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The I Choose Life Podcast documents intimate stories by restorative justice author and consultant Victor Jose Santana. The podcast centers on his experiences as a Black Indigenous Queer Person of Color (BIPOC). Each episode will be written into a chapter that will go into a book. Themes related to the LGBTQ community, mental health, spirituality, healing and wellness are discussed.
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What are traumatic stress, resilience and triggers?
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This chapter and episode will focus on traumatic stress and resilience. We often confuse stress with trauma and misuse the word trigger. This episode dives into trauma from a personal and academic perspective. The impact of trauma on the brain and youth development is discussed via personal experiences and research.…
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My coming out story - Saliendo del closet continued...
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In the second episode of Victor Jose's coming out story he invites his aunt Tia Melo. This is an insightful and touching exchange between two relatives impacted in the process of coming out. In this episode topics include religion, spirituality, suicide prevention and love.
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My coming out story - Saliendo del closet
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This is my coming out story - Saliendo del closet. This first episode on Victor Jose's coming out story includes perspectives from his mother, Josefina Santana who is a Dominican born activist, artist and painter. There are sections in this episode that are in Spanish and are intentionally documented in this way as a resource to Spanish speaking pa…
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My Dominican American Horror Story episode update. This episode documents my families experience living in a 200 year old house haunted by the ghost of a man that died in our family room. It includes updates on some of the stories discussed in the first Nightmare on Chestnut Street episode.
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Grief, Identity & Healing continued
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In this episode Victor Jose talks about his brother Victor Enrique "Bebe" and the impact of raising and loosing a sibling. Through his stories about his brother this episode continues to go deeper into the grief, healing and coming out.
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My Dominican American Horror Story episode. This episode documents my families experience living in a 200 year old house haunted by the ghost of a man that died in our house. Boo!
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My story of being taken in and raised in the life by Drag Queens that practice the African spiritual tradition of Santeria. This episode also includes some of my childhood experiences growing up with an Abuela who ran a very successful hair salon in Dominican Republic.
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This episode reviews some of my journey and stories about dealing with grief, loss and healing. This episode is also specific to my experience as a member Black Indigenous Person of Color and also shares some tips on how to move from suffering towards healing.
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