In today’s show, we talk with two professionals in the mental health field about the importance of maintaining a healthy headspace, seeking help when you need it, and dispeling the stereotypes about therapist offices. We also discuss the stigma with mental health in the Salvadoran community.
In episode 18, Eileen Markey tells us about Maura Clarke, one of four U.S. women killed in 1980 by the Salvadoran military. Her radical solidarity with the Salvadoran people ultimately led her, Ita Ford, Dorothy Kazel and Jean Donovan to share the same fate as so many Salvadorans. The killing of the churchwomen drew the attention of North Americans to the struggles of Salvadorans and forced many to face the U.S. role in the war.
En el episodio número 17, Ricardo B’atz nos cuenta del proceso para crear “Hoy,” una película independiente en El Salvador. También nos cuenta del reto para encontrar fondos, los que critican la representación negativa del Salvador, y como empezó su carrera en el cine.
In season 2’s episode number 16, Prevail talks to us about breaking, the origins of hip hop and his efforts to highlight Salvadoran culture in something we’ve always been a part of. We also talk about breaking making it into the next Olympic games and why you should never call someone a “break dancer.”
In this episode we talk with La SalvadoReina, a Salvi creative. She tells us about her father’s work helping people back in El Salvador through music, her challenges with producing music and her creative outlets of singing, songwriting, and fashion design.