In this episode of Waking Up With Melissa Ruiz, I sit down with Leslie Priscilla, Founder of Latinx Parenting. The brand believes passionately in shifting the paradigm of raising children towards creating a trauma-informed, healing centered, nonviolent and cultural sustaining approach where Latinx familias can nurture connection in their homes and culture in ways that support individual, family and intergenerational collective healing. A BREAKDOWN OF THIS EPISODE [12:04] How Latinx Parenting contributes to the reclamation of your authentic self [16:01] The path to forgiveness [22:07] Why parents and Latinx adults should operate with their heart, not their mind [26:13] Restoring ancestral systems by looking outside the Western system [29:48] Embracing your sacredness Words to live by: “I learned that embracing anger is part of the healing process. Sometimes, you have to balance the anger—the honoring of the inner child—with how you see your parents.” “You’re sacred, and you deserve everything that comes with that sacredness.” “Wherever I show up, my invitation is to operate with your heart. I don’t want to change your mind. I want us to come into this relationship with open hearts. “ IG Leslie Priscilla: @latinxparenting IG: @iammelissaruiz @wakingupwithmelissa