Stories and reflections of identidad y cultura meant to educate, inspire, and entertain.T hrough personal reflections, stories, and conversations with other guests, this community is forming to help you to become the best version of yourself by writing and rewriting your story from a place of strength instead of embarrassment, fear, or shame. Our goal is that you begin to embrace and celebrate your cultural identity, while also remembering that no one identity defines you
Whose Are You? Nahua Roots, Being a Good Relative, and Running with Purpose: Karla Estudillo-Fuentes
I had the honor of sitting down with Karla Estudillo Fuentes and have a Cultura Convo on her journey of reconnecting with Indigenous heritage and the nuances that entails. Karla Estudillo Fuentes is one of the friends I have who says it plainly: I am Indigenous Mexican. She is the daughter of Mexican immigrants with Nahua roots by way of Puebla, and I wanted to sit down with her to hear how she holds that identity. Karla grew up knowing who she was and feeling yet also feeling shame at ...
5 Oct 2026
Emmy Winner Alahna Lark on Liberian Roots, Sobriety, and Full Circle Moments
In this episode of Cultura Convos, I sit down with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Alahna Lark, founder of Lark Media and Executive Director of Signify TV. We talk about her Liberian roots and the love story that started it all, the three-year sobriety journey that continues to change her life, and the Emmy win that came full circle after a 2020 nomination. Alahna opens up about: Her family's journey from Atlanta to Liberia and back, and what it means to be first-generationThe story behind "I as...
7 Sept 2026
Your Accent is Your Strength: The connections between Language, Identity, Culture and Power
What is your relationship with the language of your ancestors? In this episode of Cultura Convos, we explore three powerful and deeply personal messages about language, identity, and belonging. First, you do not need to speak a language perfectly, fluently, or at all to belong to your heritage. You are Mexican, Dominican, Nigerian, Korean, whatever your roots, simply because you are. Your ancestors live in your blood. Second, I share why I am taking Spanish classes even as a fluent ...
31 Jul 2026
Sexual Wellbeing & Latino Culture ft. Betty
We’re breaking the silence. In this episode of Cultura Convos, I sit down with Betty, a sexual wellbeing specialist whose work bridges academic research, cultural advocacy, and lived experience. Betty is the daughter of Mexican immigrants from Guanajuato, raised in Long Beach, California, now living life on ranches in the Pacific Northwest. She studied at the Universidad de Salamanca, the oldest university in the Spanish speaking world, and holds a master’s in applied anthropology. Her thesis...
30 Jun 2026
Leo Rodríguez on Art, Cultura, and Corazón a Corazón
Leo Rodríguez was born in Dalton, Georgia and raised his first eight years in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. In this episode, he talks about how that upbringing shapes how he shows up in the world, why he describes himself as a multipotentialite instead of searching for one calling, and how that shows up in his work as a creative strategist, DJ, and the founder of Corazón a Corazón, a poetry night and open mic built on community and intention. We talk about his mom's role in shaping how he se...
29 May 2026
My Turquoise Pants Moment in West Africa: How the Stories We Are Told and Never Told Shape Everything
What happens when you show up somewhere carrying assumptions you did not even know you had? In this solo episode, I share the story of packing turquoise pants for Burkina Faso, West Africa and what that cringe worthy thrift store moment revealed about the stories I had been carrying as truth without ever questioning them. From being so nervous telling my parents I was leaving for two years to arriving in West Africa and realizing an entire continent had been reduced to a stereotype in my mind...
30 Apr 2026
Food, Familia, and Finding My Why: My Journey with Food, Cultura & Identity
What does food really mean to you? In this solo episode, I dive into my personal journey with food. From growing up eating Mexican food every day to the moment everything shifted when my dad had a stroke in high school. I share how witnessing this sparked a lifelong curiosity about health, ingredients, and the deep connection between cultura and what we put on our plates. From tacos de lengua to roasted eggplant mole, from my family joking that all I eat is lechuga lechuga to honoring my ance...
31 Mar 2026
Turning Health Challenges Into Healing: Dominique Sade on Qigong and Wellness
In this episode of Cultura Convos, we explore Dominique Sade’s journey of reconnecting with her roots and the different layers of her healing and wellness path. Dominique, founder of Dominique Sade Healing & Wellness Institute, opens up about how her health challenges became a turning point that led her to discover Qigong, commit to the practice, and eventually teach it in a way that is rooted in lived experience. Qigong is a holistic mind-body practice that combines gentle movement, brea...
27 Feb 2026
EP 10 | Afro-Latina and Black Identity, Dominican in the South and the Nuances of Who We Are
In this episode of Cultura Convos, I sit down with Angie, NYC-born, Southern-raised, an NYU graduate with a Master’s in International Human Resources, and a mother navigating career, family, and life with intention. What began as a challenge with reading eventually grew into a deep love for it and even became a form of personal expression and rebellion. Through that journey, Angie found her voice in ways that continue to shape who she is today. We explore what it was like growing up Dominican...
26 Jan 2026
Ep 9 | My Birth Story: A Planned Home Birth, Hospital Transfer, and Cuarentena
In this episode, I share my personal birth story, starting with my home birth that took an unexpected turn when we had to transfer to the hospital (thankfully everyone was healthy). I was inspired to share this part of my journey because there was so much I didn’t know going into it and my homebirth team made such a big difference along with my family and friends. I also share a bit about my postpartum / cuarentena period, where I leaned into Mexican cultura prioritizing rest, nourishment, an...
30 Dec 2025
S1 E8 | The Birthing Class That Changed Everything: My Journey to Home Birth
In this final episode of Season 1, I share the story of the birthing class I never knew I needed and how it changed everything. This experience allowed me to voice some of my fears around pregnancy while also helping me learn about the different options I had for birthing and making the decision to plan for a homebirth. In this episode, I talk about how this class changed me, how it actually got me excited for birth, and several highlights of what I learned. What I didn’t expect was wal...
24 Nov 2025
S1 E7 | How My Words Became Reality: The 60K Story, Traveling & Rewriting My Self-Talk
Season 1, Episode 7 | How My Words Became Reality: The 60K Story, Traveling & Rewriting My Self-Talk In this episode of Cultura Convos, we explore something deeply personal and universal: the power of our words including the ones we say without thinking about them too seriously. I share moments where things I said casually ended up becoming my reality, what I learned from those experiences, and how my self-talk shifted as I learned to speak with more love, compassion, and awareness. As fi...
13 Oct 2025
S1 E6: Catracha Fitness, Cultura, and Courage with Joanna Banegas-Trede
Season 1, Episode 6: Catracha Fitness, Cultura, and Courage with Joanna Banegas In 2023, Joanna founded Catracha Fitness, inspired by her deep-rooted love for movement, community, and underground Latin electronic music. Growing up in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the daughter of Honduran immigrant parents, she spent her days exploring the outdoors, jogging through the neighborhood, and playing with her siblings and cousins. Those early experiences built her foundation, a genuine love for nature...
22 Sept 2025
S1 E5: From Surviving to Thriving | Diana Ortiz Giron
Born in Mexico and raised in the immigrant embrace of California’s San Gabriel Valley, Diana was nurtured by my mother’s resilience and the rhythms of Spanish-speaking Latino churches. As a first-generation, low-income, and formerly undocumented student, she carried her community’s stories into her studies of History and Latina/o Studies at Pomona College and later into my M.Div. at Harvard Divinity School, where she was introduced to faith-rooted activism and liberation theology. Since then,...
1 Sept 2025
S1 E4: From Idea to Book: Two Homes, Dos Casas
Hola, hola. In this episode of Cultura Convos, I share the origins of my debut bilingual children’s book Two Homes, Dos Casas, from the spark of an idea to the decision to self-publish to raising nearly $10K to bring it to life. Along the way, I reflect on creativity and the importance of recognizing that even when we don’t see ourselves as “creatives,” we truly are. This episode is an invitation to embrace your own creative voice and reflect on the ideas knocking at your door, waiting to be ...
18 Aug 2025
S1 E2: "I Never thought you'd be a mom."
In today's episode, I'm sharing a reflection on my decision to become a mother.T his episode is so important because, whether it's motherhood or something else, we need to pause and go after what we want. There are so many things that we can be like one day, one day and if we are not intentional that one day may not happen.
18 Aug 2025
S1 E1: Why Cultura Convos & Why Now?
Welcome to Season 1 of Cultura Convos. In this episode, I dive into my why for Cultura Convos and why now? Through personal reflections, stories, and conversations with other guests, this community is forming so we can become the best version of ourselves by writing and rewriting our stories from a place of strength instead of embarrassment, fear, or shame. Our goal is to begin or continue your journey of embracing and celebrating our cultural identity, while also remembering that no one iden...
18 Aug 2025
S1 E3: Reconnecting with my roots
In today's episode, I share part of my journey of how I started reconnecting with my roots. I'll share more about how it hasn't always been easy, but ultimately how this journey has helped me create a sense of pride in my culture, really understanding more of my story, my parents' story, and my great grandparents' story.
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