ENCUENTRAS YOUR VOICE

Feeling at odds with your life and who you are? Ever wonder why you do the things you do? This week, Consuelo contemplates feeling stuck and how to move on towards your true self. Pain from the past may create behaviors that get us lost. Healing the pain will help find the path you are supposed to be on. Embracing your ever changing self will help keep you on your true journey. Why We Need to Heal...

From a young age, parts of your identity get edited, either as an attempt to protect you or an attempt to fit into the masses. Loss of identity can put you on the wrong path in life and disconnect the transfer of generational knowledge. This loss can be permanent, leaving you to reconstruct your true identity with missing pieces. This week, Consuelo emphasizes the importance of finding the missing...

A diverse cultural community is founded on solidarity and empathy. Within the community, it is a privilege to be asked to help someone. It's a sign of respect and trust that only the person asking for help can establish. This week, Consuelo highlights how allyship can be established with the same type of solidarity and empathy throughout society. Allyship is a lifelong relationship established by...

Feast of the Epiphany Today's Bonus Episode adds depth to our December newsletter that describes the joining of cultures, Peruvian and American, at Christmas. January 6th is the Feast of the Epiphany , a cultural and religious celebration throughout Latin and Hispanic cultures, ending the Christmas season. The beauty of cultural diversity is that it adds humanity's knowledge to areas that may have...

This podcast is focused on inspiring young women of diverse cultures to live their heritage fully and out loud. There is a soulfulness that resonates in diverse cultures, steeped in spirituality and oneness with the universe and each other that comes from ancient times. We are the keepers of the beliefs, the knowledge and spirituality that fosters empathy and care for each other. And as we li...

How often do you get stuck in your decision making even if you have the answer? A random conversation with a total stranger could be the encouragement you need to move forward. This week, Consuelo discusses opportunities given when we stay present and open to people around us. Complete strangers may know exactly what you need in the moment to get on your path to success on your terms. But, if you...

"The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience." ~Frank Herbert, 'Dune'. Our analytical self tends to feel more calm and at peace when it has knowledge or understanding of a situation. When we feel prepared for presentations, competitions, performances, then we are calm, maybe some butterflies, but excited and at peace. But what happens when our best laid plans go sidew...

Cultural Double Standards Today's Bonus Episode is the core of Episode 21 , 'Adversity in Diversity - Even at Home' that shares the struggles of cultural barriers that begin at home and deny once in a lifetime opportunities. 'Turning Double Standards into Double Wins' shares the frustration of being denied opportunity to appease a cultural norm and learning how to make it a win for decades of youn...

When your cultural identity is challenged in society, life can become difficult. But when that same adversity starts at home, what do you do? This week, Consuelo shares the value of maintaining your own diversity even under adversity from family and society. True identity is often threatened from the pain endured from conflict and it can be easier to just blend in to the masses. But when diversity...

Two generations of women, Boomer and Millenial, question how do you plan for a future full on unknowns? With so much pressure placed on success and financial security, the answer lies within, literally. This week, Consuelo has a special guest join her in discussing what the future may hold and how to see yourself in it. Although we might try to plan every hour and person to meet, that may lead to...

Which Identity, Immigrant or American? It's a common struggle for many of us. We have the culture of our family, the culture of where we live and the culture that resonates within us, which could be totally different. This week, Consuelo identifies the challenges of being raised in a culture different than the one outside the front door. It's challenging as a young person trying to frame self-iden...

Being the Only Woman on Construction Site Today's Bonus Episode is the core of Episode 12 , 'Shut The Door on Imposter Syndrome' in adding perspective to being one of the few, if not the only, in a professional work situation. 'The Pope Saved Me From Jail' shares the threatening circumstances of being the only woman on a construction site and the power of good vs. evil. Bonus Episodes of Life Lnxx...

How do you determine who comes first in your busy life with so many moving parts? Is it you or the person who needs you most? This week, Consuelo talks about the 2 actions that bookend the different parts of making those vital decisions for yourself when it comes to your well-being. Society asks so much of women, burdens them with unpaid responsibilities and expects them to still perform at work....

Are you feeling guilty for taking your paid time off because of all the work you are leaving behind? That's the point of not going to work, so make it intentional and dedicated to your own self-care and well-being. Have unlimited time off? Did you notice it's not Paid? This week, Consuelo emphasizes the need to take all of what little paid time off you get this year. Whether it's for your own pers...

Empathy in the workplace goes beyond days off and free perks. To truly provide empathy, businesses must include equal pay for women, family leave and proactive promotions. This week, Consuelo describes the empathetic lifestyle of Latino and Hispanic families and the striking differences to the typical workplace. Lack of empathy places the full burden on women who already are compromised by lack of...

Stress is built into our bodies from the beginnings of humans. It was necessary for survival but now, it's ruining our bodies and minds. This week, Consuelo highlights Professor Kristen Nuff's ideas of why we load more stress on ourselves through self-criticism and how we can relieve it using self-compassion. Consuelo shares her life knowledge, handed down from generations, of why vitamin B comple...

We lose perspective of just how much stress we are putting ourselves in order to figure things out all alone, rather than asking for help. This week, Consuelo highlights the second component of imposter syndrome that inhibits us from feeling empowered by our successful rise into leadership - the hesitancy to ask for help. Overcome the hestinancy by acknowledging your prowess and engage with people...

Do you find yourself as one of just a few in your industry? Or, the only one at your management level and feeling the threat of imposter syndrome? You aren't an imposter .... You are a leader! This week, Consuelo highlights the system created to make you feel like an imposter in your own expertise. Change how you view yourself in your success and shut the door on the self doubt of imposter syndrom...

Your brain is your soul's ally, not it's leader. This week, Consuelo emphasizes making life choices with your natural DNA and thriving with the help of your intelligence. Too often society puts us on a single track for success through rote, intellectual tasks. We lose sight of self and the life we are born to live, relying only on learned knowledge for the answers. Failure in the making! Soul vs....

Women own 40% of the World's wealth. This week, Consuelo calls out how women entrepreneurs were blocked from financing until 1988! Women are the majority population, work force and wealth, so why do we rely on a man-made system? We have the power to create our own and with it gain financial autonomy. Business Built to Prevent Women Ownership Society Overburdens Women, Disrupts Career Goals Enterta...

If you are a woman, and more so, a woman of color, you aren't going to find the role models you need in life at the office? So, where do you find them? This week, Consuelo celebrates the beginning of Hispanic and LatinX Heritage Month in the U.S. by reminding us that much of our everyday life comes from the LatinX and South American cultures. Everything from food, to music and arts, to justice for...

We never know who holds the knowledge, so it's up to us to go find it. This week, Consuelo illuminates why the Millennial generation holds the power in the workplace - they were born at a time of immense and rapid change. Still, evolution is spherical, not linear, and women can garner more power by tethering across Generations. Any decision made for yourself now, immediately affects 150 years of l...

As a professional woman, making choices along your career plan should be just that, a choice, regardless of the pressures society places on you. This week, Consuelo lays out the reminder that professional woman have choices beyond the manmade system in place for navigating career and family. It takes courage and confidence to realize that you are not alone in the decision making. Embolden your con...

When life gets difficult, we begin to doubt ourselves and feel alone with our pain. If only we had a constant reminder of how brilliant we really are. If only we had a love note. This week, Consuelo reminds us to hold onto the love notes we receive in our lifetime. Remember the person who gave the dedicated shoutout of loving your innate personality so much that they wrote their love down for you...

How did you design your own home office during the shutdown? What would you introduce back into the new workplace? Does it include a whole new group of friends? This week, Consuelo highlights the power each person has to retain a diverse peer group at work by stepping beyond personal expectations. Maturity is key to engaging a wider, more diverse group of friends and interests. Retention of women,...