S1: E3 “Narrative Resiliency: Latinx Literature, Sobriety, and the Atypical Path with Professor Lisa Quinones”

Episode via YouTube: https://youtu.be/1PCzcl3F1Nc?si=tLbdWSOwtLnN0xrm

About S1: E3

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Professor Lisa Quinones for the latest episode of Queerstories of Recovery: Voices from the Margin.

As a lecturer at SUNY Maritime College and the founder of the Atypical Familia blog, Lisa brings a unique and vital perspective to the intersections of recovery and professional life.

We explored how she balances academic rigor with the vulnerability required in long-term recovery, and how she is using her forthcoming memoir, Atypical Motherhood, to challenge cultural narratives.

For anyone interested in inclusive storytelling, neurodiversity advocacy, or the “atypical” path through higher education, this conversation is one that’s not to miss!

About Professor Lisa Quinones

About Lisa: Lisa Quinones is a native New Yorker: born in Manhattan, raised in Queens, and has called the Bronx home since 2000.

She holds a BA in English from Lehman College and an MFA in creative writing from the City College of New York. She is the founder of the award-winning blog Atypical Familia, an online destination for parents raising children with autism.

Lisa’s work has appeared in The Huffington Post, LATINA, and Parents. Currently, she is a lecturer at SUNY Maritime College specializing in Latinx literature. Committed to fostering inclusive and critical dialogue, Quinones combines academic rigor with a passion for storytelling, guiding students to think deeply about literature’s role in shaping and challenging cultural narratives.

Quinones is at work on her debut memoir, Atypical Motherhood, a personal exploration of parenting, resilience, and rewriting the narrative of family life.

For more information about Lisa’s work: http://atypicalfamilia.com/