How To Find Yourself By Building Community, and Healing Trauma in Border-Communities with Acupuncturist and Humanitarian Jacqueline Arellano

Today we’re speaking with an incredible woman, humanitarian, and Acupuncturist Jacqueline Arellano. She is a badass who Alix met via a beauty forum a few years ago, and we have been dying to speak with her this season! Jacqueline is a lifelong humanitarian who grew up in California within communities that border Mexico. As the child of Mexican immigrants, Jacqueline was raised with these communities being an extension of her own, always looking to help Americans who endure the dangerous and long journey through the desert, escaping the horrors and unlivable conditions from which they fled in the hopes of having a chance at life. (As an aside, I have many Latinx friends who constantly remind me that the United States is not the only country on the American Continent and that technically, we are all American. Amen!) Today Jacqueline donates her Acupuncture services to the non-profit Border Kindness, whose mission is to provide asylum-seekers, migrants, refugees, and the displaced with comprehensive services that include food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and legal services. She also leaves food, water, and supplies in the desert for people still in the middle of their journey. This interview was incredibly eye-opening for both Alix and I, and we think it will be for you too! You can donate to Border Kindness using: Paypal (please specify Border Kindness) Venmo to @Border-Kindness Zelle to [email protected] Cash App to $borderkindness GoFundMe Click this link to purchase Christmas gifts from the Border Kindness Holiday Shopping List, and donate a toy to a vulnerable child on the border Check out Jacqueline and give her some love on Instagram via @borderkindness or her personal page @agua.agujas . Check out our Instagram @truebeautybrooklyn or @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Visit us at www.truebeautybrooklynpodcast.com to learn more about us, and all of our incredible guests! If you live locally, make an appointment and come check us out at www.truebeautybrooklyn.com. Don’t forget to send us your questions and segment letters to [email protected] and we’ll see you back here next week. Don’t forget to rate us 5-stars, or leave a review on Apple iTunes, and tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices