REFLECTIONS FROM THREE MEMBERS OF FRESNANS FOR A PEOPLE’S BUDGET
Bootstraps Aren’t Real But This Bridge Called My Back Is
BY ARIEANA CASTELLANOS
I come from a long matriarchal line of healers and helpers tasked with stewarding the land and making sure our most vulnerable are housed, fed, cared for, kept safe and uplifted.
My grandmother was a curandera, a cultural healer, and my mom, godmother and I have master’s degrees in professional counseling…