Welcome to season 2 of Decolonize Everything podcast! In this episode Rebecca is joined by Curandera Erika Buenaflor to celebrate her fourth book, Animal Medicine: A Curanderismo Guide to Shapeshifting, Journeying, and Connecting with Animal AlliesListen to Erika's journey of embracing her gift as a healer. She offers insights and invitations around issues of appropriation and accessibility of ancient and contemporary Indigenous wisdom. Light a candle and some incense with Rebecca and enjoy a taste of all the profound research and experiences that Erika generously shares.  Follow Erika on Instagram hereBuy Animal Medicine or any other of Erika's books hereSupport this podcast by buying Rebecca coffee/books via Venmo: @Rebecca-Nunziato Subscribe, rate, review, share wherever you listen to stuff you love!Theme Music produced by TheRealPakman for Eating Beatz and all other music comes from Blue Dot Sessions.

This is the final episode of season 1 of Decolonize Everything and it's a very special episode.Rebecca is joined by her sister Sara Nicole Mendoza. Sara Nicole is a life coach who helps highly sensitive people and empaths learn to regulate their nervous system, and ultimately to step into their power and heal. In this episode Sara and Rebecca share laughter and lament. Sara offers insights and inspiration for those who are often "tempted to stay small," she even does some coaching on the spot and invites  us all into deep engagement and work with our egos and energy.Sara and Rebecca are  both first-generation graduate students: Sara is a master student at Naropa in the Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling program and she has her BA in psychology. They share struggles and successes while considering their privilege and opportunities to change the game. Listen now and be sure to follow and support Sara's work:Sara Nicole Instagram account.More wisdom dropped on her YouTube Channel.Learn more & book a coaching session with Sara here.Theme Music produced by TheRealPakman for Eating BeatzAll other music comes from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)So much gratitude to all listeners & supporters of this podcast! More coming soon in Season 2

In this episode Jenny Medrano (she/they) joins Rebecca for a conversation about deconstructing DEI (diversity equity & inclusion) and envisioning "holistic liberation." Jenny offers practical tips, potential rituals, and profound insights for our path towards decolonization. Also: Join us in celebrating! Jenny has spent the last four years at Building Bridges and when we recorded this conversation she had yet to announce her transition off of the BB team. In addition to turning 30 in May 2021 she also will be focusing full-time on her own business: Jenny Medrano Coaching! Happy Birthday and congratulations, Jenny!Links from this episode:Building BridgesMaren Miller, Energy HealerGuided Wim Hof Method BreathingI referenced this IGTV when Jenny was talking about her rage after Adam Toledo and Daunte Wright in particular.Jenny mentioned this book, which I *always* recommend: Voices From the AncestorsSubscribe & follow along here:Facebook: @decolonizepodcastInstagram: @decolonizepodcastTwitter: @DecolonizepodTheme music produced by TheRealPakman for Eating BeatzAll other music from Blue Dot SessionsAbout Jenny Medrano:Jenny’s unique experience as a Latina leader in the city of Denver has fueled her passion for holistic liberation. With over a decade of experience in education, youth development and DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) training, she has equipped hundreds of youth and adults with the tools to uproot systemic oppression in their personal and professional lives. She is especially passionate about supporting women and femmes of color in deprogramming their limiting beliefs, and toxic lifestyle habits. 

In this bonus episode I offer critiques of colonial systems and academic assumptions about religion and medicine. I share a bit about my research and experience of an unfolding relationship with copal. The decolonial healing path continues to draw me in. I am deeply grateful and increasingly aware of all that I need to un-learn and re-learn. This is a project for a wonderful course I took this spring at Harvard Divinity School called "Religion and Healing: An Anthropological Perspective." I am really grateful for a chance to TALK. IT. OUT. (in the quiet, dark covid-19 cave). Because so much of this year of online school has been in very isolated conditions. So I get a bit nerdy. I'd love to hear what you think! References in this episode:Read Podcasting as Sacred Listening and Collective Liberation here: revista.drclas.harvard.edu/decolonize-everything-podcasting-as-sacred-listening-and-collective-liberation/ Read Sacred Smoke of Copal here:https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/sacred-smoke-of-copal/The Invention of World Religions, Tomoko Masuzawa: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/I/bo3534198.html The History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz Del CastilloThe work of archaeologist Leonardo Lopez Lujan: www.mesoweb.com/about/leonardo.html The brilliant teaching of Dr. Giovanna Parmigiani, lecture notes.hds.harvard.edu/people/giovanna-parmigianiProjectoArtefakto Etsy Shop (and photo): www.etsy.com/shop/ProjectArtefaktoRead more of Rebecca's writing here: www.rebeccamendozanunziato.com/writingWatch The Possibility of Spirits Documentary:https://vimeo.com/235886345 Audio features:Theme music produced by TheRealPakman for Eating BeatzVicks Commercial from Cartoon Network 1994Emerge-C AdGrupo Tlaloc DanzantesAll other music from Blue Dot SessionsSubscribe & follow along here:Facebook: @decolonizepodcastInstagram: @decolonizepodcastTwitter: @DecolonizepodBuy Rebecca coffee/books via Venmo: @Rebecca-Nunziato Thanks for listening to Decolonize Everything!

Have you thought about the way that our transportation systems are colonial? The violence of our cars?On this episode, Jonathon Stalls speaks about "unhurried movement" and every-day opportunities for connection and action in the face of a violent car-centric society. Join the sacred circle as Jonathon and I explore how walking/rolling/moving has transformed our experiences of self and relationship with the earth. Jonathon graciously shares his own encounters with life, death, spirituality, and growth.  About our incredible guest:Jonathon Stalls spent 242 days walking across the United States in 2010 and has continued to move alongside thousands of people for thousands of miles. He is an artist, social entrepreneur, advocate for social, economic, and racial justice, LGBTQIA+, Creator of Intrinsic Paths and Pedestrian Dignity, and Founder/Member of the Walk2Connect Co-op.  Learn more and support Jonathon here: www.Patreon.com/IntrinsicPathsPhotography by Art HeffronThanks for listening to Decolonize Everything!Subscribe & follow along here:Facebook: @decolonizepodcastInstagram: @decolonizepodcastTwitter: @DecolonizepodSupport the show via Venmo: @Rebecca-Nunziato New theme music produced by TheRealPakman for Eating BeatzAll other music from Blue Dot Sessions

In this episode I’m in dialogue with a fellow woman of color podcaster, Natasha Pepperl.Natasha is a foster mom to a teen girl and as a woman of color, she is passionate about finding and sharing diverse perspectives when it comes to foster care. On this episode we push the edges of our definitions of family, discuss how to care for one another to sustain  good work, and we confront power-dynamics and white-savior complex in foster families!Go learn more about Natasha and Just As Special:Website: justasspecial.com for resourcesCheck out the blog post: First Steps to Getting Involved in Foster CareSubscribe to the podcast!Follow Just As Special on Facebook and InstagramNew theme music produced by TheRealPakman for Eating Beatz All other music from Blue Dot SessionsSubscribe & follow along here:Facebook: @decolonizepodcastInstagram: @decolonizepodcastTwitter: @DecolonizepodSupport the show via Venmo: @Rebecca-Nunziato 

The second part of Rebecca's conversation with Maria Sierra & Denise Vaughn. To fully engage this conversation go back and start at part one.In this episode we discuss creating and tending an altar as a sacred space and a practice for decolonizing our healing and spirituality. Also check out the bonus episode (right after this!) about Rebecca's altar and reflections after learning from this conversation and beginning this practice.Some of the good stuff referenced:Voices of the Ancestors - book referenced by RebeccaResmaa Menakem Ruha Benjamin: Race After TechnologyFollow Maria here & Denise here Subscribe & follow along here:https://www.facebook.com/decolonizepodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/decolonizepodcast/https://twitter.com/DecolonizepodVenmo: @Rebecca-Nunziato Music in this episode:Static City Drumline by Blue Dot SessionsOpen Flames by Blue Dot SessionsMatamoscas by Blue Dot Sessions

This is a short audio piece from October 2020 that I created for a Harvard Divinity School spiritual practice "pop-up." As you can see from the last two episodes, I learned a lot of this from Maria and Denise and continue to humbly work towards decolonizing my own spirituality through tending to my altar. As an end of 2020 bonus I want to thank everyone who has come on the show, subscribed, rated, reviewed, listened, and shared!Thank you for joining me in this creative pursuit to listen well, share practical tips and radical ideas for decolonization, and hold space for a virtual sacred circle with all of you.Subscribe & follow along here:https://www.facebook.com/decolonizepodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/decolonizepodcast/https://twitter.com/DecolonizepodVenmo: @Rebecca-Nunziato Music in this episode:Static City Drumline by Blue Dot SessionsOpen Flames by Blue Dot Sessions

Maria Sierra & Denise Vaughn join Rebecca for a virtual sacred circle to discuss decolonizing our understanding of healing. Denise and Maria have been social work professionals for over 25 years and have started to deconstruct the space from many angles. In this episode (part I of the series) we talk about social work, healing-centered engagement, and the ways that we have become more embodied and present to our ancestral and spiritual lineages.Some of the good stuff referenced:Resmaa Menakem Healing-Centered Engagement Ancestral MedicineRecovering Your Sacredness Follow Maria here & Denise here Subscribe & follow along here:https://www.facebook.com/decolonizepodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/decolonizepodcast/https://twitter.com/DecolonizepodVenmo: @Rebecca-Nunziato Music in this episode:Static City Drumline by Blue Dot SessionsChilvat by Blue Dot SessionsMatamoscas by Blue Dot Sessions

 Alejandra (Ale) Salemi, MPH joins Rebecca for a conversation on COVID and Colonization.After graduating with her Masters in Public Health,  Ale spent summer 2020 deployed as a contract tracer for the state of Florida during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.We start this show with some time in a virtual sacred circle to breathe and reflect before we dive in to a heavy topic.Tune in to hear Ale share how the disease disproportionately is harming migrant workers in Florida and gives insights into the way colonialism has affected BIPOC communities and our health and well-being. She also offers a vision for a world where doctors, researchers, and clinicians come from diverse backgrounds, a future with empowered indigenous heath-care professionals who serve their communities from within. Now as a student at Harvard Divinity School,  Ale is committed to bringing this vision to life through her own work bridging religion and public health.Be sure to give Ale all the love & follow her work here:Blog: Healing TheologyFacebook & Instagram & Twitter @alesalemi15Podcast recommendation from Ale: https://www.jhsph.edu/podcasts/public-health-on-call/You can support the show via venmo: @Rebecca-NunziatoAnd join the conversation on social media : • Facebook • Instagram • Twitter