MIXED: Lessons in Multicultural Parenting

MIXED is a podcast exploring the personal challenges and joys of parenting bi-racial children. Host Kristen Piedra shares her own experience in this arena in addition to special guest interviews with other parents. PLUS! Keep an eye out for additional topics and interviews with parents and individuals from other 'non-traditional' families.

Losing Faith Feels Fast and Loud, How I Keep Mine 06/15/2022

Losing Faith Feels Fast and Loud, How I Keep Mine Recently I had the opportunity to address my local church congregation about my faith. How I found it, and how I keep it. I decided I would also like to share it here. There is a lot going on in the world, a lot of hard and sad things. People are leaving organized religion and thanks to social media we get to hear all about it. More often than we used to. My experiences with my own personal revelation have helped me deal with all the madness in the world. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/23432783

Can We Talk About Bruno? 02/02/2022

Can We Talk About Bruno? Well I think this title speaks for itself. But seriously though, let's talk about Bruno and the entire Madrigal family, because Encanto is a smash hit and it's been stuck in my head since November. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/21992771

It's a Boy! 01/06/2022

It's a Boy! Birth story for Piedra baby #3! /episode/index/show/mixed/id/21696470

Special Guest - Elizabeth Dobson 10/15/2021

Special Guest - Elizabeth Dobson I had the wonderful opportunity to sit down and talk with Elizabeth Dobson, the author and voice behind Family Remixed.com; a blog she created to educate and empower a growing demographic of interracial and adoptive families. Liz is a biracial woman adopted into an all-white family who shares her story to help and inspire others. Liz built a career in marketing in New York city, is a Tedx speaker as well as the winner of season seven of BYUtv's Relative Race alongside her husband Devin. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/20803964

Life is TOUGH and Sometimes We Just Need to Let Go. 10/02/2021

Life is TOUGH and Sometimes We Just Need to Let Go. My thoughts lately on the persecution suffered by early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and how it applies to me today. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/20680082

Pregnancy, Kindergarten and Surgery. Oh My! 08/25/2021

Pregnancy, Kindergarten and Surgery. Oh My! A little life update for you on what has been going on in our house over the last few months and weeks! /episode/index/show/mixed/id/20257400

Special Guest - Whitney Wright 06/28/2021

Special Guest - Whitney Wright This week I want to focus an episode on blended families and the many shapes they take. I decided to talk to my cousin Whitney about her experience losing her father at a young age (my uncle) and what her life has been like since gaining a step father. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/19608203

Special Guest - Kimberly Castaneda 04/06/2021

Special Guest - Kimberly Castaneda Today's episode is a conversation I had with my new friend Kimberly Castaneda. Kimberly met her husband Felipe when they were fifteen years old. Since meeting Felipe joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, both have embarked on church missions, Kimberly has learned two languages and they are now married with two beautiful children. Listen as Kimberly shares the challenges and joys of being in a multicultural relationship and all that has happened along the way! /episode/index/show/mixed/id/18609893

I had a miscarriage....and then Texas had a HUGE winter storm 03/03/2021

I had a miscarriage....and then Texas had a HUGE winter storm It's been a rough few weeks...not too long ago I experienced my first miscarriage, and shortly after beginning to process that we got to be part of history yet again and experience winter storm Uri, power outages and all. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/18179171

It's 2021! 01/26/2021

It's 2021! So it's been a while y'all...I can say y'all now that I live in Texas right? Let's check in with each other this new year... /episode/index/show/mixed/id/17685248

Special Guest - Lauren Cunico 11/10/2020

Special Guest - Lauren Cunico Today's interview is with my new friend Lauren Cunico, who talks about her hispanic heritage, her global travels, raising bilingual children and serving a missing for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Honduras. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/16748747

2020 Mulan Movie Review 09/17/2020

2020 Mulan Movie Review I've watched many movies during this pandemic (don't even get me started on Netflix's Love Guaranteed...bleh!) but felt the need to do a personal review of the 2020 Disney Plus Mulan. there are MANY opinions on this movie, but here is my take. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/16034147

I'm thankful for cancer 07/28/2020

I'm thankful for cancer It's been a while! I've been on a hiatus as my family and I moved from Washington State to Texas. Right before our move to Texas I got a call from my dad letting me know that my Grandfather who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma wasn't doing as well as we hoped. So I went out to see him and wanted to share my experience with you. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/15378326

Little Fires Everywhere - Review 05/19/2020

Little Fires Everywhere - Review I watched Hulu's, Little Fires Everywhere, and had some thoughts. A lot of thoughts. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/14477552

You Are My Sunshine 04/28/2020

You Are My Sunshine Here is a little Tuesday pick me up for you! Enjoy my ridiculously cute two year old singing a duet of You Are My Sunshine with me. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/14174771

My Day of Fasting 04/14/2020

My Day of Fasting On Good Friday, April 10th there was a worldwide day of fasting. This fast was announced by President Russel M. Nelson during April General Conference and the main purpose was to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a unique experience for myself, and I'm sure for everyone else who chose to participate. I decided to document my experience as I participated in the fast. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/13978697

What Day is it Again? 03/25/2020

What Day is it Again? This past Sunday was amazing, and I'll tell you why....and why this upcoming Sunday won't be one to forget! /episode/index/show/mixed/id/13689836

[Insert Chuck Norris Coronavirus Joke Here] 03/17/2020

[Insert Chuck Norris Coronavirus Joke Here] Well, we all know what is going on, we've seen the news. There is lots of bad news, but there is also good news! /episode/index/show/mixed/id/13587854

So You Want to Talk About Race - Book Club Discussion ft. Aidan Stinger 02/25/2020

So You Want to Talk About Race - Book Club Discussion ft. Aidan Stinger If you listened to my interview with my dear friend Aidan Stinger, you might remember that she gave me some book suggestions. One of those books was, "So You Want to Talk About Race" by Ijeoma Oluo. This book should be a mandatory read for every white person in this country. Aidan and I sat down for a book club discussion to go over our thoughts. You don't need to have read the book to listen to this episode, but I highly suggest reading it after if you haven't already. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/13289963

Life Lately 02/11/2020

Life Lately It's been so long! I want to recap some things that happened lately...poison control, Alaska, and the Super Bowl half-time show! So enjoy a little bit about my life lately. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/13103369

Special Guest - Aidan Stinger 01/07/2020

Special Guest - Aidan Stinger This is probably my favorite interview, because who doesn't like talking to their high school best friend for several hours? Aidan and I had some great times in high school, and now years later I realize there were a lot of questions I didn't ask her then that I wanted to ask her now. Listen as she talks about what being "mixed" means for her. We touch on childhood, high school, mental health, parenthood and more. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/12644144

Special Guests - Tate and Nicole Trujilo 12/10/2019

Special Guests - Tate and Nicole Trujilo Special episode! This week we are diving into a new topic, blended families. Nicole and Tate share their journey finding each other and becoming a blended family with their three kiddos! Tate also shares his experience in foster care and with strained family relations. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/12339401

Taking a Break for Thanksgiving - New Episode Drops Dec. 10th 11/26/2019

Taking a Break for Thanksgiving - New Episode Drops Dec. 10th Just a quick check in to let you know we are on break for Thanksgiving! /episode/index/show/mixed/id/12187925

My Childless Weekend 11/19/2019

My Childless Weekend What does it take to have a childless weekend? A lot of preparation and support. Is it worth it? Yes. I believe that as parents we should all take little breaks from our children, with our spouses and without. This past weekend I had a little getaway with my sister to Portland, one of my favorite cities. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/12090272

More Options Please! 11/12/2019

More Options Please! I've been thinking a lot about minority representation in pop culture, politics and other arenas. My son, without any prompting from us, has been talking about and asking questions about his skin color. It is important for our children to have popular figures, politicians, leaders, and role models to look up to who look like them. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/12013133

Happy Birthday To Me! 11/05/2019

Happy Birthday To Me! Guys today is my 28th Birthday! Part of the reason why my birthday is so great this year is because I was able to accomplish a major goal by running a half marathon a few days ago. I felt compelled to share the whole story with you. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/11912744

Special Guest - Rachel Mickelson 10/29/2019

Special Guest - Rachel Mickelson In this interview I talk to Rachel a native of Washington who is engaged to Andrés Gomez, an international student from Mexico. She talks to me about meeting the love of her life, joining two families from different cultures and countries and the possibility of moving back to Mexico with her husband after graduation. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/11823146

The Topic I Didn't Know I Needed 10/22/2019

The Topic I Didn't Know I Needed Let's talk about mental health, because talking about it makes us better parents. We all have our own truths to share. /episode/index/show/mixed/id/11735066

Special Guest - Ashley Munguia 10/15/2019

Special Guest - Ashley Munguia In this episode I interview a dear friend of mine, Ashley. Ashley and I met back in college where we were both majoring in Broadcast Journalism. She is now working as an anchor and reporter for KSL 5 news in Salt Lake City Utah. Ashley grew up in Hawaii and has a Filipino mother and a Caucasian father. We talk about her childhood, her career, her parents, Donald Trump and motherhood. Plenty of exciting things are waiting for you in this episode so go ahead and push play already! /episode/index/show/mixed/id/11640101

Toddler Talk - Guinea Pig Flavored Ice Cream 10/08/2019

Toddler Talk - Guinea Pig Flavored Ice Cream My three year old and I have a discussion about current events, halloween, life and death and other important topics. But mostly he just wanted to spend time on google images. He will never know a life without google images, kids today! /episode/index/show/mixed/id/11550674

MIXED: Lessons in Multicultural Parenting

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