Malaya Midwifery Queer Pilipinx Midwife Jhoanna Galvez is a Queer Pilipinx Midwife, educator, and creator. They founded Malaya Midwifery in 2015 and have been proudly living and serving on Tongva territory. Jhoanna is a provider/ kasama / a witness to people as they dive deep into their power. This is a dance of science, tradition,… Continue reading Jhoanna Galvez
Howl at the Womb Certified Bilingual Sexual Health Expert Cindy Luquin (pronounced Loo-keen) (pronouns: she/they) is a Certified Bilingual Sexual Health Expert and Owner of Howl at the Womb. She is a queer Salvadorian Guatemalan American woman who educates people and organizations through professional trainings on gender equity, comprehensive sex education, access to reproductive and… Continue reading Cindy Luquin
Olive La Vida Birth Support Person and Photographer Becoming a mother in 2016 to Olive was the beginning of a renewal for Karissa. It was her birth experience that led her to connect more intimately with her intuitive nature and also realize that there are so many gaps in the care of women as they… Continue reading Karissa Raya
Maestra, Writer Ana Linda loves to create spaces where people can claim their experiential knowledge, share their stories and learn from one another in community. In college classrooms, she guides students in unearthing the indigenous history of the Americas and helps them to recognize the living presence of our ancestral heritage. Dismantling hierarchies and binaries… Continue reading Dr. Ana Linda Arellano Nez
Photographer Carolina Adame is a Los Angeles photographer that specializes in capturing the narrative of Bipoc women and families. She believes in the power of healing through photography and creative expression. Her most recent offering titled: The SELF Portrait Healing Experience – celebrates the beauty in creating a safe place for personal healing and self… Continue reading Carolina Adame
The Body is Not An ApologyWriter, Author Unapologetic Artistry, Unapologetic Healing New York Times Best Selling author, Sonya Renee Taylor, is the Founder and Radical Executive Officer of The Body is Not An Apology, a digital media and education company committed to radical self-love and body empowerment as the foundational tool for social justice. Sonya… Continue reading Sonya Renee Taylor
Idigemama Ancestral Healer Indigemama: Ancestral Healing helps hundreds of women and folks each year attain optimal health. Inspired by Mexican Traditional Medicine (MTM), we have offered 100+ workshops throughout the “United States,” and internationally. Indigemama believes that mothers + primary parents are bearers of cultura, our first teachers, and healers. Indigemama honors that human life… Continue reading Panquetzani
Connecting Within Inner Bonding Practitioner Sylvia Poareo’s work is rooted in guiding and supporting each individual in their own liberation. Informed by the Chicano experience and growing up as an orphan in SoCal, Sylvia has a deep understanding of generational trauma, mental illness, navigating the system (family incarceration, foster care), and how systemic and racial… Continue reading Sylvia Poareo
Artist In Memoriam Luisa Leon gave us a healing space during covid, and we honor her life! She was a mami and an artist. She was an inspiration. Raised in Mexico City and later moved to Arizona where she was an integral member of the Mujeres Mercado, a market for Latina business owners and creatives. … Continue reading Luisa Leon- In Memoriam
Author and Writer Aida Salazar is an award-winning author and arts activist whose writings for adults and children explore issues of identity and social justice. She is the author of the critically acclaimed middle grade verse novels, The Moon Within (International Latino Book Award Winner) and Land of the Cranes (California Library Association Beatty Award, NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor,… Continue reading Aida Salazar
