer + trans affirming therapy practice based in Long Beach, CA, with a focus on mental health for first-generation, immigrant, and bicultural communities. Our guiding principles are integrity, generosity and enthusiasm. We support these principles through transparent decision-making, promoting community visibility and access to care, and affirming all ide...
2024-04-09
55 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 66- Herbalism & the Practices of Curanderismo with Atava Garcia Swiecicki
Cristina first met Atava Garcia Swiecicki in a Curanderismo course in Los Angeles in 2014. This pivotal time in Cristina's life, guided her into a dream that would inspire her to name her child "Jaguar," and the time with Atava and other healers continues to encourage Cristina in her own healing practices. Atava's The Curanderx Toolkit is now a key text in Cristina's classes! Truly, inviting Atava to come share with our listeners is such a special honor! Atava is guided by her dreams and her Mexican, Polish, and Hungarian ancestors. She received a BA in feminist studies from Stanford...
2024-04-02
1h 13
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 65- Healing for Changemakers with Nisha Mody
Meet Nisha Mody! Nisha (she/her) is a Relational Healing & Life Coach, Speaker, and Writer. She loves to help changemakers who consider themselves helpers to help themselves so they can make an impact by working through burnout, perfectionism, and overgiving. Nisha speaks up and writes about disrupting norms and redefining success from being individualistic and inauthentic to being relational and congruent. This conversation had deep resonance with us. Changemakers, may Nisha bring you peace and joy and healing. Work with her at https://www.nishaland.com/work-with-me Follow her work at: www.nishaland.com @healinghypegirl
2024-03-18
59 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 64- Book Club Discussion with Deepa Iyer Author of Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection
2024-03-11
54 min
En Consulta con el dr Lucio Hernandez
E24. Especial dia de la Mujer, Primeras doctoras en México
En este episodio hablo sobre como iniciaron su carrera las primeras doctoras en méxico, ¿tuvieron apoyo? ¿fueron relegadas del gremio médico?. Si te gustó el episodio compártelo. Música: Intro via pixabay: Universal – SergeQuadrado Intermedio y Outro via pixabay: Walk Trip - SergeQuadrado ---- Difusión. Canales para recibir notificaciones cuando haya nuevos episodios sin participar en conversaciones. Canal en Telegram: https://t.me/lhecp Canal en Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9hoPj8V0tiXlIt4Z0s...
2024-03-11
09 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 63- Las Dras on Strike
Join us as we speak about the CSU strike scheduled the first week of classes at our campuses. We originally meant to record this live when the strike was in full force. Then, things shifted. Yep, and even though the strike was over, we had things to say about it all. In this episode, we break down the strike and the "tentative agreement."
2024-03-04
1h 09
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 62- Toward Collective Liberation with Cinthya Silverstein
This conversation is everything we needed. Come, meet Cinthya Silverstein if you have not already. Cinthya is a Mexican immigrant and visual activist whose work is deeply rooted in photography as a tool for the analysis of visual culture. Her work reflects a lived, intersectional experience that recognizes images as a social instrument that’s been used to reinforce race-making in the United States. In this convo, Cinthya helps us understand racism and the perspective of Jews of Color. Truly, there was a magic that brought together Renee and Cinthya. And, despite the circumstances, we are able to speak to...
2024-01-08
1h 20
Mujeres para hoy. Doctoras de la Iglesia
Mujeres para hoy. Doctoras de la Iglesia 24/12/23
En este programa de hoy , ya que está culminando el Adviento, vamos a ver el amor a María que sentían las santas mujeres doctoras de la Iglesia.
2023-12-24
56 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 61- Possibility in the Time of Fuckery
In this episode, we bring you the incomparable Pia Schiavo-Campo. Pia is a dear friend of ours. We were with Pia in a cohort of other amazing creatives led by @jumakae in 2022. And, we knew she had some magic to share. In this conversation, she gets real. Gratitude to Pia for helping us all truly articulate our priorities as we advocate to end the violence we are witnessing live on social media right now. We know you'll connect with Pia's energy. Head on over to @asplashofpia to discover more about this incredible guest.
2023-12-19
1h 04
Via Libre Reconquista
Doctoras acerca del Cancer Bucal (05-12-2023)
Doctoras acerca del Cancer Bucal (05-12-2023)
2023-12-05
06 min
Tardes literarias
Las Doctoras María Lara y Laura Lara
Esta semana en Tardes Literarias, tenemos el placer de estar con Las Doctoras María Lara y Laura Lara, son Profesoras de Historia Moderna y Antropología y de Historia Contemporánea e Historia de la Educación en la UDIMA. Laura y María Lara Martínez. El insólito caso de las mellizas con mejores notas en España que estudiaron Historia. Fueron las mejores en el colegio y en el instituto pero, contra la estadística, decidieron estudiar una carrera de letras. Ahora son unas auténticas estrellas entre los historiadores. Hicieron Historia en Alcalá de Henares. Vaya si la...
2023-11-12
58 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 60- Season Six: Celebrating What's To Come
Welcome back brujas, scholars, mujeristas y mas! In this episode, Las Doctoras give a life update and share briefly what they hope to bring to the podcast this season. Season 6!!! We can hardly believe we’ve made it this far and still love having conversations about new and old things.
2023-10-31
52 min
Triple T Podcast
Mujeres PRESIDENTES y DOCTORAS y Mueren con One Chip Challenge
Mujeres PRESIDENTES y DOCTORAS y Mueren con One Chip Challenge. En este episodio hablamos de como la carrera presidencial será entre dos mujeres, Claudia Sheinbaum y Xóchitl Gálvez. Estudio revela que las mujeres son mejores cirujanas que los hombres, el Onec Chip Challenge cobra su primera victima y mucho más. Espero te guste tanto como a mí... - Fedecito CONTACT INFO: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fedemorado/... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fedemoradog Twitter: https://twitter.com/fedemorado Spotify: https...
2023-09-12
15 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 59- Deconstructing Cult Culture: Our Last Episode of the Season
In this conversation, Cristina and Renee give a quick update on life AND THEN....dive right into the vulnerable and powerful topic of cults and cult culture. Inspired by Renee's new podcast La Feminista Chismosa, which highlights and critiques pop culture, this episode looks at recent documentaries focused on, specifically, Christian cults. Our goal? Freedom from false narratives that offer safety and success. Join us as we come back to our selves (vs come to Jesus).
2023-09-05
1h 00
LatinX Can
059: How Latinx Culture Can Boost Your Leadership Skills, with the Doctoras of El Puente Institute
Meet the founders of El Puente Institute, three Doctoras who share their knowledge and tips on how we can leverage our Latinx culture to be better leaders in the corporate world.Dr. Patty Delgado (MX), Dr. Alejandra Mielke (MX), and Dr. Patricia Conde-Brooks (CO) are the founders of El Puente Institute, a dynamic organization with the purpose of improving the advancement of the Latinx/Hispanic workforce.In this episode, these amazing Latina leaders shared their inspiring personal stories, how they met and how they decided to start collaborating to create El Puente Institute, which conducts...
2023-09-02
1h 04
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 58- A Discussion on Hiring Practices in Academia with Candice Dickens-Russell & Maria Rivas
After I (Renee) was rejected from an academic job for the 5th time, and after over 10 years experience teaching at the college level, I am frustrated not just with the fact that I have not been able to land a permanent job. After going through the hiring process time and time again, I have strong feelings about the process itself and question why it is the way it is. We sat down with two experts, Candice Dicken-Russell and Maria Rivas, who could give us insight into the hiring practices in academia and give some critiques as to why they...
2023-08-22
1h 05
Las Doctoras Podcast
EP. 57- Doctorahood & Motherhood with Dra. Lorena Marquez
Join us as we bring motherhood and m/othering to the forefront of our discussion. Doctoras, academics, mothers. We are all these things combined ,and THIS IS OUR MAGIC. Sadly, in academia, this magic is often unrecognized. Community support and dialogue (like this conversation) is pivotal for us as we affirm our multidimensional gifts. May you feel, as we feel after this episode, a celebration of your m/othering. May you feel empowered to be more and more present with your children and community. And may we all bring these gifts back to our universities! @doctorahood- https://www.instagra...
2023-07-11
1h 04
Mujeres al Sur
Doctoras
Hoy Mujeres al Sur rinde homenaje a las Mujeres Doctoras, quienes ejercen una de las profesiones más sacrificadas, complejas e instintivas que existen.En este, nuestro capítulo 48, hablaremos con esas expertas de batas blancas que viven y trabajan para garantizar la salud, la felicidad y la vida de los demás. Profundizamos en las razones que las llevaron ahí, los desafíos que implica un trabajo que demanda de tanto tiempo y estudio y sobre todo, en la necesidad de que la formación en este campo también incluya un enfo...
2023-07-10
17 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 56- I Make Sense: A Convo About Being Trauma Informed with Mayana Geathers
Join us as we step into an important conversation around trauma- informed responses that honor our experiences. Learn with us how we create safe and empowering spaces for those we care about. Mayana helps us understand that we can truly tend to our reasonable responses. And, in doing so, we can offer our children the validation that we all need. In this episode, we are reminded that we are only benefiting our children by taking care of ourselves. website: https://www.mayanageathers.com/ IG: @mayanageathers
2023-06-13
1h 03
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 55- Let's Talk About Disability Justice with Dra. Yvette Martinez-Vu
In this vulnerable conversation, Dras Cristina and Renee interview Dra Yvette Martinez-Vu. The topic: disabilities and social justice. This episode is raw and real as we speak to our disabilities. Listen as we are reminded to name our strengths as well as areas of growth. And, hear us share the traumas we've experienced, particularly in academia. We grieve together, and we welcome you to join us in this pivotal conversation. IG: @gradschoolfemtoring https://www.instagram.com/gradschoolfemtoring/ website: https://gradschoolfemtoring.com/
2023-05-23
1h 05
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 54- Dismantling Diet Culture with Dr. Hortencia Jimenez
Wow!!!! In this episode we speak with our new amiga Dra. Hortencia Jimenez. She is a Chingona academic, breaking all the barriers, and dismantling diet culture. She talks with us about her academic journey, and all the struggles she faced to get where she is at today. Then we dive into a deep convo about our own relationship to diet culture, how it's a biproduct of colonization and white supremacy. And we also discuss how we can support our children in their own journeys with health, and body image. Such a healing convo. Please learn more about Dra. Hortencia...
2023-05-02
42 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep.53- Mindful Homes with Anjie Cho: Understanding the Power of Feng Shui
In this conversation we talk with Anjie Cho about how she has helped us to create better energy flow in our homes. She discussed her new book Mindful Homes: Create Healing Living Spaces with Mindfulness and Feng Shui. Learn more about Anjie: @anjiecho- https://www.instagram.com/anjiecho/ https://www.anjiecho.com/ Book- https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Homes-Create-healing-mindfulness/dp/1800652119/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38MIG8ZZX67FI&keywords=Mindful+homes&qid=1679519233&s=books&sprefix=mindful+ho%2Cstripbooks%2C466&sr=1-1
2023-04-11
1h 03
CLM Activa Radio
LO QUE ME FALTABA POR VER Las Doctoras y la historia del abecedario
En este episodio, nuestros presentadores reciben la visita de unas personas muy especiales, dos futuras doctoras que nos regalan su tiempo para pasar un rato mas que divertido, el programa empieza con las historias graciosas de aventuras en el medico, que son mas que sorprendentes y deriva en un juego de tu mundo y el mío, donde se pone a prueba los conocimientos de las invitadas hacia los presentadores, el episodio sigue avanzando y se da paso a la entrevista a nuestras invitas, terminando nuestro capitulo con el juego historias de abecedario, donde nuestras invitadas demuestran un autentico nivelazo, t...
2023-04-06
1h 20
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep.52- How Did We End Up Talking About Star Wars? Road Trip with Las Dras
In this episode we talk you along with us as we head to Glen Ivy Spa for our Spring Break. We are talking all things parenting, from both the mundane to the in depth existential questions we constantly grapple with. And somehow we end up talking about Star Wars as a metaphor for life, and how we can use it to unpack toxic masculinity in the lives of our children. Who knew?
2023-03-30
44 min
Entre Madres y Doctoras
Presentando Entre Madres y Doctoras
Doctoras pero también mamás primerizas, hermanas Edith Bracho Sánchez y Evelyn Bracho Sánchez hablan sobre todos los desafíos que enfrentan los nuevos padres, desde la seguridad y la salud de sus hijos, hasta home safety. Un podcast para todas las madres y padres, pero especialmente útil para aquellos que atraviesan la curva de aprendizaje de la paternidad y crean un nuevo hogar para sus familias.
2023-03-29
01 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep.51- Can I Speak In A Way That Honors My Dignity?: Decolonizing NVC & Family Constellation Therapy
In this in-depth conversation, Renee and Cristina interview their friend Meenadchi, author of Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication (NVC) and faciliator of Family Constellation Therapy. Listen in to hear Las Dras share their own journey into NVC as well as hear Meenadchi's own story medicine. This episode brings up our parents, mother, ancestors, and children as we seek to answer the question "Can I speak in a way that honors my dignity?" This conversation addresses situations when non-violent practices involve walking away. And, together we arrive in self trust knowing that we can focus on our healing and joy and trusting...
2023-03-07
1h 03
Las Doctoras Podcast
Why do I need feet if I have wings to fly?: A Healing Convo about Spiritual Bypassing
Inspired by the quote from Frida, we explore how spiritual bypassing does not serve the healing process. We discuss Cristina's broken leg and how it's created an opportunity to both sit in the emotions of physical disability, while also confronting old narratives about the concept of "everything happens for a reason."
2023-02-15
1h 01
Mujeres para hoy. Doctoras de la Iglesia
Mujeres para hoy. Doctoras de la Iglesia 25/12/22
Programa especial en el que veremos cómo sentían, vivían y celebraban la Navidad las santas mujeres doctoras de la Iglesia: Teresa de Jesús, Catalina de Siena, Teresa del Niño Jesús, Hildegarda de Bingen.
2022-12-25
58 min
Grad School Femtoring: Inclusive Grad School Stories, Personal Development, and Productivity Tips for First-Gen BIPOCs
169: Podcasting as Academic Scholarship with Las Doctoras, Renee Lemus and Cristina Rose
This week our special guests are Dra. Renee Lemus and Dra. Cristina Rose, also known as Las Doctoras, and they discuss the topic of how podcasting can be used as a medium for academic scholarship. Las Doctoras are acclaimed radical influencers, podcasters, writers, and Latina thought leaders. They are also creative partners in the Las Dras Podcast, Book Club, Sacred Writing Course, and their Saint Lunita Magazine. In this episode we cover: The synchronous and meet-cute way that the two of them met in a shared parent toddler program only to realize they had so many things...
2022-12-23
57 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 49: Releasing Shame Around Menstruation and Embracing Our Sexuality with Danellia Arechiga
Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina welcome returning guest Danellia Arechiga to the show! Known as “The Multidimensional Mami”, Danellia is a birth worker, singer, songwriter, musician, speaker, and healer, She uses this medicine to heal her generation as well as past and future generations in her lineage. Through her offerings in birth work, childbirth education, traditional postpartum care, support group facilitation, and public speaking, Danellia helps families and individuals return home to their highest selves through vocal liberation, birth education, and intergenerational healing. Ten years of Danellia’s professional life was focused on birth work. However, a couple of year...
2022-12-15
1h 13
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 48: The Importance of Sacred Grace, Curating Spaces for the Marginalized, and Navigating Latinx Parenting
Welcome to Season 5 of Las Doctoras! Today, Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina go live as they celebrate four years of the podcast. Their conversation centers around the cycles of life, particularly as menstrual cycles and full moon (ovulation) energy, and how we can’t always be in that energy: We need to go into the depths of winter and be willing to burn—and then rise from the ashes into a new cycle. Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina are no strangers to burnout, given the combination of their hectic day jobs and their leadership of the Las Doctoras plat...
2022-11-16
55 min
Mujeres para hoy. Doctoras de la Iglesia
Mujeres para hoy. Doctoras de la Iglesia 02/10/22
Primer programa de "Mujeres para hoy. Doctoras de la Iglesia". Hoy hablamos de Santa Teresa de Jesús.
2022-10-02
59 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 47: Fighting for Reproductive Justice with Monica Simpson and Marsha Jones
Today, Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina close Season 4 of Las Doctoras with a conversation with two special guests!Our first guest is Monica Simpson, queer Black activist, artist, and executive director of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. She takes us through her over 20 years of social justice work with a keen focus on sexual reproductive justice.Monica starts all of her training sessions at SisterSong with the line: We all have a story to tell. She firmly believes that stories are our fuel. They provide purpose and motivation to all of our work...
2022-09-07
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 46: Embodying Your Healing Journey Through Human Design with Elyse Preston
Today, Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina take the opportunity to analyze their Human Design Charts with life coach Elyse Preston, the founder of Be More Connected. Listen in as our hosts—both Emotional Generators—learn more about themselves and each other through this unique window into the soul!When you look at a Human Design Chart, you’re essentially looking at a map—a blueprint mapping out the strengths, gifts, and essences that your soul chose to support you in tapping into your highest potential. The areas filled with color are the qualities which are innate to you: the...
2022-08-23
00 min
¿Para dónde tan Influencers?
Capítulo 7: Doctoras Corazón
¡Hola todes! y bienvenides a la primera sesión de doctoras corazón de ¿Para dónde tan influencers? 💌 En este capítulo leímos las historias que nos mandaron de forma anónima, intentamos dar los mejores consejos 😬 y nos reímos hasta quedar sin aire de una que otra anécdota que nos llegó 🤪 Expectantes a la actualización de todos estos chismecitos, Doctoras Corazón es una sección que llegó para quedarse 🤫💝 Muchas gracias a todes les que participaron y esperamos disfruten tanto este episodio como nosotras 👀 Besitos y mucha suerte en el amorsss 🌈 Mara y Panchisca
2022-07-26
50 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 45: Holding Our Politicians Accountable and Creating a Better America with Anna Lily
Today, Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina sit down with friend, political advocate, and fellow teacher Anna Lily. The three share an inspiring message of change and daily action, encouraging us to go beyond visualizing a utopian future and start creating a system of liberation today.To kick things off, Dr. Renee, Dr. Cristina, and Anna Lily go through a lightning round of fun questions around how they would do things if they were President. The questions include: “Who would you have on to sing the National Anthem?”, “Which book would you swear on at your inauguration?”, “Who would be y...
2022-06-07
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 44: Deconstructing Mariposa de Barrio with Bernice
Today, Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina sit down with their good friend and former student Bernice to discuss Mariposa de Barrio, the telenovela based on the life of Jenni Rivera.One of the most striking parts of Jenni’s story is the fact that she built a career in a man’s industry. She is a true trailblazer who single-handedly made other women who are fans of Banda—a male-dominated music genre—feel validated.There is a surprising amount of domestic and sexual violence depicted in the telenovela, without trigger warnings nor a narrative that outright...
2022-05-03
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 43: Strengthening Your Money Mindset with Nathalia, aka Mom Money Boss
Today, Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina sit down with money coach Nathalia, known to most as @mom_money_boss on Instagram to talk all things money and financial freedom.From budgetingto generational wealth, Nathalia wants to be a powerful voice in her community, many members of which lack the mentorship and resources to grow their money mindset and leave a legacy to their family. This hits especially close to home for her as she also had only recently been on a journey to pay down her student loan and $18,000 of consumer debt.“A budget doesn’t me...
2022-03-24
00 min
Puerta Abierta
Doctorandas, doctoras y doctas
En este programa descubrimos a nuestra audiencia a una clase de doctores y doctoras, diferentes, que no han estudiado medicina pero son muy importantes para el avance social y científico por cuanto sus investigaciones representan nuevos datos para el conocimiento humano.
2022-03-10
45 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 42: Creating Space for Our Creativity to Shine
Creativity. It’s a huge part of our lives, and one that Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina believe we all need to have more conversations around. Today, the two specifically zoom into priming our entire being to embody creative states. Believing that creativity requires everything in us—body, mind, and soul—in order for us to express it fully, Las Doctoras encourage us to see creativity as a holistic process that is just as powerful as a tool for meditation as it is a tool for productivity.Most of us think of creativity as a completely heady, utilit...
2022-01-25
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 41: An Honest Conversation on Masculinity with Benjamin Perez
Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina sit down with CPA Benjamin Perez (@perezadvisor on Instagram) to touch on his evolving views on masculinity, both within himself and among the Latino community as a whole.Benjamin considers the various aspects of the complex topic that is masculinity from the point of view of his lived experience, particularly as a Latino. He breaks down the old beliefs that he had to overcome such as traditional machismo and gender roles.Speaking of unlearning, Benjamin talks about toxic masculinity and how he had to deal with it both as a...
2022-01-13
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 40: Unpacking “Toxic Masculinity” and How to Overcome It
Welcome to the 40th episode of Las Doctoras! Today’s topic (and one which Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina will continue to unpack in the next few episodes) is masculinity. Being mothers to young boys, this is an especially personal topic for the two. Listen in as they share how they intend to help their sons navigate a culture where toxic masculinity continues to prevail, as well as how they define the healthy sort of masculinity that they hope their sons can embody growing up.Our hosts reflect on how their parents and grandparents exhibited toxic ma...
2021-12-21
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 39: Campaigning for Transformation and Grace in Academia with Dr. Ana Linda Arellano Nez
Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina continue their discussion on the state of academia and attempt to pull back the curtain behind its hierarchical structure, based on their personal experiences in this world.Today’s guest, Dr. Ana Linda Arellano Nez, first met our hosts through their writing course and today works as the copy editor for Saint Lunita magazine alongside being an ethnic studies professor at California State University, Fullerton.Our hosts and Dr. Ana Linda reflect on their search for home in academia, being the first in their respective families to go through higher ed...
2021-12-08
00 min
Mujeres de la PM
#13 Doctoras Corazón
¡Las Doctoras Corazón estamos listas para atender sus casos! En este episodio hablaremos de rupturas, males del corazón, amores imposibles y del triunfo del amor. ¡Empecemos!
2021-11-29
54 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 38: Creating Spaces of Love and Resistance in Academia
Today, Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina sit down with Diane Nevarez, a professor in the Education department at University of California Irvine. They do a deep dive into the current state of academia with a focus on the many challenges that the American university system poses, both in general and specifically around the pandemic.There is a lot of exploitation that takes place among adjunct professors precisely due to the contractual or part-time nature of the job. The hiring process is toxic and an air of uncertainty permeates the period in between classes. “I love what I do...
2021-11-23
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 37: Celebrating Grief and Our Beloved Dead
As we approach Día de los Muertos, Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina revisit the topic of grief and loss by speaking on their personal experiences loosing the people closest to them.Dr. Renee reflects on her father’s death seven years later. From his final request (“If anything happens, write the book.”), to the chaos of having countless long-lost relatives flying in once it was clear the situation was grim, to the moment Dr. Renee realized that it was time to let him go nine days after being admitted to the hospital.The time came fo...
2021-11-01
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 36: Why Facing Grief is the Beginning of Our Healing Journey with Tida & Soyeon
Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina welcome Tida Beattie, a 1st generation Thai-American end-of-life doula, community educator, and grief activist; and Soyeon Davis is a 1.5 generation Korean-American end of life doula. Tida and Soyeon are the co-founders of MESO, which provides advocacy, assistance, and support to immigrant families dealing with chronic illness and/or aging.Much of Tida and Soyeon’s work at Meso is a product of their lived experience. Having lost many family members of their own and discovering the lack of support for underserved and marginalized communities, the two were inspired to fill this sh...
2021-10-19
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 35: Elevating the Chicana Experience Through Writing with Ana Castillo
Today, we welcome Chicana novelist, poet, playwright, and independent scholar Ana Castillo who has been at the forefront of publishing works on the socio-political realities of the Chicana experience, including race and gender issues, since the 1970s. Ana reflects on the timeless impact of her work and recalls with great joy how fans would reignite that fire within her whenever they approach her to share how Massacre of the Dreamers, The Mixquiahuala Letters, and her other works inspired them. “It’s always a risk,” says Ana, referring to her spontaneous approach to writing her books. She ta...
2021-10-12
1h 25
Your Story Medicine
Radical Influencers: Writing for Liberation with Las Doctoras
In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Dr. Renee Lemus and Dr. Cristina Rose of Las Doctoras. They are on a mission to reclaim their ancestral cultures, create spaces to heal from generational trauma, and live into liberating practices. Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina host a podcast, a book club, and online writing courses. They create spaces to discuss healing from the wounds of generational trauma while grounded in ancestral wisdom, feminist scholarship, and a commitment to dismantling white supremacy, patriarchy, and all forms of systemic oppression. Learn more...
2021-09-21
1h 13
Las Doctoras Podcast
Celebrating the Launch of Season 4: What to Expect
Season 4 has arrived! Dr. Renne and Dr. Cristina are rested and ready to launch into a new phase of the podcast and, of course, the community.Having returned from their well-deserved rest in July, Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina are raring to get back into action! But not before thanking the community, whether through the podcast, book club, writing course, or magazine. So much opportunity came out of this supportive and encouraging family, and the ladies are forever grateful!Speaking of the book club, Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina got a shoutout from FIERCE by...
2021-09-15
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 33: A Celebration of Rest
This episode is centered around rest. “Rest” is not usually something you find on someone’s list of things to celebrate, but Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina sit down to discuss exactly why the right amounts of rest, in the truest sense of the word, helps us move forward stronger and wiser with a renewed sense of purpose.● Rest is something that helps us recover with more vigor to do the most important things in our lives. Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina note that capitalism always pushes us to rush and “strike while the iron is hot”; but, if we move...
2021-08-02
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 32: Creating a Home for Us
This episode is centered around home. Whether an actual physical home or a community that makes you feel at home Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina touch on how to find your place of belonging, operate from a place of abundance, and do your part to build a world free of injustice by becoming more conscious of how you raise the next generation.● Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina kick off this episode by sharing the importance of setting aside time and energy to recharge and refill your creative tank and nurture your spiritual life. They share how they do thi...
2021-07-05
00 min
El podcast de Jana Fernández
De piel a cabeza, y viceversa, con las doctoras Rosa y Ana Molina
En el episodio de esta semana vamos a hablar de todo un poco, literalmente, porque vamos a adentrarnos en la apasionante relación mente-cuerpo, más concretamente en la relación piel-cuerpo y la sorprendente forma que tienen de comunicarse la una con la otra. Para hablar de este tema tan apasionante cuento con dos mujeres increíbles, que además son dos profesionales de la salud y excelentes divulgadoras que vuelven a este programa de podcast, esta vez juntas.Se trata de las doctoras Ana y Rosa Molina. La dra. Ana Molina es dermat...
2021-06-28
53 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 31: You have a right to celebration
This episode is all about celebration! Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina have a lot to celebrate, so join them in shining light on jaw-dropping achievements, exciting news, and new opportunities for growth and connection. Dr. Renee and Dr. Cristina kick off this episode by celebrating the sold out Sacred Writing Course and all that it has created for them and their community. In creating the spaces they need for themselves, they’ve held space for so many amazing women to connect to the sacredness of writing, express their creativity, feel empowered, and heal. If you’re interested in en...
2021-06-08
00 min
Doctoral Journeys with Katie
Doctoras Latinas Series with Sandra Gonzalez (Literacy in Dual Language Learners with Specific Reading Disabilities)
In this special series of Doctoras Latinas I interview a powerful woman that learns to balance responsibilities of our culture, professions, our families and doctoral studies. Listen and learn from the women who walk in front of us and beside us on our journey. Dr. Gonzalez’s parents were born and raised in PR....she was born in Jersey with 5 siblings of which she is the oldest. Dr. Gonzalez attended public schools in Philadelphia. Received her Bachelor's degree from Chestnut Hill College in elementary education. Received her Master's degree from Gwynedd Mercy College with a concentration in sc...
2021-05-27
40 min
Doctoral Journeys with Katie
Doctoras Latinas Series: The Intersection of Ethnicity and Gender: Wage negotiations and Professional Latinas with Erica Nikki Martinez
I have decided to launch a Doctoras Latinas Series after the overwhelming response from a social media group “Latinas Completing Doctoral Degrees”. I am honored to share their research, their struggles, and their accomplishments as they complete their terminal degrees as first-Generation students. Today Erica Nikki Martinez shares her passion for contributing to research that identifies her work to empower Latinas financially and professionally. Nikki Martinez is joining us today to share with us her doctoral research on the intersection of ethnicity and gender: wage negotiations and professional Latinas. Martinez is an Experienced Housing Director with...
2021-05-22
58 min
The Embodiment Project
Ep 112 // Infiltrating Academia with Dr. Renee Lemus and Dr. Cristina Rose, Las Doctoras
We're back! After a short hiatus The Embodiment Project is back with a very special episode. In this episode, Danellia speaks with her comadres Dr. Renee Lemus and Dr. Cristina Rose—hosts Las Doctoras Podcast. Dr. Cristina Rose is mother, artist, and full time lecturer in Women’s Studies at CSU, Dominguez Hills. She received her PhD from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and a VONA (Voices of Our Nation's Arts) sister and has publications of pieces such as “Sacred Heart of Mango” and “mumbling of prayers (at the basilica of la virgen)” in spaces as distinguisha...
2021-05-18
1h 02
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 30: F*ck the Dishes!
We’re celebrating 30 episodes with a special discussion about motherhood in the patriarchy. We’ll examine our own personal experiences with parenting and the emotional labor and expectations handed to women and femmes in a male-dominated society. 1:58 Announcing our latest “Writing to our Ancestors” course with a new series called “Sacred Writing.” Learn more about it here. 4:12 Launching our online magazine! Watch a Chisme Session with editor Selisa here. 7:58 Decolonizing Catholicism.14:48 The unconscious expectations husbands put on their wives in motherhood. 24:30 The colonized and colonizer relationship. Navigating he patriarchy and dismantl...
2021-04-08
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep 29: A Raw Conversation on Queering and Reclaiming Our Sexuality
In this episode, we discuss our own sexual journeys and the fluidity of sexuality as we age particularly as it relates to our sexual preferences. Join us for a a very raw conversation about sexuality, gender binaries and intimacy.
2021-03-04
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 28: Making Space for Latinx Books with Fabian Flores Publishing
We are inviting Norma back onto the show. She previously came onto the show to talk about her article on colorism in the family. Norma is a first-generation American and a Sagittarius. She is an attorney by trade and she started to write during her time as a stay at home mom. She was driven by a mission to share the stories of brown women raising their children. After she published an article in the New York Times she started thinking about the power of representing her community through story, so she is starting a...
2021-02-02
56 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep 27: Synastry Astrology Readings with Esoteric Esa
In this episode, we interview Esoteric Esa, an astrologer, numerologist, and creator of an oracle deck. We are doing a reading with her. We have each recently had individual readings with her, and today we are getting a deeper insight into the soul work we do together. We are getting a synastry reading, meaning that we are having our two charts compared to each other. Esa does this for couples, business partners, friends, and any two people who want a deeper understanding of their relationship. In This Episode:
2021-01-19
00 min
Las Doctoras Recomiendan
Las tradiciones de las doctoras: edición 2020
Cada año, las doctoras se unen en navidad para compartir un poquito sobre las tradiciones familiares que como inmigrantes están conservando en sus propios hogares. En este año tan difícil, nuestra cultura nos hace sentir un poquito mejor y en este episodio cada doctora, y un doctor honorario, comparten como están celebrando estas fiestas.
2020-12-22
12 min
Las Doctoras Recomiendan
Las tradiciones de las doctoras: edición 2020
Cada año, las doctoras se unen en navidad para compartir un poquito sobre las tradiciones familiares que como inmigrantes están conservando en sus propios hogares. En este año tan difícil, nuestra cultura nos hace sentir un poquito mejor y en este episodio cada doctora, y un doctor honorario, comparten como están celebrando estas fiestas.
2020-12-22
12 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep 26: Conscious Children's Books with Aida Salazar
Aida Salazar is a writer and arts activist. She is a mother, and she has been writing for children. She recently published The Moon Within about a young girl who is about to get her first period. She also just published a book called Land of the Cranes, about a 9-year-old child who experiences being an undocumented immigrant. We discovered Aida through our book club. We read The Moon Within, and Christina uses it in her class. In our interview today, we talk about the challenges and gifts of doing decolonizing work through the writing and p...
2020-11-25
1h 05
Slow Medicine Revolution
Episodio 1 - Presentación de las 3 Doctoras
¿Qué es Slow Medicine Revolution y quiénes somos nosotras? Somos las doctoras Susan Judas, África Villarroel y Sari Arponen y nos hemos puesto de acuerdo para divulgar sobre salud, medicina y estilo de vida. Queremos romper mitos y ayudarte en el camino de la salud. En este primer episodio nos presentamos y te contamos qué queremos aportarte, cómo nos conocimos y ¡mucho más! Tienes más contenidos en https://slowmedicineinstitute.com/
2020-11-19
38 min
Slow Medicine Revolution
Episodio 1 - Presentación de las 3 Doctoras
¿Qué es Slow Medicine Revolution y quiénes somos nosotras? Somos las doctoras Susan Judas, África Villarroel y Sari Arponen y nos hemos puesto de acuerdo para divulgar sobre salud, medicina y estilo de vida. Queremos romper mitos y ayudarte en el camino de la salud. En este primer episodio nos presentamos y te contamos qué queremos aportarte, cómo nos conocimos y ¡mucho más! Tienes más contenidos en https://slowmedicineinstitute.com/
2020-11-19
38 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep 25: Natal Chart Readings
We are talking about spirituality today. We have discussed spirituality in the past, and we see that spirituality is often defined within the context of religion or white supremacy. As we go on the journey of finding our own spiritual grounding we are recognizing that our practices are a part of our journey in reclaiming what was lost through colonization. What saves us from whitewashing and white supremacy is the spiritual connection we have with our ancestors. We also have all kinds of healers and spiritual practitioners in our community and we’ve each had our own exp...
2020-11-12
1h 05
Las Doctoras Recomiendan
Las Doctoras Recomiendan - Salud infantil con un toque latino.
Las Doctoras Recomiendan- salud infantil con un toque latino es un show creado por pediatras latinas sobre las últimas recomendaciones de salud para los pequeños de la casa. Cada semana abarcamos un tema distinto de una forma relajada y práctica en nuestra misión de ayudar a los padres latinos que buscan criar niños sanos en todos los sentidos.
2020-11-02
01 min
Las Doctoras Recomiendan
Las Doctoras Recomiendan - Salud infantil con un toque latino.
Las Doctoras Recomiendan- salud infantil con un toque latino es un show creado por pediatras latinas sobre las últimas recomendaciones de salud para los pequeños de la casa. Cada semana abarcamos un tema distinto de una forma relajada y práctica en nuestra misión de ayudar a los padres latinos que buscan criar niños sanos en todos los sentidos.
2020-11-02
01 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep 24: Reflections On Our Retreat
We went on a retreat away from our families. There was tequila, self-love, and lots of laughs. We hadn’t seen each other in person for months because of COVID after being used to seeing each other every day. So it was so beautiful to come together and share this experience with each other.In this episode, we talk about our experience on the retreat, and some reflections on how taking time away from our families redefines motherhood, moving away from capitalist, patriarchal narratives into something more healthy for ourselves and our families.
2020-10-27
1h 05
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep 23: We Are Back for Season 3
It is September 2020, and we are in season 3 of the podcast. We are going to kick off this new season with a chat about our lives and our future plans for the show. We start out with some updates on the beginning of the school year, thoughts on everything that has happened this summer, and some intentions we have moving forward with this next cycle. We are beginning a new phase of our work. Things are evolving, new opportunities are coming forward, and we are excited to have you along for the ride.In...
2020-10-06
1h 05
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 22: Fatphobia & Diet Culture with Monica Hernandez
In our last episode for our body politics series we explore the topic of fatphobia and diet culture with professor and scholar Monica Hernandez. We talk about how we often learn fatphobia in our families, and how it get perpetuated in the media, diet industry, fitness industry, and the medical industry. Monica share her personal journey with her relationship to her own body as well as her academic journey in centering her experience in her research.
2020-07-14
1h 05
Hablemos de Historia
Capítulo 97: #Doctoras, #enfermeras y #matronas en #Chile, 1890 - 1950
¿Cómo es la historia de Chile entre 1890 y 1950? ¿Cuál es la historia de las doctoras, matronas y enfermeras en Chile? Esto y más con la historiadora Soledad Zárate. Conducción: Sergio Durán / José Ignacio Mason Fecha de grabación: Junio 2017 Lugar de grabación: Radio UC Twitter: @HistoriaRadioUC
2020-06-12
55 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 21: Mindful & Intuitive Eating with Amanda Sauceda
In this episode we continue the conversation about body politics. We interviewed Amanda Sauceda of @guthealth.nutritionist. We explore the world of diet culture and the vicious cycle and toxic relationship to food it perpetuates. Amanda talks to us about her Mindful Gut Method which reframes nutrition from a more holistic approach. This conversation adds nuance to the larger topic of body politics and both questions the mainstream message about diet, and offers an alternative that does not rely on oppressive methods.Resources mentioned in the episode:Amanda’s WebsiteAmanda’s Free Gut...
2020-05-26
1h 27
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 20: Learning to Love Our Bodies (Body Politics Series)
In this episode, we talk about our relationship with our bodies. Our most vulnerable discussion yet, we dig deep and uncover some childhood wounds that had a lasting impact on the ways we see our bodies and how we relate to our bodies. As always we put this in context with larger structures of oppression and all the outside impacts on our body image. This will be the first in a series of episodes covering the topic of body politics.
2020-04-21
1h 12
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 19: Podcasting in the Time of Covid-19
Here we are in all our rawness, coming to you from the middle of this pandemic. Trying to survive, to make sense of it all, to find hope, and continue our struggle for social justice, what more is there to say?
2020-04-02
1h 17
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 18: Representation Matters- Our Thoughts on American Dirt & The Halftime Show
This episode hear about our updates, how we survived Mercury Retrograde, Full Moon in Pisces and illness. We are deep in our feelings, and using this platform as a therapeutic outlet. If you bear with us for about 20 minutes, then we get to the meat of our topic. We are discussing the controversy surrounding the novel American Dirt, and it’s cultural appropriation among the many critiques of the author and the book. As always we see ourselves in dialogue with many other Latinx scholars and organic intellectuals who have spoken out on this topic including our fe...
2020-03-10
1h 15
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 17: Parenting with Nonviolence with Latinx Parenting
In this episode we talk with Leslie Arreola Hillenbrand and Lizeth Toscano of Latinx Parenting. Our conversation brought up so many topics including generational trauma, mother wounds, gender roles and more. We shared with our guests what their work has helped us to heal, create more conscious approaches with our children and our own parents that take into consideration our cultural values and the systemic power dynamics at play.Our main takeaway from our conversation: Parenting with nonviolence creates a modality by which we can begin to see children as full human beings that need...
2020-01-21
1h 13
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 16: Healing Generational Wounds with Semillas de Las Abuelas
In this episode you hear us talking about how much healing writing this book has already brought us, and how healing is a part of our intention in writing this book. It might seem like it's only a collection of recipes, celebrations, songs, stories, etc. But it’s also more than that. It’s a book that is also about integrating a way of being, a way of living, and way of knowing that honors the history and ways of our ancestors, our Abuelas scarred by the wounds of colonization while giving us a way to heal those wounds. This...
2019-11-27
53 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 15: Shame, Money & Student Loans
We get real in this conversation about our relationship with money, and our debt. We reveal the real amount of student loans we owe, and deconstruct the systems of power at play not only in our debt but in how we are socialized to feel about our debt.
2019-11-06
55 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 14: Our Updates for Season 2
In this episode we discuss our updates, what we’ve been up to over the summer, and many of the accomplishments we have achieved. One of the biggest being our feature in Oprah Magazine. We originally planned for this to be a longer episode getting into our first topic of the season, student loans, but we decided to have this be a shorter episode just focused on our updates, and our plans for the season. We have a lot of interesting ideas for the season, and we hope you continue to join us.Oprah ArticleSe...
2019-10-03
31 min
Católico sobre Roca
Doctoras de la iglesia (12 septiembre 2019)
Hemos escuchado hablar de los Doctores y Doctoras de la Iglesia pero... ¿A qué se refiere como tal el término? ¿Por qué se les llama doctores? Qué determina que algunos Santos sean Doctores de la Iglesia? Y, aún más ¿Quiénes son las Doctoras? En el programa de este jueves platicaremos sobre todo esto, además, te contaremos un poco de la vida de estas hermosas mujeres y sus más grandes aportes, no te lo puedes perder! Te esperamos este jueves en punto de las 8pm por Encuentro con la Verdad Radio en línea o en la App, o...
2019-09-13
59 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 13: Colorism & Parenting with Norma Newton of The Hermosa Journal
In this episode we interview Norma Newton founder of the Hermosa Journal. She recently wrote and published an article for the parenting section of the New York Times entitled “I’m Darker than my daughter. Here’s Why it Matters.” In the article she shares an incident that occured with her daughter that had her confronting her own feelings of internalized colorism, and how she experienced this throughout her life. Colorism in and of itself is such a complex and yet important topic in the Latinx community. We are glad to be having this conversation with Norma to flesh out some...
2019-08-06
1h 00
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 12: Chicana Motherwork with Michelle Tellez & Judith Perez-Torres
In this episode we talk with Michelle Tellez and Judith Perez-Torres of Chicana Motherwork. They just released their book entitled The Chicana M(other)work Anthology, a collection of essays that “weaves together emerging scholarship and testimonios by and about self-identified Chicana and Women of Color mother-scholars, activists, and allies who center mothering as transformative labor through an intersectional lens.”They speak to many themes during our convo including, how they came together as a collective, how they find work life balance, how they push back against the expectation of academia which is steeped in w...
2019-07-26
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 11: Redefining Activism with Dra. Lucha Arevalo & Jovita Murillo Leon
In this episode we continue our conversation with Lucha and Jovita. We start right where we left off, discussing the struggles and challenges of academia, the specific pressures we feel to produce, to hustle, to overwork ourselves. We talk about the toll it takes on our mental health having to balance our different responsibilities with basic self-care. We discuss approaches we have had to incorporate in order to navigate these pressures. Jovita reminds us to focus on the small victories.The crux of our conversation lands us in discussing activism, what it means to be an activist...
2019-07-26
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 10: Femtorship with Lucha Arevalo & Jovita Murillo Leon
In this episode we interview Lucha Arevalo and Jovita Murillo Leon, two fellow academic mujeres doing amazing work in education public policy and public health respectively. This is our 10th episode and therefore thought it would be nice to return to the discussion we had in our first episode about our own academic journeys. In this first half of the interview with our guests we talk about the importance of mentorship or as Lucha calls it “femtorship.” We also discuss our intentions and investments in academia as grounded in our love for our communities, and in our feeling of resp...
2019-07-26
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 9: Spirituality & Social Justice
We discuss the topics of spirituality in relationship with social justice. We have witnessed that the conversation around spirituality is too often focused solely on positive thinking or the idea of love and light. We feel, as well as other scholars and thinkers, that this is a narrow focus and does not take into consideration the structural inequalities at play. Spiritual rhetoric often fails to acknowledge the barrier to access to spiritual resources or modalities. We call our the apolitical and ahistorical grounding of particularly white spiritual spaces. We also recognize that we are not the first to be...
2019-07-26
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 8: Carmen Sima- Ayurvedic Practioner & Spiritual Channeler
In this episode we interview Carmen Sima, an ayurvedic practitioner and intuitive guide and channeler. She shares with us here spiritual journey and what led her to her gifts and powers to connect with spiritual and ancestral realms. She highlights the importance of self-care as a means for all of us to connect to our own spiritual gifts and the healing power it can bring us. She also discusses the importance of this work in bringing our collective consciousness into a higher state of understanding. This conversation was so amazing and left us in awe. We continue to be...
2019-07-26
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 7: Our Spiritual Journeys
Both of us were raised in traditional religions, Renee in Mexican Catholicism and Cristina in Evangelical Christianity. We have both experienced some spiritually transformational moments that drew us away from the problematic parts of these traditions and had us exploring more of our ancestral spiritual gifts and legacies that were grounded in non-european traditions. These transformational moments were not always pleasant and left us with so many questions about how we continue on a spiritual path. And yet we are now in a place where we can acknowledge the ongoing journey of our deepening relationship to spirituality, and give...
2019-07-26
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 6: Semillas de Las Abuelas Book Project with Carolina Adame & Marlha Sanchez
In this episode we talk with Carolina Adame and Marlha Sanchez, our collaborators on a book project we have been working on titled Semillas de Las Abuelas. Our discussion of the book project leads us into a broader conversation about the legacy we want to leave our children, and the ancestral gifts we want to pass on to them. We talk about our personal investments in being a part of this project, and what talents we offer. We also describe the book as a collection of practical tools and resources with the intention of creating rhythms in the home...
2019-07-26
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep.5: Dr. Cristina's Flow & Birth Story
In this episode you will here Dr. Cristina share her Flow and birth story. Her story is so powerful in that she is so vulnerable in telling us so much about what was going on in her life that was impacting her relationship to her flow. Her story culminates with the birth of her child, and concludes with Renee and Cristina discussing the importance of these stories. We reflect on wanting to normalize positive birth experiences, and how much this idea play a part in the work we do. You will learn so much about Cristina and she should...
2019-07-26
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 4: Dr. Renee's Flow & Birth Story (Flow Series Part 3)
2019-07-26
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 3: The Pill with Cindy Luquin (Flow Series Part 3)
2019-07-26
00 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 2: Fertility Awareness with Cindy Luquin (Flow Series Part 2)
In this episode you will hear the first part of our interview with Cindy Luquin. We give some context to how this conversation speaks to the larger topic of reproductive justice. We talk about Sistersong who coined the term reproductive justice and how the work we do in our course, and the work that Cindy does is trying to achieve the goals laid out by Sistersong. Cindy tells her amazing story, and shares with us her work and why it is so important particularly for Latinx folx.Topics discussed in interviewCindy’s story
2019-07-26
45 min
Las Doctoras Podcast
Ep. 1: Shame and Menstruation with Danelia Arechiga (Flow Series Part 1)
This is our introductory episode. Bare with us, as we are learning how to do this podcasting stuff. Learn about who we are as Las Doctoras, what inspired us to do this pocast, and a little bit about what this first series will be about.Flow Series- In this first series of episodes we highlight the topic of menstruation by interviewing radical muxeres who do work in this field, who are thinking about this topic in revolutionary ways, and passionate about sharing their work.Shame and Menstruation- In this episode we interview Danellia Arechiga of...
2019-07-26
1h 07