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Dropping Gems Con Muchos Colores

Dropping Gems Con Muchos Colores

By: Arely Lagunas
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An audio community where we own and share our stories as trailblazer moms each month, leading with purpose, breaking barriers, and chasing bold dreams on our own terms. Celebrating our Latina motherhood voices to bring you genuine insights of the highs, lows, and in between of working moms from a First Gen Latina lens and wellness in mind.© Arely Lagunas Career Success Economics Parenting & Families Relationships
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  • Meet Rocio Sisco: Reconnecting with Ourselves: Reconnecting with the Body
    Oct 25 2025

    Anchoring ourselves through motherhood

    After a heartfelt break since March, Dropping Gems con Muchos Colores is back and this comeback episode is a vulnerable and powerful one featuring Rocio Sisco, a Life Coach and Transformational Mentor at La Jefa Life.

    Together, we talk about:

    How fear and joy coexist in motherhood
    The courage it takes to ask for help
    Journaling, fitness, as anchors in transformation
    Finding safety in the body through breath, journaling, and movement
    Thriving beyond survival for ourselves and our families.

    Rocio, a soon-to-be mama of three, shares her story with authenticity and grace.

    We explore motherhood, fear, identity, and breaking generational cycles, and how she's transforming motherhood through courage and wellness.

    As a mama and wife, Rocio draws from extensive experience and a deep understanding of human behavior to help women become La Jefa of their life and family.

    She guides clients through transitions, overcoming obstacles, and achieving their goals with confidence.

    Through her holistic coaching practice, Rocio provides the tools and support needed to turn aspirations into reality. Outside of her practice, she hosts La Jefa Experience Podcast, creates empowering content, and advocates passionately for wellness and Latina motherhood.

    As a first-generation eldest daughter, Rocio understands the weight of generational stories and beliefs. She's made it her mission to help Latina mamas reconnect to themselves at every stage of motherhood and change the trajectory of their family lineage forever.

    This pause for the podcast was unplanned, but it was sacred. Life demanded stillness, space to breathe, reflect, and come back stronger.

    There's so much more to come this season and this conversation was the perfect way to return.

    Thank you for being part of the audio podcast community.

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    57 mins
  • Meet Luz Canino Baker, Founder of Latinas on the Plaza
    Apr 1 2025

    🎙️The podcast is back after a hiatus and we're kicking things off with someone incredibly special. 💫
    My first official coach in 2021, powerhouse leader Luz, returns to the show! She's no stranger to our community and I was thrilled when Luz reached out to join me again.


    I had the incredible opportunity to be her student through the ARCH Leadership Program, which played a major role in shaping the initiatives I've taken on to this day. In fact, Luz was one of the individuals I turned to for feedback when launching the podcast—something I'm forever grateful for.


    Luz Canino-Baker is a seasoned business leader with a 28-year career in banking .
    After 28 years climbing the corporate ladder in a male-dominated industry, Luz, used her experience to build Latinas on the Plaza, a nonprofit dedicated to mentoring women of color so they can rise faster and stronger in corporate spaces.


    Luz has a passion for seeing everyone perform at their potential. She is certified in Myers Briggs, Insights Discovery, and Emotional Intelligence self-assessment programs. She is a certified coach by the International Coaching Federation. Her first book Designing Your Life Plan was published in the winter of 2013. She is also an author in the Today's Inspired Latina book series.

    Her work is exceptional and need in our communities. Here is why:


    💼 If you're a Latina, a woman, and a mom, the odds are often stacked against you.
    • Only 1 in 4 C-suite leaders are women—and just 1 in 20 are women of color.
    • Latinas earn only 54 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men.
    • Moms can lose up to 40% of their lifetime earnings due to the motherhood penalty.
    • Women lose on average $16,000 per year after having a child—and this gap grows with each additional child.
    • 42% of working moms report that caregiving has negatively impacted their career growth.


    The barriers are real. But so are our power, resilience, and potential. 🌱
    This episode is all about : resilience, leadership, and how we still rise—especially when we have mentors, coaches, and a community who see us.


    Tune in for wisdom, real talk, and a reminder that your story isn't over because the odds are against you—it's just beginning.

    Also listen to upcoming events in the Chicagoland area and also opportunities online.

    https://latinasontheplaza.org/events-new/
    https://stan.store/LuzCaninoBaker/p/crush-your-goals-workshopoBaker | Stan


    #PodcastReturn #LatinasOnTheRise #WomenEmpowerment #MomsInLeadership #LatinasInCorporate #LatinasOnThePlaza #LeadershipForLatinas #CareerClarity #WorkingMoms #WageGap

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    27 mins
  • Meet Magaly Flores Lagunas - Sobreviviente de cáncer de mama y voluntaria de prevención del cáncer de mama
    Nov 1 2024

    Hola a todos, bienvenidos de nuevo a nuetro podcast. Después de unos meses de pausa, este episodio es muy especial por varias razones, Octobre es un mes significativo, ya que es el Mes de Concientización sobre el Cáncer de Mama.

    Este episodio también marca una ocasión especial, ya que acabamos de finalizar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, y estamos emocionados de traerles nuestro primer episodio en español.

    Hoy contamos con una invitada increíble, Magaly Flores Lagunas, a quien he tenido el honor de conocer por más de 18 años. Ella es parte de mi famila, famila Lagunas,ya que es cunada de mi esposo.

    Magaly tiene 46 años, está casada y es madre de tres hijos de 12, 17 y 28 años. Magaly es una sobreviviente de cáncer de mama; fue diagnosticada en agosto de 2018, a los 39 años, con carcinoma ductal in-situ. Hoy, ella es voluntaria en la organización Alas Wings Asociación Latina de Asistencia y Prevención de Cáncer de Seno, donde brinda apoyo a otras mujeres latinas que están atravesando por este camino.

    Este tema es importance por que el cáncer de mama es el tipo de cáncer más comúnmente diagnosticado entre las mujeres hispanas y latinas en los Estados Unidos. La experiencia de Magaly es un recordatorio poderoso de la importancia de la detección temprana y de la fortaleza que nos brinda el apoyo familiar, comunitario y mental en momentos de gran desafío.

    A ustedes, nuestra audiencia, les invitamos a llevar este mensaje de concientización a sus seres queridos. Recuerden: la detección temprana salva vidas.

    Les dejamos informacion sobre la organización Alas Wings Asociación Latina de Asistencia y Prevención de Cáncer de Seno. Latina Association for Breast Cancer

    Sitio de web: https://alas-wings.org

    Correo electronico: ghutchins@alas-wings.org

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    36 mins
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