Category: Culture

A photo of the Plaza de Armas in Lima, Peru. There are palm trees with a Christmas tee in the middle. People are walking around the sidewalks within the plaza, surrounded by yellow colonial style buildings.

Away From Home For The Holidays

The most significant yet unrecognized price of migration. As I prepare to celebrate Christmas with my family in Canada, for yet another year I can’t help but feel the weight of being away from my home country of Peru during the holiday season. I’ve lived in Canada for almost 30 years and I’ve been so […]

Episode 43 | Latina Motherhood with Gilza Fort Martinez

Gilza Fort Martinez is a Latina licensed marriage and family therapist who provided incredible insight on the cultural complexities of Latina motherhood.

Three generations, two women and a young girl look up while standing in a line.

Episode 34 | Breaking Intergenerational Cycles

Show Notes My podcast came from an idea of sharing my experiences and lessons as a parent, and how I parent differently than I was parented. My parenting approach is different because I wanted to break from what we know call “intergenerational cycles”. This is truly the foundationof the work I do on this podcast.  […]

Vida With Christie

Children’s Books About Outstanding Women

Celebrate women around the world, past, present and future, by adding these incredible stories to your book collection!

Vida With Christie

Our Favourite Children’s Book By Black Authors

Your child’s library should be diverse and reflect representation at school and at home. We recommend these titles are they are some of our favourites!

Vida With Christie

Halloween Activities That Are Not Trick-Or-Treating

There are so many more fun and spooky options other than trick-or-treating to celebrate Halloween. Give some of these a try!

Latina Podcasters

Pass The Mic Challenge by Latina Podcasters

I’m featured in a Pass The Mic Challenge video, in collaboration with fellow talented Latina podcasters.

Vida With Christie

Episode 3: Christmas in Two Cultures

Sharing my experience and tips on raising kids in a multicultural home during the holiday season.

My Immigrant Life

Episode 2: My Immigrant Life

Immigration is a big part of my identity. I am a proud Peruvian-Canadian immigrant. In this episode, I discuss my immigration story with My Immigrant Life Podcast.