Trigger Warning: Sexual assault on a minor Growing up, my brothers and I knew the rules — don’t talk back, get excellent grades, and never say ‘we’re poor.’ My mami often reminded us that we ‘always had food’ and we always went...
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Spiritual Work. Mental Health. Latinx Identity & History. Latinx literature. Â
Children’s literature and music often carry empowering messages and the classic nursery rhyme “Un elefante se balanceaba”, used throughout Latin America, is no different. The lines: “Un elefante se balanceaba/sobre la tela de una araña,/ como veÃa que resistÃa/ fue...
Erika Buenaflor is a modern-day curandera who utilizes her vast experience in curanderismo, and knowledge of ancient Mesoamerican shamanism to reveal how this sacred wisdom can help people heal holistically. She’s published several books on curanderismo and is the founder...
Digame is a monthly series featuring prominent Latinx leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, and public figures uplifting the community and making a difference. Gloria Osborne-Sheeler is a First Generation Panamanian-American licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and holistic healer who founded Glow In Therapy,...
Afro-Latinx stories remain underrepresented and underappreciated in the Latinx community, the publishing industry, and beyond. Bronx-based Afro-Dominican writer Lorraine Avila might know this better than many. Not only is she unafraid to call out anti-Blackness in Latinidad, but also to place...
In celebration of Latino Books Month this May, we’re excited to look back and celebrate books by Latinx authors that have shifted the narrative and changed the landscape of Latinx literature. You may know books like 100 Years of Solitude by...
First-gen Afro-Latina Dr. Angel Jones is an educator, activist, and critical race scholar whose research explores the impact of racism on the mental health of Black students with a focus on racial microaggressions, Racial Battle Fatigue, and gendered-racism.  I am an educated, successful,...
Dr. Lisette Sanchez is a bilingual licensed psychologist and founder of Calathea Wellness, a virtual practice providing individual therapy in California. She has a passion for working with BIPOC folxs and first-generation professionals.  May is Mental Health Awareness Month, providing an...
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) is celebrated every May to honor what Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans have contributed throughout history. In publishing, Latinx writers remain underrepresented and Asian Latinx writers specifically remain little known outside...
Growing up, I always knew that my mom was not like other moms. In some ways, she was defiantly, undeniably Latina: packing me bean and cheese burritos for lunch (the kind that got cold and smelly by lunchtime so that...
Dr. Lisette Sanchez is a bilingual licensed psychologist and founder of Calathea Wellness, a virtual practice providing individual therapy in California. She has a passion for working with BIPOC folxs and first-generation professionals. For many First Generation Latinx, guilt is all too...
I’ve always been a numbers person. Tell me the odds, tell me the statistics, tell me the chances, and I’ll make it happen. For example, when I see that an online recipe has 4.8 stars from over 1000 reviews, my...
