On this episode, Karen and Gaby talk about the holidays, self-care goals, and intentions for 2021.

In this episode, we talk about how different this year has been, our plans for the holidays, and how to take care of ourselves during this season. This is our last episode of the year. We'll see you again in 2021!

In this episode, we will be talking about all things related to motherhood, including pregnancy and delivery during COVID-19. We spend time discussing how to support pregnant folks and new parents.    Our amazing guest, Ro Jones (@brainbodywomb), joins us for this conversation.  She is a social worker, doula, life coach, holistic nutrition counselor, and brain health coach. You can learn more about her work at https://www.brainbodywomb.com/.

In this episode, we talk to Yasmine Mavrakis, who is a Registered Dietitian, about nutrition, food, familia, and eating disorders in the Latinx community.  Yasmine is an awesome, bicultural-bilingual, HAES-aligned dietitian with several years of experience, who is passionate about providing nutrition counseling across the life span through intuitive eating approaches, particularly for folks living with mental health conditions.     

In this episode, we talk about how to take care of ourselves after the 2020 election. 

In this next episode, we talk about, Latinx leaders, how to become involved in our community, take action, and create change. A very special guest and overall badass, Dr. Andrea Guerrero Guajardo, joins us to share her experiences in San Antonio. 

In this episode, we talk about domestic and interpersonal violence in the community, prevention, how this has changed during quarantine, and what we can do to support survivors.  One of our favorite people, Heidi Notario, joins us for this episode. Heidi is the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Systems Change at the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence.   

In this episode, we talk about how we all met, the history behind Prickly Pear Therapy, the importance of building community, surrounding yourself by other chingonas, representation, and creating spaces where we can show up as our authentic selves.  

In this episode, we talk about the different challenges of being in quarantine, what we did, and we continue to do to take care of ourselves. 

Hi y'all! Welcome to the Prickly Pear Couch. We wanted to introduce ourselves and tell you more about what we hope to create in this space.