Notes From Her's season 1-episode 7 features MOC Maria Elena Altany an opera singer who performs primarily for The Industry LA. In this episode, Maria Elena speaks on how music and singing saved her and why it is an important means of survival. Don't know what the issue of colorism is or what it means when she calls herself "white-passing?" Listen to find out! Stick around to also hear Maria talk about pertinent issues to women’s health such as the effects of birth control, motherhood, her mental health journey and how to manage all of this as a freelance performer! After listening to this episode, I invite you to ask yourself: what kind of privileges do you have? How can you use these privileges to help others? For ways you can use your privileges to help others and ways to help undocumented immigrants, go to: https://hbr.org/2018/09/use-your-everyday-privilege-to-help-othershttps://www.sfweekly.com/news/feature/use-privilege-good/https://www.welcomingamerica.org/engage/take-actionhttps://www.aclu-wa.org/pages/5-things-you-can-do-fight-immigrant-familiesTo find a free clinic near you, go to: https://www.freeclinics.com/To find a therapist or doctor right for you, go to: https://www.psychologytoday.com/usFor more info on Maria Elena and her upcoming performances; visit: https://www.mariaelenaaltany.com/For more on performances with The Industry LA, visit: https://theindustryla.org/Soundbites used from Maria Elena singing in The Industry LA's Crescent City and singing at The Hammer Museum.Follow Notes From Her @notesfromher_ on Instagram and Twitter and like Notes From Her on Facebook! Don't forget to subscribe, rate/review, and leave a comment!Follow host @xochitlmilkaaa on Instagram and Twitter!