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Will the levee ever be replaced?

By Olga Rosales Salinas, originally published by Voices of Monterey Bay

"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.

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

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...

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...

Créatif, Chirardelli, & A Magic Show

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

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.

First Generation and Representation, Entering the Literary World

First Generation and Representation, Entering the Literary World, Interview with Jose Hernandez Diaz

Counterphobia: How doing things that terrify me helps my anxiety

What is counterphobia? I find the term fascinating. For me (and my therapist), it is the experience of pushing into something that seems..

Gordo’s Way

BASED IN CALIFORNIA’S STEINBECK COUNTRY, JAIME CORTEZ’S DEBUT BOOK, ‘GORDO,’ SHOWS THE VULNERABLE RAWNESS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN OUTSIDER

The collected wisdom of Jaime Cortez

Interview with Jaime Cortez, author of Gordo. Based in Steinbeck Country, 'Gordo' shows the vulnerable rawness of a vulnerable community.

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

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...

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.

What Is Toxic Masculinity?

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

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...