La Pobrecita Was Me.
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In Mexican families, we grow up hearing “pobrecita, le ha ido tan mal” — but rarely “qué valiente por cambiar su vida.”
We’ve learned to glorify pain, to measure worth by how much we’ve suffered, and to feel seen only when we’re struggling. But what happens when you stop identifying with your pain? When you decide that being strong doesn’t have to mean staying in survival mode?
In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to outgrow the pobrecita narrative — the guilt that comes with healing, the discomfort of becoming “different,” and the courage it takes to be happy in a…
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