Unfiltered & Unapologetic: Revolutionary healing, sin pelos en la lengua.
ENGLISH:
For the ones who held it all in to keep the peace—this is where you exhale. A space for cultura, corazón, and coming home to yourself.
Unfiltered & Unapologetic is a healing space for first-gen Dominican souls—and anyone who was taught to survive, not feel. Hosted by Caitlin Gil-Soto, this podcast explores inner child healing, boundaries, faith, emotional wellness, and cultural truth-telling. Whether you’re crying to boleros, dancing your pain out to dembow, or learning to say “no” for the first time, this space is for you. We heal here—out loud, with tenderness, and without shame.
New episodes every week.
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ESPAÑOL:
Pa’ los que aguantaron todo pa’ no hacer olas—este es tu respiro. Un espacio de cultura, corazón y regreso a ti.
Unfiltered & Unapologetic es un espacio de sanación pa’ las almas dominicanas de primera generación—y to’ el que aprendió a sobrevivir, no a sentir. Dirigido por Caitlin Gil-Soto, este podcast explora el niño interior, los límites, la fe, el bienestar emocional y la verdad cultural. Aquí lloramos con bachata, soltamos con merengue, y aprendemos a poner límites sin culpa. Aquí se sana en voz alta—con ternura, sin filtro y sin vergüenza.
Episodios nuevos cada semana.
Síguenos: en IG: @caitlinlajefaa y @unfilandunapologeticpod + en TikTok @Caitlajefa
Unfiltered & Unapologetic: Revolutionary healing, sin pelos en la lengua.
4. The Wounds We Inherit: Healing the Father Wound & Mother Wound in Dominican Homes
🌀 This episode is not about blaming our parents — it’s about honoring our truth and recognizing the emotional wounds that shaped us. From generational trauma to emotional absence, we explore how these patterns impact our identity, our faith, and our capacity to receive love.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
✅ What the mother wound and father wound actually are
✅ How these wounds are passed down through Dominican, Afro-Caribbean, and immigrant homes
✅ How they show up in adulthood: in relationships, decisions, self-worth, and boundaries
✅ Why they block abundance and distort your relationship with peace, rest, and joy
✅ How trauma lives in the body — not just the mind
✅ What healing looks like: nervous system work, reparenting, spiritual reconnection
✅ How these wounds manifest differently in women and men
✅ Affirmations, journal prompts, and a Dominican-style prayer to support your healing
📝 Journal Prompts in This Episode
- What version of love did I grow up with? Was it safe, conditional, or silent?
- What emotions or parts of me were silenced in order to be accepted?
- What part of me still believes I have to suffer to be worthy of love or joy?
- How does my body react when I feel emotionally unsafe?
- What version of strength did I inherit, and what version do I want to embody now?
🌿 Affirmations to Remember
✨ My truth is sacred — I can honor my parents and still honor my pain.
✨ It is safe for me to feel. I no longer have to earn love through silence or shame.
✨ My body is not broken — it’s the keeper of everything I survived.
✨ I release struggle as my identity. Peace and abundance are my inheritance.
✨ My strength is sacred, but so is my softness. I give myself permission to be both.
🙏🏽 Dominican-Style Prayer for Inner Healing
Lord, I surrender the wounds I inherited but never asked for. I give you the harshness, the silence, the absence, and the pressure. I no longer want to carry what was never mine. Teach me how to love without repeating pain. Make me mother, father, friend, and guardian to my inner child. Remind me that I belong to You. And in You, everything I lacked becomes abundance. Amen.
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