I’m collaborating with the Anthem Foundation on this sponsored post to raise awareness of hands-only CPR training kiosks at U.S. airports because in just five minutes you can learn how to save lives.

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This post was sponsored by Dignity Health-GoHealth Urgent Care as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

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I am proudly collaborating with the Anthem Foundation on this sponsored post to help raise awareness of hands-only CPR because it saves lives.

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This post is part of a compensated campaign in collaboration with Licefreee and #WeAllGrow Latina Network. All opinions are mine. 

Both of my daughters have gorgeous, thick, long, curly hair.

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Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

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In the United Sates, one out of every 10 babies is born prematurely, which is staggering considering that prematurity is the number one cause of death for babies in the U.S.

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Hola Chulas y Chulos! Normally, my flying chancla and I do our best to bring you stories that will make you laugh, but today we’re going to get serious about mental health for a few of reasons:

• Something happened yesterday to me that has mental health on the forefront of my thoughts. 
• This is being written on April 7, which happens to be World Health Day and the World Health Organization (WHO) has a year-long campaign going on that focuses on depression. 
• I have personal experience with depression and other mental disorders and illnesses. 

Here’s what happened yesterday: I had a total meltdown caused by a too abrupt dose decrease in the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication that I take for depression and anxiety disorder.

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I have received information and materials from Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division. The opinions stated are my own. This is a sponsored post.

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I don’t know about you, but I spent a lot of time playing outdoors when I was a kid and I mean year-round, not just during summer breaks.

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When I was growing up, every time my mother or abuela had to see a doctor that didn’t speak Spanish I had to act as an interpreter and quite frankly it sucked.

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I have received information and materials from JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER, Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division, LLC. The opinions stated are my own. This is a sponsored post. 

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Guess who is over at the Family Dollar blog giving tips for how to stay healthy this winter?

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Some conversations are not easy to have, but they MUST be had especially when they could ultimately mean the difference between life and death.

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I have generalized anxiety disorder and post traumatic stress disorder, which means that I am one of the many many people who struggle with mental illness.

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Let’s talk about stress, baby
Let’s talk about you and me
Let’s talk about all the good things
And the bad things that may be…

Yes, I’m totally paraphrasing a Salt ‘N’ Pepa song and using it to illustrate that in life there is stress for you and me and that sometimes the stress comes from good things as well as bad things.

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Thank goodness we had an incredibly happy and healthy holiday season because as soon as it was over it became cold central over here.

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I’m going to tell you a big secret.

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Oh my GAWD, you guys! It’s December! We are well into the holiday season. How the heck did that happen? So much to do, am I right?

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It was December of 2007, right smack during the holidays. We were visiting my folks and I was feeling different.

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I haven’t always been religious about taking vitamins, but once I decided to embark on the whole road to pregnancy and parenthood, I committed to my prenatal vitamins because I know how important they are for mami and baby.

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