
MAKING SOUL
I am a soul-inspired storyteller and guide who empowers others to (re)connect to their inner truth and live their purpose in their outer worlds.
“You are the shaper of your flesh as well as of your soul. According to the ancient nauhas, one was put on earth to create one’s “face” (body) and “heart” (soul). To them, the soul was a speaker of words and the body a doer of deeds.”
- Gloria Anzaldúa, Making Face, Making Soul/Haciendo Caras
MAKING SOUL COMMUNITY CIRCLE / CÍRCULO
* Next Círculo: Friday, April 11 *
charting our unique paths | (re)writing and owning stories | recovering histories reclaiming cultural practices + ancestral wisdom | stepping into our power
Spring Book Talks
With ¡Somos Tejanas! Editors & Co-contributors:
April 25 | Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Bookstore | San Antonio, Texas | 6 PM
April 30 | Northwest Vista College | San Antonio, Texas | 6 PM
May 18 | BookWoman | Austin, Texas | 4:30 PM
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Workshops, Talks, & Professional Development
for professionals, in higher ed, community groups, schools, and organizations.
“Unsilencing the Past: Inspiring Belonging Through History and Memory”
Workshop
*This workshop is based on my recent publication in Somos Tejanas! Chicana Identity and Culture in Texas (UT Press 2025). It can be tailored to educators and other various groups and settings.
Available for Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2025 Presentations & Workshops
Please contact me for more information on speaking engagements.
“Cultivating Belonging Through “inner work": Insights from Gloria Anzaldúa’s Borderlands” Trinity University, November 2024 (left).

Thrive In and Beyond Higher Ed Offerings
A holistic approach to supporting communities within higher education through coaching, workshops, and consulting.
~ COACHING ~
Personalized, Holistic Coaching
Serving academics and others navigating higher education.
* Please reach out to discuss your goals and charting your path.
1:1 Support Sessions
“Leading in the Borderlands: Inclusivity in Practice” School Directors and Chairs workshop, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas, August 2024
~ WORKSHOPS ~
The Holistic Academic: Thriving In and Beyond Higher Ed
Cultivating Belonging through ‘inner work’: Insights from Gloria Anzaldúa’s Borderlands
Leading in the Borderlands: Inclusivity in Practice (geared towards those in leadership positions)
Mentoring Latinx Students in Higher Ed
Caring for Ourselves as Self-Preservation
Navigating Academia As Faculty and Staff of Color
*Customizable offerings available. Workshops can be tailored to serve undergraduate, graduate, staff, or faculty groups. Please reach out for further information.
Ethnographic & Cultural Consulting
Ethnographic and archival research and analyses.
Creating inclusive spaces and pedagogies in higher ed, K-12, and community settings through story.
Exhibit, television, and film consultation on Chicana/o/x and Tejana/o/x history, culture, and social justice causes.
Recent project: UTSA Democratizing Racial Justice Project/birthing justice initiative, a university-community partnership supported by the Mellon Foundation.