S1E4: The Way Your Blood Beats with Kelly Scott

08/14/20 • 30 min

Welcome back to the Queer Circle, where queer healers step up to the mic to share their journey and what they’d tell their younger self. Today’s guest is Kelly Scott (she/her). Kelly has a Bachelors in Exercise Science and a Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine. She is an acupuncturist and herbalist and the owner of Revolt Acupuncture in Los Angeles, CA/Occupied Tongva land. To get in contact with Kelly, go to her website: revoltacupuncture.com or instagram @revoltacupuncture.

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S1E3: Resilience & Power with Alex Martinez

Thanks for joining us again for Queer Circle Podcast. Today’s Queer Healer is Alex Martinez. She is a Queer Chicanx Visual Artist and Teacher in Oakland, California/Occupied Ohlone land. She has a Bachelor’s in Art, Multiple subjects credential and Educational Specialist for students with Moderate to Severe disabilities. She discusses how life, ancestry and healing journey are both informed by and inform her art. You can see more of Alex’s work on her wesbite: http://alexandriamartinez.squarespace.com/ or get in touch with Alex on instagram @hechoporalex

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S1E5: North Facing with Dr. Marléna Gasper

Dr. Marléna Gasper (she/her) is a revolutionary entrepreneur and healing strategist, working at the intersections of education, urban farming, and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) culture in Los Angeles, CA/Occupied Tongva land. She divides her time between her consultant work with ARC MultiServices, Inc. coaching school leaders, teachers, and executive leadership to create safe and personalized learning experiences for underserved communities and marginalized voices. When she is not healing students in this manner, she practices Integrative Medicine, inclusive of Intuitive Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Personalized Nutrition, Myofascial Release, Hydro-Oscillating Vibration TherapyTM (patent pending) and Cannabis Cooking (CBD Food Infusion) with Sol.CentriX Wellness groupTM. Although she treats a wide spectrum of health and ailments, her specialty there is imbalance, disorder, and or disease resulting from trauma inflicted on people of color.

Dr. M, as she is lovingly called, holds 7 degrees ranging from literature, leadership and medicine:

Doctorate Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine – Pacific College 2020
Master of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine – South Baylo University 2018
Master of Educational Leadership – National Louis University 2010
Master of Science – Special Education – Middle School Specialist – 2012 – Touro College
Master of Arts – Creative Writing – 2003 – Long Island University
Bachelors of English – 1999 Morgan State
Associate of Arts – Liberal Studies – 1997 LaGuardia Community College

As a third generation teacher she is a subject matter expert in persistence in urban education, healing with intuitive acupuncture, and transformation. Sisterhood, service, and love are her self proclaimed love languages.

Dr. M is currently working as the Lead Researcher & Herbalist for a plant-based skin care brand, Stacked with StyleTM. Today’s version of the transformed Dr. M is the daughter of Sheila/Denise, granddaughter of Shirley/Essie/Arlene. She is the proud mother to two sons, a daughter, a bonus-daughter and a dope turtle called Spike. She loves and heavily participates in the conversation of personal & economic sovereignty and is the founding member of the forthcoming investment firm Beehive, Business Banking & Blooming for Bad Bitches!

You can find her, in all her glory, showering her family with love, accountability, and good food. Check her out at: