How does death show up in your life?

As a society death is considered taboo so a lot of us are running around with unprocessed grief. There is another way.❤️

I was so honored to speak at the Latina Prosperity Summit last week! Thank you to @dmhdz12 @ciciinkc, @ticoproductionsllc, @latinocoalition , all the board members, and production team – everyone who helped put this together. What a beautiful way to lead us into Hispanic Heritage Month.

I’m leaving the Summit feeling so filled up. I’ve gained new friends and connections - and I am so happy to have been able to be a part of it by speaking, sharing my story, and tips and tools to help encourage a focus on wellness, health, and the human experience.

It was so cool to see the emotions bubble to the surface as we went through a guided meditation as attendees really embraced stepping into the heart space and feeling their way through. It was a beautiful experience to remind other women of their inner beauty, resilience, and innate gifts.

The biggest thing that came through when I was preparing for this event was to stop trying to be something that I was not.

Speaking as a Latina woman, there are many times when we enter a room where there is no one there who looks or sounds like us.

I like to think of Latinas as beautiful, exotic birds.

We are often sexualized or told to tone down our vibrancy, to be quiet, or less loud. When I was working in the corporate sector, I constantly found myself trying to be a duck – when on the inside, I was a peacock.

I wasn’t being authentic to who I was - or am.

These days, people are triggered by those who look different and sound different.
But I encourage you to embrace your inner peacock. And if you aren’t one? You are your own kind of beautiful! But don`t forget to know all the birds in the room!

Learn their stories.

Make sure that when you do go into a room and you don’t find someone like you, that you stay true to who you are – no matter what kind of bird you may be.

Honor your uniqueness. It is probably the very thing that got you into that room in the first place.

I am grateful for organizations like the Latino Coalition that bring people together. There is nothing like being in a room full of open-hearted individuals.

I’m excited for what’s to come and hopeful for the future.