Practice

What's Holding You Back with Language and identity — what your first language holds?

Discover how your first language shapes who you are. Explore hidden beliefs about identity through timeless wisdom and uncover what's really holding you ba

Juanaguide

What you’ll practice

This is a reflective practice guided by Juana. It gives you one honest question to sit with — the kind that moves you from thinking about an idea to working with it.

The reflection itself unfolds in conversation with Juana, where it adapts to your situation — so you practice it together rather than reading it off the page.

Practice this with Juana

Begin the reflection in a coaching conversation, where it meets what you’re actually working through.

Understand first

Literacy as Resistance and Self-Definition Code-Switching as Intellectual Strategy Linguistic Inheritance and Cultural Rights Language as Intellectual Sovereignty Multilingual Wisdom and the Commons of Language

Go deeper

The Examined Language and identity — what your first language holds Language and identity — what your first language holds Language and identity — what your first language holds: What Nobody Tells You Language and identity — what your first language holds: A Deeper Look Language and identity — what your first language holds: Foundations

Peri

New to this practice?

Peri can explain what this practice is for, help you decide whether it fits what you’re working through, and point you to the right place to begin.

Ready to practice this?

Begin the reflection with your coach, or tell Peri what you’re working through.