Nopal Kweenz Podcast

Nopal Kweenz
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Nopal Kweenz is a podcast that challenges traditional therapy spaces and centers voices from the Latin@, Latinx community, and beyond. Your co-hosts La Estrella and La Sirena, a c******a mental health clinician and a c******a first-gen financial inclusion marketer, create space for unpacking mental health and wellness issues one episode at a time.

  1. 10/12/2023

    Season 3 Episode 4: Brave Conversations- Suicide in the Latinx Community

    The Nopal Kweenz are joined by guest Dr. Jaime Raygoza of Finding The Unicorn in You Podcast to serve up real conversations about mental health, bravely going into a topic that can be difficult to talk about in the Latinx Community- suicide. Join us for an enriching and healing conversation gente!

    57 min

  2. 09/21/2023

    Season 3 Episode 3: Neurodiversity in the Latinx Community

    The Nopal Kweenz explore what it means to be neurodiverse from a Latinx perspective and how to support our comunidad in getting the support and help they need to thrive with neurodiversity.  Ps the vibes were fire, the audio not so much. Gracias for your grace!

    1h 7m

  3. 05/11/2023

    Season 3 Episode 2: The Duality of Mother Work in Latinx Communities

    In this episode the Nopal Kweenz explore Mother Work- the process of healing through mother wounds and honoring the duality of this journey.

    1h 8m

  4. 10/14/2022

    Season 3 Episode 1 First-Gen Professionals

    Nopal Kweenz are back for another season and ready to get into it! Join your co-hosts La Estrella and La Sirena as they talk with guest Gloria De Leon, founder of Cualtura, a space created to identify and overcome workplace barriers presented to many First Generation Professionals. Listen in as they unpack navigating work spaces as a first-generation professional, success strategies, overcoming imposter syndrome and more. Nopal Kweenz also honors and celebrates First-Gen Professional Latinas as they gain more representation in leadership and professional roles.

    55 min

  5. 07/28/2022

    We’re Gonna Be Alright- Season 2 Wrap Up

    Nopal Kweenz wrap up season 2 in true fashion- real, unapologetic conversations from the Latinx perspective. In this episode La Estrella and La Sirena discuss recent events that are having an impact on our community and beyond such as the recent abortion ban and how we are coping through that experience, and the recent string of mass shootings. La Sirena shares her own personal story losing family to the El Paso mass shooting and what it means to truly take a break and prioritize mental health. Alas, not all hope is lost though! The Nopal Kweenz shed light on some great highlights on Latinx community accomplishments and remind us all that we are multi-storied and resilient. We're gonna be alright gente!

    1 hr

  6. 05/19/2022

    Season 2 Episode 9: No Pressure- Unpacking the Daughter of Immigrant Experience

    Take a trip around the world with the Nopal Kweenz in this episode. We talk with  Nancy Diaz, of Global Citizen Therapy, a Latina therapist based out of Australia,. We unpack the experiences of daughter of immigrants, the pressures of parent-pleasing, creating our own paths while honoring family roots, and more! Stick around at the end as we also explore Nancy's own journey as a Latina traveling the world, living and practicing as a therapist.

    59 min

  7. 04/21/2022

    Season 2 Episode 8- Coming ”Out of” COVID

    In this episode Nopal Kweenz get real about their experiences coming out of COVID. La Sirena talks about her experiences as a clinician working in crisis services during the pandemic and struggling through vicarious trauma symptoms. La Estrella shares her experiences with pandemic job loss and finding work again. This episode also explores how our bodies respond to trauma and stress and what we can do to find ourselves again as we are coming out of COVID and returning back to in office work. Tune in to hear how they ended up coping through these and where they are now. COVID has been hard pero we will get through together gente!

    53 min

  8. 03/24/2022

    Season 2 Episode 7: This One’s for the Mujeres- Women’s History Month Nopal Kweenz Edition

    Join your co-hosts La Sirena and La Estrella in an extended conversation about the experiences of being a mujer. Mujeres are amazing, facing double standards, gender roles, patriarchy, etc. and still making moves for a better future! In this episode we get real about what it's like to live in world that always has something to say about what women "should be" or should "look like" and how we handle this like Chingonas. Each of your co-hosts also highlight their own female role models- listen in to find out who they are! We also reveal some big news at the end that we think our listeners will be ecstatic to hear! Grab your ear buds and a snack and let's get into it!

    1h 10m
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Nopal Kweenz is a podcast that challenges traditional therapy spaces and centers voices from the Latin@, Latinx community, and beyond. Your co-hosts La Estrella and La Sirena, a c******a mental health clinician and a c******a first-gen financial inclusion marketer, create space for unpacking mental health and wellness issues one episode at a time.

Information

  • Creator
    Nopal Kweenz
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2023
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Nopal Kweenz Podcast