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, the generational curses, and trickle-down pendejadas 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!
Episodes
130 episodes
7 Hacks for Holiday Stress (mini bonus episode)
Ep #28 - Holiday stress feels expected, but you don’t have to put up with it if you don’t want to. Taken from a live training I did in 2021, here are 7 tips or “hacks” for fighting off the holiday stress you don’t want to have.To get th...
Celebrate Like a Football Player (mini bonus episode)
Ep #27 - It's (American) football season so here's a mini episode about why grown men slap each other's asses, smack helmets, and act like fools in the end zone—and why you should definitely be doing the same thing.In a word: confidence...
Time for a Hiatus!
Ep #26 - I forgot to mention that this season was coming to an end! So here's a little update about what's happening for the rest of the year, an invitation to nominate a childfree Latine to be on the show, and for you to ask questions. Plus st...
Nobody's Entitled to Become a Grandparent with Rosalba Fontanez
Ep #25 - Rosalba Fontanez has something she wants all parents of childfree people to hear: this is NOT about you, so stop putting a burden on your children to bear babies!Let's back up because Rosalba herself is a mother. She's my
Choosing Yourself is Sanity with Ana Del Castillo
Ep #24 - Ana Del Castillo is a tornado of passion. When not dropping pearls of wisdom to her followers on social media, she's dropping f-bombs about the fall of democracy. As a Cubana with Middle Eastern and Jewish roots, she's equal parts rela...
Storytelling is Medicine with Talia Molé
Ep #23 - Meet Talia Molé, a fascinating storyteller and healer, for whom storytelling is medicine. It's in the stories of ourselves that we find healing. And in doing so, Talia is able to subvert the idea of modern society by distancing from pa...
Go Confidently with Julie DeLucca-Collins
Ep #22 - "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams" is the mantra that this week's guest, Julie DeLucca-Collins, used to finish El Camino de Santiago in 2016. And when she lost her job during the pandemic, she knew helping women develop t...
Be a Lighthouse with Lorena Cooke
Ep #21 - Lorena Cooke, a Florida real estate marketer of Mexican descent, has a challenge for you. And it might force you to get out of our comfortable bubble.Think you’re up to it? Listen up and let us know how it went!As ...
Big Tía Energy with Sabrina Clementine
Ep #20 - Sabrina Clementine is a construction project manager by day, and a garment construction entrepreneur by night. Born and raised in Miami, Sabrina is a Colombian-American and knows a little something about creativity and being a t...
Don't Let Your Privilege Cloud Your Empathy with Isabel Firecracker
Ep #19 - Meet Isabel, a firebrand and bold Latina voice promoting the modern childfree lifestyle. This episode was recorded on the day that Roe v. Wade was overturned, and though Isabel is from Colombia, she explains how the reverberat...
Your Childfree Cheerleader with Breanna Aguilar
Ep #18 - Ever feel like you need a little more support? Like maybe the cheerleader in your head could use a louder voice? Allow me to introduce you to Breanna Aguilar, your childfree cheerleader. Breanna is a second-generatio...
Passion is the Missing Ingredient with Jessenia Ziennker
Ep #17 - Jessenia Ziennker is a self-taught cook, baker, and photographer who will dazzle you with her Foodstagram (that’s a food-focused Instagram). Raised in New York as an only child by Cuban parents, Jessenia refuses to “regift” this gift o...
Confianza through Creativity with Jess Chavolla
Ep #16 - Meet Jess Chavolla. Originally from Mexico, she's an LA-based artist, musician, marketer, small business owner, survivor, and advocate. Even though she's only in her twenties, Jess's life experience has led her to create a vision for w...
Yes It's Normal to Not Want Kids
Ep #15 - Why is not wanting to have kids such a big deal to some people? Isn't it totally normal for some people to not want them?Yes, it is normal to not want children. And since the first 14 episodes (or season 1) focused on the creati...
The Maker Muse Podcast Season 2
Welcome back to The Maker Muse Podcast with Paulette Erato. Season 2 features the voices of creative, childfree mujeres fuertes from around the world as they paint beautiful self-portraits of their unique and fulfilling lives through their stor...
How to Show Up for Yourself (mini bonus episode)
Ep #14 - What does showing up for yourself mean? In this mini bonus episode recorded live in my Facebook group, I talk about how it’s about sticking to the promises you make to...
Kindness, Weakness, & Unlearning (mini bonus episode)
Ep #13 - In this mini bonus episode recorded live in my Facebook group, I discuss how kindness is free, Western society’s portrayal of weakness is false and dangerous, and why ...
Progress, Gains, & Your Comfort Zone: Life Lessons from Weightlifting, Part 3
#12 - In the final episode of the season, we're examining the question: what the gym can teach us about progress, gains, and getting out of your comfort zone? More than you can imagine. We don't make huge gains without making ...
Diet, Cheer Squads, & Power Tools: Life Lessons from Weightlifting, Part 2
Ep #11 - Diet, cheer squads, and power tools: these are 3 more life lessons/universal truths that carry over from the gym to real life, to our artistic lives. But diet isn’t just what you eat, the cheer squad isn’t made up of the mean girls fro...
Life Lessons from Weightlifting, Part 1
#10 - Did you know that what you do in the gym carries over to your life, and not just physically? This is part one of three covering some universal truths we can find in the gym and in our approach to life. You don't have to learn them the har...
The Self-Sabotaging Mrs. Maisel
Ep #9 - **Please note that this episode includes spoilers!**Season 4 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (available on Amazon Video) is an excellent case study in self-sabotage. But did Midge Maisel'...
12 Tips to Recover from Creative Burnout
Ep #8 - What do you do when you find yourself in the middle of a creative desert? It happens to all of us, so here are 12 proven ways to reinspire your creative spark. And it may all start with walking away, taking yourself on a date, or simply...
Creativity is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
Ep #7 - What the hell does running have to do with creativity? More than you realize! In this episode, we'll talk about what happens when the motivation for your art falls off a cliff and how to prepare for the inevitable valleys of despair (ak...
Lies We Tell About Ourselves
Ep #6 - We all have stories about who we are that we hang onto long past their expiration date. Sometimes those stories started off true, but they might not be anymore. That's when they get in our way and can hamper our creative flow. What old ...
Journaling: A Toilet for Your Brain
Ep #5 - Journaling sounds boring, but can also bring up feelings of vulnerability. Because what if someone finds it and learns all your private thoughts? In this episode, I challenge you to reconsider the purpose of journaling and show you diff...