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Comadreando

109 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

The Comadreando Podcast is your virtual comadre time where a 1st generation Dominican/LatinX mom of a child with Autism, and special education teacher can be your support and answer any questions you may have from navigating the educational arena, advocating for your child, traveling, talking to family about your child, and even dating... entré comadres.

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Episodes

SIBLINGS REUNITED

March 27, 2024 09:00 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 15th episode of Season 5!    Let’s talk about the caretaking for our loved ones with special needs.   Join your comadre Marcy and her guest ausome sister and fitness Coach Reet as they discuss caretaking for our loved ones and planning for their future.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video version of the podcast.   If you have any suggestions, o...

FINDING COMMONALITIES

March 20, 2024 09:00 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MB

Hola Comadres! Welcome to the 14th episode of Season 5!  Let’s talk about the importance of representation in literature with respect to autism awareness and telling our stories. Join your comadre Marcy and her guest ausome mom and writer Victoria Cepeda as they discuss the importance of representation in literature by bringing autism awareness and acceptance in our communities. Victoria  talks about her work becoming an advocate for autism families.    Marcy is recording with Rivers...

STIM, STIMMA: SELF - STIMULATORY BEHAVIORS

March 13, 2024 09:00 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 13th episode of Season 5!    Let’s talk about stimming in autistic people.   Join your comadre Marcy as she covers  the topic of self stimulatory behaviors in people with Autism. Marcy talks about the definition of stimming and what it can look like and the causes.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video version of the podcast.   If you have any su...

UNTOLD LATINE STORIES

March 06, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 12th episode of Season 5!    Let’s talk about representation in Latine Media.   Join your comadre Marcy and her guest journalist Johanna Ferreira as they  discuss the importance of representation of latine stories in the medial. Johanna talks about her work highlighting untold stories in the latine community.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video ver...

COME FLY WITH ME

February 14, 2024 10:00 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 11th episode of Season 5! Happy Valentine's Day.. nothing says I love you like... Pack your bags we are leaving in the next few hours!!    Let’s talk about decolonizing travel for communities of color.   Join your comadre Marcy and her guest travel guru Vanessa Fondeur-Adams as they  discuss things on Marcy’s to do list like more travel. Vanessa shares tips and tricks to make travel more accessible to us as a community.     Marcy is recording w...

UNSAID I LOVE YOU's

January 31, 2024 23:06 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MB

Hola Comadres!   An informal episode Welcome to the 10th episode of Season 5!    Let’s talk about love, Grief, and loss in communities of people with special needs,.   Join your comadre Marcy as she discusses the latest life happenings and as she discusses some things I discovered while reflecting. I have become a hermit of sorts as of late.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video ve...

THE ABC’s OF DYSLEXIA

January 24, 2024 05:00

Hola Comadres!   A short, sweet, and super informative episode Welcome to the 9th episode of Season 5!    Let’s talk about dyslexia and ways to support our children.   Join your comadre Marcy as she is joined by Dr. Emily Levy of EBL Coaching. They discuss dyslexia and other neurodiversities. They discuss how we can support our children with these disabilities.   Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and che...

THE ABC’s OF DYSLEXIA

January 24, 2024 05:00

Hola Comadres!   A short, sweet, and super informative episode Welcome to the 9th episode of Season 5!    Let’s talk about dyslexia and ways to support our children.   Join your comadre Marcy as she is joined by Dr. Emily Levy of EBL Coaching. They discuss dyslexia and other neurodiversities. They discuss how we can support our children with these disabilities.   Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and che...

CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN MASTER: MARTIAL ARTS ON THE SPECTRUM

January 17, 2024 15:39 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 8th episode of Season 5! Welcome back mi comadre! Let’s talk about using Martial Arts as a therapy for children on the spectrum.! Did you know? Martial Arts can be very beneficial to children on the spectrum not only for their physical wellbeing but also mental health wise.    Join your comadre Marcy and Al Lorem, author and martial arts instructor, as they discuss how getting your child involved in Martial Arts can have long lasting effects on them....

NUESTROS STORIES MATTER

November 29, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MB

  Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 7th episode of Season 5! Welcome back mi comadre! Let’s talk about the importance of representation and telling our stories! Did you know? Providing children with access to reading materials in which they can both see themselves and experience the lives of others benefits the individual readers.   Join your comadre Marcy and Lissette Norman, author of popular childrens books, as they discuss literary representation and why it is so important to c...

NO THANKS: PICKY EATING AND FOOD AVERSIONS

November 22, 2023 16:29 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 6th episode of Season 5! Special Holiday episode with tips and information around picky eating and introducing your diverse child to new foods. .    Let’s talk about holiday eating!   Join your comadre Marcy and Elizabeth Klein BCBA as they discuss picky eating and aversions to food and how we as parents can help our loved ones who are neurodiverse be more adventurous with food. .    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to wat...

GROWING PAINS: OUTGROWING PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE

November 10, 2023 16:40 - 1 hour - 84.1 MB

  Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 5th episode of Season 5! We are continuing the season with a special guest that is near and dear to my heart.    Let’s talk about outgrowing people in your life!   Join your comadre Marcy and her real compadre Ismael as they discuss the growing pains of outgrowing people in your life and what you can do to address this issue.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and che...

TERRIFIC TWOS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY COMADREANDO

November 03, 2023 02:39 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Hola Comadres!   Happy Birthday Comadreando! Celebrating our 2nd year of podcasting. Welcome to the 4th episode of Season 5! We are continuing the season with a recap of all of our favorite episodes based on data.    Let’s talk about our favorite episodes over the last few years!   Join your comadre Marcy as she takes a trip down memory lane listening to clips of some of our favorite episodes throughout the time on the show. Did we miss any? Let us know.    Marcy is recording...

SLAYING THE DRAGON: OVERCOMING IMPOSTOR'S SYNDROME

October 25, 2023 09:00 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MB

Hola Comadres! Continuing Season 5 with another banger . Welcome to the 3rd episode of Season 5! We are continuing the season with a phenomenal guest in honor of  Scorpio season and kicking off our 2nd Anniversary Month.    Let’s talk about friendships of parents of children with special needs!   Join your comadre Marcy as she is joined by Claudia Mendoza CEO of Mamichula Social Club. They discuss the overcoming imposter’s syndrome in communities of color. . They discuss  their exp...

TREASURED FRIENDSHIPS

October 18, 2023 09:00 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MB

Hola Comadres!   Season 5 is officially kicked off . Welcome to the 2nd episode of Season 5! We are continuing the season with a phenomenal guest in honor of  libra season and kicking off our 2nd Anniversary.    Let’s talk about friendships of parents of children with special needs!   Join your comadre Marcy as she is joined by Bianca an intimate friend, and fellow mother. They discuss the importance of supportive friendships to parents of kids with special needs. They discuss  t...

CHOOSING YOUR BATTLES: DISCIPLINE AND PUNISHMENT

October 11, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MB

Hola Comadres!   We are back BABY!!!! Season 5 is finally here thank you for your patience and sticking with us. Welcome to the 1st episode of Season 5! The Grand Premiere. We are starting the season with some phenomenal guests in honor of  our 2nd Anniversary Month.    Let’s talk about discipline and punishment!   Join your comadre Marcy as she is joined by Susan of Create a Cocktail, Denisse the Modern Dominican Mom, and Belen the Bilingual BCBA. They discuss the nuances of dis...

BOCHINCHANDO CON LAS COMADRES

August 16, 2023 22:12 - 1 hour - 87.5 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 20th episode of Season 4! This is the end of  season 4 don’t be sad, because there will be Comadreando ‘pa rato. We will be on hiatus until further notice.    Join your comadre Marcy as she is joined by her comadre Penny. They share dating woes and catching up on each other’s lives. We will be back in September.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video vers...

JUST HOLD ON: STRUGGLING WITH ANXIETY

August 12, 2023 18:03 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 19th episode of Season 4! Winding down season 4 don’t be sad, because there will be Comadreando ‘pa rato. As we get ready for a mini hiatus I bring you this great episode.    Join your comadre Marcy as she talks about her struggles with mental health and anxiety.  Your comadre digs into the research surrounding the incidence of anxiety in parents of kids with special needs and shares her earliest memories of anxiety as a child. She also gives you solut...

OASIS FELIZ: TIDYING FOR MENTAL HEALTH

August 02, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 144 MB

  Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 18th episode of Season 4! Winding down season 4 don’t be sad, because there will be Comadreando ‘pa rato. As we get ready for a mini hiatus while I start the new JOB. I bring you this gem of an episode.    Join your comadre Marcy as she talks with a dope ass guest Osadris D. Feliz Flores….decluttering consultant, spiritual being, and mompreneur as they discuss Tidying as a method to improve mental health.  The comadres discuss how they met, the wor...

RUN, RUN, RUNAWAY BABY: ASD & ELOPEMENT

July 26, 2023 09:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MB

Hola Comadres! Welcome to the 17th episode of Season 4! Let's talk about the pervasive problem of Elopement in children with developmental disabilities. Join your comadre Marcy as she discusses the issue of elopement in our communities.  Marcy goes on to talk about what does it mean? What can it look like? What can we as parents do to help our children? .   Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video...

CLOSING TIME: COPING MECHANISMS & MENTAL HEALTH

July 19, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 16th episode of Season 4! Let's get vulnerable and  talk about adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies to deal with mental health.    Join your comadre Marcy as she discusses her choice of becoming sober.  Marcy goes on to talk about why alcohol is dangerous, and what are some adaptive coping mechanisms she has developed to manage stress.     Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTu...

NEUROBLENDING YOUR SHINDIG: CREATING INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCES

July 12, 2023 09:00 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 15th episode of Season 4! Continuing Disability Pride Month strong let’s talk about creating inclusive experiences for our neurodiverse family members. .    Join your comadre Marcy as she discusses her latest experience with helping plan an inclusive special event alongside her brother.  Marcy goes on to talk about how she prepares her neurodiverse loved one for these special events.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watc...

THE UNSCHOOLING MOVEMENT: REIMAGINING EDUCATION

July 05, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 86.4 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 14th episode of Season 4! Beginning Disability Pride Month strong let’s talk about the current system of education and what our children need.    Join your comadre Marcy as she talks with two special guests Hazel, 19 year veteran teacher who runs her own private education association and Mari mompreneur, podcaster, and fellow open minded person. The three discuss the current state of the education system and when it was founded. They go on to further d...

REAL ALLYSHIP: PROTECTING OUR KIDS

June 29, 2023 10:38 - 1 hour - 138 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 13th episode of Season 4! Ending pride month strong let’s discuss the intersectionality of queerness and disability and how we as parents can be better advocates for our loved ones. .    Join your comadre Marcy as she talks with La Puchi special education advocate, early childhood teacher,autism specialist teacher. The ladies discuss how to be a true advocate and ally to our kids.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch i...

ABUELITA QUERIDA

June 21, 2023 12:36 - 39 minutes - 72.7 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 12th episode of Season 4! Highlighting more of our village today we talk to another autism grandma who shares her experience with her daughter.    Join your comadre Marcy as she talks with Genesis and her mother regarding Genesis’s journey into autism parenting. The ladies discuss the difficulties Genesis faced. This episode is in Spanglish for the translation head on over to youtube https://www.youtube.com/@comadreandopod   Marcy is recording with...

SEL IN DA HEIGHTS

June 14, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 11th episode of Season 4! Continuing the theme of Mental Health Awareness this is a dope episode featuring two powerhouses.    Join your comadre Marcy as she is joined by Gianna and Sara of the Social Skills in Motion Program, both are licensed clinical social workers and over all badasses. The ladies discuss the topic of social emotional learning, therapy and using movement therapy as a way to heal and learn about emotions. The ladies get into the nee...

SINGLE AUTISM MAMI CHAT

May 10, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 141 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 10th episode of Season 4! Continuing Mental Health Awareness talking with a fellow Autism Mami. This is a raw and real episode.    Join your comadre Marcy as she is joined by Stephy of the Autism Mami Podcast, Producer, and fellow ausome mami. The ladies get real and raw as they discuss the topic of being a single mother to an autistic child with shared custody. The ladies discuss the distribution of the workload and how we as mothers have more of an o...

LIVE EPISODE: UPTOWN AUTISM FAMILY SAFETY EVENT

May 03, 2023 09:00 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 9th episode of Season 4! Starting Mental Health Awareness Month with a wrap up with the live episode we recorded at the Uptown Autism Safety Event. This is a fantastic episode.    Join your comadre Marcy as she is re-joined by Eury Roman of This Is Your Spotlight TV Show, director, and fellow ausome mom. The ladies were able to get the FDNY to provided training on keeping our kids safe, a presentation by Spectrum Warriors about how to approach a crisis...

READ ME A STORY

April 26, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 8th episode of Season 4! We are entering the 4th week of Autism Awareness Month with a fantastic episode.    Join your comadre Marcy as she is joined by a very special guest Alvarys Santana, Learning Guru: Author,Educational Consultant, Mother. The ladies discuss the growing problem of literacy in the US, and what you can do as a parent to ensure that your child is literate.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead...

SPECIAL LITTLE GRANDMAS

April 19, 2023 09:00 - 47 minutes - 86.4 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 7th episode of Season 4! We are entering the 3rd week of Autism Awareness Month with a fantastic episode.    Join your comadre Marcy as she is joined by a very special Grandma her very own Mother Marcia who is a ESL teacher and Coordinator for over 25 years. Marcia shares her experiences being the grandmother to an autistic young man through the years.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on ove...

THE BLACK PUZZLE

April 12, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 6th episode of Season 4! We are continuing the 2nd week of Autism Awareness Month with a fantastic episode.    Join your comadre Marcy as she is joined by Guy Isaiah Smith a very special Autistic man who is a self-advocate as well as actor, voice, actor, and singer.Guy shares his trials and tribulations growing up on the spectrum. He also shares his “why” as to the reason he became an advocate in the community.       Marcy is recording with Riversi...

LA VARITA MÁGICA: LUZMA FOUNDATION

April 05, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 76 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 5th episode of Season 4! We are continuing  the season with two amazing guests.    We are kicking off Autism Awareness Month with a bang!  NOTE: This episode is entirely in Spanish if you want to hear it in English… you can head over to our youtube channel and watch with english subtitles. Use this link and while you are at it subscribe to our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@comadreandopod/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 Join your comadre Mar...

ALL THE TEA CON LA COMADRE

March 30, 2023 18:19 - 1 hour - 110 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 4th episode of Season 4! We are continuing  the season with another phenomenal guest in honor of Women’s History Month.    Let’s continue on a lighter note la comadre gets vulnerable and shares life updates!   Join your comadre Marcy as she fills you in on all the goings on in her life as of late from work, to mental health, to dating and upcoming projects you should be on the look out for.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd l...

HEALING OUR COMMUNITIES

March 22, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes - 71 MB

Hola Comadres!   Not me dropping episodes like Beyoncé!. Welcome to the 3rd episode of Season 4! We are continuing  the season with another phenomenal guest in honor of Women’s History Month.    Let’s talk about the problem of violence and bullying in our communities and how it affects our youth!   Join your comadre Marcy and special guest Rose aka Black Rose, comedian, actress, mom, Community leader, and activist. She has currently been working on raising awareness and being a c...

LA GORDA FEMINISTA

March 15, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 114 MB

Hola Comadres! Not me dropping episodes like Beyoncé! Season 4 is well underway. Welcome to the 2nd episode of Season 4! We are continuing  the season with another phenomenal guest in honor of Women’s History Month.  Let’s talk about raising body positive children! Join your comadre Marcy and special guest Miriam Lara -Mejia aka La Gorda Feminista, anthropologist, traveler, mom, writer, body positive educator. She has currently been working towards body positive motherhood and body pos...

TO CHARTER OR NOT TO CHARTER

March 08, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MB

Hola Comadres!   We are back BABY!!!! Season 4 is here thank you for your patience and sticking with us. Welcome to the 1st episode of Season 4! The Grand Premiere. We are starting the season with a phenomenal guest in honor of Women’s History Month.    Let’s talk about special education and charter schools!   Join your comadre Marcy and special guest the amazing Julie Fisher, CEO and Director of the Autism Charter, as they discuss charter schools caveats you should adhere to whe...

A DAY WITH NO WORDS

February 15, 2023 13:32 - 1 hour - 111 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 20th episode of Season 3! The Grand Finale. We are ending the season with a phenomenal guest in honor of Black History Month. We have this guest today.    Let’s talk about neurodiverse parenthood and being a neurodiverse person of color !   Join your comadre Marcy and special guest the amazing Tiffany Hammond, author and autistic mother, as they discuss the challenges of being neurodiverse and also being a parent of neurodiverse children. Tiffany g...

TAPPING INTO OUR SENSUALITY

February 08, 2023 10:00 - 59 minutes - 82.4 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 19th episode of Season 3!    Let’s talk about sexuality and sensuality! Join your comadre Marcy and special guest Dr. Luz, clinical psychologist and sex and intimacy coach, as they discuss exploring sensuality and sexuality even after becoming mothers. The episode gets a little spicy as they discuss taboo topics in our community.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and chec...

SOY YO: UNAPOLOGETICALLY ME

February 01, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 18th episode of Season 3!    Let’s talk about modern motherhood!   Join your comadre Marcy and special guest Leslie, model, body positive advocate,  and comedic content creator as they discuss Leslie’s journey being a body positive advocate, mother, and her inspiration to continue to promote body positivity.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video vers...

COMADREANDO RAW

January 25, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Hola Comadres! Welcome to the 17th episode of Season 3! Let’s talk about mental health and motherhood! Join your comadre Marcy and special guest/friend Daisy, of the Double Dose of Raw Talk Podcast, as they discuss Daisy’s experience being a mother and her journey to heal. The comadres also discuss two current events that left them reeling. Tune in to find out more. Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check ou...

THE AUTISTIC PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER

January 18, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MB

Hola Comadres! Welcome to the 16th episode of Season 3!  Let’s talk about achievement despite a diagnosis! Join your comadre Marcy and special guest Dr. Kerry Magro  as they  discuss and share Kerry’s experience of being an autistic professional, Dr. Magro’s work to create accepting environments and his experience consulting on the show Love on the Spectrum (US). More about Dr. Kerry Magro (Mah-grow) Ed.D. is an award-winning autistic professional speaker, best-selling author and aut...

HOT MOM DATING

January 11, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 86.6 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 15th episode of Season 3!    Let’s talk about dating as a single mom of a child with special needs!   Join your comadre Marcy and special guest Marlana  as they  discuss and share Marlana’s experience of being a parent to a special needs child, having health complications and dating as a single mother. ,   Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video version o...

MASK OFF

January 04, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 14th episode of Season 3!    Let’s talk about autism masking!   Join your comadre Marcy as she discusses and shares the phenomenon of masking, the stages of it, and the long term consequences of engaging in this behavior for neurodiverse individuals..    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video version of the podcast.   If you have any suggestions, opi...

THE COLOR OF AUTISM

December 28, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 94.7 MB

Hola Comadres! Welcome to the 13th episode of Season 3!  Let’s talk about navigating the spectrum as a person of color! Join your comadre Marcy and special guest, Camille Proctor, fellow autism advocate and a mother to an autistic boy. Your comadres discuss what it is like to navigate the spectrum being a person of color, the work Camille is doing to bring awareness to the fact that Autism is diverse .    More about Camille, Ms. Camille Proctor is the mother of a teen son and an ad...

NEURODIVERSITY: MY SPECIAL BRAIN

December 21, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MB

Hola Comadres! Welcome to the 12th episode of Season 3!  Let’s talk about exploring neurodiverse parenthood! Join your comadre Marcy and special guest, Sivan Hong, fellow ausome mom and a neurodiversity advocate. Your comadres discuss what it is to be neurodiverse and a special needs parent, and Sivan’s journey to becoming an author for children’s books.  More about Sivan, she is an author/ illustrator of the best-selling children’s book series The Super Fun Day Books. Her inspiring ...

REMEMBER WTF YOU ARE

December 14, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 83.1 MB

Hola Comadres! Welcome to the 11th episode of Season 3!  Let’s talk about exploring spirituality and mental health.! Join your comadre Marcy and special guest, Melanie Santos, a New York City-based holistic wellness educator, practitioner, and mental health advocate, and mom. Your comadres discuss Melanie’s battle in overcoming mental health issues, her journey into healing herself, and they give tips and tricks on working on your healing while sharing spiritual practices that helped g...

LOVE BEYOND WALLS

December 07, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MB

Hola Comadres! Welcome to the 10th episode of Season 3!  Let’s talk about overcoming adversity and social invisibility! Join your comadre Marcy and special guest  Terence Lester, speaker, activist, author, thought leader in the realm of systemic poverty, and special needs dad.. He’s known for nationwide campaigns that bring awareness to issues surrounding homelessness, poverty, and economic inequality.Your compadres discuss Terence’s battle in overcoming adversity after sustaining an i...

THE SPECTRUM LINGO

November 30, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 9th episode of Season 3!    Let’s talk about occupational therapy uses, social skill training, and avoiding caregiver burnout!   Join your comadre Marcy and special guest  Nia Thomas, CEO of Spectrum Lingo as they discuss everything from the benefits of Occupational Therapy, social skills training, and supporting caregivers to avoid burnout.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to Yo...

UNSEEN NO MORE

November 23, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MB

Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 8th episode of Season 3!    Let’s talk about supporting special needs parents' to avoid caregiver burnout and why it matters! Join your comadre Marcy and special guests  Tom and Amanda Dyer, directors of the new documentary “Unseen: How We’re Failing Parent Caregivers & Why It Matters'' as they discuss the factors that lead to caregiver burnout and how we can support those parents as a community.  Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd l...

MY SOUL AMBITION

November 16, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

Hola Comadres! Welcome to the 7th episode of Season 3!  Let’s talk about creating inclusive and accepting spaces for special needs parents! Join your comadre Marcy and special guest Chad Youngquist, fellow ausome dad as they discuss and share the importance of community and support for parents of kids with special needs. Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video version of the podcast. If you h...

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