Kapwa Kulture Podcast

It's a bittersweet Friday because it's our final episode for this season! Join Jemima Ruth as she shares more about herself as a Filipina, a clinician, and recaps Kapwa Kulture Podcast season 1! Jemima Ruth also responds to the questions that she typically asks guests regarding her best advice around mental health! Follow us on Instagram at @kapwakulturepod and @csun_counselingservices f...

We have a pair of sisters on the pod this week! Join Carissa Caiyco and Cyril So as they share more about their mental health pursuits as an upcoming LMFT and LPCC! We chat about how mental health was talked about in our families and specifically how education and resilience are such core aspects of the Filipino culture. Later, both sisters say more about how taking care of yourself and starting t...

This week, we have Gabriella Cuaderes, LCSW on the pod and she and Jemima Ruth talk about different perspectives on having a mixed-ethnic identity and coming from a large, multiculturally rich family based on Gabriella's own lived experiences. Later, Gabriella and Jemima Ruth discuss more about EMDR, trauma work, and how both parents and children can engage in inner child work within therapy....

This week, Maria Cristina Castro and Jemima Ruth talk about the helpful and harmful ways humor and positivity can be used within the Filipinx culture as a response to coping through life's experiences. Cristina talks about her journey of helping her family become more open about understanding mental health experiences. Later, Cristina and Ruth also discuss some tips for mental health as well...

This week, Dr. Gemariah Valencia Williams and Jemima Ruth talk about how to care for family, friends, or loved ones struggling with their own mental health issues. We discuss how to respectfully set boundaries, acknowledge cultural norms, and be more open with conversations about different types and levels of support and care. Gem and Jemima Ruth later share about the concept of being "good e...

This week, Dr. Samantha Benavidez-Walsh joins us to talk about her research on colorism and the narratives that her Filipinx participants have shared about their experiences. Jemima Ruth and Sam discuss "pretty privilege" and the hurtful impact and assumptions made about one's self and character simply based on one's looks and skin tones. Afterwards, we start the conversation a...

We’re talking about some core Filipinx values this week with Dr. Lesther Papa! Join us as Lesther shares more about his recent experiences of community while visiting the Philippines and three different tiers of Filipinx hospitality. Lesther and Ruth also talk about ‘utang na loob’ and how this value can be viewed from the lens of gratitude rather than relational indebtedness. Follow us on Instagr...

This week, we're joined by Roanne de Guia-Samuels! She is a licensed psychotherapist who is here to share more about her own research passions relevant to intergenerational communication and how attunement or pakikiramdam , plays a role in communication for Filipinx folks. Throughout the episode, Roanne and Jemima Ruth talk about how therapy can be also be playful and healing within the conte...

In this week's episode, we have our first guest! We're joined by Dr. Cherry Ordonez who is a postdoctoral fellow in mental health tech. Cherry and Jemima Ruth dive into exploring each other's Filipinx identities and how it relates to their understanding of wellbeing. Cherry shares some information on different mental health career paths and how their Filipinx experiences have influe...

Welcome to our first and shortest solo episode here on the Kapwa Kulture Podcast. To kick us off, Jemima Ruth sets the frame for the next few weeks by sharing a bit more about what the word Kapwa means and how we can understand ourselves in light of others through cultural experiences. Afterwards, we look at three ways in which we can make the most of our listening experiences and continue to enga...

Welcome to the Kapwa Kulture Podcast! My name is Jemima Ruth Bagcus and I am a Doctoral Intern working with California State University, Northridge University Counseling Services' APA Accredited Internship in Health Services Psychology. As a Filipina-American training psychologist, I am excited to share a space with guests and listeners that invites meaningful thoughts and conversations throu...