“Latinx” is a term that has been on the rise. As a community, we need to become familiar with what: LATINX (pronounced la-teen-x) truly means. The term “latinx” is a gender neutral word that takes the place of the feminine or masculine latinA/latinO. Due to … Continue reading LATINX on the rise!
The best style tip I can offer: if you like it, wear it! I strongly believe you can make anything work to your advantage if you rock it with confidence (see youtube video below). I do not like going with current “trends” when it comes … Continue reading 🛍🛍🛍 Paying Retail is overrated
I was only 18 years old when I began my career in healthcare. In the picture above, I am learning how to give a subcutaneous injection for the first time (talk about a ten year challenge). This was before technology got so savvy or prior … Continue reading Career ladder 101👩🏻⚕️
I was exposed to the amazing author, Sandra Cisneros, in school when I read one of her reputable books: House on Mango Street. I did a project on her accomplishments for Hispanic history month years ago. I will admit, life happened and I lost touch … Continue reading Sandra Cisneros says: BE A CHINGONA
What is diabetes? There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an auto-immune disease, where the body attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Type 2 diabetes is when the body either does not produce enough insulin to meet daily … Continue reading The Diabetes epidemic continues
The brilliant, emmy award winning, self proclaimed “ghetto scholar”, John Leguizamo is our latinx MVP!! If you are of hispanic descent (latinx descent will be explained in a future blog), and have not yet seen his LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS broadway special on Netflix, listen … Continue reading ” They tried to bury us. They didn’t know that we were seeds” – Latinx Proverb
One of my favorite vacations to date was spending my birthday in the beautiful Baja Peninsula of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. I stayed at the luxurious beachfront resort RIU for a full 7 days and would love to go back! Resort Feautres: One of my favorite aspect … Continue reading Cabo San Lucas, Mexico🇲🇽
Healthcare professionals encounter people from every race and cultural background making it imperative that we as a whole become culturally sensitive and become aware of any bias attitudes we may hold. Learning about other cultures helps increase our understanding about the values, beliefs, customs, languages, … Continue readingIt’s time to Break the stigma
In joining the VERIFYHEALTHCARE campaign, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Karen but my friends call me “Kare”. Today there are several accounts and personalities aimed at providing health information. Social media has now become a platform for health tips and resources, which … Continue reading 🎀Verify Healthcare🎀
✨ With national suicide prevention week 2018 starting tomorrow, I’d like to share some important insight on the benefits of Art Therapy. It has huge health benefits being researched to help channel stress, relieve anxiety, and has been shown to dramatically improve depression (Blomdahl, 2018). Other … Continue reading 👨🏽🎨👩🏽🎨🎨Art therapy
