Rooted in Intention

Karina reflects on Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month with mixed feelings: pride in her Mexican American/Chicana roots and family history, but frustration that a single month can feel like a superficial “breadcrumb” amid limited year-round support, underfunded schools, insufficient DEI, and constrained media representation. She explains why healing and changing relationship patterns can be different for Latinos and other people of color due to compounded impacts of colonialism, ancestral trauma, cultural survival strategies, and implicit/explicit and structural racism. Drawing from attachment theory, she describes how childhood experiences wire subconscious core wounds through repetition and emotion, and how racism and lack of representation can deepen beliefs like “I’m not good enough.” She encourages self-compassion, emphasizes neuroplasticity, and shares that reconnecting with heritage (including Chicano history and Indigenous/Mesoamerican roots) can support healing, alongside guidance through coaching.

Other resources:

• Cleansing Rites of Curanderismo by Erika Buenaflor
• Healing the Soul Wound by Eduardo Duran
• You Are the Medicine by Asha Frost
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
• The Institute of Chicana/o/x Psychology

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This episode was inspired by one of your questions about solo hiking and trusting your intuition. :) Tune in for some lore on how Karina got started with solo hiking and some prep tips if you're looking to get started.

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This episode goes over how getting stuck in overthinking and rumination, is oftentimes a sign of nervous system activation (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) when the body subconsciously detects danger.

Then, Karina offers a grounding body-scan practice for when you are logically safe yet still spiraling, emphasizing its ability to aide in emotional regulation, conflict de-escalation, and secure attachment.

Want to jump right in? See the episode Chapter Markers to re-listen to the body scan portion.

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Karina Gomez returns to Rooted in Intention after an intentional three-month summer break, explaining how rest counters hustle culture and supports recovery from past burnout rooted in chasing worthiness through achievement. This is an episode of reflection of how to show up as a leader in your own life and what it takes to show up authentically (or more authentically everyday; once you listen to the episode you'll get it).

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Mini-episode to help if you're currently experiencing relationship struggles and wanting a different dynamic.

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Mini-episode to help you ponder fear, death and living life intentionally.

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This is episode is all about how love is more than a feeling and it requires intentional action.

Tune in to learn:

• Why the belief that love and relationships should just flow naturally is false,
• Some ideas for intentionally creating more love and connection, and
• Why even with this knowledge, you might feel some resistance with creating closeness.

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If more than one person has let you know that you get defensive or you've done your own reflection and noticed that you regularly feel attacked when people offer you feedback, this episode is for you. 

Tune in to learn:

• Why you might be feeling attacked (from external things, like how your partner is communicating, to internal things, like how your brain is registering feedback), and
• What you can start doing to show up as the partner you know you can be.

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If you're feeling alone and frustrated in navigating conflict with your partner because they tend to get defensive, this episode is for you. 

Tune in to learn:

• Why your partner might be feeling attacked,
• What to consider when you communicate about issue that are important to you to help the message land better, and
• What you can do when better communication tips aren't helping.

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In this episode, I'm joined by Maria Cristina Guzman, MSN, PMHNP-BC, a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Holistic Coach, who supports first-gens in healing burnout and unresolved trauma. She approaches healing in a holistic manner combining western medicine and ancestral, mesoamerican wisdom.

Tune in to learn:

• What can culturally resonate healing approaches look like beyond traditional healthcare spaces?
• What does EMDR (a therapy modality) have in common with dancing, running, and drum playing (and what that means for healing things like burnout and trauma)?
• A drop about the Aztec philosophical framework and its parallels with many of our modern understandings of health and healing.

Want to dive even deeper? You can connect with and/or work with Cristina through:

• Website
• Calendly

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