Why New Year’s Resolutions Are Out—and What We’re Choosing Instead Okay amiga, ven. Let’s talk for a second. Every January, the same message shows up everywhere: “New year, new you.” And every year, a lot of us quietly think: I don’t even have the energy...
April is Autism Awareness Month, and as the mom of a young adult on the spectrum, I want to take a moment to share a piece of my heart.
Trauma doesn’t just live in the past—it lives in the body, in the way we react to situations, in the relationships we struggle with, and in the triggers we don’t always understand. Many of us, especially in Latinx and BIPOC communities, have been taught to push through, to keep going, to not talk about what hurt us. “Eso ya pasó” (That’s in the past) or “Hay que aguantar” (You have to endure) are common phrases that dismiss our pain rather than help us heal.
Si eres la hija mayor en un hogar latino, conoces el peso de la responsabilidad que llevamos. Desde el momento en que somos lo suficientemente grandes para ayudar, nos convertimos en cuidadoras, traductoras, defensoras, secretarias y segundas madres. Somos quienes nos despertamos temprano para preparar...