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Embracing Our Aging Bodies as Latinas: Navigating Cultural Expectations & Breaking Free from Diet Culture Mar 19, 2025

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Delsy is back for this powerful conversation about how to accept our aging and changing bodies. We discuss how we’re embracing or attempting to embrace how we’re changing in our bodies, how cultural expectations on Latinas have impacted our perspectives, and how notions of what is “healthy” has evolved.

Next, we speak to Dalina Soto, also known as “Your Latina Nutritionist” across social media where she helps folks heal their relationship with food. Dalina and I have an insightful conversation about how white supremacy shows up in our notions of health and the ways that she’s using her CHULA method to empower folks to make food choices that feel good for our bodies and cultures. Dalina’s new book The Latina Anti-Diet: A Dietitian’s Guide to Authentic Health That Celebrates Culture And Full-Flavor Living, is out now.

Tamarindo is a lighthearted show hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval talking about politics, culture, and self-development. We’re here to uplift our community through powerful conversations with changemakers, creatives, and healers. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, representation, and life! You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Karina Riveroll of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here.

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Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

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90s Nostalgia with Artivist Julio Salgado (Part 2) Mar 14, 2025

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90s Nostalgia with Artivist Julio Salgado

Today’s episode is a two-part conversation with artist and activist Julio Salgado. Viewers can see Julio’s vibrant art work at immigrant rights rallies, the LA Times, or promoting one of LA’s greatest dance nights, Cumbiaton. Julio’s status as an undocumented, queer artivist has fueled the contents of his visual art, which depict key individuals and moments of the migrant rights movement. Recorded at the end of a long week, these two elder millennials, Brenda and Julio, from the class of 2001, revisit some of the female vocalists of the '90s who shaped Jullio’s early experiences living in the US.

Through this chat, we’ll take you on a nostalgic journey through the sounds of an era when women were taking center stage fronting bands in the 90s and into the early 2000s; and we’ll draw some parallels to some of the leading women in music today.

I asked Julio to pick five songs for us to discuss and you can hear what songs we reference through this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/02bVhKS9ihFMiGIJGEswUc?si=c8b2e64c809c43ff

We had such a fun time approaching our convo like some of our favorite podcasts, Las Cultureistas and Vibe Check, we completely lost track of time. So, check back on your Tamarindo Feed to catch part 2 of this conversation.

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90s Nostalgia with Artivist Julio Salgado Mar 12, 2025

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I asked Julio to pick five songs for us to discuss and you can hear what songs we reference through this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/02bVhKS9ihFMiGIJGEswUc?si=c8b2e64c809c43ff

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How to Meditate with Rompe Founder Daniel Carrillo Feb 26, 2025

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Born in Los Angeles, Daniel Carrillo has been practicing meditation for eight years and he uses it as a pathway to connect to Spirit while cultivating peace, joy, and balance in every aspect of his life. He is the founder of Rompe Coffee, a brand that honors his roots by sourcing beans from his family’s farm in Nayarit, Mexico. He is also the host of the Rompe Podcast, where he leads meaningful conversations on overall wellness and personal growth.

Daniel is very attune to the signs around him that have guided his journey into meditation, the name of his coffee business, and even his connection to Tamarindo. Aligned with his personal mission to cultivate peace, Daniel walks us through a simple meditation that we can all practice together. Listen to and follow the Rompe Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/rompepodcast/

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Growing Our Message of Inclusion with Writer, Producer, and Entrepreneur Betsy Aimee Cardenas Feb 19, 2025

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Today’s guest is Betsy Aimee Cardenas, a purpose-driven, entrepreneur, producer, writer and creative marketing expert who has dedicated her career to championing the Latinx community through various advocacy efforts. Betsy has also produced two podcasts for iheart radio “Out of the Shadows: Children of 86” and “Rep: A Story About the Stories We Tell”. Betsy and Brenda reflect on the outcome of the last election, what the Democrats can learn from it, and how we can grow our movement rooted in empathy and inclusion.

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Joy and Self-care in the Era of Chaos with Therapist Daniela Sarmina Feb 12, 2025

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We talk to our friend and therapist Daniela Sarmina and ask her to share with us some helpful resources and tips on how we can cope with the chaos that's been around us since the election. Daniela, or Dani as we like to call her, is a licensed therapist, creative, and student of life. Born in Mexico City and raised in the San Joaquin Valley, she draws from her lived experience to help others uncover and honor their own strength and wisdom. A self-proclaimed goofball, with a BA in theater, she incorporates elements of play, joy, compassion and science to help others manage life stressors and achieve their goals. Dani tells us about her journey into becoming a therapist and gives us practical tips to help us practice self care during these challenging times. Plus, on this Tamarindo Podcast exclusive, she launches the Wellness Playground where she’ll be sharing her expertise through her private practice. Follow her work on Instagram: @wellnesss_playground

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Meet Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš : The Latina Championing Global Ocean Conservation Feb 05, 2025

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On this episode we welcome back climate justice leader, Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš and discuss her unwavering commitment to keep our oceans clean and to galvanizing the Latine community to get involved. We discuss the threat that this administration poses on climate conservation efforts, and what lessons we can take from environmental disasters like the recent Los Angeles fires. Marce is the founder of Azul, the first U.S. organization dedicated to elevating Latinx voices in ocean justice. As two bicultural Mexicanas, you’ll also hear us briefly discuss Emilia Perez, the controversial musical that hasn’t stopped making headlines.

Links Mentioned:

Johanne Sacreblu: Parody of Emilia Perez:https://youtu.be/scll8X_Is3U?si=M_UWHt3BRwKMbwA5&t=139
Hidden Brain Podcast Episode: https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/wellness-2-0-when-its-all-too-much/

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Rooted in Empowerment: Robyn Moreno on Ancestral Wisdom, Curanderismo, and Finding Your Ser Jan 29, 2025

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Our guest today is Robyn Moreno, a storyteller, meditation teacher, practitioner of Curanderismo, and Emmy-nominated TV host. She’s worked tirelessly as a cross-platform storyteller, mentor, and thought leader to stand up, speak out, and highlight stories and issues that matter to Latinas and W.O.C. We talk about her latest book: Get Rooted and explore how we can all tap into our ancestral roots to create our own medicine bags and get centered in our Ser. Robin is offering a “pay what you can” rate of her healing services to people affected by the L.A. wildfires, get in touch with Robyn: https://www.robynmoreno.com/workwithme

Wendy Amara, joins Brenda as cohost for this episode. Join both Brenda and Wendy for Encuentro, a restorative retreat for women and non-binary folx, designed to inspire connection, empowerment, and self-care. There is still time to join us May 2- 6 for Encuentro. Apply right away: https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/encuentro-25

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Authentic Storytelling and Why it Matters with Vanessa Vancour Jan 22, 2025

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This week on the pod, Vanessa Vancour joins Brenda to discuss the power of authentic storytelling, how we can all be savvy consumers of media, and why it’s more important than ever before to seek out and celebrate community as we enter this new era.

Vanessa is a Mexican-American, Award-winning storyteller, bilingual editorial consultant, and Latinx marketer with a career committed to lifting diverse narratives—and meaningful conversation–into her work.

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You, Transformed with Wendy Amara Jan 15, 2025

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This is a rough week for our beloved Los Angeles, the home of this podcast. Several of our Tamarindo past guests have lost homes and thousands have been directly affected. We are thinking about everyone whose lives have been disrupted by this massive disaster and about everyone who is stepping up to help.

To help the most vulnerable, please donate to this fund: Cash Aid for Outdoor Workers Impacted by L.A. County fires.

It is against this painful backdrop that we start this season of Tamarindo, reflecting on this moment with our guest Wendy Amara, a Life and Business Coach who empowers women to achieve their next-level career, life, and business goals. As a proud daughter of Guatemalan immigrants and a mom of three—including a pair of twins—she brings heart, resilience, and real-life wisdom to her coaching practice.

Wendy Amara is joining Encuentro, our restorative retreat in Puebla Mexico, May 2-6, 2025. With expertise in managing overwhelm, Wendy is teaming up with us to lead power conversation on managing burnout from a place of calm and clarity. There is still time to sign up for Encuentro! Apply by January 30th before the price goes up! https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/encuentro-25

As mentioned on this episode, Wendy invites listeners to be part of the FREE 2025 Quantum Leap Challenge. To out more about Wendy's programs and join her FREE 2025 CHALLENGE to help you manifest your goals with calm and ease, go here:

https://wendyamara.kit.com/2025quantumleapchallenge

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