Cafe Con Emocion

Cafe Con Emocion


Latest Episodes

Season 2 Episode 5: Interview with Dr. Jose Paez on vulnerability and guidance while strengthening connectedness
June 20, 2023

In this episode you will hear Cafe con Emocion's interview with Dr. Paez as he discussed owning his challenges and struggles and getting support for this act of bravery. Tune in to this epidsode as he talks about how resiliency is built upon working t

Season 2 Episode 4: Creating A Sense Of Calm With Nature And Wellness tours Led by Dr. Nidia Moran and Pricilla Alvarado Taylor
January 22, 2023

In this episode you learn about some of the research around the second element of resilience which is creating a sense of Calm.  We learn from Our guest a unique opportunity utilizing nature's healing and wellness as a whole.  Stay tuned to lear

The first essential element of resilience: Establishing a sense of safety with Dr. Soler and her knowledge of mental wellbeing amongst diverse populations
October 02, 2022

In this episode we connect with Dr. Soler and her knowledge of mental well being amongst diverse population.  She highlights the first essential element of resilience: Establishing a sense of safety.  Through storytelling and sharing her experie

A Sunday Morning With Luis Rodriguez and Trini Rodriguez & Our listener's Definition Of Resilience
September 11, 2022

We kick off season 2 by sipping on our cafecito and connecting with a couple that exemplify resiliency.  So grab your cafecito and learn more about Luis Rodriguez and Trini Rodriguez, co-founders and former Executive Director of Tia Chucha’s Centro C

Season 2 Episode 1: Location of Self, Co-host's Definition of Resilience and Season Hopes
August 08, 2022

In this episode you will learn about your season 2 co-hosts and what resilience means to them.  You will also learn about Cafe Con Emocion's season 2 hopes!

Music and song: How it led to social movement and healing with Felicia Montes
September 01, 2021

Join us for our last episode of the season as we talk with Felicia "Fe" Montes, a Xicana Indigenous artist, educator, practitioner of the healing arts, and co-creator of In Lak Ech, a Xicana Indigenous song group. Felicia shares with us how her years as a

Self Healing Reiki with Elisa Ortega from Stay Chula Wellness
August 04, 2021

What is Reiki? According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, Reiki is a complementary health approach in which practitioners place their hands lightly on or just above a person, and now virtual with the goal of directing energ

Writing As a Form of Healing with Michelle Mojica, LCSW
July 02, 2021

In this episode of Café con Emoción we talk with Michelle Mojica, Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private practice in Los Angeles, California. In our conversation, Michelle shares about her upbringing, how writing and storytelling have helped heal

Ancestral Practices with Dr. Alejandra Acuna (Part 2)
May 21, 2021

In this continuation of our interview with Dr. Alejandra Acuña, PhD, LCSW, PPSC, join us as she both explains and demonstrates her multi-faceted ancestral practices. She facilitates us through a spiritual assessment and guides us through a "limpia" and "r

Ancestral Practices with Dr. Alejandra Acuna (Part 1)
May 21, 2021

In this episode we interview Dr. Alejandra Acuña, PhD, LCSW, PPSC, and learn how she integrates her work in academia with her journey in finding her ancestral practices. In part 1 of this episode, we learn about Dr. Acuña's personal story and her explanat