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All my Latinx ladies, do you have a mama con drama? Say no more, I brought Zeahlot Lopez, licensed counselor and marriage and family therapist to talk about all things relationships with our mothers and how to start the healing process.  Side note: a difficult mother can include your biological mother, step-mother, mother-in-law, and or the motherly figure who raised you. I love this episode becau...

WHO DO YOU VOUCH FOR?    I can vouch for Christiana delivering some amazing insight into breaking into the start-up world. I am so excited to share this amazing Latina's story on how she became the CEO of Vouch, a social matchmaking, and dating app. Let me give you a little spoiler. It took some GRIT and passion. You will be shocked to hear how Christiana got into the start-up space with little co...

Are you settling in your job? Do you feel like you lack direction and purpose? Do you feel trapped with society telling you, you shouldn't feel your feelings?  Then this episode is meant for you. I am so excited to share Darryl Wyrick's story and how he is changing the status quo as a black man by putting mental health as a priority,  not settling, and seeking purpose and ways to impact his commun...

Feeling lost in your entrepreneurial journey?  Does it feel like everyone is doing all the things and you are not doing enough? This week's episode, I have Monica Dorsey who shares her journey creating her non-profit Endless Potential. She shares her personal struggles with self-doubt and imposter syndrome and provides practical tips on how to show up for yourself and your passion. Monica shares h...

Let's be real, the only thing that's certain in life is change. Circumstances change. Relationships change. We change. That means it's quite possible that the mental habits you once built into your life will, at some point, no longer serve you. The best way to start feeling better about yourself is to notice the automatic mental and emotional habits that don't serve you well and find more self-com...

Met up with the ladies of the Modern Day Mujeres podcast and absolutely fell in love with their personalities and drive for personal growth. These ladies have created a podcast that touch on so many topics but also interview other women who wish to share their stores or shine light on their business. In this episode, we chat about their individual personal development journeys and what it means to...

You all asked for it and I am delivering it. Here is the much-anticipated episode on comparison and why it kills creativity. In this short episode, I am riding solo talking about the psychology behind comparing, how do we create comparison, benefits of comparing for Entrepreneurs and High Achievers, why comparison kills creativity, helpful tips to stop comparing, and my words of wisdom. We are all...

Calling all broke Millennials! In this week's episode, I have Erin Lowery, creator of BrokeMillennial.com and author of the Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together. Erin will share practical tips to start applying to get your finances on track. Erin shares some additional insights from her book on how to get financially naked with your significant other and how to h...

In this episode, Jessica Milanes and I have an honest conversation about infertility. We talk about her infertility journey, how she works with other women who are going through this, and so much more. This episode is about shedding light on an important topic that not many talk about.  We dive deep into the emotional impact of being infertile and having miscarriages and how you can support someon...

Imposter syndrome is a persistent feeling of self-doubt, incompetence, and inadequacy. It sounds like this "I don't deserve this job. I just got lucky, "Who am I to do this? What do I know?", "I managed to pull it off today. But sooner or later, they will find out that I am just faking it". Imposter syndrome is a whole new level of self-doubt it's like self-doubt on steroids. It makes you feel as...

In this episode, I have Andrea Hoyos share her story about being in an abusive relationship. We talk about the emotional abuse she endured as we often don't talk about this when we refer to abusive relationships. Emotional abuse can include insulting, blaming, belittling, withholding affection, criticizing, threatening, gaslighting, humiliating or stonewalling to gain and maintain power and contro...

So excited for this episode, I have Elizabeth Fischer,  founder of ZerModus. I was honored to get to share Elizabeth's story and journey creating her planners. We chat about all things mental health, parental expectations, entrepreneurship, and EMDR therapy. You get to hear first hand what inspired her creating Zermodus.  Elizabeth also shares the newest addition to her business the Everyday Human...

I really enjoyed recording this episode. Melissa Bridges gives listeners her insight into her world of growing up as a CODA. For those who don't know what CODA stands for a child of a deaf adult. In this episode, we chat about Melissa's experience growing up as a child of a deaf adult which is not as uncommon as you think. We discuss Deaf Culture, misconceptions, and how to interact with individua...

Navigating your finances can be difficult especially if you grew up in a household where maybe talking about money was taboo.  Maybe in your culture it was customary for the men in the family to handle the finances or vice versa. Irregardless, it is important that we understand the services that are available to us that can help us reach our financial goals. In this episode, I invited Andee Sloot...

Getting fired can be very traumatic even if you're expecting it. Being let go from a job can generate several negative emotions including shock, anger, sadness, worry, and fear about the future. But what about what comes after?  In this episode, Lara shares her story about being let go and provides great advice on how to navigate this if you are currently experiencing a job loss.  Lara Days is a t...

I am thrilled to have Patrice Douglas on the podcast. She is a stigma fighter who is dedicated in educating minority communities on mental health topics. In this episode we talk about minority mental health specifically anger management. Patrice has so much knowledge in this subject!!! I am so excited for you all to listen.  Patrice Douglas is a licensed marriage & family therapist in California a...

In this episode, we talk about Sean's journey navigating depression and anxiety. Sean shares his experience having depression while being in the United States Marine Corps. Sean is an entrepreneur and author of " Love At first touch " and " Love, pain, and my dearest darkness ". Sean hopes that his story inspires more conversations about mental health and stigma among mental health in men.  Guest...

Out of my own curiosity as a millennial who knows nothing about homeownership and growing up my family never talked about how to approach buying a home, I reached out to Sean Ray Dallas Real Estate Expert to talk all about homeownership. In this episode, Sean shares homeownership myths, understanding the finances behind homeownership and what you need to know before approaching homeownership . Sea...

In this episode, Zach Smith opens up about his experience having to resign as a youth pastor. One of the things that stand out from this episode is that healing never stops, circumstances can affect us, people hurt us along the way, and we won't get over it quickly. This is truly the human experience of how circumstances can make us pick up our lives and have to start over. It takes time to unrave...

Season 2 is here!    In this episode, Shannon shares her story and journey through the grief of miscarriage. Shannon sheds light to some factors that make miscarriage a difficulty experience and her hope through it all.    Shannon is a Transition Vocational Counselor working with students with disabilities and a Licensed Professional Counseling Intern working on getting fully licensed in the State...

Season 2 is coming soon and can't wait for you to hear what's in store this season.  I am so honored to be able to provide a space for such amazing people to share their stories. This season is full of growth!     

Oh boy, here it goes. This is real this is me. I have been juggling many emotions this year and I am finally in a space where I feel I can share in hopes to help others reflect on where they are at right now in their lives. In this episode, I share my experience with burnout and finally quitting my job. For those who have never experienced this or don't know what burnout is, burnout is a state of...

In this episode, Casey Bonano joins me in having an open and honest conversation about unhealthy eating habits, breaking patterns of destructive eating, body image, the psychology of food, creating eating habits that are sustainable and so much more. This episode is jam-packed with great advice.    Casey Bonano RD, LD, CEDRD is a Texas Christian University graduate with a BS in Coordinated Dieteti...

In this episode, I interview Lindsay Preston, a wife, a mom of two, and a multi-certified life coach, teacher & strategist. Her passion is teaching goal-getting, fear-facing women the neuroscience-backed process for lifelong success. Lindsay is also the podcast host for the Unstoppable Women Podcast. Lindsay is the true testimony of resiliency and perseverance. We will get hear her story as well a...

You are so bipolar! The weather is so bipolar!  We have to stop using this word as an adjective to describe. Bipolar disorder is a serious medical condition that affects around 60 million people worldwide.  People with bipolar disorder experience a pattern of depressive and manic or hypomanic episodes . It can impact a person's mood, energy levels, and ability to function. It's not the same as bei...