Episode 267: A Journey through IVF with Dulce Candy

The journey to mamáhood is not the same for everyone. This week we speak to beauty icon Dulce Candy Ruiz about her journey with IVF. After struggling to conceive for years and trying other natural fertility methods, she finally felt comfortable with the idea of IVF and decided to tackle the treatments with the support of her family. Dulce talks about the importance of having a strong mentality throughout the IVF process, explaining the decision to her Latinx family and how she feels like a first time mom all over again. We love Dulce’s real, transparent take on her experience, and we hope that her story gives other struggling mamas hope for their future too.

More about Dulce Candy: Dulce Candy Ruiz is a beauty icon who has been sharing her experiences and insights since 2008 through high-quality self-produced content across videos, photos, and blogs. Her focus ranges across self-love, beauty, petite fashion, and family. She immigrated to Southern California from Mexico as a young girl. At 18 she joined the armed forces to serve in the US Army in Iraq. Dulce is a globally recognized published author & beauty expert who has collaborated with hundreds of lifestyle brands, all while prioritizing her role as a mother, wife, daughter, and big sister to her millions of viewers from around the world.

Dulce’s Top Baby Picks

Solly Baby Wraps

Sleep Sacks like these highly recommended from Babylist

What Dulce is absolutely loving right now

Last great movie she watched - Soul on Disney+

The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz

Sigma F80 Flat Kabuki Brush - great for blending products and using for all over your face

Check out Dulce’s IVF Journey on her YouTube channel

Pick or Tip of the Week

Paulina’s tip is to get your things ready for the next day the night before! It makes morning before school/work much easier. Her pick this week are these gel socks for her feet! She has always struggled with dry skin and dry feet. She tries to use them for a few hours or overnight, and her feet are soooo soft!! This will make a big difference in the summer time when it’s huarache season.

Bricia has two picks this week! First, her husband is obsessed with personal hygiene and his teeth. He found Coco Floss - coconut oil floss that’s cruelty free and vegan. Her second pick are aging eye drops from Similasan. Bricia suffers from dry eyes and its hard for her to find good eye drops that don’t irritate her eyes even more. She uses them multiple times a day and it never stings!

Links

Follow Dulce Candy on Instagram and subscribe to her Youtube channel.

Babies documentary

Kiinde bottles - Bricia’s favorite!

Dulce’s favorite morning shakes - Boobie Body and Shakeology

Paulina bases her morning routine off of Rachel Hollis’ morning routine. It’s really made a difference for her in the past year!

Paulina is also on the hunt for a new daily moisturizer. Dulce’s favorite for everyday is Pacifica Vegan Collagen SPF30 Every Day Lotion. Bricia’s favorite cream is Honest Beauty CCC Cream.

Episode 266: The Realities of Blogger Life with Jacqui Saldaña of Baby Boy Bakery

One of our favorite amigas is back on the show! This week we talk to Jacqui Saldaña of Baby Boy Bakery. She’s one of the OG mama bloggers and has been creating content for family for years. This week we talk to Jacqui about the inspiration behind her newest content and recent website relaunch. We also talk about the ups & downs of quarantine life, how this year has changed her as a mom, and how much we all miss Disneyland! 😩Chatting with Jacqui is always such a good time - she’s real, honest, and hilarious! She has so many goals and ideas coming soon, we can’t wait to see what she comes up with next. 

Before the episode, we’re also talking about how big Augustina is getting! She’s getting ready to start her solid foods journey and Bricia is really focused on using the RIE parenting method again. We did an episode about this technique a few years ago, but we’re thinking it’s time for a refresher course! You can listen to that episode on Spotify here.

Also, Paulina might have shared a secret about her growing family on the episode. 😉 But you’ll have to tune in to find out!

More about Jacqui Saldaña: Jacqui is the author of Baby Boy Bakery, an inspirational online space that offers the tips and tools you need to feel the most confident within your kitchen. Jacqui began Baby Boy Bakery ten years ago as a place for families to gain insight on cooking simple meals and creating lasting memories together in the kitchen. It has since evolved into an uplifting space giving viewers an honest look inside Jacqui's home, as she invites everyone to cook alongside her and her little ones.

As a mother of three she keeps it real and simple, perfect for parents looking to whip up a tasty meal while also soaking up the time they have with their family. Jacqui shares delicious recipes, kids activities, and personal stories that resonate with most. She writes candidly about her journey through parenthood helping thousands of parents feel less alone as they face the hard times along with the beautiful ones. Her community loves her for being relatable and honest. Her fierce passion lies with food and family. You can count on Jacqui for recipes that will make you feel proud, fun ideas to make the most of your family time and stories that will help you hold on to joy!

Our Conversation with Jacqui

Quarantine life at home

Where she gets her content inspiration

Learning Sisterhood series on BabyBoyBakery.com

How this year has changed her as a mom

Her decision to keep going after tradgedy

Her relationship with her husband while in quarantine

“Hispanic Panic” 😂

Jacqui’s goals for the new year

What Jacqui is loving right now

The Crown on Netflix

Cookies! Because she’s a stress/emotional baker. Check out some delicious cookie recipes from her site including Sugar Cookies 4 Ways and a simple Brownie Cookie recipe.

She also loves organizing her closets. So relaxing!

Pick or Tip of the Week

Bricia is loving two protein powders right now. It’s so easy for her to add them to morning smoothies when she needs a quick breakfast.

1. Ora Organic - There are a few different flavors but she loves vanilla.

2. Four Sigmatic - This plant based protein gives Bricia so much energy, which is helpful because she’s detoxing from caffeine this month.

Paulina’s pick is also health related. She recently read an article about gut health and was inspired to do some more research for her nine year old, Krista, who is lactose intolerant. These Garden of Life probiotics for kids have helped her so much! Her skin condition and overall gut health have really improved. It reminded of an older episode we did about poop - yes, poop and the mind/gut connection. Maybe it’s time for a refresher episode on gut health too!.

Links

Follow Jacqui on Instagram @babyboybakery and check out her new site relaunch at BabyBoyBakery.com! You can find recipes, insightful parenting posts and ideas for kids activities that we love to do with our own families.

Also check out Jacqui Saldaña on YouTube for new, easy recipes every week! We love the recipe below for an easy, no bake cheesecake.

Episode 265: Birth Charts, Astrology and Predictions for 2021 with astrologist Dr. Veroshk Williams

Horoscopes? Birth charts? We’ve never been too much into astrology, but over the last year we have had so many guests talk about their star signs and how it plays into their personality, business decisions, and more that we were curious to learn more. We are both Libras and come from a family of many more Libras, but we know almost nothing about what that means!

In this episode, we dive into what astrology really is with Dr. Veroshk Williams, astrologist and psychologist. She explains how studying a person’s astrological birth chart can tell you about their core personality, communication skills, and so much more. She also tells us what happened in 2020 according to the planets and what’s predicted for 2021. Who would have thought the solar system would teach us so much about ourselves? 🪐💫

More about Dr. Veroshk Williams: Dr. Veroshk Williams is an entrepreneur of wisdom. Her work in psychology and astrology distinguishes her by her vision of the emotional, self-understanding, and actions directed at success. Her work model is based on creating a solid healing space for the entire community. She graduated from Cornell University and Ponce Health Sciences University where she did her PhD in clinical psychology. Also, she studied astrology in Colombia.

Currently, Dr. Veroshk runs Sanación Infinita PR, a multidisciplinary health clinic where she integrates her astrological and psychological consulting services. In addition, the clinic integrates other health professionals. Dr. Veroshk oversees clinical psychology doctorate degree students , who offer their clinical practice at low cost to the community. She also has a Sanacion Infinita office in New York City where Dr. Veroshk offers her services.

She is the creator of 'RESET by Veroshk' a series of virtual and face-to-face wellness events to restore the four dimensions of being: body, mind, emotion and spirit, with the support of lunar energy to achieve balance and well being.

Her website www.veroshk.com offers information about her services and wellness materials such as the Membresia Veroshk, downloadable meditations, worksheets, and other healing resources developed by Dr. Veroshk. She is also the creator of Shop Veroshk which is an online and physical store where she has developed branded products such as ritual candles and love elixirs, you can also find incense and a diversity of quartz.

All of this encompasses Dr. Veroshk’s vision on wellness and mental health which can be summarized as: “Mental health and healing is possible for all, you just have to find the way to make it happen.”

Pick or Tip of the Week

Bricia’s pick this week is a baby pick! She would gift this to any new mom - the dockatot. It’s been her everything with baby Augustina. She started sleep training at 3 months from 7pm - 7am, and Bricia thinks the dockatot has made a difference with keeping her asleep and keeping the same environment for her.

Paulina’s tip is the total opposite of baby gear. Bridgerton on Netflix! If you haven’t watched it yet, you need to! Make this your super-mamas-self-care time for yourself because it’s the ultimate novela. There’s a reason 63 million people have watched this already.

Links

Follow Dr. Williams on Instagram and all social platforms @vroshk

Check out her podcast AstroTerapia, all about fusing astrology & psychology and mental health advice

You can contact Dr. Williams for your own birth chart reading at info@veroshk.com or 787.460.3247

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Tenet - Bricia recently watched this movie and now she’s really into learning about time travel 🤣

The Dig on Netflix

What Dr. Williams is reading - Becoming by Michelle Obama

Episode 264: Keeping it Real with the Super Mamas: How Covid-19 Tried to Steal Our Holiday Cheer

Happy New Year, sisters!

This week’s episode is about our personal experience after Paulina and her family were diagnosed with covid right before Christmas. After months of being so careful and trying our best to stay safe, Paulina, her husband and children, and our parents, . What a way to end 2020, right? 😅 It was a scary, painful and stressful few weeks, but the entire family is on their way to recovery. So many of you not only reached out to send well wishes and covid experiences, but also shared home remedies that helped us fight the virus off even faster. We’ve included some below, which we will absolutely be using in the future for when flu season rolls around again. At the end of the day, we are blessed to have our good health and the support of our family, friends and followers! The year can only get better from here!

*If you’re a covid survivor, please consider donating blood and plasma for research. Learn more at redcrossblood.org.

Coronavirus Remedies

Flu Bomb Recipe

Smash one clove of garlic and one teaspoon of grated ginger.

Mix with 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, one teaspoon raw honey, one lemon and 1/4 cup warm water.

Drink one in the morning and one at night to help with flu-like symptoms.

Pick or Tip of the Week

After Paulina’s Instagram Live, where she let the followers know she had coronavirus, many of you reached out to share remedies that have worked for you and your families who were also recovering coronavirus. Her favorite was a Flu Bomb that she knows she’ll use whenever she’s feeling sick. It helped with a lot of the flu-like symptoms of covid, plus it’s anti-inflammatory and helps with infection. Check out the recipe above and video above for more details.

Everyone is pretty used to virtual learning at this point in the pandemic. Bricia’s pick is Osmo, an app that children can use with their tablets at home. It’s a great gift and another great option for your kids who are learning at home and are craving a different kind of stimulation. Bricia bought it for Eduardo last year and it’s been great while he’s learning at home. He even wants to use it during his free time!

Links

If you’re a covid survivor, please consider donating blood and plasma for research. Learn more at redcrossblood.org.

Daniel Fast - Guide, Food List, Resources and more

Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol by Holly Whitaker

Episode 263: What We Learned in 2020 with Lernando Fopez

It’s our last episode of 2020!

This week we interview our one and only little brother, Fernando Lopez. The three of us talk about what a year it’s been - both positive & negative - and the lessons we’ve learned. We learned to adapt to new business practices and precautions, how to focus on just a few things rather than spreading ourselves thin, and best of all, we learned how empathic and supportive our local communities can be during times of struggle. Even though this episode gets a little serious, there’s a lot of sibling laughs and teasing! And maybe a special message from Fernando to all of his fans 😂 but you’ll have to listen to the end of his interview for that! We are so grateful for family this year and could have survived without each other’s help. 

We also could not have had the successful year that we did without our super mamas sisters! You overwhelming support listening to the podcast, engaging with our content and supporting our family businesses means the world to us. We can’t wait to truly celebrate our incredible community at some point next year - hopefully sooner than later!

Feliz Navidad and happy New Years, sisters! Enjoy the rest of this year with your families, and let’s all manifest a better year in 2021. 

Lessons Learned in 2020

• Fernando learned how nice and empathetic, giving and helping people can be in times of need.

• He also learned how cruel and mean people can be, doing the bare minimum to help people out.

• Paulina learned she could not run the business without her siblings / family. With the kids and everything else that has happened this year, one of them is always willing to step up and help and she is grateful for that and them. 

• Bricia learned that everything really is how you look at things, or “perspective on perspective.”

• Bricia, Paulina, and Fernando learned the power of focus - learning to focus on a few things instead of spreading themselves thin.

• They all learned to adapt - all the processes from work to school to shopping changed, and we were forced to change the way we do things.

• They all learned the importance of financial literacy during the pandemic. We recorded an episode about maximizing our finances during covid this earlier this year.

• Most of all, we learned how lucky we are to have healthy families, both spouses working throughout the pandemic, and a great support system.

Pick or Tip of the Week

Family nights on Zoom are Paulina’s tip this week. Since we can’t all get together for the holidays, we’re finding other ways to hang out. We used Quizizz.com and Kahoot.com to play trivia games and quizzes with each other last week and everyone was so into it. Both sites make it easy to log in and use one code for everyone playing, and everyone uses their own phone. A great way to bond virtually!

Bricia’s recommendation is a garlic peeler. Sounds weird, but it’s this magical silicone tube that you roll around and it peels garlic. It’s the best invention and she doesn’t know how she could ever live without it after this! It’s a great stocking stuffer, an awesome gift for your foodie friend.

Also if you’re looking for some last minute holiday gifts, be sure to read our 2020 gift guide! This year we highlighted local small businesses, and there are shops that you’ll want to shop at well into next year too.

Links

Match Made in Hell video - if you’re over this year but want a good laugh, this is the video for you!

Episode 262: Walking in Gratitude, Body Positivity, and Prioritizing Happiness with Rosie Mercado

There are only a few new episodes left for the year, and this week is a good one. Our guest, Rosie Mercado, is a podcaster, TV personality, author, plus-size model, mama, and that's just the beginning! Rosie talks about her 240lb. weight loss journey, her growing faith, and what it’s like to be a new mom after a 14 year gap between her kids. Listening to Rosie’s story will motivate you to begin creating your own happiness as soon as the episode is over. There's no better time to start working on you than right now!

Before the episode, Bricia is catching us up on her mini vacation with her husband that she mentioned during last week’s episode. It was their first trip alone since Augustina was born earlier this year!

More about Rosie Mercado: Television star Rosie Mercado is capturing hearts and imaginations across the globe with her compelling story, electric persona and breathtaking beauty. 

A proud, bilingual Latina, Rosie is a true crossover star who also guest-hosts and is a correspondent on leading Spanish-language networks, Telemundo and Univision, as well as on the Emmy-award winning Dr. Phil Show and The Doctors. 

The journey of her 240-pound weight loss and life transformation into a prominent voice for women’s empowerment went viral. In 2019, Rosie was named as one of the “Top 25 Most Powerful Latinas” by People en Espanol. 

In fall 2020, Rosie launched two projects simultaneously. Her shocking story of survival and triumph was released through the publication of her memoir, The Girl with the Self-Esteem Issues, in both English and Spanish. With the same title, she launched her podcast with both video and audio components and is also available in English and Spanish. Each episode features candid discussions between Rosie and influential figures from all walks of life covering topics such as parenting, health and relationships.

Episode Gems from Rosie Mercado & more

“It’s a blessing to be present as a mom.” - Rosie

“Until you know someone’s story, you don’t know who they are.” - Rosie

“No mas. I’m going to work on me.” - Rosie

“Becoming a mother just makes you a different person. You start looking deeper into who you are meant to be.” - Paulina

“Sometimes when people are being mean to you, it’s not a reflection of you. it’s a reflection of them.” - Rosie

“When you change you mind, your body changes in the process.” - Paulina

“Find things that you like, that make you happy and give it an opportunity.” - Rosie

“Self care is essential for transformation.” - Rosie

“I want more peace, I want to find answers, something is guiding me. I know there a presence out there.” - Rosie

Pick or Tip of the Week

Bricia’s pick is the cutest tie dye sweat suit from our amiga, Rachel Gomez’s line, Viva la Bonita. It’s cozy and perfect for hanging out at home during the holidays, so support a small Laguna owned business and buy it for someone you love (or yourself 😉) today!

Paulina’s tip is the movie, War with Grandpa - watch the trailer here. She saw it a few weeks back at a drive-in movie and it’s so funny! It’s family friendly and she highly recommends it for children and grownups alike

Links

Follow Rosie on Instagram @rosiemercado and her podcast @thegirlwithselfesteemissues.

Learn more about Rosie, her book, and more at RosieMercado.com.

Listen to her podcast The Girl with the Self Esteem Issues in english and in Spanish, La Latina con Baja Autoestima.

Episode 261: Keeping Up with the Super Mamas: 2020 Holidays at Home

Happy holidays from the Super Mamas! This week we’re catching you up our holiday plans - what we did for Thanksgiving, how we’ve decorated our homes for Christmas, and our parents FINALLY visiting (safely) after a year apart! We also have a new family inside joke about Paulina and Bricia’s daughter that you are going to love. 😂 Bricia is also going on her first trip since Augustina was born and she’s so excited to do absolutely nothing, that she may extend the trip even longer. 😂 Paulina is just glad the girls are back in school after a week long vacation because the house is a mess and she is done cleaning up! At least for now.

We’re so blessed to be able to spend time with our family this holiday season since we know not everyone can due to covid, so we’re soaking in all the bonding while we can! And we’re so lucky to have our Super Mamas sisters! How are you celebrating the holidays this year? Share you traditions with us below!

Our Christmas Tree Decorating Tips

• Search “Whimsical Christmas Tree” on Pinterest for Christmas tree inspiration

• Use ribbon. You can change it up every year but keep the same ornaments, and it looks like a completely different tree!

• Try a theme! Paulina is doing “red & gold” to keep a classic and Bricia has a pink tree.

• Get shatterproof ornaments while the kids are still little. They may bump into the tree while they’re learning to walk or try to play with the colorful ornaments, so wait to invest in good ornaments until they’re a little older (and less clumsy 😂).

Pick or Tip of the Week

You always have to be prepared for kid sniffles during the colder seasons! Paulina always tries to go for the natural or homeopathic remedies and one of her fave brands is Boiron. The cold calm tablets are non-drowsy and great at the first sign of a cold. You put it under the kid’s tongues and it always helps boost their immune system and not get full blown sick. Anything to help during this time!

Speaking of Fancy trapos like we do in the entirety of this episode, Bricia’s pick are these fancy servilletas. She uses them every time she has get togethers. They’re thick, elegant, and disposable too!

Episode 260: Turning Podcasting into Art with Mala and Diosa of Locatora Radio

This interview is so overdue! This week we speak to the latest queens of podcasting, Mala and Diosa of Locatora Radio. We admire these ladies so much for what they’re doing in the podcasting world but also in the Latinx community. Have you seen their recent feature in the Los Angeles Times? We talk about a lot in this episode: what a radiophonic novela is, why they talk about taboo subjects, and how they would raise their future children - IF they ever have kids. These mamacitas are not only the next generation of incredible podcasters, they’re leading the way for future brown girls to share their art, voice, and power with the world. This is a feel good, inspirational interview you do not want to miss!

About Locatora Radio: Locatora Radio is an independent multimedia production company committed to archiving and celebrating the brilliance of womxn of color through podcasting, film-making, educational workshops, and live events. Co-founded and produced by Mala Muñoz and Diosa Rodriguez, the podcast blends humor, pop culture analysis, and interviews with artists to engage listeners in nuanced discussions about feminism, sexual wellness, and arts and culture for a modern Latinx audience.

About Mala Muñoz, Co-Founder, Producer, Sound Board Operator: Mala graduated from Tufts University with a B.A. in American Studies in 2014. Between 2014 and 2018 she worked as a State Certified Counselor-Advocate at Peace Over Violence, a local rape and domestic violence crisis center where she provided 24/7 emergency response and advocacy services to English and Spanish speaking survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking. She has written about violence against women and the work of women of color artists for the Huffpost Blog, Everyday Feminism, and VIBE. In addition to her podcasting work with Locatora Radio, she was formerly in the role of Human Development Department Chair and Dean of Student Voices at an All-Girls High School is Los Angeles. She also teaches self-defense and empowerment classes for women and children.

About Diosa Rodriguez, Co-Founder, Producer, Audio Editor: Diosa received her B.A. in Literature and Creative Writing from UC Santa Barbara, where she was also heavily involved in the student artivist/activist community. After graduating in 2015, she was a grassroots community organizer, working with Immigrant women to produce educational events and mobilize their community to be politically involved. She currently works in the Assisted Living field, managing services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Diosa is also a freelance writer and has written for Remezcla, Fierce by Mitu, and Hip Latina. Her writing is focused on sexual health & wellness, radical self-care, and feminism.

Our Conversation with Mala & Diosa

2020 - the Year of Redirection

Why they talk about taboo subjects like sexual wellness

Putería

Team Pad or Team Tampon

Favorite Podcast Episodes

Who is Locatora Radio?

How they met

How they would raise their future kids (IF they have kids)

And your favorite segment is back - Fire Questions!

Pick or Tip of the Week

Paulina’s pick this week is a shameless plug. The holidays are coming, so grab your jars of mole from store.ilovemole.com and add them to your holiday meals! Van a quedar muy bien con la suegra. 😉

Bricia’s pick is the MasterClass app. It’s a full library of lessons about cooking, dancing, basketball - really almost anything you can think of. Last year for Thanksgiving, she recreated a Thomas Keller potato puree recipe that her future brother-in-law Lukas is obsessed with! It’s a great investment for yourself or a great Christmas present for someone you love.

LINKS

Follow @locatoraradio @diosafemme and @mala_munoz on Instagram.

Listen to their podcast on Spotify and more.

Mala’s favorite podcast episode - Capítulo 008: Femme Tech

Diosa’s favorite podcast episode - Capítulo 016: Multidimensional Heaux

Diosa’s latest obsession - Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

Episode 259: Educating Our Children on Body Safety, Boundaries, and Consent with Rosalia Rivera, founder of CONSENTparenting

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about sexual abuse.

We speak to Rosalia Rivera, Consent Educator, Sexual Literacy Advocate, Speaker, change agent, and founder of CONSENTparenting, about abuse prevention education. She’s answering our questions about how to talk to our children about boundaries, signs to look for if we suspect abuse, how to empower ourselves & our children to heal from & prevent sexual abuse, and so much more. There is a lot of information to unpack this week but the more we talk about it, the safer our kids will be. 

More about Rosalia: Rosalia Rivera is mother, proud Latina, and the founder of Consent Parenting™. She is a consent educator, sexual literacy advocate, speaker, change agent, and survivor turned thriver. Her work is dedicated to helping out child sexual abuse survivors (who are now parents) how to confidently keep their kids safe with abuse prevention tools. Rosalias' mission and drive have graced her with the opportunity to speak at a TEDx stage this year! She also hosts the AboutCONSENT™ Podcast where she offers education, information, resources, and inspiration to help you on your healing journey to go from survivor to thriver.

Our conversation with Rosalia

What is CONSENTparenting?

What are some early signs of abuse that we should be looking for?

What should we be teaching our children when it comes to their bodies, boundaries, and safety?

The difference between privacy, surprises, and secrets

What are kid’s rights?

What are the layers of abuse that can happen to a child?

What the physical /behavioral signs should we look for if we are suspicious of abuse?

What is grooming?

Signs of grooming

What are some ways to teach our children boundaries?

How to handle online predators when homeschooling

LINKS

For more resources, follow Rosalia on Instagram @consentparenting, check out her website consentparenting.com, and listen to her podcast, AboutCONSENT™

Resources mentioned by Rosalia:

• Personal Space Camp to help teach your little ones about personal physical boundaries

• Amaze.org for videos about boundaries, personal space, safety, and consent

• CommonSenseMedia.org to learn more about the apps and websites your child is using, and see what is appropriate for their age

• Monitoring apps like Bark.us to help monitor exchanges your child is having with others (i.e. messaging friends online). It monitors for bullying, harassment, sexually explicit content, and suicidal ideation, and notifies the parent. It also recognizes including slang. Learn more about the app by listening to Roslia’s podcast interview with Titania Joran, the company’s CMO.

Episode 258: Using Social Media to Grow Your Brand with Kelley Baker, celebrity brow artist

This week we talk to the original queen of brows, Kelley Baker! This mama started her brand, Kelley Baker Brows, from the ground up using social media to help grow her business, market her products, and connect with other beauty lovers. Now she teaches other women and mamas how to create their own businesses and schedules that work for their lives and find their own version of success. Kelley is also sharing her tips for social media brand growth and the beauty products she can’t live without. Any mama looking to be inspired will love Kelley’s journey to success!

Super Mamas listeners can use code SUPER10 to get 10% off at KelleyBaker.com.

More about Kelley: Award-winning arch and celebrity makeup artist, entrepreneur, and social media beauty maven, Kelley Baker, knew her calling early on after witnessing the confidence boost each of her clients left with after she had transformed their brows. Over fifteen years later, she is now known as one of the world’s most coveted celeb arch artists, with a reputation for shaping brows in a manner that can only be described as perfection.

Kelley has a knack for social media and utilized the Instagram platform, sharing her world as a brow artist by posting real-time images and videos of her clients in her chair from her chic salon in Venice, CA on Main Street. Kelley’s charisma and amazing brow transformations quickly turned her into a social media sensation and developed a loyal following of over 750,000 fans, setting the internet on fire with perfectly shaped sleek brows desired by women around the world.

Kelley’s Favorite Beauty Products

• Blush: Patrick Ta Monochrome Moment - Velvet Blush in She’s Seductive

• Highlighter: BECCA Cosmetics Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlight in Opal. Kelley recommends putting it on your temple/forehead to hides any dark spots. It makes you look glowy, which makes you look younger!

• Concealer: NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

• Eyeliner: KVD Vegan Beauty Tattoo Eyeliner

• Mascara: L’óreal Telescopic Mascara and Voluminous Original Mascara

• Perfume: Burberry Her Eau de Parfum. She always gets asked about it!

• Brows: Anything and everything by Kelley Baker brows 😉

Pick or Tip of the Week

Since we’re talking all things beauty this episode, Bricia’s pick this week is Sweet Street Cosmetics L.A. Lady eyeshadow palette. Its neutral, bronze-y and beautiful. She also highly recommends their liquid lipsticks. Her tip is to put on a quick swipe of the liquid lipstick before a Zoom call and it instantly makes you look so put together.

Paulina has been waiting for La Libreria to open up during quarantine and it finally is! It’s a great place to find libros en español for your kids. They are following social distancing protocols when visiting in store and you can also shop online. There are many books that you won’t find on Amazon, books from other countries, all ages from baby to teens - each of Paulina’s girls picked up books they loved!

Links

Super Mamas listeners can use code SUPER10 to get 10% off at KelleyBaker.com.

Follow Kelley on Instagram @kelleybakerbrows and her salon @kelleybakerbeautysalon

Episode 257: Change Your Mind, Change Your Body, Change Your Life with personal trainer, Melissa Alcantara

You’re not along when it comes to your health and fitness journey - it’s something we all struggle with. During this week’s episode, we talk to Fitness Trainer and Author, Melissa Alcantara, reminds us it’s not only normal to struggle, but it’s something she deals with too! We talk to the incredible super mama about her personal fitness journey, how she stays motivated, and why she thinks it's a blessing to decide to work out every day. She also has a new workout series with Messenger, where we can all workout in real time and “Watch Together”. 😉 Besides that, Melissa is dropping all 👏🏽 the 👏🏽 gems 👏🏽 about life, staying motivated, decision making, and more. Get ready to be schooled !

More about Melissa: Raised in New York City and currently based in Los Angeles, Melissa Alcantara, aka ‘Fitgurlmel’, is a Dominican-American mom, author, fitness trainer, and athlete, who works as a personal trainer for Kim Kardashian West.

After losing 40 pounds in 60 days, and realizing she had total control of her mind and body, Melissa started training for bodybuilding competitions and shared her fitness journey on Instagram.

She has since grown her platform to more than 1 million followers, where she continues to document her inspiring health and fitness journey, share her no-nonsense diet and fitness tips, and inspire others to put in the work to change their body and life.

Most recently, in partnership with Messenger, Melissa created a series of workouts for Watch Together, a brand new feature that lets you watch videos with friends and family and see their reactions in real-time, to inspire digital fitness accountability, so friends can keep each other accountable while they train from home.

As a leading face in the fitness industry, Melissa has been featured in several publications such as Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, and many more, and was named to Create & Cultivate's Top 100 list in the Fitness & Wellness category in 2019.

More about Melissa x Messenger: Melissa, who has been documenting her inspiring health and fitness journey on social media, partnered with Messenger on a fitness accountability program to help people stay moving, highlighting the benefits of having a virtual workout buddy as many of us are working out from home. 

Melissa created a series of workouts for Watch Together, a brand new feature on Messenger, perfect for fitness gurus or amateurs, to help inspire people to work out with friends and hold each other accountable.

Watch Together enables you to: 

• See your friends laugh and cry in real-time while viewing the same video at the same time in Messenger and Messenger Rooms.

• Enjoy your favorite music videos, TV shows, movies, and FB Watch videos, including what’s happening now, Lives, music videos, sports and Facebook originals, with more selections coming soon.

• Watch with up to 8 friends on a video chat and 50 in Messenger Rooms.

• Watch Together is free and easy to use! Start a Messenger video call or create a Messenger Room then swipe up on the bottom of your screen and select ‘Watch Together.’ From there you can select a video suggested for you or choose from a category such as ‘TV & Movies,’ ‘Watched,’ ‘or ‘Uploaded.’

Check out Melissa's first workout video on Watch Together below!

Little Drops of Knowledge by Melissa Alcantara

“Super Mamas - that’s a compliment. Because most of the time I feel like I’m failing at everything. I’m winging it most of the time. But I think a lot of women out there need to realize thats pretty much how you do it. You have no choice.”

“I’m going to surrender. I’m going to stop trying to force something and I’m going to accept the fact that I know nothing, and you have to be okay with that.”

“Starting everyday is the hardest thing. I always sad it’s not the ten thousand squats that made your ass nice. It’s the ten thousand times that you said, ‘Yes, I’m going to work out.’ That’s what makes you feel good.”

“Making a decision is taking an action. Motivation comes from action. You must do first.”

“That’s how everything in life goes. You can’t just go from being a newbie to a pro. You have to learn how to love, how to appreciate. These things don’t just come to you, you have to teach it to yourself.”

“Everything that’s unknown is scary. It doesn’t matter if it’s good. That’s why people say they’re scared of success. Success is a scary freakin’ place to be.'“

“It’s really about balancing, about balancing your life. You’re going to make crappy decisions. You are going to not have the best day. But it’s how you carry on, how you keep going.”

“You have to make the decisions. If this is something you want, I’m going to guide you, I’m going to give you the tools you need, but I can’t do it for you. I can’t make the decisions for you.”

“Sometimes we feel like we have to make so many decisions in our life and we have so many responsibilities, but to see it as something good, to see it as, ‘I have control over my life and the things that I want and how I want to live it in the tiny amount of time that we have,’ is a blessing.”

“Making sure that we know that we have control, that we have the power, and that we can take responsibility for things that don’t happen perfectly or when we mess up because we human beings and we’re just trying out best.”

LINKS

Follow Melissa on Instagram @fitgurlmel and learn more about her on her site fitgurlmel.com

Subscribe to her YouTube channel for workout videos, recipes, and more! So much fun healthy living content.

Get your copy of her book, Fit Gurl, on Amazon and wherever books are sold!

Episode 256: Keeping It Real with the Super Mamas: Libras, Birthday Surprises, and No More Babies

There so many Libras in our family! In this episode, we catch you up on all of our birthday celebrations. Bricia’s perfect day of birthday surprises included everything from getting her hair done to incredible one of a kind meals. For Paulina, it meant their third annual family birthday trip to Big Bear where they celebrate not only her birthday, but Krista and Sabina’s too!

It’s crazy how fast time has gone this year and how quickly all of the kids are growing up. We’re not sure if we’re ready to accept that our babies Zixta and Eddie, aren’t babies anymore. 😢 We also give you an update on what our Halloween plans are for this year. We’re planning on creating family costumers and need to get on it now! 2020 might not be the best year, but at least all of the Libra birthdays were perfect!

Tips for Constipation

This might be a little TMI, but we’ve also talked about a lot worse on the podcast. 🤣 While Paulina and her family were in Big Bear, they all experienced trouble going to the bathroom - every single one of them was constipated! She later learned it was High Altitude Sickness, but she reached out to you, our lovely listeners, to share tips to make the bathroom trips a little easier. Here’s everything you suggested.

• Drink more water!

• A capful of apple cider vinegar

• Add raw oatmeal to your smoothies

• Boil tamarindo and drink it like tea

• Coconut water to help increase electrolytes

• Drink water with mined garlic in the morning after fasting

• Stretch! Lay on your back, bend your right knee toward your chest and right hip. Continue with left knee.

• Jugo desinflamante - 1 cup of water, a handful of parsley, 1 teaspoon of minced ginger, 1 cucumber (peeled). Blend together. One serving size.

Pick or Tip of the Week

Paulina’s pick this week came in handy during their recent trip to Big Bear. Her family suffers from a lot of skin issues (eczema, psoriasis, and more) and the high altitude/thin air left them with really dry skin. Palmers Cocoa Butter Lotion formula has helped them so much, both on and off the mountain, because it’s formulated to help all of their skin needs.

TIP: Use twice the amount of lotion during the winter for extra hydration. It’s great for the belly when you’re pregnant!

Bricia was working on a project this week where she was required to have her nails done and since she’s not going to go out for a manicure any time soon, she remembered she had these press on nails - Kiss press on nails. She filed them down a little to be less square and to give them more of a natural look and they got the job done! She’ll give us an update next week to see how they’ve lasted haha.

LINKS

Bricia’s birthday massage therapist is Sean Bartholomew - he’s incredible! Listen to us talk more about him and his work in this episode.

Bricia, Paulina, and their family all get their hair done by the incredible Sal - he’ll be on the show for his own episode in the new year!

Episode 255: Learning with our Kids through Digital Play with OK Play App co-founders Chris Ovitz and Dr. Colleen Russo Johnson

Can screen time for kids be a positive experience? 📲 When you give parents activities to learn alongside their kids, it can be! This week we interview Chris Ovitz and Dr. Colleen Russo Johnson, two of the co-founders of the new OK Play App. The startup team created the app to connect children and families through play, and it has produced a learning experience for parents to help kids learn social & emotional skills and more.

Bricia and Paulina are personally big fans of the app. As parents with kids stuck at home all day in this quarantine, we’re always looking for new games, shows, and activities to keep our kids entertained and occupied. The best thing about the OK Play app is that it encourages parents to engage in play and learning with our kids. Together we are doing fun activities, like building a golf course like Bricia and Eddie made in the video below, but we’re also learning, communicating, and bonding through fun . Who knew play would be such serious work?

Super Mamas listeners can get a 90 day free trial of the app by visiting okplay.app/supermamas. Happy playing!

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Entertained my 5 year old yesterday by making a golf and roll course. Got the idea from the @okplay app. Eduardo is into it and I love their curriculum. Not only are they activity focused but they also have an entire section on kindness and regulating emotions (there’s also free activities on the app daily!) This course is so much fun... we will be working on it as long as weather permits. Eduardo keeps getting ideas on how to make it more and more difficult for me 🤣 #okplay

A post shared by Bricia Lopez Maytorena (@bricialopez) on Sep 3, 2020 at 11:00am PDT

More about Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Colleen Russo Johnson: Dr. Colleen Russo Johnson is a developmental psychologist with an expertise in children's media and technology who serves as an adjunct professor at Ryerson University and Co-Director of the Ryerson Children’s Media Lab. She is a senior scholar for UCLA’s Center for Scholars and Storytellers and co-author of bestselling children's book, Dino Dana: Dino Field Guide. Colleen previously served as director of research at Sinking Ship Entertainment. Colleen is passionate about disseminating relevant research to parents, teachers, and the children's tech & media industry. She holds a PhD from Vanderbilt University as a National Science Foundation graduate student fellow and now lives in Toronto. She is the proud mom of two dogs and two toddlers, Ripley and Rex.

More about Co-founder and President, Chris Ovitz: Chris Ovitz is a serial tech entrepreneur who has built and advised companies that are inspired by his childhood love of gaming and that expand the possibilities of mobile. Prior to OK, Chris co-founded Workpop (acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand ), which reimagined the job seeking experience for essential workers. In 2011, he co-founded Viddy, a pioneering social mobile video platform that grew to over 70 million users and was acquired by Fullscreen . He led business development and strategy for Scopely and Adly and has served as an advisor to Code.org and Box . Chris is also an active angel investor in companies like Beyond Meat (Nasdaq: BYND), Block Renovation, Songza (acquired by Google), and Seismic Games (acquired by Niantic). Chris is a member of Vanity Fair’s “Next Establishment List” and graduated from UCLA with a BA in History. Chris' single greatest achievement is becoming a dad to his son, Pax.

About OK Play: OK Play is a first-of-its-kind app that sparks creation, conversation, and connection between parents and their children. Through fun activities that are interactive and encourage social and emotional growth, OK Play helps families establish a daily practice of bonding and sharing together. The app was made by parents and entrepreneurs at The OK Company, an LA-based media and technology startup whose mission is to help families be OK with exactly where they are right now. Join OK Play for free at www.okplay.co. 

Parenting Gems 💎 from this Week’s episode

The academic stuff is important but it’s a balance. Play is serious work. - Chris Ovitz

There is no perfect parent, and anyone who is trying to pretend to be perfect in their parenting is doing a disservice to their child. - Dr. Colleen Russo Johnson

Links

Follow @OKPlay on Instagram and Twitter.

Download the app in the App Store or get it on Google Play.

Super Mamas listeners can get a 90 day free trial of the app by visiting okplay.app/supermamas.

Watch Dino Dana and Annedroids on Amazon Prime, Odd Squad on PBS, and Endlings on Hulu.

Episode 254: Voting 101: Resources, Deadlines, & Why Your Vote Matters with Sara Gonzalez

Less than one month until Election Day! This week we talk to Sara Gonzalez, Project Coordinator for the LA City Clerk’s Election Division. We are talking voting 101: how to properly vote by mail, safety precautions poll workers are taking at voting centers, and most importantly, how to register to vote. She also reminds us if you’re not eligible to vote (because of your age or status), you can still make a difference by learning about what’s on the ballot and talking to those who can vote. Your voice matters and every vote counts! So get out there and make a difference!

More about Sara: Sara Gonzalez is a Project Coordinator for the LA City Clerk’s Election Division focusing on outreach and voter education. She’s worked in election operations since 2009. She’s done everything from programming ballot layout to poll worker recruitment to community poll worker training before managing voter outreach to LA’s homeless, faith-based, new American, and senior communities. She loves engaging the public and how information empowers Angelenos to ask more questions, educate others, and mobilize each other to participate in the voting process."

She was raised in Garden Grove by a strong Mexicana (who was raised by a strong Mexicana) and recently became a proud new super mama at 35 to Eleanor Lola, now 10 months old. She lives in South Gate, CA with her teacher husband, Adrian. They’re both currently working from home. (Eleanor’s room is now a classroom/zoom meeting room.) Sara’s working hard trying to get out the vote during this pandemic in between breastfeeding, cuddles, and reading Eleanor’s whole bookshelf.

Voting 101

For local voters, visit LAvote.net or OCvote.com to register to vote, or check out the video below.

Head to IWillVote.com to check your registration status in every other state

Visit your state’s Secretary of State website for election dates and deadlines. California deadline is 10/19!

Learn more about the General Election, how to send in you mail-in-ballot, early voting, and more below.

Pick or Tip of the Week

Paulina is all about making her life easier right now (aren’t we all 🤣). She recently found Yumble, a pre-made meal service for kids, and it is so YUMMY that she wishes she would have ordered some meals for herself! They’re perfect for days when Paulina is working at home and the girls have school, and there’s no time for lunch. Listeners can use the code SUPERMAMAS30 at YumbleKids.com for a discount on your order.

The targeted Instagram ads strike again for Bricia’s pick this week. She’s always looking for cute and inexpensive clothing for Augustina, and Kate Quinn is just that. They have great options, a lot of new prints and great “basics” for baby’s wardrobe.

Episode 253: Learning to Feel Your Best, Nourish Your Body, and Thrive Postpartum with Lorena Garcia, CEO of Majka

Hola Octubre! Fall is here and the year is winding down. Even though we’ve spent most of the year indoors, it feels like it has flown by.

Lately we have been talking a lot about the fourth trimester and how important it is for moms to prepare not just for pregnancy, but for after baby’s arrival. This week’s guest completely agrees. We interview Lorena Garcia, co-founder and CEO of Majka, a brand dedicated to helping support moms thrive postpartum with resources and lactation bites, boosters, oats, and more and we’re big fans.

The three of us are sharing stories about our Mexican moms and entrepreneurial tips we’ve learned throughout the years, but we also talk about Lorena’s personal experience of her fourth trimester and her inspiration behind creating Majka. She shares why it’s okay to ask questions during pregnancy and ask for help & support after baby, and how we must learn to prioritize ourselves because we are not just moms; we are still our own people who need to heal. 

More about Lorena: Lorena Garcia is Mexican entrepreneur and currently the co-Founder and CEO of Majka, a brand dedicated to help support moms to thrive postpartum. Lorena has founded and managed multiple successful businesses and is a digital marketing and branding expert.

Lorena’s Favorite Majka Recipe

Lorena’s youngest son was born earlier this year, so she is incorporating Majka into her daily routine to help nourish herself and baby! She shared her favorite smoothie recipe below to try with the lactation booster. You can find more recipes for drinks with lactation boosters and lactation bites on Majka’s blog.

Orange Ginger Carrot Smoothie - with Booster

• 1 cup coconut milk

• 1 orange, peeled (I sometimes just use orange juice)

• 1 cup frozen riced cauliflower

• 1 medium carrot

• ½ inch fresh ginger

• 1 tablespoon chia seeds

• 2 tablespoons hemp seeds

• 1 scoop Majka Lactation Booster

Blend everything together and enjoy!

Nutrition: 408 kcal, 21g fat, 45g carbs, 13g, 27g sugar, 12g protein, 137% vitamin C

Super Mamas listeners can get a discount on Majka products! Use code SUPERMAMAS for 10% off your order at lovemajka.com/discount/supermamas.

Pick or Tip of the Week

Bricia keeps getting swindled by Instagram ads. 😂 She loves biker shorts and found these by Blanqui which are designed specifically for postpartum. It’s like a faja and shorts all in one.

Paulina’s pick is a face paint kit from Amazon that she bought for Zixta. It’s tough to keep her occupied while Sabina and Krista are doing their school work, but Paulina paints Z’s face in the morning and tells her to transform into whatever animal she’s painted, and it works! She plays pretend all day.

Her other tip is the game called Spot It and Spot It Jr., available in both english and spanish. Paulina sets it up for the girls while she’s making lunch or doing something for work, and it keeps them entertained together.

LINKS

Follow Majka on Instagram @lovemajka and shop for products on lovemajka.com

Follow Lorena on Instagram @callmelore

Episode 252: Curls, Community, Culture, & Family Values with Julissa Prado of Rizos Curls

This week we interview the ultimate curly queen, Julissa Prado, founder and CEO of Rizos Curls. We have been big fans and supporters of this mamacita for the past few years and we’re exited to finally have her on the show!

During our chat, she shares how she created natural ingredient hair product concoctions for herself and ran an underground hair salon in her high school bathroom for all the underground curlies she encountered. She also talks about what it’s like to work with her family, and how all of her family member’s wants to see the other grow & succeed and will do whatever it takes to help each other get there, including working multiple jobs! Julissa honestly has the biggest heart for her family and her community, and she is such an inspiration in the Latinx community. We have so much love and admiration for her and we know you will too!

More about Julissa: Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Julissa Prado is the Founder & CEO of Rizos Curls, a Latina-owned hair care line aimed at embracing and celebrating the beauty of curls, coils and waves everywhere!

After years of making her own curly cocktail and being the “curl whisperer” within her community, Julissa decided to launch her own hair care line Rizos Curls. The result is a line of products made with quality natural ingredients that works across a variety of curly hair textures. The brand has amassed a global following of #RizosReinas, becoming a favorite among the curly hair community, shipped to over 57 countries and now available at Target stores nationwide! As one of the leading faces of the beauty industry and entrepreneurship, Julissa is an active national speaker with past speaking roles at Harvard University, The Girlboss Rally & the U.S. Department of State for The United Nations, among others. She also proudly organizes curated events and resources centered on entrepreneurship, including the Rizos Curls Small Business Summit.

Julissa holds a Masters in Business from Wake Forest University, is an alumni of UCLA, and has held corporate leadership positions at Nestlé.

Our Conversation with Julissa

What is Rizos Curls?

Undercover curlies & straight hair tendencies

How she started her business

What it’s like to work with family

Julissa’s Quarantine Routine

What advice would you give to your 17 year old self?

Pick or Tip of the Week

Bricia’s pick is another loungewear pick, because you know she likes to be comfy at home with her two month old daughter, Augustina. She loves this cropped sweater from Aerie. It’s lightweight which is great as the seasons start to change and it’s easy to breastfeed Augustina when she wears it.

Paulina’s pick is a Mexican movie on Netflix called, “All the Freckles in the World”. It’s such a cute love story and reminded her of when you’re growing up and have your first crush. It would be so cute to watch with your pre-teens or teenagers.

Links

Follow Julissa and her brand, Rizos Curls on Instagram - @julissa_prado @rizoscurls

Shop Rizos Curls online at rizoscurls.com. Head to her site to find a store location near you, including your local Target!

Follow the Prado cousins on Instagram @pradocousins and check out their viral video from last year.

This episode was brought to you by our sponsor Target. Head to Target.com and shop Baby Month Deals for the entire month of September!

Episode 251: Finding Our Core Selves & Changing the Likeability Trap with Alicia Menendez

This week’s interview is with powerhouse Alicia Menendez - MSNBC anchor, co-host of the podcast Latina to Latina, best selling author, and mother of two young daughters. Alicia is dropping straight GEMS 💎 in this episode! We talk about everything from how she balances her successful careers with motherhood to the meaning behind her book, “The Likeability Trap” and why it’s more complicated for women of color to feel likeable at work.

In Bricia’s words, Alicia “takes us to church” during this episode with knowledge she drops, but even Palina and Bricia were sharing real gems. Here are a few 💎:

“Sometimes you’re focusing on the work and sometimes you’re focusing on sharing the work and it doesn’t always have to be the same thing.” - Alicia

“You are no good to anyone else if you’re not taking care of yourself. “- Alicia

“It’s very rewarding to see what I am capable of doing. To know that I am more than what I thought I was.” - Paulina

“I look at her and I tell her, I want you to be a way better version of me and the only way you’re going to do that is if I become a better version of myself.” - Bricia

“If you grow up loving yourself and believing in yourself, how far can you go?” - Bricia

More about Alicia: Alicia Menendez is a journalist and multimedia storyteller. Named “Broadcast Journalism’s New Gladiator” by Elle Magazine, “Ms. Millennial” by The Washington Post, and a “Content Queen” by Marie Claire, Alicia has quickly become a force in American media. Alicia is the author of The Likeability Trap: How to Break Free and Succeed as You Are and an anchor for MSNBC. She is also a contributing editor at Bustle and host of its Latina to Latina podcast. 

A native of Union City, New Jersey, Alicia is a graduate of Harvard College. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters.

Our Conversation with Alicia

The balance of career and motherhood

Has routine helped you?

Alicia’s book, “The Likeability Trap”

Finding the core version of yourself

The messages we give boys vs. the messages we give girls

Tips for being assertive, strong, and the most authentic versions of ourselves

Pick or Tip of the Week

All of Bricia’s tips right now are about babies! This month is Target Baby Month and there are new weekly deals for the whole month! Right now they are running their Car Seat Trade-in program where you drop off an old car seat to recycle and get a coupon to save 20% on select baby gear. Learn more about the program on Target.com.

Her pick for this week is more baby stuff, of course. Bricia’s favorite wipes of all time (for herself and Augustina) are the Honest wipes. They stay moist and don’t get stuck in the wipe warmer, making it easier for whoever is on diaper duty.

Paulina’s tip is Target Drive-up. It’s so much easier for her to load the girls in the car and get all of her items brought straight out to her car! Her other pick is the deep tissue percussion massager. If you’re keeping up with the podcast, you know she was injured a few weeks ago so she’s been focusing a lot on her recovery. Since she can’t go out to get a massage, she found this massager that’s really popular right now and has really helped her muscles after her workouts.

This episode was brought to you by our sponsor Target. Head to Target.com and shop Baby Month Deals for the entire month of September!

Links

Follow Alicia Menendez on Instagram @aliciamenendezxo and Twitter @AliciaMenendez.

Listen to her podcast Latina to Latina with co-host Juleyka Lantigua-Williams and follow their podcast on Instagram @latinatolatina.

Buy her incredible book The Likeability Trap: How to Break Free and Succeed as You Are wherever books are sold.

Watch The Last Dance, the docuseries about Michael Jordan, on Netflix.

Episode 250: Asking For a Friend - Super Mamas Q&A

Back by popular demand, it’s a Super Mamas Q&A! We love answering your questions on Instagram Stories, DM, email, and voicemail, and we were getting so many that we decided to create a new series dedicated to answering them.

This week, we share advice and our personal experiences with anal incontinence, postpartum depression, how to make the most of “mommy and daddy time”, the best tips for online learning, sibling arguments, and starting your own podcast.

Want to ask something else? Email us at hello@supermamas.com or call the hotline at (424) 326-3707. We could feature your question in a future episode!

Pick or Tip of the Week

Paulina was having trouble keeping Krista’s iPad in place during her school time. She found this iPad holder that swivels so she can move it when she’s writing and readjust when she talking to her teacher.

Her second pick is something she loves and hates. 😂 Paulina bought Zixta a bag of kinetic sand, and it’s been great for keeping her occupied for hours while the Krista and Sabina do their schoolwork. And it’s surprisingly not as messy as she thought!

Bricia is sharing Augustina’s night feeding routine. Remember to always consult your doctor, but this is what works for her.

• 4PM: Breastfeeds for about 45 minutes. It’s long, but great bonding with the baby.

• 6:30PM: Bath time for Augustina

• 7PM: Bottle feeds her 6oz. of breastmilk (this is Bricia’s favorite bottle for her) and puts her down for the night. Then Bricia pumps whatever she can and stores it for her midnight feeding.

• Augustina sleeps until 2AM. Bricia keeps this bottle warmer in her room because it doesn’t take much room and uses a skincare fridge to store the milk she pumped earlier for the nighttime bottle (which she’ll repurpose for her skincare when Augustina stops feeding in the middle of the night 😝). She feeds Augustina another 5-6oz. and the baby sleeps until 7AM.

Her best tip is to find your baby a bottle they like! It helps so much with overnight feedings, saves a lot of time. Plus your partner can help too.

Links

This is still #notsponsored, but Bricia and Paulina are both loving the results they are getting from the Every Mother app program. They feel the difference in the back, core, and overall well being.

Catch up on all of Bricia’s Postpartum Essentials, including books and wardrobe essentials for recovering mamas.

This episode was brought to you by our sponsor Target. Head to Target.com and shop Baby Month Deals for the entire month of September!

Episode 249 - Keeping it Real with the Super Mamas: Learning to Ask for Help

It feels like summer just ended, but the end-of-summer / back-to-school routine change has been tough so we are READY for this holiday weekend.

And speaking of a long weekend, there’s no better way to celebrate than with a brand new episode. Bricia is back from maternity leave and it’s been a while since the two of us kept it real. This week we talk about baby Augustina and how much Eduardo loves his “chuchis”, and about Paulina’s girls starting school again.

We also talk about the how important it is to communicate our feelings with our spouses during all stages of our relationships. Whether you’re just starting to date, postpartum with your first child, or married for over 50 years, telling our partner about what and how we’re feeling is crucial to a healthy relationship. We can’t expect them to do everything we need; they can’t read our minds! You should never be afraid to ask for help from anyone, and this latest vent session will help remind you it’s okay to do just that.

This episode was brought to you by our sponsor Target. Head to Target.com and shop Baby Month Deals for the entire month of September!

Pick or Tip of the Week

We have so many picks this week!

A listener recently told Paulina that Joyce Meyer has a podcast. Joyce talks about how to be joyful through in life and how to change our thoughts. Paulina especially loves them because the episodes are only 15 minutes long!

Paulina also found this YouTube page called Activ Chiropractic while she was searching for back exercises last week. Paulina attributes her quick recovery to stretching, core workouts, and the active chiropractive videos, like the one below (always consult your doctor prior to working out after an injury - Paulina’s doctor cleared her for low impact activity).

Bricia is still loving the Every Mother program for her abdominal wall exercises. She happened to find it via an Instagram ad but she truly feels helps heal your abdominal wall and pelvic floor muscles after kids. She’s knows it’s going to take time to get back into shape (she’s in no rush) but working on these muscles now is easy, low impact, and will make a difference of your body in the years to come. Paulina is a big fan too! 

Lastly, Bricia is loving this pajama set from Hatch that her girlfriend, Lucia, gifted her. The material of the robe is so soft, she could wear it all day!

P.S. We want to hear from you! Send us an email at hello@supermamas.com or call the Super Mamas hotline at (424) 326-3707 to leave a message. Tell us about how you’re feeling in quarantine, ask us your questions about us, life, & family, or vent about your partner and kids like we do. 😂

Episode 248: Throwback to The Power of Words with Liz Hernandez from @Wordaful

Bricia is still on maternity leave with Augustina (one week left!), so Paulina is reflecting after a tough week and found this episode perfect motivation for how she was feeling.

This week we throw it back to one of our favorite episodes! We revisit The Power of Words with Liz Hernandez, an episode from 2018. Liz's passion for connecting people inspired her to create WORDAFUL, which is derived from the phrase "words are powerful" through weekly videos and live experiences, Liz showcases feelings of inspiration and motivation which are so needed right now. We talk career, her purpose in creating WORDAFUL, the importance of the words we choose to identify with, her morning ritual and the value of practicing gratitude and affirmations on a daily basis. She drops absolute GEMS along the way, so be sure to have your notes on hand!

Click here to read the original show notes, including all the gems that Liz dropped. 💎

Before the episode, Paulina talks about some set backs she experienced this week and how she had no choice but to push through the literal pain and figure things out. Even though this is a throwback episode, Liz’s powerful words and message about setting yourself up for success every day and speaking positively about yourself still ring true fo Paulina today, and they will for you too.

This is an episode worth listening more than twice!