Beetles, oceans, and making beauty out of pain with Maria Contreras

Beetles, oceans, and making beauty out of pain with Maria Contreras

In this episode I sit down with cinematographers and anthropologist Maria Contreras to discuss the power of contained art forms: poetry, short films, micro-documentaries and how artists give us all permission to find beauty in grief.  🎧 Enjoyed this episode? Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower [https://angelaalvarezvelez.substack.com/] — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower [https://patreon.com/SidewalkFlower] — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Find Marías work here https://maria-angelica-contreras.com/ [https://maria-angelica-contreras.com/]

Accents, radio, and the blessing of community with Alexandra Mariño

In this episode, radio personality and podcast host Alexandra Mariño and I talk about growing up away from our birth country and how safety helps us feel grounded, and community helps us feel safe. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode? Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower [https://angelaalvarezvelez.substack.com/] — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower [https://patreon.com/SidewalkFlower] — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Find Alexandra Mariño's podcast SIN ATAJOS here https://open.spotify.com/show/6H0CtGzQHcfjPXx20e91Ft?si=44c85a947af24066 [https://open.spotify.com/show/6H0CtGzQHcfjPXx20e91Ft?si=44c85a947af24066]

Home is a four letter word

In this solo episode I reflect on words: the good, the bad, and the cathartic. But especially the bad. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode? Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower [https://angelaalvarezvelez.substack.com/] — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower [https://patreon.com/SidewalkFlower] — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫

Coffins, Punk Rock, and the beauty of broken places with Richard McColl

Richard McColl shares many tales of a life led in pursuit of adventure, and we talk about journalism, storytelling, showing up in service of others and carving out a space for yourself in the midst of hardship while finding kindness, and beauty, in unlikely places. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode? Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower [https://angelaalvarezvelez.substack.com/] — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower [https://patreon.com/SidewalkFlower] — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm [https://talkingsilkworm.com/].   This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/ [https://fluentenglishpro.com/]   Questions? Comments? Want to be featured on the show? Reach me at WhenHomeisaForeignWord@gmail.com [WhenHomeisaForeignWord@gmail.com]

Pain, resilience, and feeling foreign in your own body with Pilar Alvarez Velez

In the final episode of Season One, I interview my sister and we talk about moving around as kids, losing our mom earlier this year and dealing with whatever life throws at us by finding strength in ourselves and each other. 🎧 Enjoyed this episode? Help me keep the stories flowing: 🌸 Subscribe to my free newsletter: Confessions of a Sidewalk Flower [https://angelaalvarezvelez.substack.com/] — for monthly essays, cultural reflections, and gentle journaling prompts ☕ Support the journey on Patreon: patreon.com/SidewalkFlower [https://patreon.com/SidewalkFlower] — and unlock behind-the-scenes content, printables, voice notes & more 📣 Share with a friend who blooms in the cracks between cultures, languages, and expectations 💫 Stay tuned for Season Two, and Happy Holidays.   Sound and editing by Talking Silkworm [https://talkingsilkworm.com/].   This episode is brought to you by Fluent English Pro. If you want to continue improving your English visit https://fluentenglishpro.com/ [https://fluentenglishpro.com/]   Questions? Comments? Want to be featured on the show? Reach me at WhenHomeisaForeignWord@gmail.com [WhenHomeisaForeignWord@gmail.com]