E.96 - My Connection to My Latinx Community with James Sias

E.96 - My Connection to My Latinx Community with James Sias

In this continuing conversation around creating inclusive communities, I share my experiences of assimilation and rejection of my Mexican culture growing up. I tell the story of visiting Mexico as a kid, and my difficulty in taking pride in my Mexican heritage based on my perception of the country, specifically what I saw in the "dirty" border town of Tijuana.

I talk about learning Spanish before English, and being placed in the ESL class in early childhood, despite rejecting the language at home. At home, my dad taught us to reject the Chicano culture that he attributed to the Cholo (Mexican gangster) lifestyle.

That Cholo stereotype is the one that is most often portrayed in the media, and it was the one that I was taught was wrong, or evil. I didn't want to be associated with it, and I learned to distance myself from it.

After sharing my own history with my culture, I talk about how I am connected to it today. I share what I've come to realize about where I stand, including being one generation away from carrying an "illegal" status.

Lastly I share my thoughts on what my life might be like had I been born in Mexico instead of here in the US, and my recognition of my privilege by living here.

Hope you all are learning along with me, and that this helps us all to continue to create inclusive polyam communities!

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E.65 - Mono-Poly Relationships in Therapy with Stephanie M. Sullivan

E.65 - Mono-Poly Relationships in Therapy with Stephanie M. Sullivan

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E.64 - Become Integrated in Your Sexual (R)Evolution with Christine Laplante

E.64 - Become Integrated in Your Sexual (R)Evolution with Christine Laplante

This episode got real deep and left me speechless at the end! Christine and I start by chatting about what her children have seen and gone through being raised by polyam parents. She shares a close ca...

21 Jun 202132min

E.63 - Financial Planning for Polycules with Mike Golosovker

E.63 - Financial Planning for Polycules with Mike Golosovker

In this episode, I get to chat with Certified Financial Planner Mike Golosovker who gives us some insight into some of the specific nuances relating to polyam folx when it comes to financial planning....

16 Jun 202137min

E.62 - Telling Your Partner You're Polyamorous with Kitty Chambliss

E.62 - Telling Your Partner You're Polyamorous with Kitty Chambliss

In this episode I get a chance to chat with Kitty Chambliss, #1 best-selling author of The Jealousy Survival Guide and Host of the Loving Without Boundaries podcast. We tackle a listener request about...

15 Jun 202139min

E.61 - Adding a New Life Partner with Nel and George Mercer

E.61 - Adding a New Life Partner with Nel and George Mercer

In this episode I interview my two friends, Nel and George, who have been married for over 30 years and polyam for the past 8. Recently, Nel has had a JOYNING (a life commitment ceremony) with another...

14 Jun 202136min

E.60 - Borderline Personality Disorder and Polyamory with Staci M.

E.60 - Borderline Personality Disorder and Polyamory with Staci M.

What an incredibly powerful episode! Staci has been polyamorous for nearly 20 years and only recently was correctly diagnosed with borderline personality disorder--not to be confused with bipolar pers...

9 Jun 202139min

E.59 - Happy Pride!! What Pride Means to Me

E.59 - Happy Pride!! What Pride Means to Me

This episode was recorded June 1, the beginning of Pride month. I come from a very conservative Hispanic home, was taught that boys don't cry, expected to be a manly man, and when I spent time in the ...

8 Jun 202121min

E.58 - Overcoming Resentment with Nikki Beecher

E.58 - Overcoming Resentment with Nikki Beecher

In this episode I chat with therapist Nikki Beecher who started her polyamorous journey with a long-distance relationship. LDR's have a tendency to put pressure on you and your partner's time, money, ...

7 Jun 202137min

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