The Chicana/Latina Flourishing Podcast

In this episode we interview Zonia Huerta, a PhD candidate in counseling psychology about the importance of self-compassion for Latinas and our comunudad at large. We also learn about the great research she is undertaking as a researcher in training and a practicing therapist. This episode was recorded in December 2023.

In this episode, Priscilla and Azucena interview Isabel Nieves-Perez, a proud Boricua mujer who has spent her academic years preparing to be a licensed mental health counselor for and with the Latine/x community. Isa tells us about life growing up as a Puerto Rican girl in a predominantly Mexican-American community and how the concepts of race, borders, and who is or isn't a citizen informed...

In this episode, University of North Texas doctoral students Jenn Castillo and Antonieta Barces share their experiences as Latinas growing up in Mexico and Texas (Jenn) and Peru (Anto) and taking on the very white spaces of academia.

Co-hosts Priscilla Dominguez and Azucena Verdín interview Samantha Silva, current graduate student in Counseling and Development at Texas Woman's University. 

Our hosts interview Rebeca Martinez, who recently graduated with a Master of Social Work from TWU. She tells us about her work toward healing family wounds and taking control of her narrative as a Chicana transitioning out of academia.

In this episode, we interview Karyme Flores, a TWU student who is originally from Eagle Pass, Texas. She tells us about her experiences co-founding the Eagle Pass Border Coalition, writing about fronterizo politics for the TWU Lasso, and just being an all-around kick-ass Chicana mujer!

In this episode recorded in May 2023, co-hosts Maria, Priscilla, and Azucena have a difficult conversation about gun violence perpetuated by Latino men, and what that tells us about the rise of toxic masculinity and the lack of mental health resources and support for our community.

Names matter. As Chicanas and Latinas, there's no shortage of name shame--people making you feel bad about having a name that's difficult to pronounce. In this 7 minute episode, co-hosts Maria, Priscilla, and Azucena tell you about their names.

In this episode, cohosts Azucena, Maria, and Priscilla discuss their experiences with cultural collision, or choque , in and outside academia. Muchas gracias to our talented podcast editor, Eliud Ramirez.

Cohosts Azucena, Maria, and Priscilla conclude this four-episode series with plática that centers their Chicana/Latina knowledge, or conocimiento . Muchas gracias to our talented podcast editor, Eliud Ramirez.

In this inaugural episode, cohosts Maria Torres, Priscilla Dominguez, and Azucena Verdin introduce the Chicana/Latina Flourishing Project while sharing stories about their childhoods, families, and being Chicana/Latina women in academia. Muchas gracias to our talented podcast editor, Eliud Ramirez.

In this episode, we introduce the concept of nepantla and explore its meaning of "in betweenness" as a metaphor for our identities and experiences as Chicanas/Latinas in White academic spaces. Muchas gracias to our talented podcast editor, Eliud Ramirez.