Hello! I’m Melina!
I’m a scholar-poet-artist born and raised in Yokuts Lands (Central Valley, CA). I identify as a queer displaced Mexican (and Chicana loca!). My family is rooted in California and Guanajuato, Mexico. My work is inspired by my fat queer life & grounded in my desire for radical collective transformation, healing, and justice. I strive to be a heart-led scholar-practitioner guided by principles of love, compassion, liberation, and decolonization. My goal is to help people be free and heart-led!
The ideas and values that inspire me include:
- Community & Interdependence
- Honesty & Integrity
- Healing & Actualization
- Empathy & Endurance
- Fearlessness & Accountability
- Buen Vivir (Good Life)