Tamarindo

On this bonus episode of Tamarindo, you’ll hear journalist Mariano Ávila speak about Retache Media, bilingual stories and resources for returnees from the U.S. to Mexico. Retachados, are people like Mariano who are reestablishing in their home country or Mexico. We learn Mariano’s story and the mission behind Retache which is focused on supporting returnees as they navigate their way through Mexico’s bureaucracy, society, and culture. Learn more: https://www.instagram.com/retachemedia/

Today’s guest is Fabiola Santiago Hernandez, the founder and director of Mi Oaxaca, an organization committed to ensuring that Oaxaca’s cultural and culinary contributions to Indigenous Lifeways and Traditional Ecological Knowledge are attributed through narrative, educational, and economic programming. Mi Oaxaca shines a light on the systemic barriers that limit indigenous leadership and economic self-determination globally.

Today on the pod, we’re speaking with Jess Morales Rocketto, Executive Director of Maremoto, which builds a world where Latinos take charge of our lives through unified power in politics, media, and culture. Jess is a powerhouse and co-founder of groups like Poderistas, Supermajority, and Families Belong Together. She is also the co-owner and founder of Latino Media Network, an audio focused media company for Latinos with one of the largest capital raises for a Latina-owned startup in history. Learn more: https://www.instagram.com/somosmaremoto/ Before we speak to Jess, Delsy and I talk about how we would each spend a perfect Sunday in L.A.

On this episode of Tamarindo, we discuss how we’re micro-dosing on joy to get through these challenging times, giving us the energy to stay focused on what matters for us and our community. Next, you’ll hear a conversation about The Economic Status of Latinas. We speak to Dr. Elsa Macias, the lead researcher on the new report on the economic well being of Latinas, produced by Hispanas Organized for Political Equality, HOPE. (HOPE) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to ensuring political and economic parity for Latinas through leadership, advocacy, and education to benefit all communities and the status of women.

Today, we’re exploring the science behind why we haven’t been able to think our way out of perfectionist and people pleasing tendencies. To help us with this, our guest is Beatriz (Béa) Victoria Albina, a UCSF-trained Family Nurse Practitioner, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Master Certified Somatic Life Coach. She is the author of "End Emotional Outsourcing: a Guide to Overcoming Codependent, Perfectionist and People Pleasing Habits", which you can pick up now: https://beatrizalbina.com/book/