Super Mamás

We’re back with another Oldie but Goodie to round out 2025. This week, we’re bringing back an episode with Dr. Ilan Shapiro where we talked all about our kids’ personal safety. Dr. Shapiro has great advice for how to talk to kids about personal and public safety and how to teach them to say something if they’ve seen something dangerous. He also shares how adults can be better listeners so that the...

While we take a break for the holidays, we’re bringing back from Oldies but Goodies. This week, we have an episode all about the mind-gut connection with Dr. Emeran Mayer. Dr. Mayer is a UCLA professor, Gastroenterologist, and author. In this episode, he explains the complex signals that go from our gut to our brain when we eat. We also talk about fasting, the connection between food and stress, a...

We’re back with our last Keeping Up before the New Year! We cover everything from attending our first middle school A Capella concert to see what happens when we add sugar back into our diet. Discussing Sabina’s concert made us reflect on what makes a good parent and why we want our kids to find “their thing”. It's so important that we remind them that they should do the things they love for thems...

The wonderful Doris Anahi Muñoz joins us this week to chat all about her creative journey and how she has got to where she is today. Doris is a singer songwriter, daughter of immigrants, entrepreneur and writer. Inspired by the need to help her own undocumented parents in their legal process, she founded Solidarity for Sanctuary, a concert series that amplifies immigrant voices. Listen in to hear...

We’re back this week for the first keeping up in a while now that Bricia is back from Oaxaca and there’s so much to catch up on! Paulina is getting ready for quinceañera season, and we get into how different hosting and invitation etiquette can be between cultures. We also dive into Bricia’s time in Oaxaca and what she learned for her next visit. We had so much fun learning and catching up today,...

This week we are joined by Heather Fenney and Neelam Shamar, the co-directors of Community Services Unlimited. Heather has worked with or volunteered for CSU and has had a career in public policy at the state and national level. Neelam was one of the founding members of the Panther party in Britain and is a lifelong activist. Together, they have powerful inspiration and calls to action as we learn...

This week we’re joined by Gabrielle Kaufman for a very important conversation on Maternal Mental health. It can be so easy to feel alone if you’re struggling as a new mom, but Gabrielle is here to remind you that help is available. She is a licensed professional clinical counselor, perinatal mental health specialist, and an educator. We cover warning signs to look for in ourselves and our friends...

We’re back this week to catch up with the honorary third Super Mamá, our little sister Liz. Liz has officially made it to the one-year mark as a mom, and we’re so proud of her. We reflect on Liz’s first year of parenting and how important self-care, growth, and community are when you become a mom. If you enjoyed this episode with Liz, let us know! We can’t wait to have her on again in the future ...

Carina Luz Valladolid joins us this week for such an empowering episode. We explore how to find our identity outside of our role as mothers and how to let go of control to embrace change. Carina shares her own journey and how important it is to live authentically. Connecting with the divine and with our inner selves can be the key to living the life we want to live! Carina is so empowering, and we...

Mónica Ramírez is a civil rights attorney, community organizer, and activist based in rural Ohio. Today, she shares her experience growing up in northwest Ohio in the farmworker community and how that impacted her decision to work to represent the rights of migrant workers, especially Latinas. Mónica is one of the founders of Poderistas and the founder of Justice for Migrant Women. She is doing su...

Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca returns this week to catch us up on all the amazing work she has been doing at DREAMer’s Roadmap and beyond. Sarahi now has her master’s degree and continues to advocate for first generation and undocumented students. DREAMer’s roadmap helps connect first generation and undocumented students with the resources they need to access a college education! Sarahi also shares ho...

We’re back with another Keeping Up, and we dive into Paulina’s recent trip to Punta Cana, and what she realized when she got back! Spending a trip without a phone is scary, but Paulina shares that it helped her reframe her perspective on life. Now, she’s back and inspired to take charge and live intentionally. We encourage all of you to unplug! When you are online, try to shift your feed to more p...

This might be one of our most inspiring, uplifting episodes ever. Today, Kathy Cano-Murillo gives us all her wisdom on how to foster creativity and be your best self. Kathy is the founder Crafty Chica where she has shared thousands of crafts and creative inspirations. We get into everything from how she started her business, to her secret to having a long, happy marriage. Kathy tells us that every...

Today we sat down with Regina Merson to chat all about her journey from being a lawyer to creating the beauty brand Reina Rebelde. We also dive in to becoming a mom later in life and the generational differences we see in parenting. Regina created Reina Reblede to celebrate the Latina community our and self-expression. She is such a strong champion for representation in beauty. She shows us just h...

This week we’re bringing back an oldie but goodie with our friend Rita Bezzola. When we recorded this episode, Rita had just launched Piper and Enza. Piper and Enza helps families through kids' healthcare journeys with the power of storytelling. In this episode, we chatted all about how to help guide our kids through different healthcare experiences. Rita also had great tips for supporting our kid...

From tea to screen time, we cover it all in this Keeping Up. We start off by talking all about our favorite, and least favorite, ways to get in some caffeine. Caffeine is something we manage our kids’ access to, and it’s a lot easier to control than their screen time. As our kids get older, it gets more and more complicated to find a balance with our kids and the internet. Bricia shares how she ma...

We’re back with another Keeping up, and there’s so much to catch up on this week. Kids are back in school, and with that comes school projects. They helped us realize that this summer was a really great one despite what we thought. It’s all a matter of perspective. Bricia also got to go to a y2k themed party, and we want more of those please! What would you wear if you got invited to a y2k day par...

Mayra Medina-Nuñez joins us this week to share all about the Refugee Children Center. Mayra is the executive director of the Center and was once an unaccompanied minor herself. Today, we learn about the legal and social services the Refugee Children Center Provides to children and families arrives at the US – Mexico border. Mayra is passionate about immigrant rights and hopes the center can provid...

Luisa Navarro joins us this week as we get ready for the launch of her new book Mexico’s Day of the Dead. Luisa is the founder of Mexico in my pocket: a gift shop and travel club dedicated to providing access to artisan products and reshaping the narrative of Mexico in the United States. She is also a new mom! Today, we talk all about what inspired her to start Mexico in My Pocket as well as the m...

We’re back with our first keeping up after summer break! We decided to take some time and chat all about our family work retreat. We took all of our kids and stepped away as a family to spend time together as well as get some much-needed clarity for the businesses that we run together as siblings. This week definitely taught us a lot about the importance of taking a step back to come back to an is...

This week we are joined by a long time friend of the show, Linda Garcia. Except this time, she comes to us as Representative Linda Garcia from Texas house District 107. Representative Garcia and her fellow democrats are currently fighting to stop intentional gerrymandering in the state of Texas. She joined us just a few days ago to share why she has chosen to leave the state to intentionally break...

Our last rerun of the summer! We’ll be back next week with a brand-new episode, and we have so much to catch up on. For now, we’re bringing back one last oldie but goodie with Ana Lilia Sanchez. With back to school right around the corner, this episode has great tips on how to get involved in our children's educations. Ana Lilia covers everything from what questions to ask to what meetings you rea...

This week we decided to bring back an amazing episode with our friend Julissa Arce. Julissa is a political commentator, speaker, activist and author, and in this episode, she joined us alongside the release of her book Someone Like Me. Julilssa leads the fight for immigrant rights, social justice, and education equality. In this episode, we shared our experiences as undocumented immigrants and the...

We’re back with another throwback, this time with Tanya Whitford. We got to talk with Tanya in 2017 all about being a professional organizer. She gave us great tips on how to organize and even incorporate our children into the process. Tanya loves making a difference in people's lives by helping them reorganize and transform their spaces. If you’ve been a long-time listener, you know how much Bric...

As we continue with our summer reruns, we decided to bring back an oldie but goodie that was one of our favorite episodes we’ve done in the last year. In this episode, Sara Tan joined us to talk all things makeup, skincare, and parenting. Sara is the global beauty director for Refinery29 and the host of the podcast Gloss Angeles. We got into some great conversations about or own relationships with...