Teatime with Bela

New episode!  In our episode this week with financial expert Ava Galindo, we ask her questions ranging from what is the difference between a financial planner and a financial advisor to how do we save for unexpected emergencies and illness? According to Ava, ignorance is not bliss when it comes to financial matters. One of the best tools we have is open communication. Check out our episode “Buildi...

Universities like Cambridge and Harvard are hard at work researching the importance of intergenerational relationships. I can tell you from personal experience that these relationships play such an important role in our lives! One perfect example of this is my relationship with Laura. On today’s episode “Intergenerational Friends”, Laura and I not only talk the importance of our friendship but abo...

In our episode “Modern Matchmaker”, I sit down with Dr. Vivian Coles to talk about her matchmaking agency Vivid Relationships. As a relationship therapist, she has a rather unique and nuanced approach to matchmaking. Her aim is to “help reverse engineer healthy, happy relationships from the very start!” Through a series of 4 dates, she guides her clients through the process of meeting a potential...

New Season, New Episode! Historically, French Literature was often seen as “immoral” and “corrupting” the minds of young men and women by the Anglophone world. The question is, why?   The very first guest of Season 2 is our dear friend, Dr Melissa Bailar of Rice University. In our conversation “Taboo, Desire, and the Body”, we talk about the erotic, the sexual desires, and politics of power in Fre...

Imagine asking yourself: Am I good person? How could God love me after what I've done? Learning how to forgive ourselves after making a mistake and shushing the shame takes hard work and courage. Author Janelle Villiers joins us this week to talk about the importance of ALIFE, an acronym of course that helped her journey of healing and forgiveness. Tune into the episode to hear what ALIFE stan...

Life is busy. And it can pull you in so many directions! How do we stay focused and intentional in our work and in our home life? How do you know if the person you’re dating is the one? Today’s guest, Laura Hotze, sits down for tea with us and chats about living with intention in three avenues: work, marriage, and motherhood. She takes us on a journey from meeting her husband and starting a family...

In this episode, Bela and Claudia discuss the evolution of their friendship and working relationship over the last decade. You won’t want to miss the Rapid Fire section, where we get to know Claudia a little bit better! She discusses what motivated her to start The Latina Power organization, what it means to be an entrepreneur, and…. The Fashion Gives Back event! 

This week we have the honor to speak with relationship expert and sex therapist Dr. Viviana Coles. In addition to her work as a therapist, she is also a published author, wife and mother.  Dr. Coles addresses some of the questions submitted by our listeners, such as:  "Should you hook up on your first date?" and "How do I address sexual intimacy issues with my significant other?&quo...

Are  you willing to negotiate what you once deemed the “non-negotiables”?  What does accountability mean on an individual level? What are you  willing to give up in pursuit of greatness? According to Perla Tamez ,  reinventing  yourself and chasing your goals means addressing these  questions. Join us to listen to her journey and what it takes for a  fresh start.

Moving to a new country can be exciting but, at the same time… really  daunting! What does it take to start fresh in a whole new world? How do   you meet people? Are the struggles worth the new opportunity? Our guest  this week answers those questions and more! Natalia Bustamante takes us  on her  journey from Venezuela to Houston, TX. She discusses why she  walk...

Hello, and Happy Women’s Month! This is the first episode in our special series focusing on women. Today we are talking to Chiara Casiraghi , an influencer and content creator, on how she practices Self Love. She also discusses how she juggles and balances her personal and professional life.

Bela and Claudia have had their share of experiences with love and romance.  In this episode, they dive into few of these stories and how love has  evolved over the years.

Today’s guest Nita Thacker is a retired economist and someone we both admire.  She demystifies the concept of financial literacy and makes it easy for us to manage our money.

Hello, Hola, Namaste! Welcome to the very first episode of our podcast, Tea  Time with Bela & Claudia. It is a short weekly series of conversations talking about topics and issues that matter to us and hopefully to you. In this episode, we reminisce about how we met and what inspired us to finally launch our podcast today. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed recording...