Las Doctoras Podcast

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Ep 27: Synastry Astrology Readings with Esoteric Esa Jan 19, 2021

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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:

18:03 - Our team style as the doer and the dreamer

25:00 - The fifth house connections and how they strengthen our friendship

31:14 - Diving into our shared Chiron sign

40:20 - Our shared midheaven placement and what that means for our shared professional life

49:00 - A brief forecast of the upcoming year

Resources Mentioned

Writing Course starts on Jan 31

Esoteric Esa’s podcast, Patreon, and Oracle Deck

Book a Reading With Esoteric Esa

Follow Esoteric Esa on IG @esoteric_esa

Follow the work of Oracle Deck co-conributor: Marlha Sanchez

Follow our work Semillas de las Abuelas

Ep 26: Conscious Children's Books with Aida Salazar Nov 25, 2020

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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 publishing of children’s books.

10:00 - Decolonizing and appropriation in the publishing world

14:51 - Writing a novel in verse to talk about deep topics

17:02 - Aida’s opinion on American Dirt and what it means for other authors with books about immigrants

26:54 - “We have to stand in our dignity and the work and authenticity that we bring to the table.”

28:43 - Challenges that came with publishing The Moon Within

46:16 - Reframing womanhood and its relationship to the moon

Links

Aida’s website

Booklandia

bookshop.org

Ep 25: Natal Chart Readings Nov 12, 2020

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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 experiences encountering magic.

16:21 - Discussing our natal chart readings and our experience with astrology

18:47 - Academia vs spirituality and how astronomy and astrology are one and the same

25:50 - Coming to terms with psychic abilities in ourselves and our ancestors and confronting our discomfort using that word

31:28 - Reclaiming our gifts from patriarchal, Christian guilt

39:21 - What it really means to heal your ancestors

44:35 - Main takeaways from our natal chart readings

Resources Mentioned

Esoteric Esa -Esoteric Homegirl

Karissa M Raya - Reiki Practitioner and Photographer

Melodia - Zumba and Meditation

Latinx Parenting - Nonviolent Parenting

Ep 24: Reflections On Our Retreat Oct 27, 2020

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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.

In This Episode :

8:04 - The format of our retreat working with Silvia Boreo

13:00 - The inner-bonding methodology that Silvia uses in her retreat holding space for Latinx communities

16:27 - Different aspects of the self you can connect with using inner-bonding

18:00 - Breaking through the negative stories we tell ourselves and finding the truth

21:09 - Redefining motherhood, moving away from patriarchal and capitalist conditioning around parenthood

34:07 - Raising anti-capitalist, empathetic, and compassionate children while still living in a supremacist and capitalist world

45:37 - Creating a safe space to feel together and cry together

49:10 - Decolonizing healing and creating community

1:04:46 - Conversations we plan on having in future episodes

Resources Mentioned

Woman Who Glows In The Dark

Nannies, Sex Workers, and Maids

Marla Sanchez - Decolonizing Homeschooling

Latina Mothers Collaborative

It Feels Good To Be Me

Patreon page

Las Doctoras Instagram Twitter

Ep 23: We Are Back for Season 3 Oct 06, 2020

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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 This Episode:

2:17 - Reflections on the summer

5:15 - How the Tower card in the tarot can help us understand 2020

9:46 - Finding joy in the chaos as we move into autumn

17:56 - Holding space for our students and our kids through going back to school online

26:29 - Experiences with the Las Doctoras book club and our plans for autumn

40:23 - Our intentions and our spiritual growth

Resources Mentioned

Patreon page

Las Doctoras Instagram Twitter

Ep. 22: Fatphobia & Diet Culture with Monica Hernandez Jul 14, 2020

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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.

Ep. 21: Mindful & Intuitive Eating with Amanda Sauceda May 26, 2020

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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 Website

Amanda’s Free Gut Health Guide

Amanda’s Free Food Diary Template

Mindful Raisin Activity

Intutitive Eating Book recommended by Amanda

Ep. 20: Learning to Love Our Bodies (Body Politics Series) Apr 21, 2020

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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.

Ep. 19: Podcasting in the Time of Covid-19 Apr 02, 2020

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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?

Ep. 18: Representation Matters- Our Thoughts on American Dirt & The Halftime Show Mar 10, 2020

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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 fellow podcasters at Latino USA and Bitter Brown Femmes, as well as Myriam Gurba who’s critique of the book sparked the controversy.

Our analysis of the book lands us calling out the publishing industry, and the power systems that create a world where a white woman can receive a 7 figure advance for a story about migrants, while people of color continue to struggle for any kind of representation. This leads us to a discussion about the Super Bowl halftime show with Shakira and JLO, and the complexity of the importance of representation while also leaving space for critique and the need for growth.

Representation absolutely matters in a white supremacist, patriarchal, cisheteronortamive world that marginalizes so many. We ask how can representation and critique work alongside each other? And it only means we need more representation to fully illustrate the complexity of our experiences.

We are glad to see shows like Genetfied, Vida and Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia are doing just that, and we implore the entertainment industry, the publishing industry to be intentional in giving marginalized people opportunities to tell their stories.

Be sure to listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play.

“Popular culture constitutes a terrain where not only are ethnic and racialized, as well as gender, identity contested, reproduced, and transformed, but also the struggle for and against social equality is engaged.”- Michelle Habell-Pallan

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