Reminder: You deserve to have joy and to feel fulfilled in your life. Yes, you….who works tirelessly at her job inside and outside the home. The one who focuses on getting it DONE each day but sometimes forgets to take care of herself the way she really needs to.

Life isn’t linear, including careers. There is no playbook and no manual to this thing. You get to decide how you want to show up and do this thing called life.

I’m riding solo with my kiddos today. Well, two of them. The youngest is sick and abuela’s got her. We have a birthday party, a trip to CVS to pick up a gift bag for the present (yes waiting until the last minute)…

Episode 69 transcript: Cristina Costa (Part Two) – How to go from Surviving to Thriving…

Do you want to be happier? The major key to happiness (per the longest happiness research study) is having quality relationships…

Clap it up for yourself. It’s the end of the week. Focus on all you did - the big and small successes. It all counts. It all matters…

I never liked being told what to do as a child. “Do this” or “don’t do that” or “you should do that” or “you NEED to do that”…

Last week, I had the honor and privilege of sharing space with fellow first gens and inspirational humans Noel Claudio, PMP, CSM, Odalys Jasmine Garcia Arce, Kavell Brown, Brittani Baker and Pabel Martinez to talk about the importance of self-love and taking care of our mental health.

Episode 68 transcript, with special guest Cristina Costa. Part 1 of - How to go from Surviving to Thriving!

No you aren’t crazy for wanting something more, even if you’re grateful for all you have and are “comfortable.”

Episode Transcript: We all deserve to have fulfilling careers and lives. We deserve to experience joy and peace, and freedom and all of those things that make us feel truly alive.

It’s Black History Month. We celebrate Black and Latinx history and culture in my house everyday because it’s what our family is.

Today, I was asked what lesson I had learned in January. I honestly hadn’t thought about it because there’s been so much going on, and much to process.

Celebrate every win. Celebrate yourself like a 7-year-old who drinks from a fridge’s filtered water spout with a straw and then does a dance.

Three years ago, my husband had an idea. He started working on it late at night. He’d work his full-time job, and after he and I put the kids to bed, he’d work on his idea.

Taking care of our emotional and mental well-being starts with us. Each one of us decides what we need and why, and how to help ourselves through challenging times.