Chingonas y Chisme

About Chingonas y Chisme

✨ Welcome to Chingona y Chisme ✨ I’m Carmen Noonan, known to many as Sovereign Alchemista. Through honest conversations, storytelling, and a healthy dose of chisme, we explore healing, culture, burnout, identity, and the movement to decolonize healthcare. As a nurse, writer, and proud MexiRiqueña, I believe culture is medicine, stories matter, and healing is about more than symptom management. Together, we’ll examine the human cost of caring, reclaim ancestral wisdom, and imagine what becomes possible when we return humanity to healing. Because some conversations don’t just change minds, they change lives. 🌿✨

Publisher

Carmen Noonan

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

8 Jan 2022

Latest episode

9 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Aug 2026

   The Hidden Cost of Psychedelic Healing in Western Spaces

   Plant medicine is not a trend, and healing is not a shortcut. Ana reveals why real recovery requires lineage, safety, and a deep reckoning with trauma, ancestry, and the stories our bodies carry. Ana is a psychotherapist from Colombia, a medicine woman, and a trauma therapist working with PTSD and complex PTSD. In this conversation, she shares the path that took her from neuroscience and health psychology to ancestral healing, and how a near-death experience changed everything. You’ll discover: Why she rejects the romanticized, one-size-fits-all version of plant medicine How MDMA therapy helped break through severe PTSD and agoraphobia What traditional yagé/ayahuasca work actually looks like in Colombia Why safety, consent, preparation, and the right container matter so much How colonization, classism, and racialized shame disconnect people from their roots Why cultural appropriation in healing spaces causes real harm We also get into the hidden costs of “healing” in Western spaces, from people speaking over traditions they barely know to the pressure on BIPOC and Indigenous people to constantly educate, translate, and absorb the weight of everyone else’s curiosity. Ana and the host also reflect on their own experiences in BIPOC containers, the power of community, and what it means to reclaim identity after being taught to hide it. If you’ve ever felt pulled toward plant medicine, ancestral work, or decolonizing wellness, this episode will challenge the glossy version and give you something far more valuable: truth, discernment, and a deeper respect for the medicine and the people who carry it. Essential listening if you care about trauma healing, Indigenous knowledge, cultural reciprocity, and what real integration asks of us.

2. 

   18 Jul 2026

   Healing with Dirt

   In this episode, Erica Vigil Flores shares her journey of integrating traditional medicine with Western healthcare, her experiences practicing in rural New Mexico, and the importance of trust and cultural reverence in healing. Discover how ancestral practices and modern medicine can coexist to empower communities and improve health outcomes. In this episode, Erica and the hosts explore the importance of integrating traditional indigenous medicine with Western healthcare, addressing cultural silencing, colonization, and the need for cultural competence in medical practice. They emphasize creating space for ancestral knowledge and trusting the healing process.

3. 

   23 Jun 2026

   Integrating the Journey: Reflections Post-Psychedelic Culture Conference with Dr. J

   In this final episode with Dr. J, we reflect on our shared experience at the Psychedelic Culture Conference hosted by Chacruna. We discuss key insights, personal takeaways, and how we’re integrating the wisdom gained into our lives and work. Tune in for thoughtful final thoughts, meaningful reflection, and some inspiration for your own integration journey.

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

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Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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