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Honoring my Dominican Immigrant Mom for Women’s History Month

Ashley MercadoMarch 21, 2023March 23, 2023

by Ashley MercadoMarch 21, 2023March 23, 202301282

This Women’s History Month I am thinking about my mom more often than usual. Although I was raised by my eldest brother when I was around 14 years old due to my mother working intensive hours, my mom’s impact was...

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Bloomi Co-Founder Rebecca Alvarez Story Talks Sex Education

Anna OrtegaJanuary 9, 2023January 13, 2023

by Anna OrtegaJanuary 9, 2023January 13, 2023084924

In the Latinx community, sex and sex education can often be a controversial or taboo topic. In our familias, we don’t typically have open and honest conversations about sexual intimacy, pleasure, and sex education, making it difficult for us to...

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The Problem With Breastfeeding in America & Lactation Disparities

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 11, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 11, 2022022718

When I decided to breastfeed my children, I had no idea how racialized breastfeeding had once been. I didn’t know that while breastfeeding had been looked down upon in America as a whole for decades, there was even more stigma...

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Nopalera Founder Sandra Velasquez Talks Motherhood, Her Roots & Entrepreneurship

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 6, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 6, 202206317

Not only do we celebrate Mother’s Day in May, but now, President Joe Biden has declared the week of May 1-7, National Small Business Week, so we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate both moms and small business...

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White Wellness Culture & Why It’s So Complicated for People of Color

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 29, 2022April 29, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 29, 2022April 29, 202204706

White women don’t own breastfeeding. I thought that was obvious and something that didn’t need to be explicitly stated. That was until I wrote an essay on the ways that white wellness culture has affected my parenting choices, and attributed...

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Must Listen: 10 Podcasts Hosted By and For Latina Moms

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonAugust 26, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonAugust 26, 2021011823

Much like the radio shows of yesteryear, podcasts give us something to keep us company during while we work and when we have our hands full with household chores. The rising popularity of podcasts and now the growing number of...

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Signs You’re Suffering from Postpartum Depression & Why It’s Ok to Get Help

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 17, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 17, 202106386

As a new mom, there is almost nothing more shocking than realizing that even though you should be thrilled that you successfully created life and have your arms around the beautiful, new baby that you spent nearly 10 months growing...

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The One Thing I Really Want for Mother’s Day & No, It’s Not a Break From My Kids

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 8, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 8, 202107012

The past year has been chaos. There have been so many unknowns, so many new challenges, so many old struggles and so much hurt and pain for so very many people. To stop and think about it all at once...

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Fabiana Ferrarini is the Latina Momprenuer Revolutionizing the Fitness World

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 7, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 7, 20210437458

About ten years ago, fitness trainer and mother-of-three Fabiana Ferrarini was married, had just had her second child after becoming a mom for the first time at 17 and surviving a previous abusive relationship. She was working to build a...

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10 Ways to Bond With Your Kids Over Spring Break

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 26, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 26, 202104677

Spring Break is happening! It’s finally here after what felt like an endless winter and even though many of us have been home together for much of the year, it’s been super-stressful and we certainly wouldn’t say most of it...

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Homeschooling During the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Changed Me as a Mom

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 17, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 17, 2021010542

The past year has been intense for well, pretty much everyone around the world, but mothers, in particular, have taken on an outsized burden that has left us overwhelmed, frazzled, and absolutely exhausted. We’ve all been forced to make seemingly...

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10 of the Most Beloved Latin American Children’s Books

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 12, 2021March 12, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 12, 2021March 12, 2021017843

Many of us Latina moms raising kids in the states often struggle with finding ways to keep the culture alive for our children who are mostly immersed in American society and inevitably relate more to that part of them. To...