Season 2 Episode 2: Dia De Los Muertos, Honoring Our Ancestors, and Brujeria with Andrea Penagos

Chicana Motherwork

In the second episode of the Chicana M(other)work podcast, Yvette, Christine, and Cecilia are joined by special guest Andrea Penagos, licensed acupuncturist, energy worker, herbalist, and curandera. Andrea shares self and community care strategies for people of color and offers her knowledge about the the transitions of the fall season and the ways we can honor our ancestors by planting seeds and letting go during Dia De Los Muertos and beyond. Then, Yvette and Christine check-in about their children, everything from accessing services for special needs children to sleep training a pre-schooler, while Cecilia shares her most recent experiences about navigating academic conference spaces as a first generation, low-income, woman of color student. We close by sharing information about the forthcoming Chicana M(other)work anthology and our call for papers, we announce the winner of the Chicana M(other)work T-shirt contest, and we close with shout-outs to our loved ones who inspire us.