20 Latin-Owned Holiday Gifts for Any and All Beauty Lovers
20 Latin-Owned Holiday Gifts for Any and All Beauty Lovers
For the Latin community, Navidad begins as a beautiful banquet full of Buñuelos, Croquettes, Natilla, Arroz con Leche, y mas, as we wait for the clock to strike 12 so we can officially get to unwrapping. You know how that goes. Christmas Eve or Noche Buena is our official Christmas [...]
Two Latina Therapists on the Importance of Prioritizing Mental Health
Two Latina Therapists on the Importance of Prioritizing Mental Health
Since 1949, the month of May has been designated to Mental Health Awareness. In the midst of the recent school shooting in Uvalde, the ongoing war in Ukraine and the ever-present pandemic, it has become increasingly important to check in on our mental health. As the month comes to an [...]
Attachment Styles and their Affect on Intimacy
Attachment Styles and their Affect on Intimacy
And what to do about it. No matter how many times in your life you’ve professed, “new year, new me,” there are parts of your personality that do tend to stay the same from childhood, for better or worse. This is the idea behind attachment styles, a theory developed by British [...]
What Olympic Medalist Laurie Hernandez Learned During the Pandemic
What Olympic Medalist Laurie Hernandez Learned During the Pandemic
Laurie Hernandez is an all-star athlete and has been since she was a kid. At age 16, she became a two-time Olympic medalist in gymnastics for her performance with the U.S. team in the 2016 Rio Olympics. That same year, she became the youngest contestant to win the hit tv [...]
Solace to Lead Workshop in BIPOC Self Defense
Solace to Lead Workshop in BIPOC Self Defense
Photographer/director Natalia Mantini and designer/web-developer Lizette Ayala founded Solace to address the lack of practical resources available for marginalized folks, particularly within the realms of mental health support, healing, and wellness. Solace is designed to be a digital friend, connecting marginalized folks to therapy, meditation, care, healers, podcasts, and now, workshops. [...]
From Yale, to Law School, to Launching My Own Makeup Line
From Yale, to Law School, to Launching My Own Makeup Line
For the tenth week in a row, I woke up with my eyes inexplicably swollen shut and my face and body covered in welts. I looked like I’d been attacked by a swarm of bees. Over the prior 12 months, the list of my health issues had multiplied with no [...]
Nava Mau on Bridging Cultural Work with Entertainment and Increasing Trans Representation
Nava Mau on Bridging Cultural Work with Entertainment and Increasing Trans Representation
Paulina Rubio plays in the background, “Pa que te fijes en mí y entonces me quieras,” as Ana, wearing a wine-colored silk robe and jumbo hair rollers, applies blush on Greta’s cheeks before she’s off to her crush’s party. This precious moment between Ana and her queer niece is a [...]