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 241: Mothering & Healing Your Soul and Your Inner Diosa with spiritual therapist @CosmicChristine, Christine Gutiérrez

It’s time to do work! Spiritual work, that is. You’ve heard us talk about our own spirituality on this show, so this week’s interview is with Christine Gutierrez, licensed psychotherapist, life coach, and so much more. We talk how she connects the study of the soul to the study of the mind as a spiritual therapy and the journey she took to realize that this is what she was meant to do in life. We’re also talking about her new book, I Am Diosa: A Journey to Healing Deep, Loving Yourself, and Coming Back Home to Soul , plus she mentions the tools we need to tap into our spiritual presence and reminds us that we are all divine. Light a candle, turn up the volume and let Cosmic Christine’s energy bring you to a higher place! Remember, anyone can activate their inner Diosa!

More about Cosmic Christine: Christine Gutierrez, MA, LMHC, is a Latina licensed psychotherapist, life coach, and expert in love addiction, trauma, abuse, and self-esteem. She has a bachelor's degree from Fordham University in human behavior and development, and a master's degree from City College of New York in mental health counseling with a focus on community and prevention. Through her work, Christine offers private coaching, group coaching, and transformational retreats such as her annual Diosa Retreat in Puerto Rico, as well as the iosa Tribe, a global community where like-hearted women come to heal, rise, and lead. She has been featured in Time Out NY, Latina Magazine, Yahoo Health, Ebony, Cosmo for Latinas, Huffington Post and others. Christine currently resides in Puerto Rico with her husband, Fernando Samalot and their pup, Bodhi. For more on her work, visit Christine.tv and follow her on Instagram @CosmicChristine.

Our Conversation with Christine

What does it mean to connect with your spirituality?

What is spirituality to you?

What inspired you to become a spiritual therpist?

How did you find your spiritual path?

What are some tools we can utilize to do own spiritual work?

Can you talk about the work you do with those who are suffering from abuse and/or addiction?

Tell us about your book. What is it about?

What does a workshop and a retreat with you look like?

What can we do for our kids to help them on their spiritual journey right now?

LINKS

Follow @CosmicChristine and learn more about her service, retreats, and more at ChristineG.tv.

Pre-order her new book, I Am Diosa, now! Click here!

Episode 235: Learning to Stay Sane and Zen-stoic while on Quarantine with Life Coach Victor Pierantoni from Zen-Stoic Mastery

It’s now the sixth episode of our quarantine series and after last week’s episode where we learned about the stages of grief, we now know we’re in the phase of social distancing where we’re over it! We want our regular life back and this beautiful weather isn’t making it easier, but we’re going to continue to comply by washing our hands, staying indoors, staying six feet away from others when we take family walks, and wearing our masks in public. What about you, super mamas? Are you quarantined with a partner, a toddler, a teenager, or your parents? Have you ventured outside yet?

This week’s episode will hopefully be more helpful in getting your quarantine mindset right. It is so hard to stay calm and positive during this crazy times that we needed to call in some help, this week we have Life Coach & Zen-Stoic Master Victor Pierantoni chatting with us about different tools to direct our mind toward a more positive state.  He tells us what it means to be Zen-Stoic and how to pivot the negative questions our mind throws at us to more purposeful and fulfilling ones.  We talk about the outmost importance of self care and priming yourself at the beginning of the day! You will feel much better after hearing all he has to share with us sisters!

More about Victor Pierantoni: Victor is a lifelong martial artist, entrepreneur, international speaker, coach, philosopher, and husband. He believes our greatness, creativity, and excellence come from channeling the pain of our past into a purpose that serves the common good.

He is here to teach Zen Stoic Philosophy: a hybrid of Zen Buddhism and Stoicism that he pioneered and modified for a modern age. As the founder of Zen Stoic, he offers clarity, mindfulness, and insight on how to best navigate the unique personalities of his students. Victor’s goals with Zen Stoic are simple:

• Inner Peace: To give you the exact skills and tools they need to create inner peace at will, through a unique method of meditation without costing you additional time.

• Mental Toughness: To provide you with a mental operating system that converts your everyday stress into productive energy without burning out.

• High-Level Performance: To equip you with time tested principles that allow you to be laser-focused and in control of your emotions in high-pressure situations.

• Purpose: To discover your truest “why” that allows you the channel the pain of your past into a purpose that serves a greater good for yourself and others.

• Accountability and Structure: To hold you accountable to walking the path of your happiest life, remaining focused on the tasks that move the needle in your business, and discarding the BS that distracts you from your mission.

Pick or Tip of the Week

Paulina has a few picks this week. First, she has downloaded two apps for Krista since she has been missing her friends and social interaction so much: a game called Roblox and Messenger Kids on Facebook, which the parent controls through their Facebook account. She’s able to talk to family and friends, as long as a parent approves the friend request!

Paulina’s final tip is for the mamas & mamacitas - schedule in a weekly Zoom date with your girlfriends! Paulina does this every Saturday night with her friends and they talk, drink, and dance, and sometimes it lasts til 3am! It’s so fun and helps you feel better, even being stuck inside.

Bricia picked a few shows for you this week. She bonds with Eduardo in the morning for 30 minutes and they watch cartoons they both like - Hello Ninja and Archibald’s Next Big Thing on Netflix. For adults, she just finished watching the limited series, Waco on Netflix. It was so intense and it’s also a true story.

Links

To learn more about Victor and the Zen-Stoic Philosophy, check out his website and tune into his podcast - Bricia will be featured on an upcoming episode! You can also follow him on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

El chisme has it that there’s nothing better than the I Love Micheladas party pack! Use code SUPERMAMAS at checkout for an extra 15% off of your entire purchase.

Episode 220: Setting Realistic Goals for the New Year & Getting Rid of Impostor Syndrome with Michelle Gomez, Career & Life Coach

It’s our last show of 2019 and we’re ending with a bang! This week, we speak to Michelle Gomez, Career & Life Coach. She speaks to us about what imposter syndrome is and how to turn it into a positive by identifying your unique cocktail of needs (read more on that below). Michelle also talks about the best methods for setting your goals in the new year and why it’s important to celebrate yourself when achieving these goals. There are so many gems in this episode, you’ll want to take notes. Get ready to set your intentions and make sh*t happen!

Before the interview, Paulina and Bricia are talking about how excited they are to spend time with their families and not having a packed schedule of events. All they want to do is be housewives for the holidays - shopping, cleaning, cooking, baking, spending time with the kids - doing it all!

What is imposter syndrome? How do you surrender to this feeling, understand it, and use this instead of it using you?

Imposter syndrome is a behavioral phenomenon where high achieving people seem to internalize their success. They explain their accomplishments away rather than own them. There is a consistent fear of being caught as a fake or phony. It could happen to anyone, but typically it happens more to women.

Michelle believes there is power in identifying. In her book, “Own Your Brilliance: Overcome Impostor Syndrome for Career Success,” she helps people identify their UCON, or unique cocktail of needs. By understanding these five competencies, people can then identify their triggers and can start to work through their internal dialogue by journaling, meditating, etc.

1. The Perfectionist: Tends to focus on something that’s done. High expectation of herself and sets the bar high. When she doesn’t achieve, she experiences harsh inner criticism and shame.

2. The Natural Genius: Expects to have natural abilities, AKA an easy flow of intelligence that would result in being able to approach any task or goal with ease. if it’s not easy, she believes it’s not for her - impostor.

3. The Expert: Believes true competency is in possessing as much knowledge and skill as possible, or be able to retain and execute all forms of self-mastery and seeking out all forms of credential. Tend to hold yourself back.

4. The Rugged Individualist: a person who can approach the task all on her own, with no help. If she approaches it and sees she needs help, she pulls back because she’s an impostor.

5. The Superwoman: believes she should fulfill all her duties masterfully (wife, mother, sister, friend, employee, leader, etc.) and she should handle with ease.

Which of these competencies do you identify with? How will you be changing these behaviors into a positive? Listen to Michelle drop gems during her interview and comment below!

Pick or Tip of the Week

This is not an #ad, but Paulina’s new favorite thing is Disney+ ! She loves it. They not only have all the animated shows that their sister, Liz, used to watch as a kid, but also a lot of shows that Bricia & Paulina grew up watching too. Her favorite shows to watch are the animated shorts, and she’s also been meaning to check out Boy Meets World with the girls. It’s the perfect way to spend their Christmas break.

Bricia has a pick AND a tip this week. Her pick is Apple TV+. It has two shows she is obsessed with - The Morning Show, which is a drama with comedic moments, and Dickinson, a comedy starring Hailee Steinfield, which Bricia’s says is her favorite show she’s seen this year.

Bricia’s tip for the rest of 2019 is for all the super mamas to reflect on the year. Don’t be afraid to own and shout out your successes, as little or as big as they are. Rejoice in your achievements without worrying about what people are going to think of you. Own your shit and live your best inner self. You should be proud of everything you’ve achieved this year, no regrets.

Links

Follow Michelle on Instagram @mgsuccesscoach and learn more about her coaching at michellemgomez.com.

Michelle’s favorite book: “The Four Agreements”

The last book Michelle read: “The Beautiful No”

The Oprah Tour - we want to go !

Episode 170: Getting a hold on our relationship with Time with Life & Business Coach Wendy Amara

Happy Holidays! It’s finally November, Thanksgiving is two weeks away and the year is almost over. Where did the time go?! Well, returning guest and life coach Wendy Amara will help you answer that question. Today we talk all about time management, strategies we can apply to our own lives to increase productivity, how we can change our perspective of time to create and build a healthier relationship with it, how everyone should start their day, the difference between urgent & important, & more.

Before the episode, Bricia and Paulina gives us an update. Bricia with Eduardo and Paulina with sleep training all the girls, especially Zixta.

Get in contact with Wendy by visiting her website and schedule your free introductory call at WendyAmara.com or give her a call at (818) 395-2645. ALSO she’s having an amazing event on November 11th, for more information check out manifestday,com & @manifest_day on IG.

Our Conversation with Wendy Amara

(9:00) What is a life & business coach? Check out our last episode with Wendy, here

(11:50): What is time management

(14:07): What are some productivity strategies that we can apply to our lives? Some of the questions we must ask ourselves:

• How am I spending my time? Where is my time going?

• What are my priorities? What do I want to spend my time doing?

• What is the experience/feeling I want to have?

• Do I respect my time? Do others respect my time? What is my relationship with my time?

(17:25): Being 100% in control of my time BUT how do I with 3 kids?

(19:21): A mom’s relationship with time

(28:00): How should someone start their day? 

(30:00): What millionaires do at the beginning of their day?

(30:48): How far in advance can we plan our lives?

(33:45): Should we be writing all these things down?

(35:00): How do we eliminate distractions?

(44:55): What is the difference between things that are urgent and things that are important?

(47:35): Why do you think it’s so hard for us to delegate tasks to other people? 

(51:10): How can we motivate ourselves? What are some examples of motivation?

Pick or Tip of the Week

(56:35): Wendy suggests naming your calendar. It’ll help you learn how to own your time and start building a relationship with it.

(58:10): After building her workspace, Paulina’s tip is for you to do that same. Clean out your clutter, get yourself a happy light and get to work.

(59:55): Bricia’s this week is Target’s new service, Drive Up. You basically, go into the Target app, place your order and then drive up to your Target and the items will be brought out to your car! You can get baby food, snacks, diapers and basically everything that is non-perishable & it’s super quick and super easy.