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10/01/20 • 0 min

How to Talk to [Mamí & Papí] about Anything

We have beautiful news! Doula and childbirth educator Adriana Lozada just brought her show Birthful to Lantigua Williams & Co. And we're so happy!!!

Alternating between interviews with perinatal professionals and birth stories with new parents, Birthful is here to inform your intuition, no matter what pregnancy, birth or postpartum throw at you.

New episodes every Wednesday!

+Subscribe to Birthful on Apple Podcast.

+Visit Birthful.com to learn more about Adriana's classes and the Birthful community.

We have beautiful news! Doula and childbirth educator Adriana Lozada just brought her show Birthful to Lantigua Williams & Co. And we're so happy!!!

Alternating between interviews with perinatal professionals and birth stories with new parents, Birthful is here to inform your intuition, no matter what pregnancy, birth or postpartum throw at you.

New episodes every Wednesday!

+Subscribe to Birthful on Apple Podcast.

+Visit Birthful.com to learn more about Adriana's classes and the Birthful community.

Previous Episode

What If You Don't Cheer for the Same Team as Your Family?

Rita, like the rest of her family, has always been a die-hard football fan. She hid her love for a different team for years, afraid they would be upset. A professor of sports management breaks down BIRGing and CORFing in avid sports fans and what they have to do with family relationship dynamics.

Featured Expert:

Michelle Harrolle, director of the Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program, teaches courses related to marketing, sales and fundraising in sports and entertainment in the School of Marketing and Innovation. Currently, Harrolle serves as president of WISE Tampa Bay. She has spent the past five years at USF dedicated to 100% student residency/fellowship placement. Additionally, Harrolle has published a book on esports and has been published in a number of journals including the Journal of Sport Management. Her years of experience in the sports industry include being aquatics director at Providence College; swimming coach at Providence College, Florida State University and The Ohio State University. Harrolle was one of three head female collegiate coaches of both men’s and women’s D1 athletics. She was the director of a Tampa Memorial Golf Tournament from 2003-2007. At North Carolina State University, she received highest teaching honor bestowed on a professor, the 2012-13 North Carolina State University and College of Natural Resources Teacher of the Year awards.

Harrolle has served as a member of several professional organizations, including the Sport Marketing Association, North American Society for Sport Management and the National Recreation and Park Association. She has also served as a reviewer for numerous publications and a presenter at various international conferences. Harrolle earned a PhD, master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of Florida where she was an All-American Honorable Mention collegiate swimmer. Learn more about her work here.

If you loved this episode, be sure to check out Papí and I Don't Talk, We Argue, and When Mamí Grieves Differently Than You.

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Next Episode

When Mamí and Papí Fight

As a child, Rose witnessed an instance of domestic violence between her parents that has stayed with her over the years. And a certified traumatologist and psychotherapist who works with immigrant women talks to Juleyka about how those of us in similar circumstances can move forward and heal.

Featured Expert:

Our expert this week is Martha Vallejo, certified traumatologist and psychotherapist based in Miami, Florida. Martha is an experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist with a demonstrated history of practice, teaching and consultation on therapeutic services for clients that have experienced adversity in the mental health industry both in the US and abroad. Skilled in Trauma-Informed Nonprofit Organizations, Coaching, Clinical Supervision, and Trauma-Informed and Resilience-Based Clinical Services for Adolescents and Adults that have experienced adversity.

She recommends this talk as a resource to understand the longterm impact of childhood adversity in adults. If you loved this episode, be sure to check out Dad's Mental Illness, On His Terms and Struggling to Become More than a Dutiful Daughter.