In this WiriWiri Episode (tm), Rosanna Alvarez is joined by Elodia Esperanza Benitez as we talk about Elodia's journey as a fierce mujer and writer of flowers and fire, all while navigating a landscape that is often hostile to those she loves most - her gente (family and community). We also talk about what it is to tell our stories with grace, beyond vulnerability, as we write from a space of sincerity.

With faith and grace, flowers and fire, poetically --of course!

In this Wiri Wiri Episode, Rosanna Alvarez is joined by Dulce Aguilera as we talk about life, community, heart, and red lipstick resistance.

Dulce is rooted in the East Side of San Jose. She is an Adult Probation Community Worker committed to changing the narratives and lives of Justice Involved Families, while giving them the tools to thrive. A sCHOLAr Chingona, breaking generational traumas, grounded in community and heart --all while rocking those red lips!

In this Wiri, Wiri Wednesday episode, Rosanna Alvarez of the Hella Chingona Podcast is joined by podcast guest Brenda Vaca, Author & Founder of Riot of Roses Publishing House as they talk about storytelling journeys and the upcoming release of Brenda's debut children's book Buttons Finds His Mojo.

In this solita, solita episode, Rosanna Alvarez reflects on the struggles that come with the business of busy-ness.

Have you ever felt welcomed and out of place at the same time? In this week's solita, solita episode, Rosanna Alvarez reflects on that very dynamic as she unpacks her recent experience in being recognized as an awardee for her work in historical preservation as carried out in her writing, publishing, teaching, and performing.

In this solita, solita episode, Rosanna Alvarez reflects on the dysfunctional expectation of compromise. She explores the collective salve of enabling our abundant creativity and comments on the power of this beautiful messy journey beyond narratives of aspiration and becoming. Lets reclaim our lives y'all, and lets ground it in the power of our creative flow!

In this episode, we get reacquainted with each other, affirm the simplicity of our stories, and remind ourselves of the power of challenging the mainstream gaze. From Hella Chingona to Hella Chingada and back, we reclaim ourselves and our stories as valid, valuable, heart-centered, community-driven fuerza.

In this episode Rosanna Alvarez reflects on the dynamics of unwelcomeness of opportunistically welcoming spaces, offering some affirmations and reminds us of the importance of community, accountability, and survival.

In this solita solita episode, Rosanna Alvarez reflects on recent conversations surrounding the function of media and ponders the habitual reflex of "shoulds" that often feel like imposition rooted in dysfunctional good intentions.

In this Flashback Friday episode, we tap into the unreleased archive where we are joined by Claudia Fabian who shares so many gems about her journey toward embracing all of the bits that have shaped her fully --blissfully, authentically, unapologetically, fabulously.

Following a necessary recalibration, Rosanna Alvarez offers some reflections on purpose, intent, and community, while addressing inadvertent censorship with the flipside of reclamation and affirmation.

In this solita, solita episode, Rosanna Alvarez reflects on the standards we engage with and take for granted as ideas about acceptability. She invites us to think about how we show up with our whole selves as buffers, extensions, and sometimes challengers of those poblematic standards for the benefit of our collective humanity.

In this episode, host and creator Rosanna Alvarez circles back to imposter syndrome to address the dynamics of complicity among friends and colleagues.

In this solita, solita episode, Rosanna Alvarez reflects on her struggles with self-silencing, touching on several areas of vulnerability that include family and unresolved traumas as she recommits to her platform and voice. 

In this solita, solita episode, Rosanna Alvarez reflects on her frustrations with how rampant "imposter syndrome" has become as a fuel for self doubt.

An inter-generational platica offering Chicana perspectives on women’s suffrage acknowledging la lucha as it relates to our personal histories in Santa Clara Valley, the political landscape through the times, and the urgency of our present moment.

In this Solita, Solita Episode, founder and host Rosanna Alvarez addresses the struggle inherent in social media challenges to unpack shame, accountability, and silencing.

In this Wiri Wiri Wednesday episode, we sit down with Gabriela Chavez-Lopez to talk about her journey of stepping fully into her leadership.

In this solita, solita episode Rosanna Alvarez shares a glimpse into her journey toward reminding herself that an invitation is never an obligation.

In this solita solita episode, Rosanna Alvarez talks about how she navigates imposter syndrome while acknowledging the limitations of one-size-fits all approaches.