Description

In this VLM Spotlight episode, I sit down with Cynthia Contreras, a wife, Latina mom, and bilingual reading specialist. What started as a chat about raising Spanish-dominant kids turned into a beautiful exploration of identity, healing generational trauma, and what it really means to show up for our children while still showing up for ourselves.

Cynthia shares her journey from being the only Latina in her Wisconsin classroom, to becoming a first-gen college graduate, to intentionally building a bilingual home for her 5-year-old son. If you've ever felt the pressure of raising kids between two cultures - this episode is for you, mama.

For detailed show notes, visit vivalamami.com/episode158

What You'll Hear in This Episode

• How Cynthia went from feeling ashamed of her Spanish to majoring in it in college, and what that identity shift taught her about the power of owning your roots
• Why raising a Spanish-dominant child takes inner work first
• What parents often misunderstand about how children learn to read in two languages, and simple things you can do at home
• The role of travel, cultural immersion, and daily habits in keeping heritage alive
• Navigating the "millennial sandwich": healing generational trauma, raising bilingual kids, growing professionally, and still keeping your marriage and identity intact

Follow Cynthia on Instagram: @cynthia.ccontreras

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