ENCUENTRAS YOUR VOICE

This is a Pod Club episode that gives us insight to what we listened to last week with our featured guest, Leticia Lopez. We take time to really sit in the valuable gems that she brought forward and what it means in living the #FirstGenVida. There are two real gems: First, learning how to speak so you are heard. And second, if people are hearing you then why not tell them your big dream? Or, is dr...

No matter where you are in life, there is always a possibility for manifesting the life you want. Even little shifts can move you closer to your goals when empowered by positive thoughts. This week's guest, Leticia Lopez, Director at Ambridge Hospitality, teaches the power of positive thinking to change your life, if you start with one belief: Love Yourself First. From there, anything is possible...

This is a Pod Club episode that gives us insight to what we listened to last week with our featured guest, María Marqués. We take time to really sit in the valuable gems that she brought forward and what it means in living the #FirstGenVida. There are two real gems: First, learning the true history of Afro Cubans and their immediate ancestry to the Yoruba people of Western Nigeria that influenced...

It's all about Cuba this week, from traumatic history of Cuba's children in the 50's to the soulful healing of it's Afro Latina music. Mari Marques shares her personal story of being separated from her parents in Cuba, traveling alone, at 7 years old, to the U.S. through the Peter Pan propaganda program. You don't know this history unless you lived it! Mari's values of lifelong learning led her fr...

This is a Pod Club episode that gives us insight to what we listened to last week with our featured guest, Ashley Rivera Mercado. We take time to really sit in the valuable gems that she brought forward and what it means in living the #FirstGenVida. There are two real gems in talking about social media marketing for First Gen Latinas: First, social media marketing to build your business and brand...

Special guest, Ashley Rivera Mercado, Founder of Primer Dia Creative, a full service digital marketing company, encourages Latina Founders, Execs and Owners to step out into their truth to build community and loyal customers. Ashley emphasizes that all owners need a social media presence based on authentic branding. But, our culture often looks down on us sharing ourselves honestly. So, what's a L...

This is a Pod Club episode that gives us insight to what we listened to last week with our featured guest, Dr. Joanna Feliciano. We take time to really sit in the valuable gems that she brought forward and what it means in living the #FirstGenVida. There are two real gems: First, are we living a life that we choose or one that meets our family's expectations? And if we are trying to make our famil...

Feeling stuck in life and wondering what to do? Or, hit a hard stop that has you dazed? You are not alone! Cultural standards can be deal breakers and make us feel inadequate or failures, keeping us trapped on a hamster wheel of life that is not ours.  Thankfully, today's guest, Dr. Joanna Feliciano has a much different POV. Her passion is to provide a safe space for Latinas to share those di...

Did you know that each emotion is held in its own "bucket"? And, every emotional expression is based on the very first time you felt it? Wondering why things aren't going as you planned? Take a look back on your earliest experiences of emotion to understand why you feel, sense, do the things you do. In this "Pod Club" episode, Consuelo brings back the "root" of last week's episode with Master cert...

This episode 70 will blow your mind and give you a clear path to liberating yourself from anything that is holding you back from your dreams. Listen to Brenda Amiel explain why we trip up and make some pretty bad decisions for ourselves and how to move on, in a matter of months, from the consequences. Brenda Amiel is the founder of High Vibes Consulting, providing powerful breakthroughs to entrepr...

As we start to wind down 2022, it’s the perfect time to practice the mantra of Episode 68, ‘For the First Time, Let’s Choose Ourselves’ and set the tone for 2023. Luckily, Season 3, of the Life Lnxx Podcast, is filled with sassy Latinas that bring their specialties to the table. The driving force behind these women is their cultural experience and realization that society hasn’t met the needs of t...

You will not see this one coming! This episode snowballs into an avalanche of self love and lessons on how to choose ourselves first. Rosa Revuelta is a First Gen Mexican American who lived the #FirstGenVida; working hard from a very young age at her parent's restaurant while excelling in school. The cultural expectation to achieve higher education is a goal until you realize it's not your decisio...

In Episode 67, Dawn Toledo Walsh shares her story of being determined to succeed and break cultural generational cycles. She was a corporate VP by 40 and then hit the hard stop by Covid. It was the best thing to happen to her. In the silence of shut down, Dawn realized how extreme her career life had become in an effort to do justice by her Puerto Rican parents' hard work. Listen to Dawn describe...

Are you living the life you want or the one you learned? What's holding you back from believing in your own self wealth? Consuelo reflects on last week's episode, 'Breaking Your Own Glass Ceilings', to highlight Linda González' expertise. First, identify the exterior glass ceilings that create systemic barriers. These are too difficult to break through alone, so put your energy towards your intern...

Living a #FirstGenVida takes so much energy just navigating any given day. Little time is left to reflect back on what was learned in childhood and how to disrupt it. Linda González shares her own journey of "excavating" her past to discover the truth behind her father's two families and cultural traditions that need disruption. From familia to cultura to small business success, Linda guides Latin...

It's been a very special week of remembrance, ending on November 2, All Soul's Day and Dia de Los Muertos. Celebration, life memories and tears go hand in hand to bring to light the stories of our ancestors and loved ones who have passed away. Today's episode focuses on the lessons learned from episodes 62 and 63, remembering our ancestors as we continue our journey as travelers, immersing ourselv...

Consuelo loves her numbers, whether their spiritual signs, calculus equations or signals from the universe. Numbers frame action, memories and big wins or even bigger losses. So, it makes total sense that her birthday, 10/26, lands on the 63rd episode and begins a week of emotional remembrance when 11 is the sh!ts. It's also a celebratory week of remembering our ancestors and honoring them through...

"We are all travelers on our own journey." "We are not tourists, checking items off a list." This is the mindset of Ana Gaona and Sandy Correa, Latina Founders of Two Peacock Travels, a concierge travel company elevating life experiences of Latinas and Women of Color through luxurious and transformational travel. Get ready to laugh, cry and shout out in celebration of women who get what it's like...

Immigrant parents tend to have two options when they move. One, assimilate into the new culture, leaving their traditions behind, or two, bring the traditions forward as a reminder of home. First generation adults have a chance to reflect back and choose traditions for their own family. It's the same question but with the roles reversed. Which cultural traditions do you follow to be reminded of wh...

Being a First Generation here in the U.S. is already difficult. There is little guidance or mentorship and usually a lot of trauma from the immigration experience. Then there is the pressure to succeed at all cost, even at risk of assimilating. Does this sound all too familiar? Can you take one more responsibility? There is one which is vital to your identity and healing generational trauma: Under...

Are You On the Edge of Burn Out? Try Adding Empathy Into Your Day Are you feeling overwhelmed? On any given day, life can feel too big to handle. Expectations from employers, family, even yourself may make it more difficult than it has to be. Work typically is the worst culprit with the time demand and lack of support. So, how do you start changing your work environment from Sunday Scaries make to...

In this era of technology mixed with insane wealth, we can often feel the pressure to perform beyond our human capacity. If you are first gen from immigrant parents, that pressure goes through the roof. The results? Struggles with mental health and well being leading to bouts of anxiety, depression and loneliness. In this week's Episode 38, 'Empathy Creates Connection That Heals", Jordana Roman, F...

Tomorrow begins Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month here in the U.S. when we celebrate heritage from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. In today's episode, Consuelo reflects on Violet Canales' emotional episode last week, emphasizing the need to come together in building a Latina community of belonging. But, in a society that looks down on individuality and difference and a...

6 Generations of Vagina Owners Unite This week, Consuelo reflects on Alejandra Crites' journey to breaking down the cultural and societal barriers revolving around women's wellness.. No longer do young girls have to learn about menstruation from awkward conversations with their mom, or even worse, dad! Women can learn about menopause long before that first sweaty episode in the middle of winter. A...

The Retail Marketplace We Always Needed But Never Had... Until Now A world without women would not exist... there, I said it. So, why did it take so long to create a store focused on vaginal wellness for all ages in one place, one conversation? Meet Alejandra Crites , a Latina Founder who garners the power of her birthplace to bring this epic concept to New York City. Casa de La Luna is home to ev...