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La Vida Más Chévere de Childfree Latinas

Childfree Latinas: you’re not alone. You're a movement! This podcast is here to make that loud and clear.

Hosted by speaker and community builder Paulette Erato, this Spanglish show digs into what it really means to choose a life sin hijos in a culture that treats motherhood like an obligation. But we don’t stop there! LVMC pushes past the surface-level “childfree” conversation and into the messy, cultural beliefs we were all raised with: the silence, the guilt, the constant self-sacrifice, the pressure to make ourselves small, agreeable, and convenient.

Every other Tuesday, Paulette (and sometimes guests) invites childfree Latinas y Latines to say F THAT! Let’s unpack the toxic traditions and generational scripts that keep us calladitas. Because once you see how these patterns show up in our careers, relationships, families, finances, creativity, and identity, you can’t UNSEE it. So let’s do what it takes to unlearn them without burning down our entire lives.

This is not a judgment zone, but it’s also not a polite one. It’s a space where we name things out loud: machismo, marianismo, internalized misogyny, cultural expectations, and all the emotional labor we were told was just part of being “a good girl.”

By mixing real talk, sharp analysis, and bilingual humor, the show helps you let go of the old burdens we were raised to carry: the duty to please everyone, the fear of disappointing la familia, and the constant need to defend your choices. If you’re ready to trust yourself more, reclaim your time, live on your own terms, and design a life that actually feels like yours, you’re in the right place.

And that’s a burrito!

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October 10, 2025 • Paulette Erato

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Our Latina Lens is all about representation, a familiar theme for LVMC. Hosted by Mónika Aldarondo, a professional photographer and former art teacher.

Who is your favorite Latina or Latine photographer? Latina/e photographers have been contributing to the visual narrative of the United States for over a hundred years. These stories are rarely known. Our Latina Lens Podcast, hosted by Monika Aldarondo, elevates the work and stories of accomplished US-based Latina/e photographers across genres.

Each photographer will be featured in two episodes. The first episode will explore their creative process and journey with photography. In a second episode, photographers delve deep into their most significant images. They share the political, historical, and/or personal context of the creation of their images and why, out of their archive of thousands of photos, they chose these photographs as their most significant.

And don't miss Mónika's session From Invisible to Irresistible Cover Art where she show us:

The 5 design principles that make podcast covers scroll-stoppers
What grabs attention in a 2-second scroll and what gets lost
A simple evaluation framework to upgrade your cover art immediately

AND takes the audience through a real-time revamp of a client's cover art while teaching you how to audit your own designs. Grab your free ticket to the 2025 LIP Virtual Summit on October 23rd and 24th right here.

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