In this episode and finale I talk to Elizabeth Villegas, a body image coach, about leaving our old body image thoughts behind us, I touch on the continued border crisis, and I do a personal wrap up to season 2 of The BiConscious Badass. Make sure and go listen to all of season 2 and 1's back episodes if you haven't yet. I mentioned Episode 7, Can Wellness Exist In Prison? in this episode, it's linked here.

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In this week's episode I talk to Cindy Pedraza Puente of CocoAndre Chocolatier. She is an inspiring business owner, community builder, and mom and one of the first Oak Cliffites I met when I moved there over 5 years ago. I adore her chocolate shop, my favorites are the chocolate dipped candied orange slices. Mostly I love how charming all the little latinx inspired knick knacks and cards they sell as well as the variety of delicious chocolate treats all harken back to their central theme of bringing people together and sharing in love and delight.

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In this week's episode I talk to the enchanting Esti Romero of @YoaliStudios, her beauty studio and spa. She is decolonizing wellness one treatment at a time and because of that and more I admire her so much. In this interview we discuss socialism, surrender, and her skincare product, spf for the face! I love everything she is about and I know you'll love her too.

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In this episode owner-operator of @oldhabitsvintageretro (IG), Denisse Espinoza, and I talk about shopping sustainably through local vendors, enjoying thrifted clothes, and the shifts we made in becoming sustainable shopping lovers. We touch how important it is to give back to our community and I call for people to engage in aid for those affected by the many tragic current events facing us now. I'll include donation links below for a few causes mentioned in the show.

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Check out some vendors from the last Sunset Pop-Up:
Planta Potosi Vegan Mexican Tacos
@rainy.gems
@everything.living


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Join me on Clubhouse on 9/8 @ 12pm CST for a chat: https://www.clubhouse.com/event/xBv2A67p

Check out these causes you can donate or volunteer your time to:
TEA fund
National Network of Abortion Funds
Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy (Hurricane Ida relief)
Afghani Refugee Relief & Help

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In this episode I chat with Charlie Hughes, the TEA Fund intake director, who connects and trains volunteers inside of the organization. Her work is essential to our work funding abortion in North Texas and I ask her about how she cares for herself while doing the impactful work she does.


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This week I talk to writer, activist, and formerly incarcerated Texan Jennifer Toon. We chat about mental health, conditions in prisons, and the differences in treatment between men and women's prisons.

Referenced on this episode:

About Jennifer

"So a little about me, I am the Mental Health Peer Policy Fellow at the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, and I focus on school discipline (making sure kids aren't punished for mental health crisis, or manifestations of a disability) and mental health and intellectual developmental disabilities intersection, and basically anything related to criminal justice reform in these areas.

I am also a member of the Statewide Leadership Council, a group of formerly incarcerated advocates who work on policies and legislation that would help those who are system impacted.

And, I am a freelance writer. I love writing about my almost 20 years of incarceration, in hopes that it transforms societal ideas about those who have been in prison. I will include some links!"

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2019/08/22/mourning-a-stranger-s-suicide-in-prison

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/09/texas-prison-coronavirus-pandemic

https://thetylerloop.com/tag/jennifer-toon/

Jennifer's Youtube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuONTULRcOq4xQ723K544Qg

Study series we referenced-https://www.npr.org/series/658256040/discipline-and-women-in-prison

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Mei self described as "a lot" in an Instagram post and I interjected with a comment saying that I feel the same but rather that we are abundant. We give a lot because we have a lot to give. Mei Ratz is a lot of things, mother, designer, creative, coach, photographer, but also an activist who uses photos, her personal stories, and her reach to inspire others to do better and be better. We went to college in an intimate setting together and this interview is a really special meeting of us 6 years post graduation.

Referenced this episode:

Krystal Dawn Photography (where I had my photoshoot)
My website
Moe Carrick
Climb United

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In this episode I talk to new friends Laura Perna and Lauren Gerken who work for disability rights in Texas. They've been busy this legislative session and we discuss how they got into their work and what impact they've had on their movement. We all end up connecting through writing and it's positive force in our lives.

Referenced this episode:

Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
Texan Council for Developmental Disabilities
Pen 2 Paper Writing Contest
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

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