Latina Moms | Daughters
J.R. Martinez was just 19 years old and serving as an U.S. Army infantryman in Iraq when his Humvee hit an IED (improvised explosive device). He suffered smoke inhalation and severe burns to 34% of his body, including his face. He spent 34 months recovering at an Army burn center, and underwent 33 separate surgeries [...]
Eight successful, talented and insightful Latinas share their personal stories on why they love their lives in the new book 8 Ways to Say I Love My Life! The book, released in late November, includes stories from notable Latinas, including filmmaker Nancy de los Santos (Mi Familia), playwright Josefina Lopez (Real Women Have Curves), author [...]
Pregnant women are bombarded with different expectations of what motherhood will be like. Images dance in our heads of cherubic babies calmly falling asleep in our arms. We look forward to the emotions of hearing their first laugh and the thrill of seeing them take their first steps. After giving birth to my beautiful son, [...]
When I found out I was pregnant, my search for interesting and informative pregnancy books began. It was overwhelming! There were hundreds of books to pick and choose from and my fears of being a good mom began: Am I picking the right books to prepare me for this? Am I missing out on a [...]
Many of us love watching our telenovelas for many reasons. For some of us, they remind us of our abuelitas, who started the tradition by watching them in the kitchen as they cooked our favorite meal. For others, it’s the escapism quality that attracts us, as the characters take us to a world of riches [...]
When I met my future husband, I was 34 years old, and I already knew that at some point I wanted to have another child. Fast-forward a few years into our relationship and in a blink of an eye I was already 38, with my 40s looming just around the corner! Panic set in, the [...]
When I met my husband in 2009, he was recently divorced—no kids, I was a single mother to a five-year old. After three years of courtship our relationship progressed, and we eventually got married and decided we wanted to have a baby of our own. As a new wife, I wanted to give my husband [...]
