Modern Latina Living

Mireya & Diamond

Join us on a journey exploring the world of motherhood and entrepreneurship. As moms and business owners, we'll share our ups and downs, wins and fails, and tips for balancing it all while still having fun. We'll discuss mindset shifts, breaking limiting beliefs, and manifesting dreams. Plus, we'll delve into the challenges of teaching kids while learning ourselves, sharing personal stories along the way. Join our podcast for a fun hangout for moms who are hustling and succeeding in both motherhood and business.

Episodes

  1. 02/09/2024

    S2E1: Our Favorite Reads

    Hello, beautiful souls, and welcome to the Modern Latina Living Lifestyle Podcast! We are your hosts, Diamond and Mireya. We're two Latina moms on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment. Together, we're here to break free from generational patterns and embrace our inner selfs! Today, we have an exciting topic lined up – the life-changing books that have captured our hearts in recent years. Trust us; you won't want to miss this literary adventure! So, sit back and relax because we're about to dive into some enlightening discussions, and share some real talk, wisdom, and laughter. This is Modern Latina Living, and we're here to brighten your day, one episode at a time. ¡Vamos!" Follow Us on IG: @modernlatinaliving https://www.instagram.com/modernlatinaliving/ @sortitoutwithmireya https://www.instagram.com/sortitoutwithmireya/ @sparklebydiamond https://www.instagram.com/sparklebydiamond/ Presented by Vibe Media Here are the books will be discussing on our podcast! 1. "It Didn't Start with You" by Mark Wolynn: Unveiling the legacy of generational trauma and finding healing in the present. 2. "Conversations with God" by Neale Donald Walsch: Navigating the spiritual journey within the modern Latina experience. 3. "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle: Embracing mindfulness and living in the present moment for empowered Latina living. 4. "Daring Greatly" by Brené Brown: Cultivating courage and vulnerability for a fulfilling life in the Latina world. 5. "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz: Discovering ancient wisdom for modern Latina empowerment. 6. "The Untethered Soul" by Michael A. Singer: Set your soul free on a journey of self-discovery and realization. 7. "Many Lives, Many Masters" by Brian L. Weiss, M.D.: Exploring past-life regression and its transformative potential in Latina lives. 8. "El Libro Que Ojalá Tus Padres Hubieran Leído" by Philippa Perry: Navigating the complexities of family and parenting in the Latina community. 9. "No Tengas Miedo a Nada" by Curro Cañete: Overcoming fear and embracing personal growth, a Latina's guide. 10. "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle: Elevating consciousness and living your best life as a modern Latina. 11. "Atlas of the Heart" by Brené Brown: Unpacking the intricate world of emotions for a richer, more meaningful Latina lifestyle. These captions offer a quick glimpse into the exciting discussions your audience can look forward to on your podcast. ***Free Resources*** 1. **Libby:** An app that lets you borrow eBooks and audiobooks from your local library: 4. **Open Library:** Allows you to borrow eBooks like a virtual library Happy reading! Enjoy these resources for free books on your phone. BONUS!! In this episode, we discussed the emotional wheel. It's essentially a visual tool that helps break down our feelings into categories. At its core, you have primary emotions like happiness, sadness, anger, and fear. Surrounding these, you find nuanced variations of those emotions, which can be really useful for identifying and understanding what you're feeling, especially when the words aren't immediately there. https://images.app.goo.gl/1V9g33y1L8SeUHgz9

  2. 06/16/2023

    E5: Navigating Health and Wellness as Latina Women

    Episode Overview: - Empowering Latinas to take charge of their health. - Topics: skincare, reproductive systems, menstrual cycles, nutrition, and exercise. - Perla's Journey with Melasma and Micro needling: - Hormonal Regulation, Ablation Procedure, and Skincare Routine: Addressing Research Gaps, Unspoken Challenges, and Lack of Support: - Lack of research on women, especially those with skin of color. - Unspoken risks of childbirth and personal experiences with preeclampsia. - Breaking the taboo and sharing experiences to empower others. - Recent bladder procedure related to childbirth damage. - Contrasting experiences with epidurals during childbirth. - Unexpected aspects of postpartum recovery. - Physical changes after childbirth and breastfeeding discomforts. Links: - What is Melasma? https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/a.... - What is an endometrial ablation? https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-proc... - Bladder surgery - Products: - Korean Facial Oil Cleanser - https://amzn.to/43XQ7Y7 - Facial Foam Cleanser - http://amzn.to/3oVZljq - The Ordinary - http://amzn.to/3NuS4FP - Hydrating Day Cream and Face Scrub - http://amzn.to/3Jg7taz - Hydrating Day Cream - http://amzn.to/43ZuFBV - Hydrating Night Cream - http://amzn.to/3PcA18l - Vitamin C Serum - - Sunscreen Powder - - Face Sunscreen - Follow Us on IG: @modernlatinaliving https://www.instagram.com/modernlatin... @sortitoutwithmireya https://www.instagram.com/sortitoutwi... @sparklebydiamond https://www.instagram.com/sparklebydi... Presented by Vibe Media

    E5: Navigating Health and Wellness as Latina Women
  3. 03/29/2023

    E4 Part 2: Religion, Parenting, Spirituality; What we learned from our upbringing

    We're sharing some stories about our religious upbringing in the Catholic church and how what we learned (and didn't learn) impacted our parenting and spiritual journeys were on today 1:15 We as adults are not superior to our children 2:00 Give yourself and your kids patience and grace 2:29 Parenting is a trial and error 2:48 Finding your voice and standing in your integrity  3:05 Being raised by and raising siblings 3:54 Mistakes on the first child 4:12 Our childhood programming and how our words impact our kids 5:56 Teaching our kids spirituality through affirmations, gratitude 6:58 Giving our parents grace  8:42 Giving our parents compassion 9:29 It’s not hard to love your kids 10:00 Holding grudges against our parents stays in our bodies and passes to our kids 11:36 How we’re changing the cycles from our childhood to our kids 13:20 Unrealistic expectations we have of kids to be perfect 14:55 Listening to your body to figure out your emotions 15:32 Mastering your emotions/energy to avoid projecting on our kids 16:47 Being prideful and not asking for help 18:05 Moms asking for help to maintain mental/emotional health 19:23 Teaching our kids to ask for help 20:18 Trusting people to watch your kids 21:03 Teaching our kids to live from the inside out 23:13 Parenting with intention  24:57 Spanking isn’t an effective form of discipline 25:48 Time ins instead of time outs to reflect and talk 26:45 Choosing how you react and spend your energy 29:00 Learning to decompress, set the example an validate emotions 31:55 Teaching my son how to regulate anger  33:19 As a single mom having to raise a boy into an emotional intelligent man 35:00 Mireya crying as a child and being shamed 37:11 Encanto a great representation of generational trauma healing We’ll be sharing more info and resources on our website, www.modernlatinaliving.com Follow us on IG @modernlatinaliving  https://www.instagram.com/modernlatinaliving/ @sortitoutwithmireya https://www.instagram.com/sortitoutwithmireya/ @sparklebydiamond https://www.instagram.com/sparklebydiamond/

    E4 Part 2: Religion, Parenting, Spirituality; What we learned from our upbringing
  4. 03/21/2023

    E4 Part 1: Religion, Parenting, Spirituality; What we learned from our upbringing

    We're sharing some stories about our religious upbringing in the Catholic church and how what we learned (and didn't learn) impacted our parenting and spiritual journeys were on today. 1:09 Growing up “not being Mexican enough” or “too Mexican” 2:04 Experiences racism  2:10 Not knowing what I was or where I belong 2:34 Not speaking Spanish 3:38 My sons’ identify crisis 4:30 Mom Fail, not teaching our kids Spanish 4:49 Figuring out what label to associate with 6:15 Finding confidence in speaking Spanish and practicing 7:46 How do you fill out race/ethnicity on applications? 10:36 Feeling embarrassed speaking Spanish and translating growing up 12:16 Speaking Spanish in Costa Rica 13:33 The benefits of knowing 2+ languages 13:50 Practicing Spanish with friends 14:33 I can’t conjugate in Spanish 15:24 Speaking 2 languages is in demand in today’s world 15:45 Teaching our kids Spanish now  17:43 The communities we grew up in 18:43 Advocating for our kids in school as minorities  20:04 Trauma cycles 20:24 Mireya’s school negligence story  24:40 Growing up confused about religion  27:58 Teaching my kids to be good human beings 30:20 Heaven and hell on Earth 33:01 Waking up and moving away from religion 33:54 Reading the Bible 38:09 Religion and LGBTQ+ 41:14 Enlightenment  41:48 Being in alignment with your highest self 46:25 Questioning yourself and your programming 46:52 Learning to listen to your intuition Follow us on IG Modern Latina Living https://www.instagram.com/modernlatinaliving/ Sort it Out with Mireya https://www.instagram.com/sortitoutwithmireya/ Sparkle by Diamond https://www.instagram.com/sparklebydiamond/ We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Mike, who contributed greatly to the production of this podcast. Mike helped with shooting video, editing the podcast, and was an invaluable member of our team throughout the entire process. We couldn't have done it without Mike's hard work, dedication, and expertise. If you're interested in working with Mike on your own projects, you can contact him at Apodcamike629@icloud.com.  Thank you again, Mike, for all that you've done to help make this podcast a success!

    E4 Part 1: Religion, Parenting, Spirituality; What we learned from our upbringing
  5. 03/07/2023

    E3:Learn to Love the Upkeep: Embracing Self-Love: Setting Compassionate Goals for a Fulfilling Life

    Learn to Love the Upkeep Get ready for an exciting episode of our podcast! Mireya and I discuss how to rank different categories in our lives and share our tips on setting actionable goals to improve our ranking and maintain good habits. We talk about personal growth, health and wellness, relationships, and business. As busy moms and entrepreneurs, we know how challenging it can be to find balance in our lives, but we have some amazing advice to help you navigate your way to success. So, if you're ready to upgrade your life and be the best version of yourself, tune in to our podcast and get ready to be inspired! Join us for a fun and encouraging conversation on how to create a fulfilling life, and don't forget to share your own tips and experiences with us. Let's do this!  3:40 Personal Care Category  4:30 Learning who you are now as a mom  6:50 Self care Category  8:00 Put yourself on your to do list  8:55 Business Category  11:45 Posting on social authentically  14:06 Starting your goals today  14:37 Health Category  16:39 Love Category (more than romantic love)  21:00 Embracing your evolution in small changes  24:35 Noticing how your body reacts and feels to certain energies  28:28 Family Category  33:38 Social Life Category  25:30 Having a girl gang  40:01 Making adult female friendships  41:28 Fitness Category  42:42 Finance Category  43:04 Trauma and negative mindset around money  50:20 Getting rankings in low categories up  51:45 Practical ways to achieve your goals  59:06 Learn to love the upkeep  Links and Resources  Learn to Love the Upkeep Worksheet https://modern-latina-living.ck.page/1157c594e4 Bossbabe podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bossbabe-podcast/id1453389736?i=1000593540608 Almost 30 & Jay Shetty  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-30/id1148183612?i=1000599944387 Follow us on IG  Modern Latina Living https://www.instagram.com/modernlatinaliving/ Sort it Out with Mireya https://www.instagram.com/sortitoutwithmireya/ Sparkle by Diamond https://www.instagram.com/sparklebydiamond/ We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Mike, who contributed greatly to the production of this podcast. Mike helped with shooting video, editing the podcast, and was an invaluable member of our team throughout the entire process. We couldn't have done it without Mike's hard work, dedication, and expertise. If you're interested in working with Mike on your own projects, you can contact him at Apodcamike629@icloud.com.  Thank you again, Mike, for all that you've done to help make this podcast a success!

  6. 02/16/2023

    E2:Shifting into a healthier lifestyle through mindset, habits, and friendships

    Hey there, welcome to our podcast where we're just two friends chatting about our quest for a healthier lifestyle. As busy mompreneurs, we know how tough it can be to prioritize self-care, but we're on this journey together and we want to share our experiences and tips with you. In this episode, we're getting real about our mindset and habit shifts. We'll be talking about how positive thinking can make a huge difference in creating healthy habits, and the importance of having supportive friendships to help us stay on track. So grab a cup of coffee or tea and join us as we chat about our journey towards a happier, healthier life. How our lifestyle change started  4:40 Knowing how to keep yourself Accountable   5:15 The Pepsi epidemic  8:06 How to make small changes to change your habits 12:21 Give yourself grace 14:07 What is your why? 15:37 Turning point 16:31 Listen to your body 17:21 The snowball effect 17:36 Identifying  with the future self you are manifesting 19:37 Visualizing  12:47 Legally blonde quote 22:30 Having an accountability partner 23:43 Surrounding yourself with like minded friends 27:36 Why Mierya started yoga 29:00 Benefits of working out 31:18 Staying healthy for our kids 32:38 Building habits 34:00 Being grateful  34:30 Learning to love yourself 35:50 Habit stacking 40:30 Intentional Breathing  42:00 COVID forced my diet change 46:30 Habits are hard and require consistency  49:49 Trying healthier food options 53:30 Cycle syncing  57:25 Loving & caring your inner child 59:45 Starting to love yourself 1:00:00 Learning to receive  1:02:38 Don’t over serve your plate Learn more about Cycle Syncing Start a gratitude Journal Follow us on IG @Sparkle by Diamond @Sort it Out with Mireya @Modern Latina Living We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Mike, who contributed greatly to the production of this podcast. Mike helped with shooting video, editing the podcast, and was an invaluable member of our team throughout the entire process. We couldn't have done it without Mike's hard work, dedication, and expertise. If you're interested in working with Mike on your own projects, you can contact him at Apodcamike629@icloud.com.  Thank you again, Mike, for all that you've done to help make this podcast a success!

    E2:Shifting into a healthier lifestyle through mindset, habits, and friendships

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Join us on a journey exploring the world of motherhood and entrepreneurship. As moms and business owners, we'll share our ups and downs, wins and fails, and tips for balancing it all while still having fun. We'll discuss mindset shifts, breaking limiting beliefs, and manifesting dreams. Plus, we'll delve into the challenges of teaching kids while learning ourselves, sharing personal stories along the way. Join our podcast for a fun hangout for moms who are hustling and succeeding in both motherhood and business.