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Essentials To Better Your Sleep

Essentials To Better Your Sleep

You saw the reports, the news on ´millennial burnout´ and whether it stands true for you or not, it’s also been a crazy year! The whole ‘I’ll sleep when I am dead‘ culture, high-level multitasking culture is impacting our sleep. In fact, the whole ‘women are better at

To Latinx Students Having Loans Is A Debt Sentence

To Latinx Students Having Loans Is A Debt Sentence

The national student debt according to federal data of the Federal Reserve is $1.48 trillion in total U.S. student loan debt, crisis effects more than 44.2 million Americans of which Latinx and African American are disproportionately financially impacted. Why? Because we tend to borrow against the highest

10 Motivating Ideas For Latinas To Make This Your Best Year

10 Motivating Ideas For Latinas To Make This Your Best Year

During self-reflection, it's normal to lose sight of your goals, even with good intentions. It's crucial not to be too hard on yourself but recognize the need for a positive change this year. At times, we all require that extra push, a motivating ‘kick in the

A Checklist For Self Care Survival For The Holidays

A Checklist For Self Care Survival For The Holidays

If there is anyone more stressed out during the holidays it is us – mujeres. The holidays bring on the happy, but also the saddies for people who have emotional triggers around this time of year, family dynamics, negative associations and even seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Our mothers, tias, abuelitas and

How A Young Peruvian Singer Embraces Her Roots Through Her Music

How A Young Peruvian Singer Embraces Her Roots Through Her Music

Three years ago,  then 14-year-old Renata Flores Rivera surprised Latin America with her Quechua cover of Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel”. Although Peruvian singer Renata has been singing since she was four years old, it was her flexible, melodic voice and the ode to her roots

5 Ways To Keep Your Mental Health In Check and Coping In Today’s Political Climate

5 Ways To Keep Your Mental Health In Check and Coping In Today’s Political Climate

This political environment can contribute to political anxiety, also known as "headline stress disorder," making it crucial for us to explore Latina mental health.

Today is Latina Equal Pay Day - We Still Fight For It

Today is Latina Equal Pay Day - We Still Fight For It

It’s Latina Equal Pay Day and just like Cardi B all we want to see is the Money! It has been 55 years since the passing of the Equal Pay Act and shockingly Latinas are still fighting for equal pay. Yup that’s right! Latinas happen to be amongst

I Am Not Better Than Mi Mami

I Am Not Better Than Mi Mami

Originated published on Guerilla Feminist  I am the first in the my family to do a lot of things, like go to college and get a graduate degree.  And all my accolades began to go to my head.  I began to feel like I was better than the people who

OP-ED: Twitter And Trump: A Guide to Stay Focused on What Really Matters in the Political Debate

OP-ED: Twitter And Trump: A Guide to Stay Focused on What Really Matters in the Political Debate

Ding. Ding. “BREAKING NEWS: Trump tweets again…” When is the last time you checked your phone, and it wasn’t a CNN, New York Times, or LA Times notification about Trump’s outrageous tweets? Nowadays it seems like Trump broke the Internet. With Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Caribbean nations in

Artist Barbara Rivera Explores New Grounds With New Political Paintings

Artist Barbara Rivera Explores New Grounds With New Political Paintings

For San Jacinto artist Barbara Rivera, painting has become a form of liberation and a form in which she can speak up about issues that are currently affecting her community. Born to immigrant parents, she takes inspiration from both her father and mother’s cultures. Her father is a refugee

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