Tag: Family

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.

Danielle Meadows-Stinnett posing with red framed glasses and a white Incredible Hulk vintage style t-shirt

Episode 41 | Speaking to Children About Autism with Danielle Meadows-Stinnett

Danielle Meadows-Stinnett shares about her experiences as the superheroine mama to a child with autism and redefining quality time as a family.

Christie Lazo posing with her academic presentation in the form of a slideshow in the background.

Episode 39 | Academic Mama

Episode Notes I have BIG news to share on this latest episode. While I don’t want to give it away in the description, even though the title of this episode is a major hint, I will share that I am making one of my wildest dreams come true. I am living it and am fully […]

Episode 37 | Parenting Wholeheartedly with Danielle Bettmann

Show Notes Danielle Bettmann is an incredible parenting coach and educator who I’ve had the pleasure of connecting with on various ocassions. On this episode, Danielle and I speak about nurturing the relationship that we have with our kids from a young age to the teenage years and beyond, the complexities of having a co-parent […]

Episode 36 | Parenting in Uniform with Lieutenant Colonel Claudia Peña

Lieutenant Colonel Claudia Peña taught us about parenting in uniform and her work advocating for women in leadership within the line of duty.

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.  […]

Episode 33 | Helping Kids Face Tough Challenges with Sara Olsher of Mighty and Bright

Sara shares her incredible story of resilience which led her to create Mighty and Bright, a company supporting families facing tough challenges.

Episode 32 | Facing Parenting Challenges With Positivity with Tee of Positivitee x2 Podcast

Tee of Positivitee x2 Podcast is an inspiration when it comes to facing parenting challenges with a positive attitude. She drops incredible gems we could all apply to our daily lives in this episode.

Episode 31 | 2021 Reflections

On the last episode of the year, I reflect on what it has been like to survive 2021 in a pandemic and set intentions for 2022.