Welcome to Healing in the Raw, hosted by Zachyra Rodriguez, LCSW. This podcast embraces the beauty and the messiness of life, shining a light on the conversations many people shy away from. With a mix of inspiration, honesty, and hope, Zachyra invites listeners to explore the raw experiences that shape us — from struggles to triumphs — reminding us that healing is not a straight line, but a shared journey.
In this episode of Soul Conversations with Z, Zachyra Rodriguez sits down with guest Jo Torres for an honest, faith-centered conversation about the realities of marriage no one prepares you for. From trauma, to emotional intimacy, this episode offers real talk, wisdom, and hope for couples navigating hard seasons
In this raw and heartfelt conversation, Zachyra Rodriguez sits down with guest Kimberly Deatore to explore what it means to navigate deep grief during the holiday season. Together, they share personal stories of loss, identity, faith, and healing, offering space for honesty, compassion, and the complexity of missing loved ones in moments meant for joy. This episode invites listeners to sit with their own experiences of grief and fi...
In this heartfelt mother–daughter conversation, Zachyra Rodriguez sits down with her daughter to explore family roots, cultural identity, faith, and the transitions that shaped their bond. Together, they share tender memories, honest reflections, and the raw moments that strengthened their relationship.
In Soul Conversations with Z – Episode 5: Love, Growth, and Real Talk: Navigating Relationships, Zachyra Rodriguez sits down with her husband and friends to have an unfiltered conversation about marriage, loss, and the resilience it takes to stay connected through life’s hardest seasons. From high school love stories to navigating grief and rediscovering each other after decades of marriage, this heartfelt discussion explores what ...
In Soul Conversations with Z – Episode 4: “Breaking Chains: Addiction, Healing, & Hope,” host Zachyra Rodriguez and guest clinician Edison Jaquez have a raw and heartfelt discussion about addiction, recovery, and the road to healing. Together, they explore the roots of substance abuse, the power of understanding and compassion, and how cultural and family dynamics influence recovery.
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In this reflective episode of Soul Conversations with Z, host Zachyra Rodriguez explores the power and purpose of stillness through faith. Drawing from Exodus 14:14, “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still,” she shares personal insights on surrendering control, trusting God in uncertain seasons, and finding peace amidst life’s chaos. A heartfelt reminder that sometimes, stillness is the most powerful act of faith.
In this episode of Soul Conversations with Z, Zachyra Rodriguez sits down with breast cancer survivors Antonia and Marissa for an unfiltered conversation on faith, survival, and strength. The women share their deeply personal journeys—from diagnosis and treatment to healing, self-esteem, and rediscovering joy—reminding listeners of the power of faith, early detection, and community support.
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In this debut episode, Zachyra Rodriguez introduces the heart and purpose of her podcast: creating a safe, unfiltered space to explore trauma, grief, faith, and healing. She shares her personal journey of resilience, loss, and self-discovery, reminding listeners that while healing is messy, it is possible—and that none of us have to walk through it alone.
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The Burden is a documentary series that takes listeners into the hidden places where justice is done (and undone). It dives deep into the lives of heroes and villains. And it focuses a spotlight on those who triumph even when the odds are against them. Season 5 - The Burden: Death & Deceit in Alliance On April Fools Day 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Alliance, Ohio home. David Thorne, her ex-boyfriend and father of one of her children, was instantly a suspect. Another young man admitted to the murder, and David breathed a sigh of relief, until the confessed murderer fingered David; “He paid me to do it.” David was sentenced to life without parole. Two decades later, Pulitzer winner and podcast host, Maggie Freleng (Bone Valley Season 3: Graves County, Wrongful Conviction, Suave) launched a “live” investigation into David's conviction alongside Jason Baldwin (himself wrongfully convicted as a member of the West Memphis Three). Maggie had come to believe that the entire investigation of David was botched by the tiny local police department, or worse, covered up the real killer. Was Maggie correct? Was David’s claim of innocence credible? In Death and Deceit in Alliance, Maggie recounts the case that launched her career, and ultimately, “broke” her.” The results will shock the listener and reduce Maggie to tears and self-doubt. This is not your typical wrongful conviction story. In fact, it turns the genre on its head. It asks the question: What if our champions are foolish? Season 4 - The Burden: Get the Money and Run “Trying to murder my father, this was the thing that put me on the path.” That’s Joe Loya and that path was bank robbery. Bank, bank, bank, bank, bank. In season 4 of The Burden: Get the Money and Run, we hear from Joe who was once the most prolific bank robber in Southern California, and beyond. He used disguises, body doubles, proxies. He leaped over counters, grabbed the money and ran. Even as the FBI was closing in. It was a showdown between a daring bank robber, and a patient FBI agent. Joe was no ordinary bank robber. He was bright, articulate, charismatic, and driven by a dark rage that he summoned up at will. In seven episodes, Joe tells all: the what, the how… and the why. Including why he tried to murder his father. Season 3 - The Burden: Avenger Miriam Lewin is one of Argentina’s leading journalists today. At 19 years old, she was kidnapped off the streets of Buenos Aires for her political activism and thrown into a concentration camp. Thousands of her fellow inmates were executed, tossed alive from a cargo plane into the ocean. Miriam, along with a handful of others, will survive the camp. Then as a journalist, she will wage a decades long campaign to bring her tormentors to justice. Avenger is about one woman’s triumphant battle against unbelievable odds to survive torture, claim justice for the crimes done against her and others like her, and change the future of her country. Season 2 - The Burden: Empire on Blood Empire on Blood is set in the Bronx, NY, in the early 90s, when two young drug dealers ruled an intersection known as “The Corner on Blood.” The boss, Calvin Buari, lived large. He and a protege swore they would build an empire on blood. Then the relationship frayed and the protege accused Calvin of a double homicide which he claimed he didn’t do. But did he? Award-winning journalist Steve Fishman spent seven years to answer that question. This is the story of one man’s last chance to overturn his life sentence. He may prevail, but someone’s gotta pay. The Burden: Empire on Blood is the director’s cut of the true crime classic which reached #1 on the charts when it was first released half a dozen years ago. Season 1 - The Burden In the 1990s, Detective Louis N. Scarcella was legendary. In a city overrun by violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. “The Hulk” was his nickname. Then the story changed. Scarcella ran into a group of convicted murderers who all say they are innocent. They turned themselves into jailhouse-lawyers and in prison founded a lway firm. When they realized Scarcella helped put many of them away, they set their sights on taking him down. And with the help of a NY Times reporter they have a chance. For years, Scarcella insisted he did nothing wrong. But that’s all he’d say. Until we tracked Scarcella to a sauna in a Russian bathhouse, where he started to talk..and talk and talk. “The guilty have gone free,” he whispered. And then agreed to take us into the belly of the beast. Welcome to The Burden.
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