Glowing Up Latina

2024 was a big year for Kristina and in this episode she breakdowns the top four lessons she learned from the year. You can share what lessons you learned in 2024 with the pod's brand new listener submission form: https://forms.gle/P9zv848A6C6pgRT37 With this link you can share the things you learned in 2024, your glow for the week, episode feedback, episode ideas, questions for Kristina, whatever your heart desires! - Show the pod some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!  BLAEKER / Tequila Shawty (Instrumental) / Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com 

We are so so back baby! Kicking off Season 4 with a bang, Kristina lets y'all in on her most recent break up and the best lesson she has gotten out the experience.  A new listener submission form is now LIVE:  just click here! - Show the pod some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!  BLAEKER / Tequila Shawty (Instrumental) / Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com 

Please take the listener survey --> https://forms.gle/igp46KLuaZUdG4xP9  - It's the season finale and you guys DELIVERED. Listen in as Amanda, Kristina and Lyana respond to all of y'all's submissions! - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!  BLAEKER / Tequila Shawty (Instrumental) / Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com 

Please take the listener survey --> https://forms.gle/igp46KLuaZUdG4xP9  Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!  BLAEKER / Tequila Shawty (Instrumental) / Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com 

Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8 - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful :) Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!  BLAEKER / Tequila Shawty (Instrumental) / Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com 

This week Amanda takes over with an episode dedicated to dream interpretations and a breakdown of some of the very very weird dreams she has... Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8 - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! BLAEKER / Tequila Shawty (Instrumental) / Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8 - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! BLAEKER / Tequila Shawty (Instrumental) / Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

This week we check back in on how Amanda and Kristina's señora eras are developing...or not. We try and define what the "señora era" is, talk about what we miss from our 20s, and try to impart some nuggets of wisdom we've gained over the last couple of years. Make sure to stay tuned all the way to end for a BIG announcement! - Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8 - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! BLAEKER / Tequila Shawty (Instrumental) / Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Lore is back you guys and is sharing all her feels during her IVF journey and her pregnancy. Thank you for tuning in to our IVF series! Lore and the Glowing Up team are so appreciative that you took the time to listen and share these episodes. If there is something you would like us to talk about, or share on the show - email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com - Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8 - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! BLAEKER / Tequila Shawty (Instrumental) / Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

This week Kristina breaks down Alabama's recent IVF decision. We know it has been almost a month at this point since the decision came down, but Amanda and Kristina still felt it was important to bring y'all this information. - A note from Kristina and Amanda: Although this IVF series was unintentional, we believe it has come together beautifully and are so grateful that you all provide us this platform to share information that we believe is vital to our existence as Latinas and as Latinx people existing this complicated world. Our hope is that this series reaches those going through IVF, those who are curious about IVF, and those who l wanting to properly support and care for their loved ones going through IVF. Mucho besos always mis amores. - Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8 - SOURCES:  Alabama's Supreme Court Decision: https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/4b56014daa6dda84/a039b1d9-full.pdf Alabama's Section 36.06 (also known as the Sancity of Unborn Life Amendment): https://codes.findlaw.com/al/alabama-constitution-of-1901/al-const-art-i-sect-36-06/#:~:text=(a)%20This%20state%20acknowledges%2C,including%20the%20right%20to%20life. CBS New Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alabama-ivf-lawmakers-bill-governor/ AP News Article: https://apnews.com/article/alabama-ivf-clinic-lawsuit-immunity-things-know-0d16d3be139f42c96bc3ab35c4467f55 Post Reports Podcast Episode ("The fragile future of IVF in Alabama"): https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UNW48Rav3FVe3LyZ5VKAg?si=b4e1744c23944b30 Today, Explained Podcast Episode ("The politics of IVF"): https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WpWx7iG129z3IarejY9Lf?si=6dfdcd558cd34aaf What Next Podcast Episode ("Alabama's IVF Mess"): https://open.spotify.com/episode/0XEJioZDn6aryGkvNNOWqb?si=ce2dc6b49ea740d5 NYT's The Daily Podcast Episode ("The Alabama Ruling That Could Stop Families From Having Kids"): https://open.spotify.com/episode/0i8knKT8l1RiU1AeBlFbWv?si=db2b09bb14eb4e85 Strict Scrutiny Podcast Episode ("The Alabama Supreme Court Embraces Fetal Personhood"): https://open.spotify.com/episode/55o88Iv1zzTh9u4uTiC3Fs?si=7d36d0451dba4c85 NY Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/us/texas-man-suing-ex-wife-abortion.html Texas Tribune Article: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/02/texas-abortion-wrongful-death-lawsuit/ NPR Article: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/11/1162805773/texas-man-sues-abortion-pills Reuters Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-man-sues-3-women-helping-his-ex-wife-obtain-abortion-pills-2023-03-12/ Galveston News Article: https://www.galvnews.com/news/abortion-pill-lawsuit-set-for-spring-2024-trial-in-galveston/article_303463d3-1ab7-53df-ac8e-a8624f425c78.html - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! BLAEKER / Tequila Shawty (Instrumental) / Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

It's a Glowing Up Latina first you guys! Lore, a listener of the pod, reached out to us and offered to share her journey to pregnancy. Lore is currently 8-months pregnant with first child which she conceived through IVF. Listen in as Lore shares all the technical aspects her IVF journey - what led her to IVF, what the process looked like for her, how she handle her medical insurance claims, and so so much more. - Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8 - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 You can leave feedback on Instagram, in our email, or at our website: www.glowinguplatina.com Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

This week Kristina and Amanda talk about all the ways they try to romanticize their life, what it means to them to romanticize their lives and why it sometimes feels like it is too hard to do so. - Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8  - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 You can leave feedback on Instagram, in our email, or at our website: www.glowinguplatina.com Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

This week Elizabeth Sanchez, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, stops by the podcast to talk all things love, relationships, and therapy! She explains what therapy is, what a healthy relationship looks like, how to fight correctly, and so so much more. - Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8  - You can find Liz at any of the sites below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calidadholisticwellness/  Website: https://www.calidadholisticwellness.com/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cafecitoycalidad  You can find her podcast "Cafecito y Calidad" wherever you listen to podcast and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cafecitoycalidadpodcast/  The Modern Macho can be found on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheModernMacho/  - Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8  - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 You can leave feedback on Instagram, in our email, or at our website: www.glowinguplatina.com Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

Glowing Up Latina's month of love continues this week as Kristina and Amanda are joined by Chantal and Monica to talk all things dating - from their funniest and worse dates to all the things they have learned about themselves while dating.  - Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8  - Annnnd, if you are new here....please check out the previous episode featuring Chantal:  Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/glowing-up-latina/id1610661635?i=1000567369136 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3FGf11pA6P1CwT24FGISE3?si=e90b58673fc74170 YouTube - https://youtu.be/bmjdqLI6ox8  On other platforms, the episode aired on 06/22/2022 and is called "Pride w/ Chantal" - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 You can leave feedback on Instagram, in our email, or at our website: www.glowinguplatina.com Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

Happy Valentine's Day! It is our very first listener tales and we are oh so excited! We asked y'all if you had a love story you wanted to share and boy did y'all deliver <3 We truly hope you enjoy this episode and have a magical day celebrating your loved ones!  Don't forget Elizabeth Sanchez, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist will be answering listener submitted questions so be sure to submit your questions BEFORE Monday, February 19th at 5pm EST. You can submit using this link. Anonymous submissions are always welcomed! - We are still taking submissions for our season 3 finale, you can submit questions for us, fun stories, secrets you want to get off your chest at this link. - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

Amanda is back y'all! Just in time to kick-off our month of amor, and of course we're starting with self love. If you're an OG of the show, then you know we did a self-love episode a while back - it is linked down below in case you want a refresher (or if you're new, in which case, HI <3).  In this episode Amanda and Kristina give an update on where they are in their self-love journey currently. Then they dive in to what self-love looked like in their households growing up and what they want it to look like in the households they're creating.  Be sure to keep coming back, we have a lot of fun guests this month! Including Elizabeth Sanchez, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - she will be answering listener submitted questions so be sure to submit your questions BEFORE Monday, February 19th at 5pm EST. You can submit using this link. Anonymous submissions are always welcomed! - We are still taking submissions for our season 3 finale, you can submit questions for us, fun stories, secrets you want to get off your chest at this link. - You can find our previous self love episode below: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/glowing-up-latina/id1610661635?i=1000562199500  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1TIske7M5nfooMBZaKRCMP?si=be1d1e34e5be481f  YouTube: https://youtu.be/0BKgRRMNEbU  On other platforms the episode is called "me, myself, & i" and aired on May 18, 2022. - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

Kristina is diving DEEP this week and talking about generational trauma. In this episode she defines "cycle breakers", gives some examples of toxic generational cycles, shares about the cycles she is trying to break and reminds you why cycle breakers are SO important. - Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8 - You can find our episode on machismo/marianismo here: YouTube: https://youtu.be/1y1Oa1Zw-Ps Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/glowing-up-latina/id1610661635?i=1000607513506 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6b42hcdziwRmht967vKI92?si=9548d82d4b794600 On other platforms, the episode is called "let's talk about machismo" and aired on April 5, 2023 - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

It's Glowing Up's first collaboration - Welcome to this special joint episode of Glowing Up Latina and Driven Latinas! Kristina of Glowing Up and Alex Manuel of the Driven Latinas podcast discuss what it means to "have it all", what it looks like for them, and how they handle those times when they feel like they don't have it together. A big, special thank you to Alex for reaching out so this episode could come together! Be sure to check out Driven Latinas on YouTube and Instagram - @drivenlatinaspodcast! - Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8 - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

Thomas from Tech Support joins us this week to talk all things The Iron Claw and Mean Girls (2024). Prior to filming we did a double feature and then ran to my apartment to give y'all our immediate and honest thoughts! Let us know what you think in our Instagram comments or via email, will you be seeing either one of these movies? - Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8  - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

Special guest Amanda Luevano joins the pod this week to discuss her whirlwind journey in starting her Mexican-inspired coffee shop, Brewnita Cafe! She discusses how Brewnita came to be, her biggest challenges in starting her business, and passes on valuable words of wisdom for any aspiring entrepreneurs.  This is definitely a must watch on YouTube! You'll get a tour of the shop and Amanda very generously let us try some of her most popular drinks for the show. You can find Amanda on: Instagram - @brewnitacafe Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Brewnitacafewf  TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@brewnitacafe  - Don't forget to send in your submissions for the Season 3 Finale using this link: https://forms.gle/qm528fCMB4aYFzHr8  - Show us some love on Instagram @glowinguplatina Got an idea for an episode? Email us at glowinguplatina@gmail.com If you love us, spread the love and share the show! We'll be forever grateful <3 You can leave feedback on Instagram, in our email, or at our website: www.glowinguplatina.com Be sure and rate us five-stars on Spotify and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! BLAEKER / Tequila Shawty (Instrumental) / Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com