Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods

Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods

Deziana Torres creates a space for raw and real conversations about all the adversities many of us silently struggle with. Topics ranging from childhood trauma, oppression faced in hoods, navigation through oppressive and racist institutions, toxic and healthy love, and lastly a journey towards healing and self-love. She invites guests who are experts over their own lives and life experiences who vulnerably share their truth with a hope to validate others. If you grew up in the hood and often felt like your life experiences weren't advocated for, this is the podcast for you.

Episodes

S2 Ep4: WHEN THE CHAINS FALL...

May 1, 2024 • 39 mins
Mama Carmen blesses us with a moment of gratitude as she reflects on the joy and peace she feels witnessing my siblings and I existing outside of generational boundaries. She empowers all with messages from her personal experience that can aid parents with approaches that have been the most helpful in raising us. TAP IN to connect to the wisdom shared. 
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S2 Ep3: Motherhood & Managing Mental Health

April 10, 2024 • 27 mins
In this episode, Deziana shares some of the scary situations she was navigating during postpartum and the impacts it's had on her attachment with close friends/ family. She provides descriptions of her experience with PTSD and how to work towards connecting ourselves to support & healthy coping skills. 
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S2 Ep2: HER UPBRINGING

March 27, 2024 • 21 mins
In this episode, Deziana shares details of her upbringing to provide insight of how her opportunities were shaped by family sacrifices. She gives credit to the wisdom of generations before her while also asking her audience to reflect on the question, "What went well in our life that has positively shaped who we are?" TAP IN to hear how she shares the importance of community and family. 
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S2 Ep1: "Where you been Deziana?"

March 20, 2024 • 36 mins
This episode is focused on providing a life update of some of the personal battles Deziana has had to navigate during pregnancy and postpartum. Experiences such as living in the hoods of LA, struggling with mental health, and the reasonings behind her move to Sacramento. Deziana is inspired to share these personal experiences, in hopes to empower or validate listeners who can relate. Tap in and listen to the ways in which her ...
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S1 Ep24: Breakthrough of Daddy Issues

June 29, 2023 • 30 mins
In this episode, Deziana speaks about a moment she and her father were able to hold a needed and tough conversation about their relationship and barriers that impact their bond. After not speaking for close to two years, she shares how the conversation began full of shouting as anger lead the confrontation. Listen in to hear how grace was able to exist from this conversation. There's a long road of healing for them both; howev...
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S1 Ep23: Talk About it Tuesdays: Navigating Rock Bottom

April 12, 2023 • 24 mins
Deziana is starting this new series of "Talk about it Tuesdays" where she opens up about random topics that are on her mind and other than the theme of the month. In this episode, Deziana shares how the young adults she empowers at work are often faced with suicide ideation. She deeply unravels her own experience battling depression and her own attempt. She advises a Trigger Warning and encourages folks to seek help if they ar...
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S1 Ep23: LOVE ME. LOVE ME NOT: Red Flags and Boundaries

April 11, 2023 • 24 mins
During Deziana's healing journey, she began to recognize all the things she once ignored... Those bright red flags! She gives us an example of how she was able to recognize them and create a boundary to honor herself and her self worth. She reminds folks that when people show you who they are, believe it. Listen for the full episode now. 
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S1 Ep22: LOVE ME. LOVE ME NOT. Recovering After Infidelity

April 6, 2023 • 28 mins
In this episode, Deziana openly shares how heartbreak due to infidelity, impacted her emotionally and physically. In her past, she describes how she would party and drink to distract herself from the pain and it never truly assisted in her healing. She provides wisdom on how she was able to transform how she dealt with heart break and begin to work on her dating behaviors and boundaries needed to protect her heart. Listen to t...
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S1 Ep21: LOVE ME. LOVE ME NOT: An Experience of Infidelity

April 5, 2023 • 26 mins
In this episode, Deziana shares a vulnerable experience being cheated on by someone she dated. Here, she shares her initial reaction after the discovery as well as her response after. Deziana's heart has been both impacted and shaped by these moments of infidelity. Listen to hear how she was able to navigate around these experiences and protect her heart.  

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S1 Ep20: LOVE ME. LOVE ME NOT. My Experience with a Narcissist

April 4, 2023 • 29 mins
In this solo episode, Deziana opens up about her experience witnessing domestic violence in her parent's relationship and how it heavily influenced the way she perceived love. In her first relationship, she expresses the abuse she endured as well as the mental toll it held on her to date someone who was manipulative and narcissistic.  Tune in and learn about her own experience and the ways she was able to understand that she n...
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S1 Ep19: Deziana's Struggles with Mental Health

April 3, 2023 • 33 mins
On this episode, Deziana Torres opens up alone to utilize this space to share her own struggles with mental health. She opens up about the pressures of being the oldest sibling in a single-parent household as well as her own struggles with suicide ideation. She inspires all to hang in there as life will bless us with experiences that remind us why it was worth the fight. Listen and get to know your own host for this podcast. <...
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S1 Ep18: Overcoming Trauma and Breaking Generational Curses

March 24, 2023 • 61 mins
A QUEEN blesses us with her testimony that covers the topics of domestic abuse, violence, suicidal attempts, sexual abuse, as well as sharing self care tips that have been helpful along her journey. Tajanee Ford- Whelan is a wife of almost 7 years and a mom of 4, a step-son who is 16, an 11 year old and twins who are 6. Tajanee reminded me of the ultimate sacrifice of a mother and the pressure to stay afloat mentally while nav...
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S1 Ep17: Mental Health; The Male Perspective

March 17, 2023 • 59 mins
(T.W) In this episode, we are granted the space to hear about the life experiences and impacts on mental health from Molimau Fatu who is a Samoan self published poet and spoken word artist from Long Beach California. He is also a first generation graduate from CSUDH. He is a newlywed and first generation homeowner. He has also mentored the youth in cities like Compton, Watts, Long Beach, Hawthorne and all over L.A. county. Tog...
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S1 Ep16: OUT THE MUD with Esmerilda Rodriguez "Shorty"

March 10, 2023 • 66 mins
OUT THE MUD!! This episode was powerful!!! Shout out to Shorty for showing up and sharing her life testing of growing up in the hood, struggles with parents fighting addiction and the impact of grief!! Listen and be inspired by such a valuable life testimony! Remember, we ALL have a story that is worth sharing ! 
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S1 Ep15: Breast Cancer While Pregnant with Olivia Turner

March 3, 2023 • 53 mins
 Navigating breast cancer and pregnancy at the same time with Olivia Turner. She shares the journey of how she found strength when battling cancer as well as describing the joy her daughter brings into her life. We are also empowered to be in tune with our bodies and to check in with ourselves when we feel off, feel lumps, or feeling sick. Investing in our health and wellness is critical for the way we wish to exist in the wor...
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S1 Ep14: Navigating Parenthood in a Relationship

February 20, 2023 • 69 mins
On this episode, we are met with Raychel Homen and Estephanie Fuentes who openly share about their relationships during parenthood. Both exchange their unique relationships and the ways they each create similar experiences that others can relate too. Reflective conversations about the impacts incarceration has on the bond between a parent and child and the emotional toll it can hold on all involved. Listen in and live through ...
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S1 Ep13: MOTHERHOOD: Navigation Through Miscarriage and Postpartum Depression

February 13, 2023 • 63 mins
On this episode, we are joined with a special guest named Rebecca Ferguson who openly shares her experience during and after a miscarriage. Rebecca highlights the emotional impact it holds on one during the grieving process as well as providing insight on her relationship with postpartum depression. Listen for validation or for awareness of some of the struggles many women suffer with in silence. 
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S1 Ep12: MOTHERHOOD: Healing During Motherhood

February 6, 2023 • 72 mins
Join us as we welcome our special guest Anna Creighton who is a mother of two and a wife. Listen as Anna shares her experience navigating through healing and showing up for her family as a mother. Through Anna, we recognize why being gentle with ourselves during motherhood is so critical in the way we show up for our selves and our kids. 
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S1 Ep11: Educational Racism/ Oppression: Ethnic Studies and Barriers in our Current Curriculum with Educator David Flores

August 26, 2022 • 63 mins
Together we shared a real conversation about the history of implementing ethnic studies into our courses as well as the benefits held for student success! Topics ranging from identity, intersectionality, oppression and resistance are taught in David's curriculum. Listen as we also discuss some barriers and ways we as a community can get involved and hold our school systems accountable for the “equity, diverse, and inclusive” a...
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S1 Ep10: Educational Racism/ Oppression: Poverty and Food Deserts Amongst College Students

August 18, 2022 • 62 mins
Tune in as Karina Beltran and I engage in conversations about the impacts of poverty and food insecurity amongst college students. So many assume that once we make it into college, the oppression and systemic barriers are no longer experienced. It in fact continues to follow us and impacts our mental and physical health, our confidence, and our academic success. How can we advocate to bring forth the changes needed to address ...
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