On the Golden Goddess Affirmation Podcast, we invite Asian women to focus on our mental health. In this transformative episode, Trixi hosts Babay L. Angles, also known as Bomba Brown. Baby is known for her dancing and community work. She describes herself as a woman, artist, and educator whose work centers on intergenerational healing, joy, and rest.

Babay chose "I love myself to honor the women who came before me." from the Golden Goddess Affirmations deck. She explains her personal Mother Wound and the journey out of self-hate.

[00:02:15] Episode Affirmation and Babay’s life’s work

[00:05:56] What is a Mother Wound?

[00:08:26] Babay’s journey being hard, and long, and funny, and joyous, and painful

[00:09:48] Growing up and reckoning with her pain

[00:12:00] Finding the love that she deserved in a healthy way

[00:18:00] Trixi on getting out of those patterns: “Familiarity isn’t always a good thing.”

[00:23:40] Breaking the cycle on burning out, getting mentally messed up, then resting

[00:25:43] On creating spaciousness so there’s time to listen

[00:33:50] Capitalism, self-care, and hetero-patriarchal systems

[00:44:55] Baby on setting boundaries with her mother

[00:54:25] Showing up with compassion and encouraging self-exploration

[01:01:06] Closing and knowing healing is possible

Babay tells us who Haggard Girl is, and how she is learning how to listen to her body when it’s about to repeat old patterns.

Connect with Babay L. Angles on Instagram at [https://www.instagram.com/babaylangles] and [https://www.instagram.com/bombabrownlovesyou], and keep an eye out for Olongapo Disco.

Find out more about Golden Goddess Affirmations at [https://thethoughtfulbeast.com/] and follow Trixi here [https://www.instagram.com/thethoughtfulbeast].

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...This podcast is being produced by the Far South Border North grant [https://www.sandiego.gov/far-south-border-north]. Trixi received this grant with 59 other individual artists and a number of non-profits in the San Diego and Imperial Counties.