Dropping Gems con Muchos Colores
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAn audio community where we own and share our stories as trailblazer moms each month, leading with purpose, breaking barriers, and chasing bold dreams on our own terms. Celebrating our Latina motherhood voices to bring you genuine insights of the highs, lows, and in between of working moms from a First Gen Latina lens and wellness in mind.
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Meet Luz Canino-Baker - Founder and President of Latinas On The Plaza, Non- Profit Organization & International certified coach and author
April 16, 2024 23:06 - 32 minutes - 26.8 MBMeet Luz Canino-Baker is the founder and President of Latinas On The Plaza, a non-profit organization that helps girls and women of color, with a strong target for Latina women, find their power so that they can be strong and confident at work, at home, and in the communities they serve. Luz is also a international certified coach and author. Her first book Designing Your Life Plan helps one to intentionally plan life with a five year forecast in mind. She is also an author in the volume ...
Meet Liz Khalifa, Chicago Make Up Artist & Patient Care Coordinator
April 02, 2024 04:30 - 38 minutes - 28.2 MBMeet Liz Khalifa, a 36-year-old Puerto Rican woman hailing from the bustling streets of Chicago. By day, Liz wears two hats: she's a makeup artist and a patient care coordinator at ReJenerate Aesthetic Studio in Bucktown. Liz's journey into makeup artistry began during her youth, sparked by a desire to explore her own sense of beauty. What started as a personal exploration evolved into a passion as she discovered the ability of makeup to enhance both outer appearance and inner confidence. ...
Solo Episode: Arely Lagunas: New Season
February 01, 2024 02:08 - 13 minutes - 10.9 MBWelcome, beautiful souls, to the first episode of 2024, new season, on Dropping Gems Con Muchos Colores Podcast, celebrating the resilience, strength, and wisdom of Latina mothers. Hosted by yours truly Arely Lagunas, join me on this episode as I discuss the importance of rest, especially when venturing into new spaces in 2024, my special trip to Guerrero, Mexico to honor and celebrate my dear abuelitas anniversary this month of January. My personal connections to my birthplace, and the sign...
Meet Diana - Nurse, Model, Mental Health Advocate
December 05, 2023 06:08 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBDiana's life story is a testament to her unwavering resilience and determination. Born and raised in Chicago, she weathered a rocky childhood that included spells in foster care, living with family out of state, and even residing in homeless shelters with her mother and sisters. An astounding 11 different grammar schools marked her educational journey by the age of 10. Around the age of 11, her family secured subsidized housing, providing more stability, though the home environment remaine...
Meet Dr Leslie Sanchez, Certified Nurse Midwife.
November 28, 2023 02:58 - 38 minutes - 57.9 MBBorn and raised in Chicago, IL, Dr. Leslie Sanchez, with roots in Puerto Rican and Mexican heritage, holds a Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate Degree in Nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her original plan was a degree in Business and Ecommerce and found her calling as a Certified Nurse Midwife. Boasting over seventeen years of expertise in Obstetrical & Women's Health, she has served as a Certified Nurse Midwife, guiding countless patients through their health and chil...
Meet Noeli Serna, Corporate Attorney
October 28, 2023 03:30 - 33 minutes - 26.2 MBThrilled to have Noeli Serna in our podcast! Noeli is a corporate attorney and the founder of Serna Legal Services. Her law firm provides long-term contract and corporate legal services to established Illinois businesses looking to scale further. She helps her clients mitigate the legal risks that come with business growth, including larger and more specialized contracts and transactions. She also speaks Spanish, so she proudly represents the Latine business community in their native Spanis...
Meet Melissa Llarena author, imagination coach
October 20, 2023 03:51 - 54 minutes - 39.2 MBMelissa Llarena is an author, imagination coach, consultant, speaker, contributor to ForbesWomen articles that have garnered 4 million+ views, and the host of Unimaginable Wellness, the podcast for entrepreneurs, founders, and creators who are moms. Featured guests include GaryVee and Beth Comstock. She holds a psychology degree from NYU, an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and a Transformational Coaching Academy certificate and is training to become a meditation practiti...
Mid Year Solo Episode: Arely Lagunas, Dropping Gems Con Muchos Colores Host
July 08, 2023 00:49 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBWe are at the midpoint of the year and also my birthday month! I took this opportunity to do a solo episode to share and spill the beans on personal goals and milestones I have reached. Symbolizing stretching my comfort zone, acquiring personal growth, relentless work, and placing my heart on my sleeve. Frankly, this episode took me a couple of weeks to finalize between recording, editing, and production and sailing parenthood and work life with my 3 summer breakers. But I believe...
Meet Kia Ferrer, MS, CCLS, GC-C Mental and Behavioral Health Specialist
June 01, 2023 03:32 - 42 minutes - 31.3 MBKia is a born-and-bred-Chicago-Puerto Rican who grew up in Humboldt Park/Logan Square neighborhoods. She is a single parent of two children (boys ages 8 and 10) and has worked in various pediatric settings across Chicagoland for the past 12 years. Currently, she is the mental and behavioral health specialist at Donohoe Pediatrics in Chicago’s north center neighborhood. Kia is currently in the last stretch of her doctoral studies to obtain a Ph.D. in Child Development through Erikson Inst...
Meet Jenise Rodriguez is the Esthetician and Owner of Sanar Aesthetics
May 01, 2023 00:42 - 33 minutes - 25 MBJenise Rodriguez is the Esthetician and Owner of Sanar Aesthetics. Proudly born and raised in Chicago - Humboldt Park, Boricua mother of one, skin care bruja, and creator of Sanar Skin Oil Blend No.1, Jenise has built a highly successful spa. She is booked out for 3-4 months at a time. Recently featured in the Chicago Sun-Times, Jenise is committed to quality customer service and prioritizing her client’s needs. She believes not only in results, but the powerful healing of human touch...
Meet Linette, Portrait Photographer & Creative Director
March 30, 2023 02:53 - 50 minutes - 36 MBToday, we have a very special guest, Linette, a Latina portrait Photographer and Creative Director who has an amazing story to share. Linette graduated with a Bachelors in Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in 2012 and started her career in photography in 2014, quickly becoming a rising star in her industry. Life took a drastic turn when she had to do a cross-country move with her family where she welcomed her second child a month later. As a mother o...
Meet Sherry Ceniceros owner and founder of Bookkeeping by Design
March 28, 2023 02:54 - 35 minutes - 25.2 MBSherry J Ceniceros is the owner and founder of Bookkeeping by Design. After becoming a first time parent and seeing the effects the pandemic had on Latino owned businesses, she decided to start her own bookkeeping business. She has been doing bookkeeping for 12 years and works with a variety of small businesses. Women owned business primarily. Sherry’s biggest motivation is her daughter, Xochitl. Making sure she is leading by example, that any dream you have in life is possible when you ca...
Meet Luzy King Certified Trauma of Money Wealth Coach
March 20, 2023 22:12 - 53 minutes - 38.4 MBLuzy King is an award-winning entrepreneur, Certified Trauma of Money Wealth Coach, contributing author, Community Leader, and Founder of Say Hola Wealth. Luzy is on a mission to destigmatize the idea of wanting more money to help women build a legacy through stock market investing and entrepreneurship. As a first-gen investor from humble beginnings, Luzy understands the challenges of building wealth not only because financial literacy is not taught in school but also because of the cult...
Solo Episode Reflecting On Rest And The First Months Podcast Experience
September 02, 2022 02:28 - 7 minutes - 5.39 MBWelcome new month! May this month bring you joy and abundance of oppportunities! I’m back 🙌🏽 from a 4 month hiatus. I decided to take a pause after reaching our 6th month podcast milestone in April of this year. Dropping Gems Con Muchos Colores Podcast was lauched last year in September of 2021. I wanted to honor my body and mind cues and embrace that rest and reflection are essential to continue to move forward. I spent a lot of time outdoors and surrounded by nature and loved one...
Meet Anna Calix Founder of Gifts from Liam
April 01, 2022 01:09 - 31 minutes - 24.4 MBAnna Calix is a biracial Latina single mom from Honduras living in the Chicagoland area. Her parenting journey began with a beautiful pregnancy that unfortunately turned into tragedy when Liam was stillborn on his due date. Her rainbow baby, Rio, was born 18 months later. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in pre-medicine, biology, and communication studies from Augustana College (IL) and almost completed her Master’s degree in public health at UIC when Liam was born. Every year Anna’s goal is to ...
Meet Christine Vega-Perez Decision Making & Accountability Life Coach
March 29, 2022 00:25 - 37 minutes - 28.7 MBChristine is a Decision Making & Accountability Life Coach and the creator of Life’s Risk Management. A blog site to help keep feel calm, confident & competent to tackle all that life throws our way. Christine is from Mexican and Guatemalan decent. She was born and raised in Pennsylvania and recently moved to Florida with her family 2 boys (age 2 & 4) and husband to Florida. Christine has over 14 years of experience in the healthcare industry and has a Master of Science in Nursing. Being...
Meet Araceli Fernandez: Debunking Myths of Young Parenting
March 01, 2022 19:16 - 34 minutes - 26.8 MBAraceli Fernandez, a Mexican American Latina mom from Chicago, IL. Araceli is a Medical Coder in Health Information Management. She holds a Registered Medical Assistant Certification. Araceli shares her journey parenting her 3 children 2 boys and 1 girl ages 14, 12, and 7 and becoming a mom at age 17. As well as debunking some of the myths of young parenting in the latino communities. Araceli dedicates this episode to her children: Leo who taught Araceli at 17 yrs. old how to be a mother an...
Meet Leslie Buch First Time Mom & Early Childhood Educator
February 03, 2022 21:27 - 35 minutes - 27.9 MBJoining our Dropping Gems Con Muchos Colores Podcast community is Leslie Buch Leslie is a Certified Montessori Guide And Early Childhood Educator. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Child and Family Studies and a Certification in Child Life. Leslie is also a first-time mom to a beautiful baby girl! In this episode, Leslie shares with us her motherhood journey so far as well as some of the challenges she has encountered as a first-time mom which included breastfeeding. Leslie’s new journey of m...
Meet Audrey Robles: Confidence Coach/Confidence Booster
December 31, 2021 23:15 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBAudrey Robles is a Confidence Coach, Confidence Booster helping women through faith, fitness and mindset. Audrey's confidence journey began after she had 2 boys back to back and began to be more cognizant of taking care of herself. Audrey started to work out at home as an outlet and joined a community where she found herself thriving in this enviroment. Audrey loved the support she received and decided to pay it forward by becoming at fitness coach. Audrey realized within the 1st yea...
Dismantling Diet Culture with Dr. Hortencia Jimenez
November 30, 2021 03:24 - 30 minutes - 24.5 MBDr. Hortencia Jimenez was born in Nayarit, Mexico in la Sierra Madre and raised in the agriculture community of Watsonville CA. At a young age, she was separated from her mother and came with her grandma and aunt to the U.S. Dr. Jimenez spent her childhood years working in the fields and learned the ethic of hard work and perseverance. She holds a BA, MA, and Ph.D in Sociology and is also a certified Health Coach and Fitness Instructor. Dr. Jimenez is a full-time tenured So...
Financial Literacy with Soledad Fernandez
October 06, 2021 10:35 - 23 minutes - 18.6 MBFormer math teacher, Rita-Soledad Fernandez, now personal Finance Educator, shares with us her financial journey. Her Financial Literacy journey started while she was on sick leave from work by reading books and watching YouTube videos which gave her the information to create wealth. Some of Soledad's major achievements were: paying off over $23K in debt from Student Loans, creating a six-month emergency fund and maxing out her husband's 401 K and IRA's for both of them. Soledad's tips t...
Financial literacy with Soledad Fernandez
October 06, 2021 10:35 - 23 minutes - 18.6 MBFormer math teacher, Rita-Soledad Fernandez, now personal Finance Educator, shares with us her financial journey. Her Financial Literacy journey started while she was on sick leave from work by reading books and watching YouTube videos which gave her the information to create wealth. Some of Soledad's major achievements were: paying off over $23K in debt from Student Loans, creating a six-month emergency fund and maxing out her husband's 401 K and IRA's for both of them. Soledad's tips...
Meet Jessica Strang: Psychologist, Jewelry Designer and Podcaster
October 06, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this episode we chat with Jessica about emotional health and balancing motherhood with work while maintaining our overall wellness. She reveals how she started her journey in the psychology field and her creative outlet as a Jewelry Designer & Founder for Coco + Peach Jewelry insprred by her daughters names and background (Ecuador & Colombia) We discussed how we can dispel the mental stigma especially in Latino communities and how to achieve mental and emotional wellness in motherhood. ...
Meet Jessica Stang: Psychologist, Jewelry Designer and Podcaster
October 06, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this episode we chat with Jessica about emotional health and balancing motherhood with work while maintaining our overall wellness. She reveals how she started her journey in the psychology field and her creative outlet as a Jewelry Designer & Founder for Coco + Peach Jewelry insprred by her daughters names and background (Ecuador & Colombia) We discussed how we can dispel the mental stigma especially in Latino communities and how to achieve mental and emotional wellness in motherhood...