In Episode 7 of Piña Soul, we are joined by Dr. Hortencia Jiménez, professor, sociologist, author, podcaster, and activist for a conversation about healing, identity, ancestral wisdom, and self-discovery.

In Part 1, we discuss her new poetry collection, I Carry My Ancestors in My Bones: A Love Letter to Every Version of Me. Dr. Jiménez shares reflections on migration, belonging, queerness, and the importance of reconnecting with the parts of ourselves that have been silenced or forgotten.

This heartfelt conversation explores how poetry can serve as a pathway to healing and invites us to embrace every version of ourselves with compassion, courage, and love. 🌻💛

Welcome to Episode 6 of the Piña Soul Podcast! 🎙️

In this episode, we speak with Otilia Portillo Padua, director and producer of Daughters of the Forest, an immersive sci-fi documentary that follows two Indigenous mycologists in Mexico as they navigate the intersections of ancestral knowledge, modern science, and environmental change.

Together, we explore the relationships between humans and mushrooms, the visible and invisible worlds that shape our lives, and how Indigenous communities are reimagining the future while remaining deeply rooted in generations of knowledge. Daughters of the Forestinvites us to rethink our connections with both human and non-human beings and consider new possibilities for living in reciprocity with the Earth.

Let's get started. 🌿🍄✨

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Rocio Rosales Meza, a Xicana/Mexicana seer, mother, spiritual guide, and initiated medicine woman with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. Rooted in a matriarchal lineage, her work weaves together ancestral, Earth-based, and cosmic traditions through the Ñusta Paqo path in the Q’ero Inca lineage.

With over 25 years of experience as a healer and teacher, Dr. Rosales Meza shares how reconnecting with our ancestors, spirituality, and inner wisdom is essential for holistic healing and living in balance with all of Creation. Together, we explore what it means to move beyond conventional systems of care and return to community-centered, sacred ways of knowing and being