Parenting hits different when the woman who raised you was toxic, chaotic, or emotionally unavailable.
This episode dives into what it’s really like to raise kids while still healing from the mother who left wounds you’re now trying to break.

We talk about:
• Mother wounds and the anger, grief, and guilt they create
• Parenting when you were never emotionally parented
• Being labeled “dramatic” or “ungrateful” for setting boundaries
• Breaking patterns your mom still denies exist
• Becoming the safe parent you needed growing up

If you’re healing while raising, breaking cycles in real time, and trying to give your kids what you never got—this one is for you.

About kids, not for kids.

What happens when you fall for someone who already has kids?

In this episode, we’re talking about what it’s really like to date a parent when you don’t have kids of your own — the patience it takes, the boundaries you learn the hard way, the moments where you feel left out, and the emotional growth that hits you out of nowhere.

We dig into the parts no one warns you about: the guilt, the schedules that don’t revolve around you, the love that feels complicated but worth it, and the way you end up learning more about yourself than you expected.

Because dating a parent isn’t just about love, it’s about learning to step into a story that already started, and figuring out where you fit in it.

Ever wonder what it feels like to be a new mom while your job keeps you living out of a suitcase?
This week, I sit down with a traveling professional who’s learning how to balance flights, work deadlines, and motherhood — all while trying not to lose herself in the process.

We talk about what no one really prepares you for: the guilt, the exhaustion, the quiet moments of pride that come when you realize you’re actually doing it.
Because the truth is, parenting doesn’t pause when life gets chaotic — you just learn to adjust midair.

This one’s for every parent who’s ever felt torn between showing up for work and showing up for their family.
For anyone who’s ever questioned if they’re doing enough, being enough, or feeling enough.

It’s messy, it’s emotional, and it’s real.
🎙 Parenting Without Permission — about kids, not for kids.

We were raised in homes where feelings were weaknesses, boys were told to “man up,” and daughters were taught to serve future kings who never learned how to love. Machismo wasn’t just an attitude, it was the family heirloom nobody asked for.

In this first episode, two Latina moms go raw about growing up around emotionally unavailable men, watching our mothers shrink, and being told “así son los hombres” like it made abuse acceptable. But we’re not raising the next generation of emotionally damaged husbands and silent fathers. We’re raising boys who can love without power trips and feel without shame.

If you were raised by machismo but refuse to pass it on, this one’s gonna hit deep.

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🔞 Explicit language, emotional triggers, unexpected tears, and uncomfortable truths ahead.