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Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods

Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods

Deziana Torres

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.

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Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods - S1 Ep2: Single Parent Struggles and Sacrifices With Mama Carmen
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06/12/22 • 61 min

On episode two (2) our guest speaker is in fact my mother; Mama Carmen. She vulnerably shares the impacts of generational trauma and the hardships faced when breaking those chains of trauma. She shares her struggles as a single mother as well as some of the sacrifices she was forced to make in order to raise her children. She is well known in her community for her parenting styles, her wisdom, and her faith.

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Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods - S1 Ep23: Talk About it Tuesdays: Navigating Rock Bottom
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04/12/23 • 24 min

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 are relating to the material on this episode. Tune in as she sheds light to the struggles many experience silently and isn't talked about enough publicly.
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Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods - S1 Ep19: Deziana's Struggles with Mental Health

S1 Ep19: Deziana's Struggles with Mental Health

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04/04/23 • 33 min

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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Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods - S1 Ep22: LOVE ME. LOVE ME NOT. Recovering After Infidelity
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04/06/23 • 28 min

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 the full episode for details on how she was able to accomplish this.
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Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods - S1 Ep21: LOVE ME. LOVE ME NOT: An Experience of Infidelity
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04/06/23 • 26 min

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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Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods - S1 Ep20: LOVE ME. LOVE ME NOT. My Experience with a Narcissist
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04/04/23 • 29 min

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 needed help.
If you are someone who struggles dating a narcissist, Deziana encourages you to reach for help.
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Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods - S1 Ep23: LOVE ME. LOVE ME NOT: Red Flags and Boundaries
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04/11/23 • 24 min

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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Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods - S1 Ep18: Overcoming Trauma and Breaking Generational Curses
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03/25/23 • 61 min

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 navigating motherhood.
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Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods - S1 Ep17: Mental Health; The Male Perspective

S1 Ep17: Mental Health; The Male Perspective

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03/18/23 • 59 min

(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. Together we discuss the impacts of sexual assault as well reliving some moments from our childhood. Tap in for some validation, strength, and a surprise spoken word from Molimau himself.
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Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods - S1 Ep12: MOTHERHOOD: Healing During Motherhood

S1 Ep12: MOTHERHOOD: Healing During Motherhood

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02/07/23 • 72 min

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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How many episodes does Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods have?

Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods currently has 31 episodes available.

What topics does Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Podcasts, Self-Improvement and Education.

What is the most popular episode on Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods?

The episode title 'S1 Ep2: Single Parent Struggles and Sacrifices With Mama Carmen' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods?

The average episode length on Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods is 50 minutes.

How often are episodes of Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods released?

Episodes of Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods are typically released every 7 days, 1 hour.

When was the first episode of Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods?

The first episode of Healing Ourselves Heals Our Hoods was released on Jun 4, 2022.

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