What do limpias, Catholicism, and neuroscience have in common?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Bianca Flores, a neuroscientist trained at Vanderbilt University and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Flores blends hard science with ancestral Mexican spiritual practices.

We talk about the neuroscience behind energy work, generational trauma, embodiment, and why healing isn’t therapy or ritual… it’s both.

If you’ve ever felt torn between Western medicine and your abuelita’s remedies, this one’s for you.

Do you want to learn more:

www.youtube.com/@LaTarotina

https://www.latarotina.com/

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Happy New Year!!! In this first episode of 2026, I return with a message for nuestra comunidad. These first weeks of the year have been heavy—full of fear, chaos, and attacks on our bodies, our language, our families, and our mental health.

It is time to reclaim the word cabrona—not as an insult, but as a form of resistance. Porque cabronas are dangerous to systems built on our exhaustion.

If you’re tired, angry, grieving, or just trying to get through another day—este episodio es para ti. We heal in community. We resist with care. Y aquí seguimos.

What happens when a first-gen Latina engineer grows up without gender roles, breaks cycles as an immigrant daughter, and learns to balance motherhood, mental health, and a male-dominated career? In this episode, I sit down with Michelle Tovar-Mora to talk about redefining success, asking for help, building community, and choosing a path that honors both ambition and family.

As she reminds us, “Just because a space wasn’t built for us doesn’t mean we don’t belong there.” This is a powerful conversation about resilience, choice, and creating your own path—on your own terms.

Dale play y acompáñanos en esta conversación honesta y poderosa sobre identidad, ambición, sanación y choice.

If you want to learn more you can follow Michelle @

https://www.instagram.com/galvanizestem?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Ever feel stuck in a difficult relationship with your suegra (mother-in-law)? 😬 You’re not alone—and it might not be what you think.

I sit down with Maritza Placencia, licensed therapist, poet, and speaker, to dive deep into:
💥 Why difficult in-laws are often a mirror for our own triggers
💥 How ancestral patterns and family lineage impact our relationships
💥 Setting boundaries without guilt
💥 Practicing self-compassion so you can actually show up in your relationships
💥 Healing generational wounds and breaking cycles for your kids

This episode is full of real talk, actionable tips, y un poquito de corazón 💖.

If you want to work with Maritza:

https://www.mindfulquestrelationshipcounseling.com/

https://www.instagram.com/the_sacred_within?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Halloween isn’t just costumes y dulces for me — it’s part of my healing process. 💛
This season always brings back memories — those moments de seguridad, risas, y conexión.

As a therapist (and a forever overthinker 😅), I’ve realized Halloween helps us practice something powerful:
reconnecting con nuestro inner child,
feeling fear safely, the power of nostalgia
y allowing ourselves to play sin culpa.

In mental health, we talk so much about regulation, grounding, y resilience —
but we forget that joy, nostalgia, y imaginación también son formas de sanar.

Healing doesn’t always look like therapy sessions o journaling.
Sometimes it looks like laughter, dressing up, y reminding your inner child:
“ You still matter.” 🧡🎃

In this episode I sit down with designer, artist, entrepreneur, and founder of Viridiana Osio formerly (Chingona, Inc.), a brand created to empower Latinas through cultura, creativity, and community.

She opens up about how rejection from the graphic design world led her to create something powerful and personal — a brand that speaks to first-gen, immigrant, and Spanglish-speaking Latinas who’ve never seen themselves represented. From her first chingona sticker to building a platform that includes merch, digital design classes, and a book club — her journey is rooted in healing and self-worth.

We talk about:

Creating from pain and turning “no’s” into new paths

Hustle culture, burnout, and redefining success

Breaking generational cycles while honoring where we come from

The emotional and money wounds we carry — and how we start to heal

The power of saying “I’m willing” when you can’t say “I’m confident” yet

Viridiana shares her story with honesty, humor, and corazón. If you’ve ever doubted your dreams, felt stuck, or questioned your worth — this episode is a reminder that healing is part of the journey, and your story deserves to be seen.

If you want to work with Viridiana you can find her at:

https://viridianaosio.com/

https://www.viridianadesigns.com/

https://www.instagram.com/viridiana.osio?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

This week’s guest is the powerful and inspiring Diana Diaz Madera—licensed clinical social worker, public health practitioner, and founder of Corazon Norte.

From her own journey as an immigrant from Ecuador to becoming a fierce advocate for immigrant mental health and provider well-being, Diana opens up about:

💔 The trauma of displacement
🧠 How to redefine healing in unsafe times
🌱 Reclaiming rest + joy in a world that demands resilience
🤝 The power of community, culture & traditional wisdom
🔥 And why it's okay to stop healing for a while

Her message is clear: “Maybe we deserve softness. Maybe we deserve ease.”

This episode is a love letter to immigrants, the helpers who serve them, and to anyone walking their own path of healing.

🎧 Tune in now and share this with someone who needs it.

If you want to work with Diana you can reach her:

https://www.instagram.com/corazon_norte?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

https://www.corazon-norte.com/

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What if healing isn’t just mind or body…but energy, emoción, spirit, and the stories we’ve been carrying for way too long?

In this transformative episode, we sit down with Kristine Linares — Quantum Reiki Master, Sound Alchemist, and intuitive healer — to dive into the heart of true healing:

✨ How energy work helps release what talk therapy can’t reach
✨ How breathwork resets your nervous system and clears stuck emotions
✨ How breathwork becomes a sacred tool for presence, release, and remembering who you really are
✨ And how spirituality guides us to break free from old conditioning, limiting beliefs, and generational patterns that no longer serve

Espiritualidad no es religión — it’s reconnection.
It’s returning to your truth.
It’s learning to listen to your body, your soul, and your inner knowing — sin miedo.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in your mind, disconnected from your body, or trapped in loops of old thinking...this episode is your permission to reset, realign, and rise.

Prepárate to reconnect, remember, and reclaim your peace — from the inside out.

Stay tuned. This one hits different.

Want to connect with Kristine

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