Healing from Racial Discrimination ¿Ahora Que? Now What?

07/18/2026

Hi there 👋🏼

My name is Araceli Esparza
I’m a Poeta. Author. Chicana. Q***r. Nonprofit founder. Storyteller. Coach. Social entrepreneur. 🌵✨

Soy una first-generation Mexicana with un corazón del Midwest y un chingo de esperanza.

I believe stories can heal, belonging is the work, and our voices are meant to be witnessed. Through Midwest Mujeres, I help women build confidence, community, leadership, and economic opportunity because nadie should have to chase their dreams alone.

I wrote Healing from Racial Discrimination: ¿Ahora Qué? Now, What? because our stories deserve more than survival…they deserve healing.

A few years ago I was the one hosting podcasts. Ahora, I get invited onto them. 😄 You’ll find me talking about healing, entrepreneurship, identity, purpose, queerness, leadership, Chicana culture, and the messy, beautiful journey of becoming.

Coffee? Nah…give me un oatmilk tea latte. Books, poesía, good conversations, salsa, community, and women who are ready to change their lives.

Aquí estamos. Sin pedir permiso. ❤️

04/28/2026

So I was in a local Facebook food group and somebody was asking us to talk about racism and how we how we experience it as people of color. 😏

😚I love that my book is the biggest comeback. All I have to do is drop the link for my book!

I’m sharing with you my audience what I wrote!😎🤓

The amount psychological damage racism causes is costly. Guess who doesn’t have to pay for it??? People argue that White folks do pay a cost. 🧐

But when you’re actively experiencing discrimination in the workplace —it’s turns you into who you don’t want to be: a victim. 😢

In my case I turned into the delinquent chola and wanted to take a bite back….😭 Want to find out what happens after I chase her out of the party? Of course, you— do read the book. 🤣😇😌

🎉👋🏼And if you buy this book, you are also supporting a local Latina owned bookstore in Milwaukee!


Check out Healing from Racial Discrimination! ¿Ahora Que? Now, What? - If you are a person who has experienced workplace discrimination, this book is for you. In "Healing from Racial Discrimination! ¿Ahora Qué? Now, What?" author Araceli Esparza, a Nonprofit founder and Storyteller, illustrate...

02/21/2026

✨ Want to support a Wisconsin Latina-owned bookstore and an author at the same time?

When you purchase ¿Ahora Qué? Now, What? Healing from Racial Discrimination through La Revo Books, you’re doing both. Your order directly supports a Latina-owned bookstore here in Wisconsin and helps sustain my work as an author.

Buying books this way is an act of care, culture, and resistance. It keeps our stories circulating in the places that truly value them.

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Thank you for choosing community, culture, and collective uplift. 💜

09/20/2025

📚✨ Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with a gift from me!

My book Healing from Racial Discrimination: ¿Ahora Qué? Now, What? is available to download FREE on Amazon starting today for a limited time. This book is about reclaiming our voices, healing through storytelling, and finding strength in our cultural roots.

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Let’s honor this month by uplifting stories that matter. 💖

08/23/2025

🌿 What is Magical Realism—and how can it help us heal?

Before I took action into my own hands—at a moment when rage and grief had overtaken me—
my Abuelita’s spirit appeared to me.
She didn’t speak in words, but in knowing. In presence.
“Ponlo en las manos de Dios,” she whispered through the wind.

In Healing from Racial Discrimination: ¿Ahora Qué?, I explore how magical realism—through ancestral presence, metaphor, and memory—offered me a path out of despair and into power.

🌊 My grandmother’s indigenous storytelling traditions shaped every chapter.
👁 I used metaphors for depression and anxiety—not to hide them, but to fight them, to give hope shape and texture.
🖋 And in each chapter, I offer healing prompts and journal exercises for you to do the same.

This book is for those of us who carry trauma in our bones—and still choose to dream, write, and rise.

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🛒 Also available at ThriftBooks and Bookshop.org

08/03/2025

https://www.araceliesparza.com/event-details/aracelis-primer-book-reading-1 👏🏽Araceli’s Primer Book Reading❤️ | ARACELI ESPARZA

Celebrate the launch of Araceli Esparza's new book with a special reading event. Don't miss this chance to hear the author share her work and answer your questions.

07/31/2025

This book was born from personal pain—of being fired, dismissed, and questioning my worth. But it is also a testament to Mi Abuelitas and Mi Mama’s legacy of work, a guide for women of color to heal after being fired, silently quitting, laid off, replaced, or dismissed.
I wrote this to remind you: iNo Estas Sola! Your story matters. iTogether, Juntas! Together, we can tell our stories.

"Stories have power. They preserve our truths, challenge the status quo, and create space for healing. For too long, certain voices—especially women, Latinas, and marginalized communities—have been silenced in publishing. Writing a book isn’t just about storytelling; it’s about disrupting oppression."

📖 Here are three ways writing a book can be an act of resistance and transformation:

"Oppression thrives when our stories are told for us or erased altogether. Writing a book lets us reclaim our experiences on our own terms, challenging stereotypes and rewriting the dominant narratives that have shaped us."

💡 Question: What’s a story from your life that deserves to be told?
"Books are blueprints for survival. When we share our lived experiences—whether it's overcoming discrimination, healing from trauma, or navigating success—we offer tools and resources for others facing similar struggles. Our words become pathways to empowerment."

📚 Your voice can be someone’s survival guide.
"Publishing has historically excluded women, people of color, and those outside traditional institutions. Every book we write—and publish—pushes against this exclusion. It opens doors for future writers and shifts the industry toward real representation."

✊🏽 Less than 1% of books published in the U.S. are by Latinas. Let’s change that.

Get on the list for my exclusive Zoom call from Mexico when I read from my book by the ocean 🌊

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