My Marianismo: Nurturing Myself From the Roots to the Bloom - 2347

Marianismo is a term that describes a role, an expectation, a legacy burden. This role has become the personality and behavior womb holders have had to juggle as safety. Rooted in Catholicism and colonialism, "marianismo" is a social construct created out of a caste system of gender and status.Women were taught to be like the Virgin Mary and sacrifice for the man and the community. This shifted the natural flow of energy in their bodies to survive colonialism. This has become energy that informs how we are with others and how we see the world. My Marianismo is part personal stories and part a collective reimagining of self compassion by acknowledging the ancestors before us and ahead of us for all their intersecting identities. This book offers a lens to see the colonized expectations of Marianismo and the impact it has had from the roots to the bloom within our lineages. This book is written by a first gen therapist as an offering to elders and descendants who did not get to live in the softness of their Ser and lived a full life of protecting as ritual. This book is for the ancestor living within. This book offers a loving framework of noticing our protectors and how they have shaped our behaviors down to our autonomic nervous system. This book reimagines how we look at mental health for Latines, Indigenous, African and Filipinos in the Diaspora and Caribbean impacted by Marianismo legacy burdens. This book is an invitation to witness the essence of your bloom. Featuring written contributions from Latina healers with indigenous medicine as the offering. This book centers the epigenetic impact colonization has had on expected gender roles and our mother’s wounds. Cynthia Alonzo Perez, LCSW is a 1st Gen Xicana Therapist, host of the podcast “Confetti All Around”, Writer, Creative, Mother, and friend. Cynthia is the founder and curator of Rooted in Reflection. Her books on inner child healing have helped many decolonize their inner child and liberate their lineage with joyful vigor and ancestral reconnection.
ASIN: B0DMF5M4SJ
VSKU: BVV.B0DMF5M4SJ.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Alonzo, Cynthia Elide|Shetty, Rosa|Rumble, Emely|Najera, Mayra|Mendoza, Sofia|Santiago, Angelia|Ozaeta, Irelia|Rodriguez-Cabrera, Veronica
Binding: Paperback