Category: Healthy Comadres

Cinco pasos para vivir una vida con Ganas y Salud

Así que tienes diabetes, Comadre… En primer lugar, recuerda: Eres fuerte, eres poderosa y eres latina.  Con toda la diabetes que es aparente en nuestras familias y comunidades, las latinas vivimos vidas más largas que la demás de la población en los EEUU. Estamos bien hechas. Así que a pesar de que tenemos diabetes, todavía…… Continue reading Cinco pasos para vivir una vida con Ganas y Salud

Five Steps to Living a Life with Ganas and Salud

So You Have Diabetes, Comadre… First of all, remember, you are strong, you are powerful.  You are Latina.  Even with all the diabetes in our families and communities, Latinas still live longer than anyone else. We are made of strong stuff.  So even though we have diabetes, we still live longer than anyone else.  Now let’s…… Continue reading Five Steps to Living a Life with Ganas and Salud

So You Have Diabetes…

When Emma first found out she had diabetes, she just took to her bed and cried. She didn’t escape “the curse.”  That’s what she called diabetes after watching her mom go blind and her cousin lose his leg. Her daughter Josie found Emma curled up like a baby on the couch. “It doesn’t have to…… Continue reading So You Have Diabetes…

De Las Mías Tools for Healthy Living – ¡Actívate, Ya!

Can we talk about physical activity? Did you know that over half of Latinas in the United States are not physically active? “Latinas are the largest, fastest growing female ethnic minority in the USA and also report the lowest level of physical activity.”(1) “It is estimated that the number of deaths due to physical inactivity…… Continue reading De Las Mías Tools for Healthy Living – ¡Actívate, Ya!

Latinas and Mental Health in the Time of COVID19

25 Things We Can Do to Take Care of Our Mental Health We are in a crisis, Comadres. The COVID19 pandemic is taking its toll on us. The crisis is real and our community is suffering. According to the American Psychiatric Association the Hispanic/Latinx community are at high risk for physical, mental and financial problems…… Continue reading Latinas and Mental Health in the Time of COVID19

Las Madrinas & Your Inner Madrina

Respectful, Role Model, Mentor, Loving Friend, Confidante, Amorosa, Responsible, Sabia, Second Mother, Supportive, Atenta, Loves-You-No-Matter- What, Good Listener, Patient, Cariñosa, Loving. These are some of the words that the women in our groups in Albuquerque came up with when I said, “Tell me what you think of when I say, Madrina.” Most Latinas Get a…… Continue reading Las Madrinas & Your Inner Madrina

¡Cuídate, Mujer! Self-Care and the Modern Latina

How many times do you say “¡Cuídate, Mujer!” to your amigas and comadres? How many times do you hear them say it to you? I hear it a lot. My comadre, Liz, almost always ends our phone calls with, “¡Cuídate, Mujer!” The Age of Self-Care Everyone is talking about Self-Care right now. And that’s a…… Continue reading ¡Cuídate, Mujer! Self-Care and the Modern Latina

Practice Mindfulness – A Simple Plan on How to Incorporate it into Your Life

What is Mindfulness? You hear a lot about mindfulness these days. The simplest definition is that mindfulness is paying attention.  Easy to define. Difficult to practice.  You can use mindfulness in all areas of your life. Being mindful is the daily practice of becoming aware of yourself. Maybe that’s why it’s difficult: because we pay…… Continue reading Practice Mindfulness – A Simple Plan on How to Incorporate it into Your Life