Basta! (or enough already with all that judgment)
Dear Celebrity Magazines, Oops! You did it again. With summer in full swing, the opportunities to engage in your favorite sport are rampant. And you’ve wasted no time partaking in […]
What’s your announcement?
Years ago, there was a print ad (Nike?) that I just loved. It read: You are born. And oh, how you wail! Your first breath is a scream. Not timid […]
A little self-awareness goes a very long way
I mentioned the other day that I have been reflecting on the absolutes that I preach while teaching the body image course. The last one I shared was that it […]
Please don't please me
‘I could date anyone.” That, I am ashamed and embarrassed to admit, is a concrete thought I had around the age of 18. This thought wouldn’t be so bad if […]
hate the message that advertising sends? Now is your chance to use your voice.
I’ve posted on here in the past about a documentary called America the Beautiful. Filmmaker Darryl Roberts is heading up a campaign to boycott Ralph Lauren because of the severe […]
All it takes is raising your voice
It always feels pretty fabulous to teach, to work with young people, to learn from them. Today, I am especially proud to learn from the bright-eyed students that I see each […]
Run Big, Dream Big I
So, this started with my birthday list. For those of you who don’t know, I write an annual list of things to do each year as part of my birthday […]
The Hypersexualization of Latinas in Television and Film
If you’ve attended one of my talks or read Hijas or even hung around this blog much, you know that I can get way worked up real fast about the […]
I owe you the end of the world
One of my dear friends has an art exhibition opening on Saturday, May 2 in Miami. I hope you’ll check out her work sometime this month if you live in […]
Insights
So, when I was in high school, I went on a leadership retreat and one of the tasks we were given was to go off with one other person and […]
