Category: Show Notes
What does media bias have to do with how marginalized groups are perceived? EVERYTHING. Media bias—the way we see certain groups on TV and in movies—has a massive impact on how we view people in real life. And whether or not we see them as real human beings, or merely …
This special Valentine’s week episode is dedicated to smashing The Patriarchy by tapping deep into the well of your self-love. Because if you want to live your vida mas chévere, if you want to design your best childfree Latina life, you need to have a healthy relationship with yourself. Listen …
Following up from the last episode about how Monica Rivera became her own best friend, this time Monica tells us how her inner critic inspired her to start her own business coaching enterprise for women of color aptly named YOU WANNA DO WHAT?! Listen here: Or choose your favorite podcast …
Monica Rivera had to learn to become her own best friend. In this two-part episode, business coach and TEDx speaker Monica shares how losing her entire biological family in a short period of time afflicted her not only with a deep grief, but also a unique kind of loneliness. And …
If you hate new year’s resolutions, or the idea of “new year, new me” then you might like a Word of the Year better. Listen here: Or choose your favorite podcast player: This episode guides you through setting an intention for your year ahead (as opposed to concrete SMART goals) …
Want more confidence? Hack your brain! Listen here: Or choose your favorite podcast player: While brain hacking sounds mysterious (if not illegal—and painful!), it’s simply the latest way to describe an effective neuroscientific method that rewards you with a “hit” of the happiness (or pleasure) hormone, dopamine. You can harness …
Storyteller Talia Molé, an activist, anthropologist, and artist, shares her journey confronting societal pressures, the impact of language on reproductive rights, and her mission to redefine motherhood. From fighting for a hysterectomy to battling for debt forgiveness, Talia is a powerhouse. Listen here: Or choose your favorite podcast player: In …
It’s celebration time! Having achieved 50 episodes, it’s a great time to use this milestone moment to look back on where we’ve been, how we got here, and where we’re going to continue this journey of living our best lives—la vida más chévere! Listen here: Or choose your favorite podcast …
Another childfree wedding success story—this time, it’s a childfree destination wedding! Listen here: Or choose your favorite podcast player: Bride Andrea Watt shares her experience in throwing the childfree wedding she always wanted: at sunset on the beach with only a small group of adults as guests. It doesn’t sound …
Today’s toxicity ripe for dismantling: the stigma around therapy. Brown people prefer not to air their dirty laundry with strangers, but bury their mental and emotional distress for fear of being labeled weak or crazy. All that does is create a cycle of pain that becomes harder and harder to …
