Radical Momma
It’s been a while since I last wrote on the blog. To be quite honest, it has been a little hard to keep up as a full-time, working-pregnant mom of a toddler and podcaster. Not only was my energy low, but writing, editing and producing my podcast is also very time consuming. Nonetheless, I let […]
In Episode 10 I will share a brief on pregnancy updates and our first week of returning to daycare. Although we had more thorns than rose this week, I share how my doctor’s helped me feel more at ease with all these changes we are experiencing. Lastly, I finish with talking about some methods I […]
As I have taken some time away from adding to the website, I wanted to come back and share some new goals I have set for myself. This is all based on goals that have either already been accomplished, or based on reevaluating some the goals I am currently working on. At the beginning of […]
This episode, I discuss the her/history on the F-word “Feminism,” where it came from and how it has evolved to our contemporary experiences. This is an intersectional approach that touches on menstruation, educational and professional experiences, and the Madonna-Whore paradox. Of course we can’t unpack everything in 40 minutes, but it is a start. Subscribe […]
Really pushing this blog and podcast further along – being open to this process. Working on Student Loans and clearing credit card debt. Creating quality family space and time – hiking, outdoor museums, and more cultural experiences. Family gatherings (we didn’t visit our families in 2020) Start planning for baby number 2 (that’s my goal, […]
Hey rad familia! As we round out the end of the year, I wanted to share a few reflections I have been having for a while now. A few months ago, possibly around September 2020, my niece S asked me, “Tia Chely, if you had to describe 2020 in one word, what would it be?” […]
March 12, 2020 Oakland Unified School District closed their doors for the remainder of the week, and planned to be closed for two weeks, while running into Spring Break, making our planned quarantine three weeks long. March 13, 2020 In less than 24 hours, we had to change our morning plan for our staff meeting. […]
Before I continue to write my experience around the ideas/ideals I have as a parent and partner, I believe I owe it to them to honor their beings. As I have mentioned, my name is Araceli Espinoza Mead; 32 years old, living in Oakland, California, doing community work. My husband works for an art nonprofit […]