Healing Ninjas Podcast

Learning to validate ourselves is important in order to break unhealthy cycles in our lives and be able to heal.

In this next episode, our interviewee has chosen to remain anonymous. She talks about her journey of healing from domestic violence, alcoholism, and growing up as the child of an incarcerated parent. She shares what it has been like to break through the need to “perform” or seek “validation” from others, including family, and being able to recreate herself. She discusses learning to forgive and show compassion for herself and being able to find joy and peace in her life while honoring all the things she is feeling. She also shares what it was like to break free from domestic violence, taking her power back,  and relearning how to ask for help and be vulnerable once again. 

She recommends reading books like “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brene Brown and urges anyone who is going through a domestic or intimate partner violence situation to recognize that it is not okay and reach out to somebody for help. 

If you are experiencing domestic violence you can also contact the DV hotline for advice at https://www.thehotline.org/get-help/ or call: 1-800-799-7233.

Being able to have faith in ourselves and honor what we have accomplished is important to the healing process.

In this episode, Naya Garrido shares with us how she finds the strength and faith to keep going on her healing journey. Naya talks about her growing up as a young single mom and being raised by a lineage of strong Honduran women. She opens up about never being able to address her own depression and hitting dark moments where she contemplated suicide. Naya shares how she has managed to overcome these internal struggles to create a more loving and supportive narrative of herself. Naya emphasizes the importance of doing inner child healing work and breaking cycles of generational trauma for our children. She also suggests following the work of @LatinxParenting on social media and reading Raising Good Humans by Hunter Clarke-Fields. 

Naya asks that we all be kind to other people as we never know what others are going through. Furthermore, she encourages young Latinx girls to believe in themselves and not let anyone dim your light.  

Be sure to connect with Naya via:

Email: [email protected]

Processing past experiences is important because you can hurt others along the way if you have not healed.

In this episode, Veronica Rivera shares with us her struggles with accepting some of the hurt that she experienced in her life, like losing her father at an early age and using alcohol as a means to numb the loneliness and pain. Veronica explains how holding onto painful emotions for 40 years of her life affected not only herself but also the relationship with her mother, sisters, and children. She talks about the need to take time for ourselves to find what is hurting us, or what we are trying to get away from, and not trying to mask it. Veronica also talks about some of the beautiful intentional conversations she has had with her children that really show the power of intergenerational healing and its impact on healthy parenting.

Veronica encourages parents who find it hard to TALK to their kids to instead WRITE to their kids, and that when you find it hard to say “I love you”, write it, and share it with them.

Be sure to connect with Veronica via email at [email protected].

Part of healing is acknowledging where you were wrong, sitting with what you are feeling, and finding places where you can safely share and heal.

In this episode, Durrell Washington talks about the journey of establishing a healthy co-parenting relationship with his ex-partner and acknowledging his role in how their relationship ended. Durrel talks about the struggle of learning how to, as a cis-man, find places to share and heal in intentional ways where he does not feel judged but rather held from a loving accountable place. He also talks about the need to acknowledge the harm that we, as men, cause, and how doing so contributes to having more healthier and communicative relationships with our loved ones and ourselves. Durrell also shares why it’s important to engage in meditative practices, open-dialogue, walks with nature, and create accountability groups with people we trust.

Durrell asks that more people engage in their own healing and to create more spaces like Healing Ninjas where open dialogue can take place.

Be sure to connect with Durrell via:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/builtfoesuccess/
• LinkedIn: Durrell M. Washington Sr. MSW

Taking care of ourselves allows us to be able to show up in full for our families and communities. 

In this episode, Sindy Avila, shares why focusing on our individual healing has a ripple effect on those around us. She references the teachings of authors such as Audre Lourde and bell hooks as she describes her journey to healing and building a strong relationship with herself in mind, body, and spirit. She goes on to share her experience with anxiety and finding refuge in meditative practice, freewriting, and affinity groups with the “Amigas.”

This episode sets the stage for the kind of conversations that Healing Ninjas hopes to create for listeners and those who are interested in sharing their stories.

Be sure to connect with Sindy via email: [email protected] or via Instagram (@cumbianera).

In this trailer episode, Hernan Carvente-Martinez, Founder & CEO of Healing Ninjas, shares his personal life experiences and how he became a healing ninja. He talks about growing up around violence and abuse in Mexico, bottling up a lot of emotions, and then coming to the United States where he joined a gang, became addicted to cocaine, and eventually landed in prison. He shares what it was like returning to the community, becoming a national advocate in the fight to end youth incarceration, and the difficulties he experienced with mental health and healing along the way.

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