Alicia Enciso Litschi joins Taya Jae to talk about the intersection between traditional Western Psychology and the Earth-Centered, Soul-Honoring traditions of her Ancestral Roots. She shares how her ChicanX identity informs her work and the importance of returning to ancestral knowledge as a form of healing ancestral trauma, with caution.
The Pen and The Sword: An interview with Psychologist, Curandera and Writer Alicia Enciso Litschi
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