Amiga, Handle Your Shit

Have you ever felt like life was asking more of you than you thought you could handle? Sometimes our busiest seasons are also our most beautiful. In this heartfelt solo episode, you'll be reminded that life isn't about perfectly managing every responsibility; it's about surrendering, trusting God's timing, and creating space to fully live through every season with grace. Whether you're navigating...

Some women wait until burnout forces them to slow down. Others get a warning from their bodies and keep pushing anyway. This conversation is a reminder that stress does not simply disappear. It settles into the body, waits patiently, and eventually asks to be heard. In this episode of Amiga Handle Your Shit, Jackie Tapia sits down with Eugenia Jansen , founder of Golden Lotus Gardens, former banki...

Have you ever looked around at your successful life and realized you lost yourself somewhere along the way? Many women spend years taking care of everyone else, building careers, raising families, and chasing success, only to find themselves exhausted, disconnected, and wondering how they got there. This episode is a powerful reminder that true transformation doesn't begin when everything falls ap...

Some people get a wake-up call and make small adjustments. Rose Garcia got hers and decided to go all in on everything. This episode is proof of what happens when someone takes a second chance and refuses to let any part of it go to waste. In this episode of Amiga Handle Your Shit, Jackie Tapia sits down with Rose Garcia , a Latina entrepreneur, real estate veteran, ovarian cancer survivor, and th...

Have you ever felt like the most exciting chapter of your life was behind you? Many women spend years building careers, raising families, achieving goals, and checking all the boxes, only to wake up one day feeling disconnected from the spark that once drove them. This episode is a reminder that reinvention doesn't belong to the young. It belongs to the curious. Whether you're feeling stuck, unins...

This one is personal. Not in the guest-on-a-stage kind of way. In the two-friends-sitting-down-telling-the-truth kind of way. In this episode of Amiga Handle Your Shit, Jackie Tapia turns the mic on herself and sits down with her friend Marisela Arechiga for a raw, unfiltered conversation about body image, the voices in our heads, and what it actually costs to grow up Latina in a culture that had...

Have you ever felt torn between staying loyal to a political party and voting for what actually aligns with your values? This episode dives into the growing frustration many people feel with today’s political climate and the importance of becoming a critical thinker instead of blindly following party lines. Through an honest and unfiltered conversation, this discussion explores polarization, leade...

Latinos are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the United States, and yet the system is not exactly set up to help them scale. This episode is proof of what happens when you build anyway. In this episode of Amiga Handle Your Shit, Jackie Tapia sits down with Shan Berries and her sister Erika K. Clark , the CEO and CFO behind Shades by Shan, an inclusive beauty brand built from the groun...

Content advisory: This episode explores deeply personal experiences of sexual trauma and assault. Please listen with care and give yourself grace. In this episode of Amiga Handle Your Shit, Jackie Tapia sits down with Evelyn Gutierrez , transformational breathwork and integration coach, and founder of Beyond A Breath . April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Evelyn is not just talking about i...

Have you ever felt like you were being called into a new season… but everything in your life still looks “successful” on paper? This episode is an invitation to sit with the tension between ambition and faith. It explores what happens when the life you built no longer fully aligns with the person you’re becoming, and how trusting God in those moments can feel both sacred and terrifying. This is a...

What happens when forgiveness and healing are not the same thing? In this powerful and deeply emotional conversation, this episode explores the difference between being forgiven and actually healing, and how unresolved grief, shame, and trauma can live quietly inside us for years. This conversation sheds light on the importance of facing our past, allowing ourselves to grieve, and finding healing...

Some conversations ask more of us than others. This is one of them. In this episode of Amiga Handle Your Shit, Jackie Tapia and co-host Marisela Arechiga sit down with Angela , a Valley girl, a proud Latina of Cuban and Colombian roots, and a woman who has carried a story for decades that most women carry in silence. This is Part One of a two-part conversation, and it is entirely about choice; not...

Have you ever felt like your life path chose you before you even understood it yourself? This episode is a powerful conversation about resilience, grief, migration, and the courage it takes to keep following your calling even when life feels uncertain. It’s a reminder that sometimes the path is not linear, but the passion in your heart can still guide you exactly where you are meant to be. Tune in...

Money is one of the most powerful tools we have, yet for many Latino families, it’s also one of the least talked about. Fear, silence, and misinformation around money have kept generations from accessing opportunities that could change their lives. This episode is about breaking that silence. In this live episode of Amiga, Handle Your Shit , Jackie Tapia sits down with financial educator and nonpr...

Have you ever felt like mental health struggles were something you had to keep quiet about? For many Latino families, conversations about mental health are still surrounded by stigma, silence, and misunderstanding. This episode opens an honest and heartfelt dialogue about what happens when we choose to speak up, seek support, and create community around challenges that many families experience but...

Most businesses start with an idea. The resilient ones start with a pivot. Before Local Fixture became a creative landmark in Whittier, it was an e-commerce hustle when larger companies overtook the market. This episode is about what happens when entrepreneurs read the writing on the wall , trust their instincts, and build something rooted in community instead of algorithms. In today’s episode of...

To what extent have your cultural values shaped your professional career? Have you ever thought of turning the Latino values you grew up with into a catalyst for success in entrepreneurship?   In this episode, I'm joined by Ivonne Feizy, an HR Specialist who chose to handle her shit differently and took the leap of faith into entrepreneurship with remarkable success. Born and raised in M...

There is a quiet kind of courage that comes with being the first. First to apply. First to navigate systems your parents never had access to. First to make decisions without a roadmap. This episode is about that courage, and the trust it takes to keep moving anyway. In today’s episode of Amiga Handle Your Shit, Jackie Tapia sits down with Valerie Carrillo , a first-generation Latina navigating the...

Have you ever felt like you were constantly trying to define yourself while moving between cultures, expectations, and identities? This episode explores what it means to reclaim your voice and sense of self when you’ve spent years navigating spaces that were not built with you in mind. It’s a powerful conversation about identity, belonging, resilience, and the courage it takes to show up fully as...

Healing does not always start in a textbook or a therapy room. Sometimes it begins in a family story, a breakup, a body that learned to survive too early, or a question we were never taught to ask ourselves. This episode is about what happens when a Latina decides to listen to those experiences instead of outrunning them. In today’s episode of Amiga Handle Your Shit , Jackie Tapia sits down with l...

Have you ever found yourself in a season where everything feels quiet, unclear, and a little uninspired? This episode is an honest reflection on the in-between moments of life. The seasons where you are still showing up, still carrying responsibility, but feel emotionally depleted and unsure of what’s next. It’s a reminder that not every chapter needs to be loud or polished to be meaningful. Tune...

A year has passed since the Palisades and Eaton fires tore through Los Angeles, but the real story is what came after. The rebuilding. The delays. And the systems that continue to fail the communities most impacted. In today’s episode, Jackie sits down with real estate developer and community voice Marisela Arechiga for a raw conversation about what the one-year mark after the fires actually looks...

Have you ever felt ready to close a year with honesty instead of pretending everything was fine? This episode is about telling the truth about what the year actually brought, the lessons it demanded, and the clarity that comes when you stop romanticizing struggle. It’s a conversation rooted in reflection, release, and the intentional decision to move forward differently. Tune in to this new episod...

Tech is no longer the future. It is the present. And it is moving fast. Today’s theme, Latinas Leading the Tech Revolution, is a reminder that innovation is not reserved for a select few. It belongs to us too, and this moment demands that we stop standing on the sidelines and start shaping the world being built around us. In today’s episode, we revisit three powerhouse conversations with four muje...

Have you ever looked back at your life and realized you manifested it long before it happened? This episode is a powerful reminder that intention, alignment, and belief are not abstract concepts but real forces that shape our reality. Through lived experience, this conversation explores how clarity of vision, authenticity, and deep inner trust can turn dreams into tangible success, even when the p...