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Cynthia welcomes longtime friend Sofia Mendoza, LCSW, to discuss her new co-authored book, Stand Up, Speak Up, and Heal, A Practical DBT-based Guide to Race-Based Stress. They explore how accessible language, validation, self-compassion, and deliberate choices can help people respond to racism without treating the stress it causes as a personal failure.

Sofia Mendoza has been a guest and a co-host on Confetti All Around and we are excited to sprinkle her with a congratulatory CONFETTI ALL AROUND CONGRATULATIONS!

To work with Sofia or purchase her new book, go to sofiamendozalcsw.com

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In this episode Cynthia features her mother's story highlighting her mother’s own marianismo magic while raising her. 

In this episode, Cynthia is with her mom in their last pjamada together while Aurora was in her last days  Cynthia visited her and they shared a bed and stayed up with stories she wanted to share  You can hear Aurora being tired but also grateful in this episode  

Cynthia centers her mother’s perseverance and loyalty to being a good daughter. This is a follow up episode to My Marianismo Muse part one ft. guest Aurora Alonzo. 

This episode features short poems from the book House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros as these remind Cynthia of her mom and was one of the first poems she read from a Xicana author. 

Enjoy!

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In this special episode, Confetti welcomes back a multidimensional mother and grand Matriarch, Denise Silva artist Peamama sharing her heart and words. Artist Pearmama highlights her collection or archetypes and guardians alongside her written process. “Learning about indigenous matriarchal

systems + the divine feminine energy” as Pearmama´s most recent offering as she shares her journey of exploring indigenous matriarchal systems, creating art as medicine, and her newly released Ebook titled Reawakening Indigenous Matriarchy. Listen to how her research, art, and personal stories intertwine to inspire a deeper understanding of divine feminine energy and ancestral wisdom. 

Connect with Pearmama at https://pearmama.com/

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This episode is co-hosted by Nikolai Pizarro Mother, author, educator, consultant, advocate, and founder of Raising Readers, LLC. Nikolai  helps parents center HOME as the epicenter of learning, healing, & belonging. Nikolai is the author of the important workReading is for Everybody! and Ring the Alarm!

Leslie Priscilla is a first-generation, non-Black Xicana with Rarámuri lineage and the daughter of two Mexican immigrants. She is mother to three bicultural children and stepmother to one, and a certified Parent Coach with nearly two decades of experience working with families. Through her organization Latinx Parenting, she offers coaching, workshops, support, training, and advocacy for Latinx/Chicanx families and the professionals who serve them, locally, nationally, and internationally. Her vision is a movement rooted in children's rights, social and racial justice, and the individual and collective practice of nonviolence and reparenting. It's a vision grounded in intergenerational and ancestral healing, cultural sustenance, and the active decolonization of oppressive practices in our families, toward liberation. She is the author of the book CHANCLA: Healing Our Families, Ourselves, and Our Culture and is born, raised, and remains
based in Santa Ana, CA.

Work with Leslie: https://latinxparenting.org/

Work with Nikolai: https://iamraisingreaders.com/learn-with-nikolai

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Discover how to navigate the complexities of raising bilingual children.

In this heartfelt conversation, Janny Perez, host of the *Latina Mom Legacy* podcast, shares her journey as a bilingual educator and author. With a passion for empowering Latina mothers, Jenny dives deep into the cultural complexities and nuances of raising bilingual children.

Finding Identity Through Language

Jenny reflects on her upbringing in Miami, where her family spoke only Spanish at home. She recalls a pivotal moment when her father decided to move the family back to Colombia for her education, leading to a profound connection with her roots. This experience shaped her understanding of identity and culture, ultimately inspiring her to teach her daughter about her heritage.

"If I don't teach her about who she is, her background, her heritage, her culture, who's going to do that?" — Janny Perez

Check out Janny´s wonderful podcast Latina Mom Legacy Podcast anywhere you stream podcasts.

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This episode welcomes our comadre and community mentor, founder of Raising Readers and Author of Ring the Alarm and the Reading is for Everybody!  Books, mother, decolonial educator and new world warrior, Nikolai Pizarro.  In this episode Nikolai comes as herself, unmasked and beside her grief in this intimate chat between friends. Nikolai generously shares how grief has transformed her honesty, relationship with motherhood, and understanding of impact. Cynthia reflects on her own grief journey, emphasizing liberation and authenticity in the process.

In honor of Cynthia´s mother Aurora Alonzo, the first 2 minutes are voice mails from her mother to her .

In Honor of Nikolai’s brother Jay Pizzaro, The last 10 minutes of this episode is a mindfulness moment featuring a live recording in the sacred mountains of Utuado, Puerto Rico in 2023 and it is here for a moment of mindfulness and gratitude. 

Featuring Puerto Rico’s Coqui Frog. 

(The tiny frog is an unofficial national symbol of Puerto Rico. Locals proudly use the phrase "Soy de aquí, como el coquí" ("I'm from here, like the coquí") to express their deep sense of belonging and heritage)

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In this heartfelt episode, Cynthia and her mother Aurora share stories of family history, cultural roots, struggles, and resilience. From childhood memories to ancestral lineage and lessons learned through life's hardships, their conversation offers a powerful reflection on identity and legacy. Aurora is not only a woman who lived a life of trying to be a "good daughter and wife," as she saw her mother strive for that, she was also resilient and had the capacity to grow even later in life. Aurora has been Cynthia´s Marianismo Muse since the womb. While Cynthia´s marianismo journey started off with annoyance and anger at her mother´s marianismo, through understanding the colonial complexities of her mother´s childhood and legacy burdens, Cynthia has realized that her mother completed her own intergenerational healing. By the time you hear this episode Aurora has probably taken her last breath and transitioned to be in rest. She developed a holistic liver disease that she was genetically predisposed to that was activated by a life of constant toxic stress. Her unresolved trauma and marianismo sacrifices (legacy burdens) caused her to suffer physical illness. In the next two episodes Aurora shares the story of her life to remind us that underneath the marianismo is a woman who is deeply devoted to her legacy. In the last year of her life Aurora showed her children her true self. She unburdened herself from perfectionism and shame and allowed Cynthia and her family to love-on and help her. She loved herself at 72 years old and lived in peace for the last year of her life. She left Cynthia with a gift of completing her own  purpose here,  being the center of Cynthia´s research for collective compassion and intergenerational healing, and being a Marianismo Muse . Thank you Aurora Alonzo, please rest in peace. We love you.

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Most people think healing is about fixing what's broken. Amanda's journey proves it’s about rebirth, finding strength in softness, and redefining what it means to be a “Chingona.” When life threw her a tumor instead of a trophy, she didn’t shy away; Like the Phoenix she is, she rose from the ashes, transforming pain into purpose with sound, community, and vulnerability.

This episode dives deep into Amanda’s extraordinary story—navigating health surprises, overcoming grief, and discovering the power of radical self-care. You’ll discover how a life-altering surgery deepened her connection to her purpose with Phoenix Rise Project, a movement that rewires healing through sound baths, land activations, and authentic community connection. Amanda shares specific tools like breathwork, land ceremonies, and the importance of emotional awareness that can help you tap into your own resilience, no matter your struggles.We break down the truth behind healing trauma, embodying softness without losing strength, and how community support accelerates transformation. 

Amanda is available for support and collaborations. Find Amanda on IG: Phoenix Rise Project

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Cynthia & Dra. Bianca Flores dive into a rich conversation where neuroscience meets ancestral healing, exploring how cultural rituals, spiritual practices, and scientific insights can coalesce to foster self-healing and collective legacy. This episode uncovers the deep roots of ancestral knowledge, modern scientific validation, and practical tools for reconnecting with our lineage.

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Discover how Ebony Goodrich aka PastLifePilot transitioned from childhood curiosity to a spiritual life coach specializing in past life regression and energy healing. In this episode, Ebony shares her journey, unique methods, and the healing potential of past life work, especially for women navigating menopause and personal growth.
Key Topics:
-Ebony’s childhood memories and early interests in crystals and active play
-Her evolution into a spiritual coach and discovery of past life regression abilities
-How past life regression can reveal patterns to prevent their repetition
-The significance of lineage and ancestral magic in her practice
-Insight into menopause symptoms and how hypnosis can facilitate relief
-The symbolism of animals, nature, and color in past life visions
-Techniques for guided deep relaxation and sensing beyond visualizations

Ebony Goodrich is an author, Spiritual Life Coach, Certified  Clinical Hypnotist specializing in Quantum Physics and Metaphysics, and also guides clients through Past Life Regression. 

She is also a Light Guardian for Mystic Temple, a global, non profit, virtual temple, designed to usher in a new era of spiritual awakening and enlightenment worldwide.

Consultations and sessions can be booked with Ebony at:

https://www.thewisdomnetwork.net/our-practitioners/ebony-goodrich

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