Supermamas

This week on the show Paulina and Bricia catch up on their week and Paulina shares the story of her first trip to the ER with Sabina. The experience brought back memories of her younger self when she went through the painful experience of getting her tongue pierced just to go agains her dad's will. They talk about all the bad decisions we take when we are younger and regret later in life, and how we can use this experiences to break patterns with our own kids. And as every week, they share their favorite picks and tips. This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com

This week on the show, we have Book writer and blogger Mari Tere Rodriguez Bellas, author of the books "How to Raise Bilingual Children" and "Arroz con Pollo and Apple Pie". She shares with us the story behind her books and gives us good tips and advise that will hep us in our bilingual journey with the kids. Mari Tere also shares with us a lot of good advise on marriage, and the importance of making our relationship with our partners an importance priority in our life. We also talk about discipline and give some beauty tips on the picks and tips of the week. This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com.

This week we have an amazing guest with us, the original #FashionMama herself, @NatalieAlcala. We get to hear the amazing story of how she got to be a Senior Editor for Racked LA a company she had been dreaming to work for since a young age. When she became a mom, she noticed that she had a hard time connecting with other moms so she created a space for other Fashion Mamas like herself to connect, make friends and share their experiences as Moms. Natalie's story is so inspiring, she teaches us that to make our dreams a reality we have to work hard and constantly envision yourself where you want to end up. Natalie also shares her passion for healthy eating wellness for herself but also for her son Diego. This is definitely one of our favorite episodes so don't miss it! This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com.

This week we have an amazing guest with us, the original #FashionMama herself, @NatalieAlcala. We get to hear the amazing story of how she got to be a Senior Editor for Racked LA a company she had been dreaming to work for since a young age. When she became a mom, she noticed that she had a hard time connecting with other moms so she created a space for other Fashion Mamas like herself to connect, make friends and share their experiences as Moms. Natalie's story is so inspiring, she teaches us that to make our dreams a reality we have to work hard and constantly envision yourself where you want to end up. Natalie also shares her passion for healthy eating wellness for herself but also for her son Diego. This is definitely one of our favorite episodes so don'e miss it! This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com.

This week on the show we have the incredibly talented Alicia Rose, the woman behind Alicias Delicias cookies. We sit down to talk about her journey in the cookie world, how having a child with special needs made her find her passion and her decision to start home schooling her daughters. Alicia's story will inspire you to follow your dreams and to love what you do so much that it doesn't feel like work, both in your personal and professional life. This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com.

This week Bricia and Paulina sit down to talk catch up on their week and talk about a rough situation Paulina went through when Krista was faced with other girls being mean to her. How do you control yourself as a parent when someone hurts your child's feelings? What is the best way to deal with the situation when you are hurt as well? We do not have the answers but we try to see things from another perspective. This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com.

This week on the show, Paulina and Bricia sit down to discuss the tragic events that occurred over the weekend in Orlando and ask the question of how can we even explain this kind of situations to our children and with all the violence that happens around us how do we keep fear from taking over our lives? Maybe we can make a difference by teaching our kids love and tolerance towards others so they grow up to be accepting and loving human beings. This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com.

EP 50 - #HotlineThursday Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone by Paulina and Bricia Lopez

This week on the podcast we have Chiara Arroyo and Celene Navarrete, Co-Founders of La Libreria, a local bookstore that focuses in Children's books in spanish. They come in to share how their passion for books took them from being volunteers at their kids school to now providing support to school libraries around the city. We learn the importance of reading quality books to our kids since very early on. They also share with us incredible patterns that they want to break in our patterns to patterns section. and we all share our picks and tips of the week. This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com.

This week's mini episode is our take on people's quick judgmental conclusions on parenting. It is very easy to create an opinion about other people's choices but we have to stop and think that we are not all perfect and we are all trying to do our best. Instead of judging lets lend a helping hand and stop shaming and judging each other. This Thursday Mini Episode was brought to you by our Super Mamas Social coming to Los Angeles on Saturday July 9th, 2016, a gathering of Super Mamas for a pic-nic style festival full of activities. For the kids, we will have an arts and crafts area, a bilingual reading corner, gardening workshops and a water play area. And for us mommies we will have a pump and breast feeing station, Micheladas, Skinny girl wines, food vendors, a styling session curated by our friends of YMI Jeans and a live taping of the show featuring some of our favorite moms from past episodes. Get your tickets today by visiting SuperMamasSocial.com.

This week in our #HotlineThursday episode we talk about the life changing moments that redefine you. Those good or bad moments that change the way you see yourself and life and how praying and speaking positiveness into your life can make a world of difference. To leave your message for the Super Mamas and be featured on future #HotlineThursdays call (424) 326-3707 This Hotline Thursday episode was brought to you by our Super Mamas Social coming to Los Angeles on Saturday July 9th, 2016, a gathering of Super Mamas for a pic-nic style festival full of activities. For the kids, we will have an arts and crafts area, a bilingual reading corner, gardening workshops and a water play area. And for us mommies we will have a pump and breast feeing station, Micheladas, Skinny girl wines, food vendors, a styling session curated by our friends of YMI Jeans and a live taping of the show featuring some of our favorite moms from past episodes. Get your tickets today by visiting SuperMamasSocial.com.

This week on the show, Paulina and Bricia share the importance that meal times with the kids have for them and all the struggles and victories that they each go through everyday trying to make this happen. At the end of the day it all comes down to figuring out how to get organized and finding more time, but also forgiving yourself when things don't go your way. This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com.

On this special episode of our podcast, Paulina and Bricia share a call from the Super Mama Hotline, share their struggles on taking compliments and learn how to celebrate small victories by learning how to celebrate their inner awesome. To leave your message for the Super Mamas and be featured on future #HotlineThursdays call (424) 326-3707

Our youngest sister, Elizabeth Lopez is with us today. Though she is not a mom, her insight on the trust she learned to build with our parents came at a perfect time. Sometimes we forget that the most important factor in a relationship weather it be between a couple or a parent and a child, is trust. This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com. For a complete list of our show notes, please visit supermamaspodcast.com Don't forget to hashtag your Seventh Generation pics with #SuperMamaGeneration

Our comadre @lilylove213 is back in the studio celebrating El Dia de las Madres with all of us. This episode was a little longer than usual but there was so many questions and topics we got into, it felt like there was not enough time. We share with all of you our Mothers day experiences and we get the 411 on Lily's life and lessons she has learned as a Veterana mom of 4. This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com. And don't forget to hashtag your Seventh Generation pics with #SuperMamaGeneration

Super Mama Myriam Knepper comes in to share her journey navigating her son's Autism diagnose. She teaches us some very valuable lessons on being the best advocate for our own children. She learned since very early in her son's life that she had to figure out on her own how to navigate the system to best benefit her and her family and she shares great resources with all of us. Her attitude towards life inspires us to see the challenges we face as opportunities for growth and giving back. This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com. And don't forget to hashtag your Seventh Generation pics with #SuperMamaGeneration For all of our show notes, please visit http://www.supermamaspodcast.com

This week on the podcast we talk about a very difficult subject, Sexual Abuse. We are very thankful to our Super Mama, Melissa Huerta who was so brave to come and open up about her story with us. We hope that talking about this and getting the conversation started can remove some of the stigma around the subject. We need to break the silence and only then we will be able to empower our children so they can have the tools to defend themselves.

This week we have another fun Q & A session. Thank you for all of your questions! You asked and we answered, we talked diaper bags, quinceaneras, finances, and our favorite subject, Sex!! Plus we both share funny car stories, patterns that we want to break and our favorite picks and tips for the week.

Our girl Lola Wiarco Dweck from Lola's Cocina stops by the studio to chat with us today. Coming from a very traditional Mexican Family, Lola has had to learn to incorporate and blend her own customs and traditions as well as her husband's, who comes from a totally different background, through food, music and language. She gives us a glimpse into her bicultural life and we see how she has learned to compromise with her husband so their son can get the best of both worlds. We also talk about the importance of apologizing in our patterns to patterns segment and we all share with you our tips and picks of the week. For full show notes, please visit http://supermamaspodcast.com This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com. And don't forget to hashtag your Seventh Generation pics with #SuperMamaGeneration

This week on the show we talk to our friend Alicia Ybarbo and Marie Ann Zoellner , producers of "The Today Show" Authors of the Book series "Sh*tty Mom For All Seasons" a book that laughs at all those moments in motherhood that makes us feel like we are completely screwing up. Every mom has had those moments and we need to learn to just let them go and give ourselves permission to fail from time to time. We also talk about the importance of making time to have fun by ourselves without feeling guilty about everyone else around us. We catch up on our week and we share more surprises on our upcoming Super Mamas Social. This Episode was brought to you by our sponsor Seventh Generation. To learn more about Seventh Generation and their products, please visit http://www.seventhgeneration.com. And don't forget to hashtag your Seventh Generation pics with #SuperMamaGeneration