Angela Montijo on Autism, Emergen...
Angela Montijo on Autism, Emergent Strategy & Living the Soft Life | Beats & Balance Podcast

Beats & Balance Podcast by Tinora Locke Terrefe

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In this episode of the Beats & Balance Podcast, host Tinora Locke-Terrefe is joined by Angela Montijo (she/they) a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, writer, and educator rooted in youth justice, community care, and liberation.

Angela shares their story as a first-gen Latine from Inglewood, navigating neurodivergence and receiving an autism diagnosis to access workplace accommodations, and how that journey shaped their vision of living a soft, ease-filled life.

With over a decade of experience in juvenile justice, mental health, and education, Angela reflects on what it means to practice from an anti-oppressive, liberatory framework—centering those most impacted,

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