Her Wisdom Era

In this season finale, Rocío sits down with Ana Flores and Cristy Marrero as "the season's therapist" to process together all the wisdom gathered across months of conversations. They talk about why hitting rock bottom is part of the journey, about the ancestral memory we carry from our mothers and grandmothers, about the perfect metaphor of the chrysalis — which dissolves completely before becomin...

She studies the only trauma that's passed down through our family lines, and she says the healing starts in the body, not the story. On this episode, Cristy Marrero and Ana Flores sit down with Afro-Dominican holistic psychologist and author of Break the Cycle , Dr. Mariel Buqué. For generations, Latinas lived inside intergenerational trauma before anyone had a name for it. We called it being stro...

She was the first Latina chef to have a show on The Food Network, and she decided to walk away to create a legacy of her own. On this episode, Cristy Marrero and Ana Flores sit down with Emmy-nominated chef, author, and founder of Matriarca, Marcela Valladolid.  She launched her new business at 47 years old.  For 15 years, Marcela was one of the most recognizable Latina faces in food med...

Content note: this episode includes a conversation about sexual violence within movement spaces. Please listen with care. Did you know that 90% of farmworker women reported sexual violence at work as a major problem, and yet, almost no one has built a legal system to protect them? Until Monica Ramírez did. In this episode, Cristy Marrero and Ana Flores sit down with civil rights attorney, activist...

Gaby Moreno ganó un Grammy como artista independiente, le dijo que sí a Broadway sin pensarlo dos veces y lleva 30 años demostrando que se puede triunfar como artista independiente, sin seguir las reglas de la industria. En este episodio, Gaby habla con Ana Flores y Cristy Marrero sobre su debut en Hadestown, una oportunidad que le llegó a los 44 años, sobre el miedo de empezar de cero en algo que...

¿Sabías que las latinas llegamos a la menopausia dos años antes que la media nacional? Y aún así casi nadie habla de esto en nuestras comunidades. Hasta hoy. En este episodio, Cristy Marrero y Ana Flores se dan a la tarea de romper con los tabúes con los que ellas crecieron. Por eso, hablan de todo lo que no nos contaron de la menopausia con Gaby Natale de Menopausia.com. Gaby es una periodista in...

María Hinojosa was the first Latina hired at NPR. She built a media empire from scratch in Harlem. She won a Pulitzer Prize. And now, she’s at the peak of Her Wisdom Era .  In this episode, Cristy and Ana sit down with the iconic journalist, author, professor, and founder of Futuro Media Group to talk about what it truly means to be visible as a Latina. María has spent nearly 40 years walking...

You didn't get lost in midlife, you got free. Free to embrace that wisdom that’s always been there. If you're a Latina in your 40s, 50s, or 60s, this podcast is for you. Cristy Marrero and Ana Flores are two Latinas who spent decades reaching the peak of their girlboss era, and after 40, they both hit burnout and chose freedom. Now, at 47 and 53, they'r...

Her Wisdom Era is a bilingual podcast for Latinas in midlife. Hosted by Ana Flores and Cristy Marrero, every episode is a conversation about reinvention, wealth, visibility, and the freedom we've earned. Join the community on Substack where the conversation continues between episodes: https://herwisdomera.com Hit subscribe and leave a review so more sabias can find us. Instagram: @her.wisdomera Yo...