Season 2- Episode 23: Ramona Beltrán. "Our stories are our medicine.”
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Peter and Tania talk to Ramona about the concept that our stories are our medicine to healing our trauma.
Ramona Beltrán, MSW, PhD is a mixed-race Xicana of Yaqui and Mexica descent and dancer/activist/scholar. As an Associate Professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, her scholarship focuses on interrupting legacies of historical trauma that affect Indigenous and Latinx communities with a commitment to addressing issues facing women, youth, LGBTQ and Two Spirit communities. She is particularly interested in disrupting the problem-focused approach to understanding Indigenous and Latinx health and well-being that is common in mainstream research. She does this by centering cultural protective factors, strengths and resiliencies, art, and storytelling in investigating and collaborating with Indigenous and Latinx communities.