109. Honoring Our Abuelitas—Holding Space for Multiple Truths

In this solo episode, I hold sacred space for our abuelitas—the ones who nurtured us with tender love and the ones who carried their love in silence, often hardened by struggle. Too often, abuelitas are romanticized in media, portrayed as purely loving figures, yet the reality is more complex. Some provided warmth and comfort, while others, shaped by their own trauma, expressed love through discipline, distance, or even harm.In this episode, I honor all abuelitas—the ones who cooked for us, prayed for us, and held us close, and the ones who were strict, tough, or even hurtful. Holding multiple truths is essential: they were products of their time, shaped by colonialism, patriarchy, and generational trauma. But we are the bridge between past and future.In this episode, I explore:🌿 The tenderness and wisdom many abuelitas passed down🔥 The hard realities of tough and even abusive grandmothers🔗 Breaking intergenerational cycles while honoring our roots🕯 Ways to hold space for grief, love, and healingWe carry  our abuelitas lessons, but we do not have to carry their wounds. ---------------------------------I would greatly appreciate if you can leave a review for this podcast Dismantling Diet Culture: F*ck Being Calladita on⁠Apple Podcasts⁠!Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and TikTok @⁠drhortenciajimenez⁠and visit⁠www.hortenciajimenez.com⁠----------------------------------Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita, is the only spanglish anti-diet podcast where your host Dr. Hortencia Jimenez shares her personal experience with diet culture, tips and strategies and education content to help you understand diet culture and systems of oppression so that you can have the tools to challenge diet culture. Current and future generations do not deserve to inherit your diet culture trauma and I’m here to help you. If you are on a mission to heal body and food traumas and embody your authentic self unapologetic, welcome to Dismantling Diet Culture: Fuck Being Calladita----------------------------------Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to substitute therapy or medical advice. Please speak with a licensed therapist if you experience trauma triggers or a registered anti-diet dietitian with any nutritional questions.