12 | Cultural Appropriation and Conscious Business with Denisse Peters

The Jordan Lang Podcast

Welcome to Episode 12 of the Jordan Lang Podcast! We are continuing Season 2’s theme of Conscious Business with this conversation with Denisse Peters. Denisse is an Indigenous woman from Mexico. As a Curandera (medicine woman), an activist, and a lifelong student of the universe, Denisse firmly believes that healing, compassion, safety, and dignity should be available to all. She is always looking at ways of giving back to the community, and is passionate about Indigenous rights/issues, Herbalism, History, Space/Quantum Physics, Reiki/Energy work, Tarot, TONS of books, and anything food related. Denisse hopes to remind every person just how sacred they are, and strives to help them reclaim their sovereignty, ancestry, ceremonies, and wellness.

Episode 12 Touches On:

• Denisse's perspective of Conscious Business and how she embodies it
• Taking personal responsibility for the energy of your business and yourself
• What cultural appropriation is and how it causes harm
• Taking the focus off of money and making space for self-reflection
• The beauty and sacredness of different cultures, practices and beliefs
• Struggles Denisse faces as an advocate
• Specific actions white allies can do to be a support
• AND MORE!

Connect with Denisse:Instagram - @mexicamedicineshop and @mexicamedicineWebsite - https://mexicamedicine.square.site

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Quotes from the episode:“How you show up for your business in this conscious space, I believe, is how you show up in life.” - Denisse Peters

“When everyone in this world is given the same opportunities, is treated the same - same access to water, same access to food, same access to education, healthcare; isn't being a victim of predatory behavior, of police brutality, of government erasure - then we can talk. But those things aren't happening and that's a very, very real reality.” - Denisse Peters

”So my biggest thing is if you are profiting off of another culture and there's no give back, you don't know the history, you don't know the people, you're not donating regularly, you're not doing volunteer work, you're not championing their causes…then ask yourself truly, what is your conscious relationship to that?" - Denisse Peters

“Don't try and be something else. You were born the way you were to bring something beautiful into this world.” - Denisse Peters

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