ENCUENTRAS YOUR VOICE

Generational wealth is often passed down from parent to child. But, for first generation children or families with financial hardship, this can seem a far reach. This week, Consuelo reflects on the lessons learned from Olga Espíritu, Latina Founder of Tree of Life Wealth Advisory Group, guest on last week's episode, and her own experiences growing up. Seize the opportunity to create your own wealt...

Financial Planning with Olga Espíritu . Women may experience life stages much differently. Divorce, economic instability, single parenting have affected women's earning power for decades. This week, Consuelo discusses the power behind a woman financial planner in meeting women's needs, for financial security, in all stages of life. Olga Espíritu shares her journey from growing up in Queens, New Yo...

Renewal Brings Hope & Joy When you take the time to disconnect, literally disconnect, from the daily routine, then you create space to realize the power of renewal. Slowing down time, removing yourself from a schedule brings new perspective. With perspective comes new direction, bolstered by hope and joy. This week, Consuelo introduces Season 3 of the Life Lnxx Podcast through reflection of he...

In the finale of Season 2, Consuelo brings it all together to emphasize the purpose of the podcast, from her choice of the cover art to the name of the show. We are born as badass chicas with the power to affect other people positively and joyfully in living our true selves out loud. With this in mind, bridging all 4 generations of women together creates a force of change that will manifest a worl...

How Cultural Personality Traits Lead to Success On this week's episode, Jacqueline DeJesse shares her cultural identity journey, from being a little child "working" at her Peruvian grandmother's company to struggling to find an ERG (employee resource group) that she feels fully seen in. All the while using her strong cultural traits to make bold moves, literally and professionally, to create the l...

You Were Born For This Moment Consuelo let's her thoughts out, off script and off the cuff, over the emotions from last week's US Supreme Court ruling. Not a rant or aimless statement of the obvious. Instead, a play by play on why it took this long for us to be ready to give birth to a world. Listen to her joyous excitement in realizing you were born for this moment. Consuelo is a first gen Peruvi...

The Thrill of Living In Possibility Have you ever felt you have come to a dead end or that life is just the same, day after day? We all have experienced the frustration of not knowing what to do next. Yet, we all have the capacity to think of living life large, of thinking in possibility that anything can happen. This week, Consuelo emphasizes how the thrill of possibility offers immediate joy fro...

Are You Self-Editing Your Identity for Others? Do you ever feel like something is missing in you and it's making life tricky to navigate? Do you take the time to figure out what is missing? Maybe you have slowly been self-editing your personality and leaving valuable parts of you behind. This week, Consuelo the importance of rediscovering the pieces of identity that may have been put aside so othe...

Why Community Is Vital For Mental Health Care Culturally, mental health care may be considered a taboo. Generationally, it's cause for distrust and inadequacy. Yet, they still had the answer for creating space for mental well-being. This week, Consuelo explains why mental health care was not promoted, both culturally and generationally, here in the U.S., creating a void in mental well-being. Still...

Create Space For Grief Cultural generations have faced grief with support of faith and family, while community creates space for grief. As generations move away from their home, finding support can become difficult, leaving individuals to face grief alone. Discover how we learn from past generations and bring forward the healing traditions that bring solace while leaving behind those that don't. T...

How To Nurture A Multicultural Life Children of multicultural families experience situations that are new to parents, who rely on their own cultural norms. These may be in conflict with the new norms that children are having to create on their own. Learn how to bridge cultures and generations through three cultural aspects that remain rooted in a multicultural life. The added complexity is advanta...

What's In A Name? Your Cultural Identity Many challenges arise from living a multi-cultural life. The challenges to fit into a culture that is different from the one lived at home can be daunting. A lot of them are too obvious to dismiss, like a given name, so this is often the first part to disappear. And with it, a cultural identity from generations of family. This week, Consuelo shares stories...

Women Who Gave Up Everything For Us First generation children, of immigrant parents, can get caught in the struggle of a multicultural identity and lose sight of the courageous journey their parents took to make it happen. Women, especially, carry the extra burden of immigrating with children or getting separated from them in the proces This week, Consuelo highlights the brave women who traveled a...

Creating a Fashion Forward Cultural Identity You are a badass chica who loves her look and sassy style. Fashion is a great statement of true identity and the constant shift in trend lets all the versions of you come forward. But, did you ever think about what happened to that outfit that you tossed out yesterday? This week, Consuelo highlights the damage our fashion sense is having on the planet a...

Does Your Mother Ask Too Much of You? Living true diversity out loud can be difficult, especially when complicated by cultural norms and expectations, especially by your mother. This week, Consuelo begins a month long emphasis on May, the month of mothers. She goes full circle in discussing the complicated relationship with mothers when living multiple cultures at once. Learn how to navigate your...

Are You Living Your True Self? Too often we are told to stop being " fill in the blank here " and sacrifice our identity just so others are comfortable around us. LIFE LNXX encourages women and BIPOC to live life out loud, with their entire person, through generational stories that speak to the glory of living your true self. Why Not Us? I'm your host, Consuelo Crosby, a first generation Peruvian...

Adjust Your POV to Lighten the Load and Feel Renewed The daily grind can make our most cherished life journeys turn into heavy burdens. Rather than give in and give up, try adjusting your point of view just a little. Seek out a fresh perspective and create a sense of renewal towards life and your journey. This week, Consuelo guides you through 3 steps that will bring back that Day 1 excitement and...

How to Be Wealthy in Self-Worth We have all had days that we would just as soon forget. Days that don't represent our best self. Thankfully, these are temporary and shouldn't affect our self-worth. But, do they? This week, Consuelo encourages women to pause a moment and reframe their own view of self-worth. Even though self-esteem may have it's ups and downs, self-worth must stay robust. Dedicatio...

Why A Strong Body Makes A Strong Mind How often are you do you feel hesitant to try something new? Do you second guess yourself and begin to doubt you can do it? This week, Consuelo describes how developing a strong body, step by step, can build a strong mind. The body and mind are inseparable and make great life partners. And just like partners, the body and mind rely on each other to move toward...

Why Struggle Is Your Best Friend Life can be a struggle, especially when work takes so much of it. But struggle is not a bad thing. It may be the best thing that ever happened to you and the community you live in. This week, Consuelo demonstrates how embracing struggle may bring you closer to your true self. Learn how to know the difference between unhealthy struggle and struggle that helps you gr...

What If You Knew Now What Women Knew Then? Normalizing our participation in other people’s activity helps break down the barriers, helps equal out expectations when you have a better understanding of what they’re experiencing.  What would you do for an amiga isolated in her diversity? This week, Consuelo shares stories from her Peruvian grandmother that had it easier 100 years ago. As a widow...

Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBose Intergenerationality At It's Best This week, Consuelo highlights Ariana DeBose's big win at the SAG awards for her role alongside the iconic Rita Moreno . Even though they are generations apart, these two Latinas share a commonality that both continue to fight for... representation of Latinas in Hollywood. Every woman in every generation has a role in helping each oth...

What are Generational Expectations? Since the 80's, adults have been acting like children and children have had to act as adults here in America. It's time to unload the overwhelming expectations for young people to be equally prepared as adults. This week, Consuelo shares her cultural experiences in comparison to youth here so that young professionals can understand the heavy burden they carry an...

Normalizing our participation in other people’s activity helps break down the barriers, helps equal out expectations when you have a better understanding of what they’re experiencing. What would you do for an amiga isolated in her diversity? This week, Consuelo demonstrates how women can be denied even the simplest human experience - running - and how this spills into the isolation of diversi...

Courage vs. Bravery Courage and bravery are two different behaviors. Courage takes pushing past your fear, which might take some convincing. Bravery is beyond courageous. It allows you to make split second decisions that are good for you and ultimately, better for the greater good. Be Brave, Be a Leader This week, Consuelo guides you through developing courage to face your fears, starting with the...