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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 Mar 13, 2022
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Kultivating Kapwa: Decolonizing Parenthood Episode 3.16
"How Free Can Our Children Be?"
In this episode, we are joined by Lucha Mañalac Alforque. We discuss how she is teaching her children to recognize and acknowledge other people, staying connected and present ot the differences in her children, how she hopes that in the future her children will take of themsevles by witnessing herself practicing self care, and more.
Lucha Mañalac Alforque is a Pinay settler on Canarsie Lenape land, commonly known as Queens, NY. She lives with her husband Dave with whom she is raising and unschooling their 2 children, Christien and Maryam- her greatest teachers. Lucha’s mother is Mila, and her people are from Sorsogon (Bicol), San Roque (Cavite), and Quezon. Her father is Armin and his lineage is of Naga (Cebu) and Guihulngan (Negros Oriental).
She is influenced and inspired by the teachings of various healing practitioners, gentle parents, and unschoolers, notably Akilah S. Richards (@fareofthefreechild) and Sundiata Soon-jahta (@dr.sundiata). Lucha aims to anchor her parenting in love, freedom and autonomy vs. fear, force, and authority. She honors feelings and the ability to witness these in her own self as well as her children. She practices modeling respect, accountability, compassion, and empathy as much as possible. Lucha currently leads a children's playgroup in the community and is a full spectrum pregnancy, birth, and post-partum doula with Ancient Song Doula Services.
*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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