35 episodes

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

Nopal Kweenz Podcast Nopal Kweenz

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 65 Ratings

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

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

    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
    Season 3 Episode 3: Neurodiversity in the Latinx Community

    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! 

    • 1 hr 7 min
    Season 3 Episode 2: The Duality of Mother Work in Latinx Communities

    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.

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Season 3 Episode 1 First-Gen Professionals

    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
    We’re Gonna Be Alright- Season 2 Wrap Up

    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! 

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

    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

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
65 Ratings

65 Ratings

Madre_x8 ,

Brings Comfort

I find this podcast comforting, as I am able to relate (first-gen/latinx). I look forward to learning more through these episodes.

Bmar39 ,

Love it!

I love listening to this podcast. It’s nice to hear from Latinas therapist that I can relate to.

ruthiebb29 ,

Ánimo

Gracias por la esfuerza de seguir las conversaciones en español. Me estoy dando cuenta que tan importante es confrontar ciertas discusiones con mi propia familia aunque me digan “pocha.” ;) Si se puede. Gracias por el ánimo.

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