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This is Kultivating Kapwa, hosted by Jana Lynne Umipig and Olivia Sawi. In our FIRST series, we sit down and ask Auntie Leny questions about her life, her work, decolonization, academia, ethnoautobiography, her relationship to nature, the land, and all living beings, and her views of the future. In our SECOND series, we have conversations with members of the community and explore how decolonization has manifested itself in their work, and how they cultivate kapwa in their own lives. In our THIRD series, we discuss decolonizing parenthood. We explore how decolonization shows up at home and in family, relational to our collective children. We delve into the intergenerational healing that exists in parenting the next generation, that ripples into our relationships to our elders and ancestors, our community, and all parts of our lives.
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Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Kultivating Kapwa: Decolonizing Parenthood Episode 3.07
"Stepping out of Lihim (Silence) - Getting Messy to Give Voice to the Heart"
In this episode, we are joined by Dennis Lozano. We discuss allowing himself to be a hot mess as he explores his inner self, the process of acknowledging silence within his family lineage, finding different ways to communicate with his two very different children, and more.
Dennis Francis Encarguez Lozano is a stay-at-home papa to Mateo (age 10) and Dante (age 7). Together with his partner Melissa, they reside on the unceded sacred land of the Tamien People (San Jose, CA). Born in Mandaluyong, Philippines, he immigrated to the Bay Area at 5 years old. He is Ilongo from Panay and Guimaras on his mother’s side and Kapampangan and Ilocano from Tarlac on his father’s side.
Deep in the work of reparenting, Dennis envisions a balance between accountability and self-compassion. He aims to move excess energy -- rooted in toxic masculinity -- towards the sacred. When the energy of the colonizer shows up in us, how do we create a container for safety and lambing?
*Episode Notes: This episode contains brief instances of profanity.*
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Hosted by Jana Lynne Umipig//
Produced by Olivia Sawi//
Co-Produced by Annie Aarons-Sawi//
Music by AstraLogik
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Love this session. As a grandmother now I have realized how trauma of my parents carried through to my own parenting, undoing my colonization of the strict Catholic upbringing but yet silencing their individuality their feelings to not upset their grandparents. My gifts as an empath were silenced. With my grandchildren I want them to always be heard, feel worthy be aware and speak their truths. Breaking the trauma chain is possible but only with validation and awareness of the spiritual gifts they individually hold. Thank you for sharing the podcast today.
Monday Jan 31, 2022
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