A Shot Of Truth

This episode is for undocumented folks, highlighting our joint struggle to Palestinians. Our struggles are connected through the resilience of our people and our fight against Border imperialism.

Tania Dominguez-Rangel is a DACA recipient I met on my travels abroad in Europe. We were both traveling on advanced parole with the Cultural Leadership Fellowship! We would find speakeasies and talk about life, love, and processing our experience. I would come to learn this girl is full-on doing the most–from her podcast, The Most Interesting People on My Timeline to her work with the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective. This girl was meant to be a star, I mean come on, look at her! In this episode, we talk about her experience in education, her love for Tumblr, singing, and YouTube creation, and about some of the cool people she met along the way. Special shout-outs to Maggie Loredo, Karla, and Nicole Solis-Sison! Enjoy!

Maggie co-hosts Pochas So What–a podcast created by pochas for their deported, returned and undocumented community. We get to hear all the details behind the show and learn about the impact of this work! We also get deep into talking about grief, alcoholism, and her fifteen-year anniversary since she made the decision to return to Mexico. Maggie has so much grace and wisdom to share, Enjoy! Available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, our website, and more.

So we traveled across borders (some fellows) to Guatemala and (others to) Mexico all to find what we had most in common was that we just wanted to feel connected and free. This episode highlights 3 fellows that returned home for the first time. You even get to hear an exclusive interview that we recorded in Guatemala and her reflection listening back to it. Tune in to hear Selena, Alex, and Ingrid share the most impactful moments on this journey home. Enjoy!

We are joined by the co-founder of Otros Dreams en Acción Maggie Loredo. She is an activist, pocha, and returnee. She invites us all to listen to narratives across borders from people who have returned or been deported. Her organizing work in Mexico is one of supporting and advocating for returnees and deportees to have a dignified return. She shares the work they do at Otros Dreams en Accion (ODA) from advocacy, education, and healing through art and stories. This episode is an invitation of love to share stories across borders until they [borders] no longer exist.

Here it is! At last! My Guatemala Solo reflection. I traveled under Advanced Parole with the Cultural Leadership Fellowship out of @Scholarfundwa and let me tell you, it was beautiful. This was the first time I left the US in 27 years. I carried a lot of shame for not returning home instead but I wouldn't change it for the world. We traveled to Flores Peten, Antigua, Lago Atitlan and Guatemala City. I learned so much about community outside of the US context. It left me longing for home and more eager to exist in kindness. The episode ends with a love letter I wrote to Guatemala. Huge shout out to Alejandra Perez for inviting me to your home and making it happen–my heart is full.

I have felt every emotion under the sun during this interview. Laura Garcia tends to be a private person who puts everyone first but in this episode, she lets you into one of the most vulnerable parts of her. From sharing stories of her family to the joy she has found in her grief. She lost her younger brother to ALS in 2020. She talks about the amount of joy he lived his life with and how she taps into that energy for her own well-being. She speaks about how her family keeps him alive knowing that his presence exists. I smiled a lot listening back to this. Enjoy, cherish, and hold close to this episode.

I know it's been the new year for like 25 days but it always starts off slow for me. The shift into Aquarius season hits me hard as I dissolve into all my feelings (meh). This episode is a quick update on what to expect with the podcast in 2023 and a recap of the most difficult and best memories of my 20s! It's my birthday in a matter of days and ya'll 30 is here and it's loud. Enjoy this sweet minisode and let's hear it for 2023! I will be doing a flash birthday giveaway featuring my favorite candy shop and some other goodies.

We are joined by Laura Bohórquez from Inner Work Collective Freedom–she is also a part of the Cultural Leadership Fellowship traveling to Guatemala. Laura has traveled under advance parole multiple times and shares how she's processed some of those experiences. We recorded 48-hours before she left for Mexico City and it was beautiful to hear how this time around it was much different than in the past. She is heading to Guatemala in a couple months and that experience is very different from returning home. Give it up for Laura!

In this minisode, we feature Cindy who is a part of the Scholar Fund WA Cultural Leadership Fellowship and is traveling to Mexico for the first time since she left at 6 months old. She shares the subconscious and physical impact of being separated from her mother before crossing. She knows this opportunity to return will come with healing inner child/teenage wounds and also come with joy, tears, and sharing the return with many beautiful people.

In this episode, we invite Alejandra and Yuriana to share about the Scholar Fund WA Cultural Leadership Fellowship they created to take DACA recipients abroad via advanced parole. We start by revisiting both of their journeys and what inspired this fellowship. We also get to hear directly from four of the fellows traveling abroad! It's beautiful, emotional, exciting–you name it! This episode is in partnership with Scholar Fund WA and Adelitas Apparel–learn more about our raffle basket and events we are hosting to raise $35,000 for this opportunity! Ya'll this episode had me in all my feels, Enjoy! Listen via Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and all the podcast places.

Sol is an activist and jewelry maker–long before them their grandmother was also a maker of crafts in Ecuador. Sol joins us today to share the importance of intersectional and intentional work within community spaces. They create statement pieces that celebrate our diverse identities. This includes queer and immigrant-focused jewelry such as beautiful hoops with the word “Queer” on them and a pin reading “Abolish Pol(ICE).” They see their work as artifacts, identity statements, and protection for our bodies. They were also a co-founder of the Long Beach GRRRL (Gender Revolution Resistance Radical Liberation) Collective. Just so much wisdom and care in their work! Check out this episode via Spotify, Apple Podcast, Shot of Truth Podcast Website, and more!

This week we are joined by Mayra Barragan-O'Brien the creator of Undocu.mentalthealth. Mayra is an Undocumented Therapist creating content to share resources and knowledge on mental health and immigrant rights. She is also the co-host of UndocuChisme a podcast she started with her sister to share stories and decolonize chisme! In this episode, Mayra talks about her family and life experiences that led her to pursue a career as a Mental Health Professional. We talk about relationships, boundaries, and navigating systems such as institutions of higher education. Plus all the ins and outs of Undocu.mentalhealth! The impact her platform has made is loud and she's here to be real about it. Enjoy!

Shot of Truth Podcast is back with biweekly episodes and kicking off the good news with Nicole Solis-Sison. If you have not heard of Nicole you have not been paying attention! Her work expands across the country from Los Angeles to New York. She is here to talk about the many layers of work she has created and been apart of including the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective, Zero Waste Cart, The Undocumented Justice Film and so much more! Nicole really Let's Up and gets the work done and she does it with FASHION. At the end of the episode we play a game and it includes the next two slides. Get the load down by heading over to shotoftruthpodcast.com and listen via Spotify, Apple Podcast, and more. We are happy to be back!

Short and Sweet episode honoring the Summer Solstice and all the seeds we planted in Spring. These seeds look like goals, manifestations, ideas! I walk us through a quick reflection as we awaken earlier and brighter by the Sun. Followed by quick updates and a shout out to all the grads that did the damn thing. Blessings!

Killari is a world solo traveler! She is formerly undocumented and had a deep desire to travel once she was able to. She has visited 15 countries since and has learned many lessons through it all. They hoped returning home to Bolivia was the answer but later found home was everywhere they went. This is an episode about identity exploration, searching for community, and reconnecting to ancestral roots. Enjoy!

Alejandra Perez is back on Shot of Truth Podcast to share how she prepared to return home to Guatemala! She has traveled to India and Guatemala under Advanced Parole and has all the tips for you. Ale gives us a four step prep process, a walk through of her experience and how she plans to help others get the opportunity to return home. We also talked about the importance of having a support network as you move through the application process and traveling. We ended the episode by talking about the power of collective friendships compared to those in an individualistic society. It's important to ask for support when you need it! Enjoy this badass episode!

Laura is the creator of Inner Work Collective Freedom, she helps undocumented BIPOC folks interrogate undocumentedness via collective wisdom, joy, dialogue, learning, unlearning and accountability. She is an educator, facilitator, and foodie at heart. Calling in from Nisenan people's land she is here to share all of it from her early organizing days to working with United We Dream and the creation of Inner Work Collective Freedom. We talk about what happens as you start aging out of limited narratives of undocumented folks and or the immigrant rights movement. It gets deep and beautiful. Check it out via Spotify, apple podcast, and other podcast platforms!

After twenty-two years, Yuriana had the opportunity to return home to her familia and casita back in Michoacan, Mexico. She speaks about this experience from the very beginning from when she left Mexico for the first time to preparing for her return back. We talk about the various phases of emotions, thoughts, and conclusions she made. Reconnecting with the land brought her so much healing and peace. Reuniting with her family left her grieving for the family who could not be there. She speaks of her growth and return as a metamorphosis that altered her being. We end by discussing what it has been like to come back to the states and what's next. Enjoy!

We are joined by Ju Hong, host of ImmigrAsians Podcast! This is a story of Ju's experience in the immigrant rights movement over the last 10 years. He shares what brought his family to the US from South Korea–led by the resilience of his mother. Which has transcended to the passion and dedication Ju has for his community. We talk in-depth about the ten-year anniversary of DACA, honoring that, questioning that, and deserving so much more. Ju shares the deep emotions he is feeling of frustration, stagnation and the toll it is all taking on his mental health. Currently, he is focused on building ImmigrAsians a podcast created to capture the unique stories of Asian undocumented individuals living in the US. Give it up ya'll this episode is something else!

A quick and short episode about my Saturn Return! This episode shares various questions I moved through during my 28-year evolution/revolution around the sun. I cover what I learned being sober for 6 months, how I've accepted and become aware of various patterns in my life, and what I let go of to get here. I share the things I am confronting and needing professional support with. And most importantly how eager I am to continue growing, transcending, and learning. Special shout out to the communities that I worked with to get to this point. Enjoy!

Welcome to part two of our Valentine's day series featuring Ricky and Gia! Joining us from Philadelphia–this episode is a story of two lovers navigating being in a mixed-status partnership. The amount of vulnerability they both show up with is admirable. We talk about the hard things of course but most importantly the unconditional love, support, and some of their goals together. We also cover power dynamics, mental health, and the drive to plan long term. This episode gets you in the feels. Enjoy! Content request: Our guests wish to remain anonymous, if you know them personally please do not tag them. Thank you!

Ivonne Diaz joins us on the first part of our Valentine's Day Series! Feliz dia del Amor y la Amistad! Ivonne Diaz is currently residing in El Paso, TX, and is here to give you a message of finding power in yourself! She shares a story of resilience, healing from abuse, and a commitment to doing advocacy work for immigrant communities. We talk about the pressure, challenges, and power dynamics of being in relationships as immigrant women. It gets HOT!

In this episode Nydia Cardenas, an Energy Life Coach from Fort Worth, Texas shares how she came to coaching and how she has helped people across the nation take back their energy! Let's face it - we imagine and build differently when energized than when tired. Working for change can be exhausting but we owe it to ourselves and our communities to model a different way of showing up to social justice work in which we exercise agency over our energy and operate from a place of well-being. Nydia walks me through a coaching exercise around uncertainty and power to model the generative methodology she uses. She also gives listeners ideas and tips on how to better resource yourself for weekly tasks and claim that energy back! I expose myself quite a bit in this episode as we walk through the exercise but I hope in some ways it's helpful for others as we talk about the uncertainty that comes from being undocumented or a DACA recipient. If you'd like to work with Nydia check out her page and website as linked below!

Welcome to the New Year! We are kicking off 2022 with DJ Mansaf mama–Alia Taqieddin. She is a revolutionary woman, music creator, Falastinyat organizer, and TEDx Speaker. The topic of this conversation is defining and emphasizing the importance of joint struggle, a matter of life and death (over choosing to be in solidarity.) We also talk about how doing relationship work within movement spaces IS the work. Along with celebration and joy, all those components remind us what we really are fighting for. This episode kicks off with one of DJ Mansaf mama's tracks, Enjoy–and Happy New Year!!

We are joined by Reydesel Salvidrez Rodriguez aka Undocu_grad! Reydesel starts off this episode by sharing the most beautiful poem titled, “My Mother's Hands,” an audio art piece highlighting the hard work, tenderness, and power that his mother holds. He then makes it about all the men and women who have worked endlessly at the forefront of this pandemic. Reydesel is motivated by his siblings and elders, he shares how they have guided him through life. This is a beautiful story of family, un ranchito in Chihuahua, Mexico, and a creative process to navigate the rest. A reminder that our ancestors are always with us too. Give it up for Reydesel

Aisha Mansour is a revolutionary Palestinian feminist and organizer. Aisha is a part of many organizations including Falastiniyat and the Palestinian Youth Movement. She shares with us so many beautiful stories of her family, including the first time she realized her life was going to be devoted to the struggle and liberation of her people. We cover the various campaigns she is working on, including Save Al-Walaja, and reframing the purpose of doing this work--it is far beyond advocacy. We talk about US complacency, parallels of settler colonialism, and what it means to be in a joint struggle. This episode was all the feels from beginning to end. Co-produced by Aline Prata.

Panchito Ramirez is a first-generation immigrant, Speaker, and Founder of Dreamer Soccer Clinic. Panchito is on a mission to impact the lives of immigrant youth by sharing his story and creating spaces like the Dreamer Soccer Clinic. Panchito is the most affirming, giving, selfless leader--(my heart and glass felt so full after this recording.) As we talked about the importance of creating community spaces, we decided this episode was going to be about having difficult conversations. We talk about critical consciousness, how to approach a difficult conversation, and when it's time to walk away. As we enter the holiday season we KNOW things get a little tense. We got you. Enjoy!

A long-overdue episode about all my mother fucking friends. I've been thinking about this episode for a while. When I did my first solo interview I listened back and felt like something big was missing. Talking shit about all my friends. I talk so much about love and not enough about the abundance of fucking love I feel from all my friends. I talk about my friends in terms of BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT. This episode also includes all the DACA donation shout outs and our first two ads! I know this collage is hilarious (I love it hehe.) So welcome to this episode, light up, relax and enjoy!

Vicente Guzman is a life coach, entrepreneur, and creator of Inner Evolucion! Inner Evolucion is a platform and coaching program to empower GEN Z entrepreneurs! Vicente focuses on vulnerability, wellness, and ensuring there are systems of accountability to support people of all backgrounds. Vicente shares what lead him to start this program and how he plans to impact people with his work. I got to witness, grow and learn aside with Vicente during the Launch Latinx Accelerator Program and he is pure lightness, full of wisdom, and an activator. Enjoy this episode and check out Inner Evolucion!

Chronic Loneliness impacts millions of people across the world. Here in the United States, 46% of the general population feels lonely often. In this episode, we talk about the impacts of chronic loneliness at large and also as immigrants. We share personal experiences on how loneliness has manifested in our lives and impacted those around us. Regardless of money, fame, power, beauty--we all are subject to feeling lonely because it is part of our biology! It is nothing to be ashamed of but rather something to be aware of and notice how you are meeting your social needs. This is a heavy topic but Dario Andrade Mendoza does an excellent job of keeping it light and lively. Dario is joining us for his second episode, so if you like this one please check out Arizona Living! Enjoy!

Yes, you read that right. THE MOTHER FUCKING AUDACITY featuring ME This episode is all about things I've been processing over the last several months including my relationship with alcohol, dating apps, and people I've had to let go to make space for all this. You get some of my key takeaways from the Launch Latinx Accelerator Program. I will be doing an IG LIVE with them this Friday! This episode is a little bit of everything and a mash-up of rants, messiness, and more. (It's funny because I recorded this last weekend and I already feel differently about some of my talking points.) ANYWAY, go out there and be audacious--that's the message. Enjoy.

We welcome Adelitas Apparel in today's episode! We interviewed the creators and founders, Jacks and Yaya, who have built a business founded on being family-oriented, community-driven, and centered around positive messaging for immigrant communities. From their Undocu Queer Bucket Hats to their jewelry and make-up--all their products tell a story. We learned Jacks and Yaya have been entrepreneurs since a young age and were inspired by their parents in building a business. Their business model is one that focuses on giving back to the community and being positive motivators for others. Adelitas Apparel is collaborating with us on our giveaway! Details coming soon! Enjoy!

This episode highlights Rukhsar Sadat, an Afghan refugee living in Washington state. Rukhsar shares her journey to the United States along with sharing stories of grief, guilt, and forced assimilation. She is a hardworking person doing the most to help her family and pursue law school to help refugees and immigrants. In this episode you can feel the love she has for people and the rage she feels against a system that has continued to displace her loved ones. We talk about the parallels across borders upheld by power and control--our goal is to connect the pieces in collective liberation. The love I feel for you is real. Enjoy!

Gloria Guizar (she/ella), serves as the Operations Manager at a Behavioral Health Agency located in Central Washington. In addition to being a professional and a first-generation college graduate, she also identifies as an immigrant, activist, and daughter of farmworkers. All these identities are what guides Gloria's work and push her to keep organizing and creating change within her communities. This episode is all about talking shit with your comadres!! We talk about the recent DACA news, competition between women, and how healing is collective! Gloria is so badass--y'all gotta check it out, enjoy!

Money wounds. Self-love. Revolutionary transformative change. Hopeless romantic feels and all. Maydelli Mendoza is our guest on today's episode! Maydelli is a conscious entrepreneur managing multiple businesses that have guided her through her healing journey. Her passion for being a Transformative Life Coach is her way of sharing with Latino/a/x communities the power of choosing change and choosing YOU! Maydelli shares with her following the vulnerability and struggle she has faced and tackled in hopes of inspiring others to do the same. I listened to this episode and again felt emotion evoked in my body, mind, and spirit. I get called into doing work I'm avoiding and I feel that. I hope this episode finds you and you find in it what you need. Enjoy!

Woot woot! We are back with this episode with Amrit Kaur one of the creators of Brown Girl Joy! Amrit is a sister, filmmaker, and creative! They are a first-generation queer undocumented person. Their film, “Udhaare Supne,” (Borrowed Dreams) was featured at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (check it out!) This episode is all about what inspired Amrit to become a storyteller and how people along the way have changed their life--including joining the undocumented filmmakers collective. There is so much love in this episode!

Shot of Truth Podcast and 77Mutual aid are collaborating on this effort because we believe in the redistribution of wealth and resources. 77 Mutual aid is a collective in Brownsville, TX raising funds to support local community members. The mutual funds will go directly to immigrant people working at the flea markets in Brownsville, TX. These folks have been heavily impacted by COVID-19, climate change, US imperialist policies and excluded from government assistance. Our goal is to raise $5,000 to help 25 immigrant families working at the Flea Market. You can donate at @Mutualaid77 via Venmo. @77mutualaid via cash app. This episode highlights one of the organizers, Martha Mercado, we talk about economics, understanding social-economic status, and why we should all participate in redistributing wealth. The last 15 minutes focus primarily on the mutual aid fund! Enjoy!

Our final minisode with Love and Fear Foundation featuring Luis Rosales! In this episode, Luis talks about meditation being one of the most important parts of his day. He wants to share this practice with others by guiding us through a short meditation. Get comfortable, close your eyes and get in the zone with this magical person! Thank you for joining us for this month of minisodes! Personal note: as I did this meditation I saw the waters of peace bleed red and I remembered the first time I saw my red aura. Luis is magic y'all.

Luis shares the impact of growing up undocumented and queer in a conservative state. From Honduras to Texas to California--all these places have impacted his experience. He talks about the challenges of navigating culture in a republican border state including assimilation, racism, and homophobia. Along with coming to self-love and making life-changing decisions that aligned to his healing journey. Enjoy!

In today's minisode, we are collaborating with Love and Fear Foundation. Luis Rosales is here to share all about his organization helping people gain access to information and resources around mental health and therapy. Especially LGBTQ+ folks, undocumented people, and formerly incarcerated people. Though Luis shares resources and information specifically in CA there are various programs that are similar nationwide. He is here to highlight the impact therapy has had on him and why he has decided to do this work! Please check out his personal episode as well, “Love and the Pillars of Life,”--to learn more about him and all the realness in confronting the good, the bad, and the future.

Shot of Truth Podcast has the great pleasure of joining Scholarship A-Z-- an immigrant youth-led organization helping undocumented folks access higher education-- in Tucson, Arizona. On today's episode we are joined by Dario Andrade Mendoza and Jaynelle Granados who are here to share all about the organization and more! This episode is heavy--we talk about the serious implications of living in one of the most conservative states as undocumented and DACA holder folks. We talk about the anxiety and forced experience imposed on immigrants. We also talk about geographical privilege which needs to be at the center of our conversations as undocumented and DACA holders. This episode is all the feels and realness. So much love to our familia at Scholarship A-Z, please check out their website and learn how you can donate and get involved!

With the founder of Dharma companies including Love and Fear Foundation and Enlightened Entrepreneurs--Luis Rosales is joining us today to share so many golden nuggets! Love and Fear foundation focuses on helping marginalized communities gain equitable access to mental health resources. Luis shares so many great tips in his experience navigating the professional world as a queer, undocumented man. He shares many difficult things he faced prior to becoming a mental health advocate. Luis has so much knowledge to share he is also creating minisodes that will start airing next week! Join us in Love and the Pillars of Life!

This is the final part of our collaboration over the last month! I have loved working with both Lizzy Lugo and Christian Bueno. Listening back to our debrief about the whole project was sweet. This episode is a recap of what we learned during our collaboration, the behind the scenes work and more! We shared what we appreciated and the value of continuing to connect and share knowledge, stories etc. The platforms we are creating are helping many of us find connection and healing for the first time. It's pretty powerful. Thanks all! Enjoy!

This episode is about a person embarking on their healing journey. In this confronting many things like ego, whiteness, inner work, and more. Christian Bueno, the co-founder of Undocuclubhouse—the Dream Network, is our special guest today! We go deep into what his life was like growing up in Utah, the dissociation of emotion, coming to healing and so much more! This is all about self-accountability and coming to self in a new way. This is the third portion of our collaboration and we are moved by the participation, contribution, and connections we have built through this. So much love to Christian and Lizzy, please follow their work at [at]undocuclubhouse and join their weekly conversations on Sundays! Tune in next week for our final release!

We are joined by Lizzy Lugo the co-founder of Undocuclubhouse - the Dream Network. This is a story of navigating the health system as an undocumented person. Lizzy talks about being hard of hearing and the impact all her doctors and nurses had on her. Lizzy Lugo is on her way to applying to medical school and achieving her lifelong dream of becoming a doctor. She gives many tips on how she has prepared for this journey. This episode shares a story of navigating a world feeling disconnected from our roots but eager to move forward in this country. We both grew up in predominantly white communities and we unpack that experience. She is one of the hardest working people I have ever met! Please enjoy--Undocu Pre-Med!

We are joined by Juan Maya Hernandez, the founder of Headshots on the go, an aspiring Motivational Speaker and Content Creator. Juan Maya is known for his photography, motivational content, and being an overall badass! Juan's message is about overcoming the difficult things in life and creating a vision that aligns with your passions and goals. His motivation to succeed and help others do the same is restoring and energizing. His message is one that will leave you wondering what currently aligns with you now and your future. Transformative kind of energy ya'll. Please check out his amazing content! Enjoy!

This episode highlights Edwin Soto Saucedo, a queer undocumented person residing in Tongva lands also known as Los Angeles. Edwin is a creative, loving human being. We talk all about missing el perrero and connecting with people. Our conversation includes highlighting the impact large pro-immigration organizations have on our community and society. Along with the narratives that once helped us survive--reviving as criminalizing and elitist internalizations. The generational conversation we have around organizing in the immigrant movement and now realizing if we had focused inward we may have shifted how some of these conversations are reflected upon. He mentions the power womxn have in all movements and the importance of centering and celebrating QTBIWOC. Edwin knows when womxn lead, we win. We are manifesting a meeting at a cumbiaton one day--hopefully with you too!

In today's episode, we are joined by Hernan Carvente-Martinez the creator and founder of Healing Ninjas Podcast-- “a community highlighting the stories of individuals who are seeking to master the art of healing.” Hernan is a social entrepreneur, community organizer, and on a mission to end youth prisons. Hernan and I had a whole conversation on the parallels of mass incarceration and mass detention from the perspective of a formerly incarcerated person with undocumented parents. We discuss the value of having these conversations more often and envisioning a world without cages and borders. Please join us in this deep conversation with this healing ninja--enjoy!

I really have to hype this person up because they're doing incredible work. Kevin Muñoz came to the United States From Guatemala and has lived across the country in California, Colorado, and New Jersey. He is giving people the tools they need to start navigating the financial world themselves regardless of immigration status. My favorite thing about this is that he does it both in English and Spanish and makes all his work accessible on youtube, podcast platforms, and on his website. In this episode we talk all about investing in yourself, creating a financial vision and the impact Latinos have on the US economy. From retirement to emergency funds to how to buy your first home--Latin American Educational Opportunity Podcast (LEO podcast) has it all. “The LEO Podcast was created with the purpose to breakdown barriers within the Latinx community and shed light on topics that aren't typically brought up in our households like finances, mental health, politics, and many more.” We also talk about the importance of being a conscious entrepreneur and investor--we are human before anything else. Join us on this episode, Financial Liberation for All.

In today's episode, we are joined by Maria Yepez! First, we'd like to dedicate this episode to Jocelyn Granados--an amazing friend who is fundraising money for the California Mexico Dreamer Study Abroad Program. Please check out our show notes for more information. This episode is all about Maria's journey leading her to her next big move, law school. Maria is a recent alumna from WSU and we talked about how students organized and showed up for each other when the Republican club at WSU built a wall in the middle of campus. We talk about the value of empowering each other and advocacy looking more than one way.