Living In Layers

Living in Layers Season Two: The Journey Continues

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:39:57 GMT

Season Two of Living in Layers dives even deeper into the messy, beautiful journey of being human. This season explores how we navigate relationships, family, education, and culture while also doing the hard work of healing. From romance and friendship to body image, social media, and the state of our world today, each episode uncovers the layers that shape who we are. At the heart of it all is a reminder to protect your peace, honor your joy, and live with purpose.

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The Practice of Peace

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT

In the Season 1 finale, Katrina reflects on how we build a life after becoming through rest, regulation, and reclaiming ease as a birthright. She shares personal truths about motherhood, burnout, healing, and choosing peace in a world that glorifies struggle. This episode is both a closing chapter and a love letter to everyone learning to slow down, breathe deeply, and live gently. Season 2 promises deeper conversations and new voices but for now, we end this chapter with softness, clarity, and intention.

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Who Am I Becoming ?

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:18:48 GMT

In this deeply personal episode, Katrina explores what it means to outgrow old identities and step into the unknown with intention. She reflects on shedding the roles that once kept her safe like the fixer, the strong one, the overachiever and invites listeners to do the same. Through honesty, grief, and soft rebirth, this episode is for anyone standing at the edge of reinvention, asking not “Who was I?” but “Who am I becoming?” Together, we begin to name ourselves, honor our evolution, and embrace the freedom of change.

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Unlearning to Fit In: Belonging Without the Mask

Wed, 21 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT

in this episode Katrina leaves us with a love note to authenticity. I talk about unlearning the need to fit in and making space to just be. From code-switching to shrinking ourselves, we’ve learned to perform. But kids remind us freedom is being yourself, fully. Let’s take a page from their playbook and start nurturing that bold, unfiltered joy in ourselves again.

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Healing in Real Time

Mon, 19 May 2025 23:25:28 GMT

In this episode, Katrina Iseni Perez unpacks the deep work of healing generational trauma while parenting, exploring what it means to nurture your inner child while raising your own children. From breaking inherited cycles to modeling emotional intelligence, Katrina reflects on the messy middle of healing in real time. She invites listeners into honest, raw storytelling where grace, growth, and radical self-love create space for freedom across generations.

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The Beauty in the In-Between: Embracing Every Layer

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 19:34:40 GMT

In this episode of Living in Layers, Katrina Iseni Perez dives deep into the complex beauty of multiracial identity, the weight of historical trauma, and the journey of radical self-acceptance. She shares personal stories of isolation, resilience, and finding power in duality. This is a conversation for anyone who has ever felt like they lived between worlds and an invitation to embrace every part of who you are.

🎧 Plus, a glimpse into next week's topic: healing your inner child and breaking cycles of generational trauma.

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Episode 1 : Becoming the Layers

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:24:08 GMT

In this debut episode, I, Katrina Iseni Perez, share the journey that led me to create Living in Layers. From becoming a mom at a young age to navigating trauma, identity, mental health, and healing I open up about what it means to exist in between worlds as a multiracial woman. This episode is an invitation to sit with your own stories, embrace your layers, and know that you are never alone. It’s raw, real, and rooted in truth. Welcome to the beginning of something powerful.

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