How has trauma from your childhood showed up in your later life? Many children of immigrants have to work through culture shock, feelings of isolation, and begin to question their identity years after immigrating. 

Today, I'm joined by the amazing Dr. Maylin Gonzalez. Dr. Gonzalez began working in eye care at the age of 15 where optics propelled her to go to school at the New England College of Optometry. After progressing as an optometrist in New York, Dr. Gonzalez craved sunshine and moved to Los Angeles to open up her practice, Eyed LA, in the Fall of 2012. Ultimately reinventing how eye care is provided, Dr. Gonzalez has recently opened up a new practice in Santa Monica and provides private one on one sessions, frame selections, eye exams, and consultations which are by appointment only for patients to receive optimal eye care and specialization. I am lucky enough to have Dr. Gonzalez as my optometrist and as I’ve learned her experiences as a Cuban American, I knew that many Amigas would relate to her life story. 

Dr. Gonzalez’s story as a young child moving to a new country with a new culture will inspire you to look inwards at how your own family’s journey has impacted the way that you move through life. Throughout this episode, Dr. Gonzalez dives into the ways that her experience as a Cuban American child has impacted the rest of her life, why she decided to become an optometrist, and what she believes every Amiga can do to handle their shit and conquer their goals. 

Tune in to Episode 46 of Amiga, Handle Your Shit, to learn Dr. Gonzalez’s inspiring story and how you too can do anything you desire when you put your mind to it! 

Some Questions I Ask:

• What made your parents make the move to the United States? (6:06)
• How did you decide to become a doctor? (23:55)
• What are one or two tips for Amigas to handle their shit? (42:27)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Dr. Gonzalez’s upbringing as a Cuban American (5:00)
• How Dr. Gonzalez has worked through her abandonment issues (11:39)
• Why Dr. Gonzalez decided to pursue optometry (30:50)
• Dr. Gonzalez’s message to other Amigas (38:12)

 Connect with Dr. Gonzalez

• Website
• LinkedIn

Let's Connect!

• FREE Masterclass - How to Handle Your Shit Amiga & Live A Better Life!
• Amiga Way Academy
• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Jackie Tapia Arbonne website

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Have you ever wanted to bring your business to the next level by posting videos or going live on social media, but you were too scared to do that? Recording yourself in videos can be scary and frustrating, especially if you don’t know exactly what to do. The first step you can take to overcome this obstacle is accepting your fears, being vulnerable, and sharing your fear with the world. You can’t imagine how many other people share the same worries. The second step is to find a professional who can teach you how to be your true self in front of the camera, let your fears go, and unleash your true potential. 

Today’s guest, Patti Troisi, is a successful actress and holistic performance coach. Patti will tell us how she started her acting career by overcoming her fears and embracing her true self in front of the camera and how she teaches other people to do the same thing. 

Patty believes female leaders must be fully expressed to live a liberated rich life. She's a holistic performance coach and actress. She ignites conscious entrepreneurs and business owners with their mission and vision and delivering beautifully authentic video with heart through the lens and magically into the hearts of their audience. She is the owner and the host of the online series The Content Creation Show; Quantum leap into riches magnetic on camera, and founder of your signature video. 

If you want to embrace your own fears as Patti did, Join my free webinar. It will take place on August 31, September 2, September 3 at various times! Just click the link below and join me in this adventure. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• What motivated you to become an actor? (08.09)
• So can you tell us more about your business? (18.48)
• How can Amiga start showing up on camera? (25.45)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How Patti started her acting career. (8.13)
• Patti’s suggestions about how to show up on camera. (25.49)
• Patti’s 2 tips about how to handle your shit. (29.11)

Connect with Patti Troisi

• Patti's Website
• IMDb
• Instagram
• LinkedIn

Let's Connect!

• FREE Masterclass - How to Handle Your Shit Amiga & Live A Better Life!
• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Jackie Tapia Arbonne website

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How have your family roots and ethnic culture influenced your life? Embracing your culture and where you came from will lead you to a higher self-awareness and may even bring you inspiration to share your culture with the world. 

Today, I'm joined by the incredible author, Alka Joshi. She was born in India and raised in the US from the age of 9. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from the College of Arts. At the age of 62, Alka Joshi left her corporate advertising career to become an author. She published her debut novel, The Henna Artist, and it soon rose to the top of the bestselling lists and was featured in the Reese Witherspoon book club. The Henna Artist was shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and is being developed into an episodic series of TV. The sequel, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, continues the incredible storyline from The Henna Artist that caught the world’s attention. 

Alka’s story is about embracing your cultural identity and sharing it with the world, which is something all of us Amigas should feel empowered to do. Throughout this episode, Alka explains her background growing up in an Indian family, the familial inspiration for her books, why she believes in arming yourself with information, and so much more. 

Tune in to Episode 44 of Amiga, Handle Your Shit, to learn about Alka’s amazing wisdom and how she is sharing her profound messages within her books! 

Some Questions I Ask:

• How did you go from a career in advertising to writing? (18:24)
• What is your advice for amigas to handle their shit? (42:17)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

•  Alka’s background (6:34)
• About Alka’s first book, The Henna Artist (21:55)
• How Alka learned the ropes of the film industry (27:15)
• A story from when Alka traveled to India (34:25)
• About the evolution of The Henna Artist (37:51)

 Connect with Alka 

• Website
• Books

Let's Connect!

• FREE Masterclass - How to Handle Your Shit Amiga & Live A Better Life!
• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Jackie Tapia Arbonne website

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Most of the time, when it comes to our lives, we tend to demoralize ourselves or give up at the first difficulty because we don’t believe in ourselves and our capacities. The game-changer in these types of situations is when we decide to take full responsibility for our life choices and choose to become the CEO of our lives and the best versions of ourselves.

Today’s guest Monica Sanchez will tell us how she started her health business and how the mindset of taking responsibility and becoming her own CEO changed her life’s path for good.

Monica Sanchez is the co-founder at h-blink wellness, a business located in Brea in Orange County, California. H-bling wellness is a health and recovery center that focuses on the benefits of whole-body cryotherapy, infrared saunas, and nutritional therapies. Their goal is to reduce your pain and inflammation. Their goal is also to improve your athletic performance and slow down the aging process.

If you want to take responsibility in your life as Monica did, Join my free masterclass. It will take place on August 31, September 2, September 3 at various times! Just click the link below and join me in this adventure. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• Can you tell us a bit about cryotherapy? (18.54)
• What kinds of foods do create inflammation? (21.04)
• How do Amigas can find your business? (26.49)

In This Episode You Will Learn :

• How Monica started her own business. (10.55)
• What is cryotherapy? (19.02)
• Monica’s tip about taking responsibility. (27.57)

Connect with Monica Sanchez

• H-Bling Website
• Instagram
• Facebook

Let's Connect!

• FREE Masterclass - How to Handle Your Shit Amiga & Live A Better Life!
• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Jackie Tapia Arbonne website

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Do you understand the ins and outs of real estate? Whether you are looking to be a first-time homebuyer or an investor, this episode will provide you with the information you’re looking for. 

Today, I'm joined by two fabulous real estate professionals, Martha Morales and Lucia Solis. Martha Morales has been licensed for 17 years, and has been with Keller Williams for the past 10 years. Martha has been one of Keller Williams’ Agent Leadership Council for eight years. She has voting power over the decisions of the company's agents and she also helps other agents achieve their goals and mentors them in starting their business in real estate. Lucia Solis is a VP of Mortgage Lending and brings a fresh and avant-garde approach. Lucia specializes in loan amounts up to $15 million for residential property purchases and refinances, and her clients range from first-time homebuyers to the seasoned investor. 

Lucia and Martha are experts in real estate and the advice that they provide throughout this episode is invaluable information. Throughout this episode, Lucia and Martha talk about the buying process, the current state of the real estate market, what their advice is for all buyers, and much more. 

Tune in to Episode 42 of Amiga, Handle Your Shit, to learn how you can navigate the real estate market with success! 

Some Questions I Ask:

• What advice would you give to a young family? (8:55)
• Just because you get a preapproval does that mean you are going to get that loan? (17:30)
• How can amiga’s handle their shit? (38:40)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Lucia’s role in real estate (6:35)
• What a conventional loan is (13:24)
• About the real estate buying process (18:45)
• How this time is different from the Great Recession (32:53)

 Connect with Martha & Lucia

• Martha’s email: [email protected]
• Martha’s phone #: 310-993-1103
• Lucia’s email:  [email protected]
• Lucia’s phone #: 562-587-2669
• Lucia’s Website

Let's Connect!

• FREE Masterclass - How to Handle Your Shit Amiga & Live A Better Life!
• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Jackie Tapia Arbonne website

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The word “midlife” is often associated with “crisis”, reducing this time of every person’s life to something negative. The truth is that when you reach your midlife there are indeed some changes, but they are not bad. Like every other change in life, they need to be accepted and embrace. Midlife is an amazing opportunity to rediscover yourself and your passions. 

Today’s guest, Nancy Baker-Belda, a successful woman that was able to reinvent herself a few times during her life, will talk about Midlife and how women often lose themselves in this particular time of their life. Nancy will tell us her tips and advice on to how fully embrace our creativity, life experiences and reinvent ourselves.

Nancy Baker-Belda became a registered nurse in 1969 and has worked in various roles throughout her career but has found her true calling and personal development. She is also a speaker, a coach, and trainer, and has experience working with women in midlife. 

Tune in to Season, Episode 1 of Amiga, Handle Your Shit and learn Nancy’s reinvention story. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• What’s your story, Nancy? (4.48)
• What’s your next big thing? (24.46)
• What are the tips you can give to our Amigas out there? (31.28)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How Nancy started her Pampered Chef career. (12.12)
• How Nancy succeeded in singing the National Anthem at Wrigley Field. (18.19)
• What Nancy will talk about in her next course about Midlife. (24.46)

Connect with Jules Martinez Hirst

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Email: [email protected]

Let’s Connect!

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Jackie Tapia Arbonne website
• How To Handle Your Shit Amiga & Have a Better Life! - Free masterclass

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It is said that people only make radical changes when they experience extreme situations. Being choked and beaten in front of their children by her husband, who then beat both kids, was Beatriz's pivotal moment. The fact that she didn't have an ID or a job or that she didn't even speak English at the time didn't stop her; she got her kids, left the house, walked to the nearest Police Station, and asked for help. 

Today, I'm joined by Beatriz García, a former client who survived domestic violence and came to the show to tell her story. Beatriz described the horrors of over a decade of abuse she suffered at the hands of her ex-husband, who hired a coyote to bring her from Mexico to America and kept her captive in her own house, denying her to work or learn English. 

Beatriz tells her story in a raw tone, using simple words to describe some of the most horrible types of abuse, the calvary her life was, and how she managed to escape against all odds. 

Tune in to Episode 40 of Amiga, Handle Your Shit, and learn Beatriz's redemption story. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• Tell us where are you from and how did you get into the U.S? (4:54)
• Did your ex-husband was already violent and manipulator when you met him, or it started when your kids were born? (9:24)
• When was the moment when you decided you have had enough of the abuse? (12:54)
• How is your life after you got legalized? (27:33)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How it was for Beatriz to get illegally into the U.S and being forced to leave one of her kids at the border for one week (5:56)
• The first red flag. When Beatriz knew her ex-husband was a violent man (9:44)
• Not even a dog's life. How was Beatriz's life living with her ex-husband (11:53)
• Christmas and New Year’s Eve at the police station. The beginning of Beatriz's new life (15:54)
• How hard it was for Beatriz to get the VISA (22:49)
• The reborn. How is Beatriz's life now after going through hell (28:01)

Let's Connect!

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Jackie Tapia Arbonne website

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It's been a year since I first launched the Amiga Handle Your Shit Podcast. Going back in time to the journey, I can’t be anything but so grateful about everything that has happened and, the guests I had, and of course, everything that will happen in the future. 

The universe wanted this to happen. And I accepted the challenge, and made it happen, but only because you, my listeners, who have been with me since the beginning. I want to thank all of you for your continuous support and appreciation. 

In this episode 39, I will talk about some of the guests that I had and some lessons that I learned from them. I will also share some exciting news about the future of the podcast and some personal projects I am working on. 

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• Some of the guests I interviewed during the past year (4.11)
• Why I decided to bring on men in the next episodes (8.03)
• Which are the future projects I am working on (15.04)

Let’s Connect!

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Jackie Tapia Arbonne website
• How To Handle Your Shit Amiga & Have a Better Life! - Free masterclass

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What etiquette tips have you learned throughout your life? How you present yourself personally and professionally is extremely important for first impressions and leveling up your game. 

In today’s episode, I am joined by the amazing Jules Martinez Hirst. Jules is an etiquette expert and co-author of the book Power of Civility. She offers modern mannered classes to provide students and employees the tips and techniques to handle proper etiquette in today’s highly competitive global marketplace. She conducts lectures, workshops, seminars, and webinars for business professionals, college students, and teens, and tweens. Jules is dedicated to empowering individuals and groups with confidence and essential social grace. 

Jules Martinez Hirst and I talk about her family background, how her education led her to etiquette coaching, the value of etiquette training in today’s endless technological distractions, and what her programs consist of. Jules’ tips and tricks are a wonderful way for you to make sure you are presenting yourself as best you can so you can leave a great first impression. 

Tune in to Episode 38 of Amiga, Handle Your Shit, to learn about Jules and how she can help you improve your etiquette!

 Some Questions I Ask 

• How do we break our patterns of technology distractions? (8:20)
• Are you going to write a second book? (18:08)
• Can you tell us about your programs? (21:18)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Jules background (4:20)
• How technology distractions impact our etiquette (6:48)
• Jules’ education that led to her etiquette coaching career (11:30)
• About the etiquette school that Jules sends her kids to (19:55)
• Jule' advice for Amigas to handle their shit (24:25)

Connect with Jules Martinez Hirst

• Website
• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Instagram

Let’s Connect!

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Jackie Tapia Arbonne website
• How To Handle Your Shit Amiga & Have a Better Life! - Free masterclass

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What a journey has been! Next week is going to be one year since I first started my podcast. It’s undeniable, this adventure has been a rollercoaster of emotions that wouldn’t have been possible without your continuous support. I will be forever grateful!

To celebrate Amiga, Handle your Shit Podcast’s first anniversary, I decided to do a throwback episode to one of our amazing amiga that was with me a year ago, Tia Rivera, and celebrate her appearance in the amazing movie In The Heights. 

Tia Rivera is an entertainer and New York City native. She began dancing professionally at 17. Since then, Tia has performed globally with some of the world's biggest superstars. Her performance credits include working with Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Beyonce, Usher, Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani, Kanye West, Neo, and many, many more. With the knowledge and experience, she gained as a performer to begin working as a choreographer and movement coach to the stars. Tia also has a strong drive to provide motivation and education for aspiring entertainers. She teaches performance workshops and seminars, offering vital information and effective tools to succeed in today's industry. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• How did you find the leadership traits inside yourself? (17.25)
• How did you come across personal development? (20.20)
• How was meeting Jennifer Lopez? (33.51)

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• When Tia understood she could make a career out of dancing. (13.54)
• How tia discovered personal development. (20.23)
• Why Tia started a mentorship program. (26.32)

Connect with Tia Rivera: 

Instagram

Website

Let’s Connect! 

Website

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn

Jackie Tapia Arbonne website

Resources: 

PSI: Strategies for Life Success

Motivating Excellence

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

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