Nopal Kweenz is a podcast that challenges traditional therapy spaces and centers voices from the Latin@, Latinx community, and beyond. Your co-hosts La Estrella and La Sirena, a chingona mental health clinician and a chingona first-gen financial inclusion marketer, create space for unpacking mental health and wellness issues one episode at a time.
Episodes
Thursday May 30, 2019
Episode 9: Let’s Get Real about ACE’s and PTSD
Thursday May 30, 2019
Thursday May 30, 2019
What are ACE’s? Adverse Childhood Experiences are events or circumstances that are present in the first 18 years of life such as abuse, neglect, and household challenges. ACE’s can have a significant impact on future outcomes of health, violence, victimization, and traumatization. In this episode, Nopal Kweenz provide insight into the ACE’s study that was done by Kaiser, the potential impact that ACE’s can have on our Latinx community, as well as take a deeper dive into PTSD, which is one of the potential negative outcomes of having adverse childhood experiences. Knowledge is power gente! Nopal Kweenz are here to educate our gente and put you up on some important game about ACE’s and PTSD!
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Episode 8: Can We Chill?
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Episode 8 is here! We can’t believe we have made it this far! Grab a snack, some headphones or put on your seatbelt and take a ride with us. In this episode, we get into the pressures of living in a culture of “What’s next?”. We share our experiences and talk about how the “What’s next?” culture in the US impacts our own culture, as well as our relationships with our family, ourselves and our mental health.
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Episode 7: Demystifying Mental Health Disorders
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Episode 7 is here! Y’all ready? Our mission is to empower Latinx communities to take charge of their Mental Health, by spreading knowledge and awareness to topics that historically have been and are still taboo. In this episode, we break down Mental Health disorders that are not talked about enough. We focus on Major Depression, Schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder. If you are interested in gaining some insight and awareness on these topics, we invite you to grab your headphones and/or jump in our car and press play! Let’s get into it!
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Episode 6: Tidying Up Your Mental Health
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
In this episode, we discuss how to emotionally de-clutter, inspired by the foundations of Netflix’s Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. Get ready to tidy up your mental health as we explore defense mechanisms and distorted thinking patterns that can negatively impact our family, social and work relationships. If you've been feeling an urge to do some cleansing of old habits to make room for a new you, join us in episode 6 to explore ways to increase your mental health and wellness!
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Episode 4: Latinos y Mental Health
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Hola Comunidad! Episode numero cuatro is finally here! We are excited to introduce our very first Nopal Kweenz guest and tackle an issue that was influenced by our listener feedback. In this episode, we talk about Latinos y Mental Health with a focus on the psychological wellness of our male identified folx. Tune in as we break down misconceptions, gender norms and stigmas. This episode is a safe space for males to embrace their emotions. Vulnerability is strength and we are here for it!