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Feb 25
1 min

"Everywhere you go, there you are"

This essay by Olga Rosales Salinas, was published by palabra. NAHJ. Follow the link to read the full story.

Nov 10, 2022
1 min

Friendship While Pregnant

What was your pregnancy like? Here’s mine in four sentences. At the end of my first pregnancy, I was a thirty-five-year-old resuming college

Nov 10, 2022
1 min

Anxiety and The Holidays

by Olga Rosales Salinas Originally published at San Francisco Bay Area Moms. Few things make me as anxious as the holiday season. The...

Nov 10, 2022
1 min

Upma: Cooking with Sujaya, Indian Cooking for Beginners

by Olga Rosales Salinas Originally published at San Francisco Bay Area Moms. This week on Cooking with Sujaya, Indian Cooking for...

Aug 18, 2022
2 min

Créatif, Chirardelli, & A Magic Show

Creatif, Chirardelli, Farrell Dillon Comedy Magician, Three blogs about summertime with my kids.

Jun 3, 2022
1 min

I went to a marriage retreat in wine country and all I got was this epiphany

Recently, we decided to go on a marriage retreat in Napa Valley called “A Vision for Marriage,” hosted by Brian and Ruthie Kim.

Nov 7, 2021
1 min

I learned how to do inner child work for my own anxiety — and ended up helping my actual kids

Managing anxiety as a mother and parent of two boys. Generalized Anxiety Disorder and managing the triggers and emotions that come from that

Sep 3, 2021
1 min

How to return to your hometown—and give back—after more than 20 years away

by Olga Rosales Salinas Anytime I’m in a grocery store, at a bakery, or in a restaurant and I come across strawberries, I think about my...

Aug 19, 2021
1 min

Pocket Chef? Yes, please.

Do you ever watch those fitness videos on social media where the extra slim (and somehow also tall) mom prepares three weeks’ worth of food

Aug 3, 2021
1 min

Food Centered Anxiety? Over 40? That's me.

Before I had kids, managing anxiety was already a significant part of my life: I was in therapy, took medication, and found hobbies to cope.

Jun 28, 2021
1 min

What to do when your COVID anxiety outlasts the pandemic

This is the first edition of Thriving While Anxious, Olga Rosales Salinas’s column about accepting your anxiety in your 40s.

Jun 21, 2021
1 min

What Is Toxic Masculinity?

Why Must We Address Toxic Masculinity? The American Psychological Association (APA) issued guidelines for psychological professionals to add

May 15, 2021
1 min

Pocket Chefs, Family Meal Time is Possible

by Olga Rosales Salinas *Chef Dennis, transforming our Thursday night. It was a normal Friday night, my husband was working late, my kids...

Mar 24, 2021
1 min

The Death of the Nine-To-Five

by Olga Rosales Salinas On the one year anniversary of COVID-19, it is totally appropriate to mourn what we’ve lost, but also to take a...

Mar 20, 2021
1 min

How Carrie Maultsby-Lute balances the guilt of motherhood during COVID with leaning into her career

In My Prime By Olga Rosales Salinas This past year, I found myself Googling words like “resiliency,” “undaunted,” “gallant,” and...

Dec 22, 2020
1 min

5 Relevant Tips On How To Take Care of Your Dry Skin

It’s been seventeen weeks of washing our hands and using hand sanitizer, how does your skin feel? What have been your biggest takeaways...

Dec 22, 2020
1 min

Why Do Avocados Benefit your skin? And How?

Do you scour the internet for new dieting trends, as well as worrying about the aging of your skin, on a regular basis? For fun? Lots of...