The Chicana/Latina Flourishing Podcast

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Cohosts Dr. Azucena Verdín, Maria Torres (M.S, LPC-A) and Priscilla Dominguez (MFT Masters student) are Chicana/Mexicana women who get real about what it's like being brown mujeres navigating academic spaces.

  1. 11/07/2025 · BONUS

    Bonus Episode: A Brief Reflection on Texas Senate Bill 17

    The Chicana/Latina Flourishing Podcast

    16 min

  2. 09/03/2024

    Episode 10: Confronting Shame with Self-Compassion (PhD Candidate Zonia Huerta)

    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.

    1h 20m

  3. 09/03/2024

    Episode 11: Navigating race, borders, and 'citizen' as a Puerto Rican American Latina (Isabel Nieves-Perez)

    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 her decisions to become a professional counselor. This episode was recorded in February 2024.

    59 min

  4. 02/13/2024

    Episode 9: Latina Education Ph.D. Students Jenn Castillo and Antonieta Barces

    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.

    1h 3m

  5. 02/07/2024

    Episode 8: Finding Her Latina Voice as a Mental Health Counselor: Samantha Silva

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

    52 min

  6. 01/24/2024

    Episode 6: Reclaiming (her)story with TWU Alumna Rebeca Martinez

    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.

    49 min

  7. 01/09/2024

    Episode 7: Borderlands Activism with TWU Student Karyme Flores

    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!

    39 min

  8. 09/21/2023

    Bonus episode! Names

    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.

    7 min
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Cohosts Dr. Azucena Verdín, Maria Torres (M.S, LPC-A) and Priscilla Dominguez (MFT Masters student) are Chicana/Mexicana women who get real about what it's like being brown mujeres navigating academic spaces.

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