Michelle Herrera Mulligan

Robyn Moreno

Why, in the minds of most Americans, are Latinas still thought of as maids, seductresses, and booty-shaking salsa divas? Never has the concept of Latina identity been more relevant. Also, never has there been a new generation of Latinas so ready to say what they mean and even criticize the Latina generation that preceded them. Until now. In Border-Line Personalities, twenty writers share their poignant and wickedly funny stories about fighting with their mothers, struggling with speaking Spanish, and dealing with the men who've done them wrong, among a myriad of other topics. In the end, each essay encompasses a different point of view, lending credence to the theory that no one can label any one item, idea, or person more Latina than the other. Questions posed to Latinas of all ages in Border-Line Personalities: Why do many of us often feel more American than Latina? How important is Spanish, really? Do we all really fit under one cultural umbrella? When thinking about having children, do we really have to consider being stay-at-home moms as most of us were raised to believe was law, or can Latinas even consider the possibility of raising children while working? What do we do when we fall in love with someone (male or female) outside our culture?

A New Generation of Latinas Dish on Sex, Sass, and Cultural Shifting

Border-Line Personalities

A collection of essays from some of the best writers in America, about what it means to be a fully functional, and sometimes fully dysfunctional, 21st–century, born–in–the–USA Latina Tired of the trite cultural clichés by which the media has defined Latinas, the editors of this collection of personal essays by both established and emerging authors, have gathered them with the intention of representing their varied experiences, through hilarious anecdotes from each of their colorful lives. While there is no one Latina identity, the editors believe that by offering a glimpse into these writers' dynamic lives, they will facilitate a better understanding of their unique challenges and their dreams, and most important, their oftentimes shared histories. The contributors to this collection mirror the compassionate pleas Latinas usually reserve for each other over conversations in dark bars and late night gatherings. "Do they have to think that just because I'm a Latina that I can speak Spanish, curl my hair, paint my toe nails, and dance a rumba--all at the same time?" This, along with other interesting questions, results in a spectacular line up that has Latinas musing on their battling the world, the men that have done them wrong, and of course the mothers who, more often than not, just never understood that their daughters were more Americanas than not.

A New Generation of Latinas Dish on Sex, Sass, & Cultural Shifting

Part memoir, part manifesto, part magical guide, Get Rooted shares how a corporate media maven, Latinx leader, and Emmy‑nominated TV host became a modern‑day curandera, rooting back into her true essence, and how you can do the same. "Today, I am a practicing curandera and life coach. My spiritual maestra tells me a healer is always healing. So, I continue on my path and find deep joy in working with clients to heal their sustos, reclaim their confidence, and get rooted in their lives, guiding them with the principles and practices I learned from my own mystical journey. To go on this journey in soul retrieval, I didn't have to move to the mountains of Mexico, and I didn't leave my family to go live with medicine women. I rediscovered my essence from my humble house in the Hudson Valley, near New York City. And while I did leave my full‑time job to work from home, anyone can learn how to get rooted from exactly where you are. Regardless of your background or beliefs, the gifts and lessons in Get Rooted are for you." Robyn Moreno had always been a spiritual seeker, lighting candles to la Virgen de Guadalupe while simultaneously studying Eastern religions and philosophies. But while she learned loads of wisdom, she hadn't heard anyone talk about modern‑day curandera practices. Why was no one talking about generational trauma? Or sharing practices native to their lineage? And most importantly, why didn't she know the medicine of her own ancestors? After all, her great‑grandmother was a curandera. For decades, Mexican Americans and Latinxs have been encouraged--and forced--to assimilate. In the process, they have lost their medicine, language, and history. Robyn's profound realization of all this came crashing in after a full-on, mid-life meltdown comprised of that all-too-typical working mom tightrope walk that so many women around the world face, coupled with painful family drama that made it all even more complicated, confusing and heart-achy. Robyn began to see the many things she had lost--and desperately wanted reclaim. Starting by unpacking sustos--soul losses--she set on a journey to root back into her culture and learn the medicine of her Mexican grandmothers. Based in Aztec and Mayan traditions and a 260‑day cycle that signifies creation and growth Robyn dove into a healing practice focused on susto, and the concept of finding ser--your true essence. In the spirit of the classic Women Who Run with the Wolves, and told in a voice that is riveting, real, empathetic, and joyous, Get Rooted not only shares Robyn's journey of reclamation, it also shares the healing practices she learned and developed and now shares with woman across the world.

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