Hi everyone I'm Brine Brown and this is unlocking us.

In today's episode, I am talking with writer,

storyteller, and joy advocate Gabby Rivera.

She is the very first Latina to write for Marvel Comics. So we are

going to completely geek out about superheroes. I don't know if y'all know this but I'm a Marvel fan. Gabby pinned the

solo series America about America Chavez, a portal punching queer Latina powerhouse superhero.

And she is like not just a superhero, she's a shame resilient superhero who does vulnerability.

It's incredible. We also talk about Gabby's debut novel, Juliet takes a

breath, which will actually take your breath away. We discuss how and why it's so important for us to see ourselves as the hero in the

hero's journey. So many books and films about the heroes journey center just boys or men as the

heroes but not Juliet takes a breath and certainly not our Marvel superhero America Chavez. We also talk a lot about food and we explore how joy is an important form of resistance.

I'm so glad you're here for this conversation.

I cannot wait to introduce you to Gabby

if you don't already know her.

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