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I had been meaning to watch Cabrini for a while, and I’m so glad I finally did. I absolutely loved it. The movie transported me back in time to a New York City that was still rough around the edges—growing, struggling, and very much a work in progress.

What struck me the most was witnessing the raw, difficult lives of so many immigrants who built this country. It's not something we think about every day, but their strength and resilience—that’s the fabric of America.

And then there’s her… Francesca Cabrini. A woman told she had five years to live as a teenager, then two years to live again when she arrived in New York. And yet she kept going—with unbelievable strength, faith, and determination—until the age of 67. In an era where women were constantly told to stay small, she moved mountains.

She fought to meet the Pope—and she got that meeting. She…

For as long as I can remember, I’ve known—somewhere deep inside—that the body and the mind were connected. I used to get stomach aches as a child every time something stressful happened. And that pattern never really went away. Over the years, my body always told me the truth, especially through my gut. It was trying to speak, long before I had the tools to truly understand what it was saying.

Later, through my studies, I began to learn how the physical body and the energetic body speak to each other constantly—and how that communication shapes our experience of life. One of the most transformative confirmations of this came when I read The Body Keeps the Score by DR. Bessel van der Kolk. He writes about how trauma isn’t just a mental story—it’s imprinted in our tissues, in our breath, in our nervous system.

We carry our histories in our muscles…

Sabemos, al menos intuitivamente, que un niño necesita amor, cuidado, tiempo, brazos, mirada y presencia. Sabemos que su cuerpo y su psique están diseñados para desplegarse en contacto íntimo con una figura disponible emocionalmente. Que el aprendizaje verdadero ocurre en un entorno de vínculo y seguridad, no de miedo o rendimiento.Y sin embargo… no educamos así.

¿Por qué, si lo sabemos en el cuerpo y lo intuimos en el alma, seguimos educando desde la exigencia, la corrección y el desapego?

La respuesta es simple y dolorosa: porque eso fue lo que recibimos.Y porque la mayoría de los adultos no hemos sido sostenidos según nuestro diseño original.

Crecimos en culturas que priorizaron el control sobre la ternura. La obediencia sobre la conexión. La norma sobre la escucha. La represión emocional sobre el cuidado de lo invisible.

La educación —en casa y en la escuela— ha sido, en muchos casos, una herramienta…

I watched Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones a little while ago, and it really stayed with me. It’s a short and easy-to-watch Netflix series that’s both entertaining and insightful, filled with beautiful observations about community, connection, and the small, daily choices that shape a healthy and fulfilling life.

What I appreciated most was the tone—light and curious, never preachy. The journalist travels to these so-called “Blue Zones”—places around the world where people live significantly longer and healthier lives—and has open, heartfelt conversations with locals. It didn’t feel like a lecture on health, but more like sitting around a table with wise elders and listening to the secrets of their way of life.

One of the most touching parts for me was simply watching the beauty in the faces of the people he met—80, 90, even 100-year-olds who were healthy, active, and full of life. There was such radiance…

A Profound Exploration of Trauma and Healing.

Some books arrive in your life not just to be read, but to be lived through—and The Body Keeps the Score was exactly that for me.

Reading this book was not easy. In fact, it was one of the most emotionally challenging reads I’ve taken on. I had to go slowly, often putting it down to breathe, feel, reflect… and then gather the courage to keep going. But despite the difficulty—or maybe because of it—it was incredibly powerful and deeply transformative.

What I appreciate most about Dr. Bessel van der Kolk’s work is the way he takes us through his own journey of discovery. The book begins by tracing the arc of his career—how he came to understand the hidden injuries of trauma, abuse, and neglect, and how neuroscience has given us tools to finally document their effects on the brain and body. That…

"Yo tuve una infancia normal."

"Mis padres hicieron todo lo que pudieron."

"Estoy bien, no tengo nada que revisar."

Frases como estas las escuchamos todos los días. Y sin embargo, cuando miramos más de cerca, muchas de las dificultades que vivimos en el presente —conflictos de pareja, adicciones, ansiedad, síntomas físicos, dificultad para amar, para poner límites o para disfrutar— no nacieron en la adultez, sino que tienen raíces mucho más antiguas: en los escenarios emocionales de nuestra infancia.

Pero para poder ver ese origen es necesario atrevernos a mirar nuestra sombra. Y esto es todo menos fácil.

¿Qué es la sombra?

Few books have reshaped my understanding of food as profoundly as The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan. From the first page, I was captivated. Pollan’s ability to take what could be a mundane or overwhelming topic—what humans eat—and turn it into an exciting exploration of the modern food chain is nothing short of masterful.

He acts as a kind of “food detective,” diving deep into the complexities of our food systems with both curiosity and clarity. What I found particularly compelling was how he identified what he calls a “national eating disorder”—a pervasive confusion about what to eat, fueled by constant shifts in diet culture and aggressive food marketing.

But what resonated most deeply with me was Pollan’s immersive approach to understanding where our food comes from. He doesn’t just write about these food systems—he lives them. For each of the four food chains he explores, Pollan follows the journey of…

Ever since I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by people—how we relate, what drives us, what makes us thrive or fall apart. I was drawn early on to psychology, sociology, anthropology—all the social sciences that seek to understand what it means to be human.

In my early career, I worked in marketing and communications, and even there, I was constantly exploring what we then called “consumer behavior.” One pivotal experience shaped me deeply:

I was tasked with leading the Venezuelan team in an anthropological study on service, guided by none other than Clotaire Rapaille—a renowned cultural anthropologist and creator of “The Culture Code.” His approach applied anthropological insight to decode the unconscious associations people hold with products, services, and even ideas.

We spent full days with groups of 15–20 people from across the country, diving into how Venezuelan society understands and experiences service. It was immersive, layered, and deeply human.…