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Feb 25, 20231 min read

"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.

Nov 10, 20221 min read

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

Nov 10, 20221 min read

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...

Jun 3, 20221 min read

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.

Feb 4, 20222 min read

On Freelance Work

Happy Birthday to me! 42 is looking good! Instead of champagne and roses, I'm asking for donations to the Rosales Sisters' Scholarship.

Jan 28, 20221 min read

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..

Nov 7, 20211 min read

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

Aug 19, 20211 min read

Pocket Chef? Yes, please.

Do you ever watch those fitness videos on social media where the extra slim (and somehow also tall) mom prepares three weeks’ worth of food

Aug 3, 20211 min read

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.

Jun 28, 20211 min read

What to do when your COVID anxiety outlasts the pandemic

This is the first edition of Thriving While Anxious, Olga Rosales Salinas’s column about accepting your anxiety in your 40s.

Jun 21, 20211 min read

What Is Toxic Masculinity?

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

May 15, 20211 min read

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...

Jan 27, 20211 min read

Why Do These 5 Types of Instagram Influencers Do So Well?

Have you ever thought about becoming a social media influencer? Don’t know where to start? Do you have basic questions about how to...