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We have a special treat this week. We've launched a new investigative narrative audio series documenting the health and well being of U.S. Latinas. Paulina Velasco, the editor, joins Juleyka for a conversation about exploring delicate topics with Latinas and their families for this project, and dives into the show's themes that most resonated with her as a first-gen. If you enjoyed this episode listen to The Myths and Gifts of Bilingualism in Babies [https://100-latina-birthdays.simplecast.com/episodes/the-myths-and-gifts-of-bilingualism-in-babies] and Why We Must Talk About Peripartum Depression [https://100-latina-birthdays.simplecast.com/episodes/why-we-must-talk-about-pregnancy-loss], from LWC Studios' 100 Latina Birthdays [https://100latinabirthdays.com/]. We’d love to hear your stories of triumph and frustration so send us a detailed voice memo to hello@talktomamipapi.com. You might be on a future episode! Let’s connect on Twitter and Instagram at @TalkToMamiPapi and email us at hello@talktomamipapi.com. And follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts.

Carmen has decided to go through fertility preservation treatment, but feels disconcerted when loved ones aren’t as supportive as she hoped. And Milan Chavarkar, a nurse practitioner specializing in fertility care, speaks with Juleyka about what to expect during an egg retrieval, and how to prepare for the emotional and physical stress along the way. Featured Expert: Milan Chavarkar, has been a women's health specialist for 25 years and a family nurse practitioner for 20 years. She has worked with people from all backgrounds and seen that conventional medical system has fallen short in achieving true healing. She is dedicated to helping her clients improve their health and vitality through a collaborative and integrative approach. She uses functional medicine, conventional western medicine, natural therapies, mindfulness techniques, medications, supplements, and herbal treatments to treat her patients. She firmly believes that an integrative approach is the future of healthcare. With a 25-year career in nursing, Milan Chavarkar has worked in many capacities in the health care system, nurse, nurse-practitioner, midwife, professor, and manager. Dr. Chavarkar genuinely wants to improve the health care system and is available to guide corporations and individuals as a speaker and consultant. Learn more about her work and practice here [https://www.milanchavarkar.com/]. Milan recommends Resolve [https://resolve.org/], the American Society for Reproductive Medicine [https://www.asrm.org/], and the American College of Nurse Midwives [https://www.midwife.org/], The National Association for Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health [https://npwh.org/], as resources for anyone who wants to learn more about women's reproductive health and fertility treatments. If you liked this show listen to Speaking About Breast Health As a Family [https://talktomamipapi.simplecast.com/episodes/speaking-about-breast-health-as-a-family] and Telling Mamí about My IUD [https://talktomamipapi.simplecast.com/episodes/telling-mami-about-my-iud]. We’d love to hear your stories of triumph and frustration so send us a detailed voice memo to hello@talktomamipapi.com. You might be on a future episode! Let’s connect on Twitter and Instagram at @TalkToMamiPapi and email us at hello@talktomamipapi.com. And follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts.

Judith’s Iranian Jewish parents expected her to date, and ultimately marry, someone of her cultural background. But her new relationship is creating tension with her relatives--and within herself. And Samira Mehta, a religion and family politics scholar, debunks myths about interfaith marriage in the U.S. and shares strategies for making religious spaces and family traditions more inclusive. Featured Expert: Our expert this week is Samira K. Mehta. Samira is an Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies and the Director of Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research and teaching focus on the intersections of religion, culture, and gender, including the politics of family life and reproduction in the United States. Her first book, Beyond Chrismukkah: The Christian-Jewish Interfaith Family in the United States (University of North Carolina Press, 2018), was a National Jewish Book Awards finalist. Mehta is currently working on two academic book projects. The first, God Bless the Pill: Sexuality and Contraception in Tri-Faith America, examines the role of Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant voices in competing moral logics of contraception, population control, and eugenics from the mid-twentieth century to the present and is under contract with the University of North Carolina Press. The second, A Mixed Multitude: A History of Jews of Color in the United States, under contract with Princeton University Press, will trace that history through much of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Her book of personal essays, The Racism of People Who Love You: Essays on Mixed Race Belonging, was released by Beacon Press in January 2023.  In addition to these academic book projects, Mehta serves as the primary investigator for the Henry Luce Foundation–funded collaboration Jews of Color: Histories and Futures and is working on editing scholarly and literary collections related to her research topics.She serves as a Creative Editor at the journal American Religion and co-chairs both the North American Religion Section of the American Academy of Religion and the board of eFeminist Studies in Religion. She holds degrees from Swarthmore College, Harvard University, and Emory University.  In addition to speaking at colleges and universities, Mehta frequently teaches and speaks at high schools, churches, and synagogues. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram at @samirakmehta. Learn more about her work here [https://www.samiramehta.com/about-me]. If you liked this show listen to Raised Mormon, She Left the Church Fearing for Her Safety [https://talktomamipapi.simplecast.com/episodes/raised-mormon-she-left-the-church-fearing-for-her-safety] and A Historical Would He’s Trying To Understand [https://talktomamipapi.simplecast.com/episodes/a-historical-would-hes-trying-to-understand]. We’d love to hear your stories of triumph and frustration so send us a detailed voice memo to hello@talktomamipapi.com. You might be on a future episode! Let’s connect on Twitter and Instagram at @TalkToMamiPapi and email us at hello@talktomamipapi.com. And follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts.

The health and wellness of Latinas is crucial to the health and wellbeing of the U.S. economy. In 100 Latina Birthdays, an original documentary series from Peabody-nominated LWC Studios, reporters in Chicago investigate the health and lifetime outcomes of Latinas in the United States from birth to age 100. In season 1, the stories that unfold center Latinas during their perinatal journeys, childhood, adolescence, and up until age 20.  In episode 1, new parents Wendy Miralda and José Paz are navigating the first year of their daughter Jelyani’s life, in Spanish. Language is key to their connection as a family and as Hondurans living in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood in Waukegan, Illinois. The Paz family never questioned teaching their baby Spanish. But many Latinos in the U.S. grapple with the misconception that doing so could delay their child learning English, or affect their development. There’s also the stigma Latinos face when they don’t teach their children Spanish. Reporter Andrea Flores dives into the research on infant brain development that supports bilingualism, and tackles the harmful misconceptions that divide U.S. Latinos along language lines. For more information, all episodes, and transcripts visit us at 100latinabirthdays.com. Follow us on social media @100latinabirthdays.

After feeling inadequate all through childhood, 22-year old Ashley was recently diagnosed with ADHD. She's frustrated that her Mexican parents don’t seem to understand what the news means. And Diana Mercado-Marmarosh, a physician and ADHD coach,  speaks with Juleyka about getting to know your neurodivergent brain, and offers advice on coming to terms with a diagnosis later in life. If you liked this show listen to Telling Mamí She Needs Mental Health [https://talktomamipapi.simplecast.com/episodes/mp-gina] and Explaining She's Isolated, Depressed, and Caring for a Newborn [https://talktomamipapi.simplecast.com/episodes/explaining-shes-isolated-depressed-and-caring-for-a-newborn]. Featured Expert:  Our expert this week is Diana Mercado-Marmarosh, a Family Medicine Physician, ADHD-Certified Clinical Service Provider, Clinic Medical Director and Former Chief Medical Officer. She is also the founder of OverAchieve Life Coaching. Prior to discovering coaching, Diana typically had 200 charts open and a graveyard of unfinished projects. But that has changed, and now she’s on a mission to empower physicians and healthcare professionals create systems that are simple to implement with ADHD, supporting their zone of genius and reclaiming 5-10 hours per week of their personal life. Her clients learn to leave work at work. She is happily married with two pre-school-aged children and enjoys travel, painting, zumba, yoga nidra meditation, and exploring different cultures. Learn more about her work here [https://www.adhd-lifecoach.com/]. We’d love to hear your stories of triumph and frustration so send us a detailed voice memo to hello@talktomamipapi.com. You might be on a future episode! Let’s connect on Twitter and Instagram at @TalkToMamiPapi and email us at hello@talktomamipapi.com. And follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts.