Latino Self Help

In The 100 Thing Challenge, Dave Bruno relates how he remade his life and regained his soul by getting rid of almost everything. But The 100 Thing Challenge is more than just the story of how one man started a movement to unhook himself from consumerism by winnowing his life's possessions down to 100 things in one year. It's also an inspiring, invigorating guide to how we all can begin to live simpler, more meaningful lives. 

From the founder of Latina Rebels, a rallying cry for women of color that gives them the keys for their own liberation “Mojica Rodríguez’s electrifying debut channels mesmeric prose to heal the wounds of white supremacy.” —Los Angeles Times For generations, Brown girls have had to push...

From the creator of Brown Badass Bonita comes a guide to revolutionary self-love that can help transform not only your life but the lives of everyone in your community. Almost every Latina has heard the phrase calladita te ves más bonita—you look most beautiful when you are silent. It's a...

This much-needed conversational guide to the stock market by a financial expert empowers you to heal money wounds, establish financial literacy, and make your money work for you. Financial educator Linda García breaks down one of the most elusive yet effective financial systems in existence. A...

The armor that once kept you alive is starting to suffocate you. You learned to tough it out. To handle it. To not bring it home. The skills that got you through the deployment, the divorce, the double shift, the years of putting everyone else first. The armor worked. It is also the reason your wife says you feel a thousand miles away. The reason your kid stopped telling you the hard stuff. The reason you can't sleep, or can't stop, or can't remember the last time you felt anything that wasn't anger or numb. This is the book for the man at that point. In Embracing the S.U.C.K., licensed ...

Build financial literacy, improve your money management skills, and make the dinero work for you with the help of an award-winning Latina Money Expert. In many immigrant households, money isn’t often a topic of discussion, so financial education can be minimal—especially when a family is...

Revised and Updated Second Edition Life is all about Surviving the Lessons and Growing from Them. Shot at, arrested, threatened and endangered - Author Allan J. Wind survived incredible and unexpected dangers as a global humanitarian volunteer and lived to share the powerful lessons he learned on his travels. If you're struggling to find inspiration and motivation because of the challenging events in the world, this book reminds you that there are many remarkable stories of people who do care and whose generosity is changing the world. Service is a calling - and a challenge for us. Words ...

This book provides an interesting view of Peace Corps in the "Olden Days". The days when training included 2-3 months at a US University, a month of outward bound hiking/mountain climbing/ocean swimming, and a week or two in the cross-cultural setting of a poverty ridden neighborhood, be it urban slum or rural Appalachia, migrant stream camp or Native American reservation. The book then takes us through arrival in-country and three days later delivery to the village or neighborhood of assignment. Those were the days when little or no advance program planning had been done by PC staff at ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, this deeply heartfelt love story explores hiding the worst parts of ourselves, and finding the people who love us anyway. “How could I open that door and let him see the messiest part of me?” From the...

In this memoir, manifesto, and manual, discover how the alchemy for real personal transformation lies in digging up your own medicine and tools—and your ancestors are your greatest guides. Anyone scrolling through Robyn Moreno’s social media seeing her on the set of The Today Show; shaking...

Advice and inspiration for women of color seeking new heights of influence, from the "incredible" top Latinx advisor to President Obama (Jennifer Palmieri, author of Dear Madam President). Women of color today are contributing to an unprecedented wave of "firsts"-whether they are the first in a...

What if the patterns you can't seem to break weren't yours to begin with? The anxiety you can't explain. The fights that feel scripted. The voice in your head that sounds suspiciously like your father's. These aren't character flaws, they're inheritance. In The Generational Algorithm, Francisco Castillo introduces the DECODE framework: a step-by-step method to identify, interrupt, and rewrite the emotional code passed down through your family system, without spending a decade in therapy or pretending the past doesn't matter. Inside, you'll learn how to: Map the unspoken rules and survival ...

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Success isn't about where you start. It’s about how you rewrite the rules. Most books on success are written for people who already have a head start. But what if you’re an immigrant from Mexico, living in a house defined by abuse and addiction? What if the "experts" say your success is highly unlikely? In Success: For Minority Teens (& Their Friends), C. Osvaldo Gomez—known to his students as "Teacher Homie G"—shares the raw, unfiltered truth of how he went from an undocumented teen struggling with depression to a successful investor and entrepreneur. This isn't just a story; ...

Sosa reveals how Napoleon Hill's positive, practical, and empowering ideas can help Latinos overcome self-esteem issues, thrive while embracing change, and map a clear-cut plan to achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams.

This important book focuses on how women of color, children of immigrants, and other minoritized groups are predisposed to workplace imposter syndrome—and charts a path forward for self-advocacy and advancement.​ For women of color and children of immigrants, who are the “the other” at...

On The Other Side (2021) is the (triumphant) journey of a brown girl and psychiatric health care professional searching for hope following her own psychiatric stay. Sandi Trevino Rae spent her life feeling less than and different from all her blond hair, blue- eyed friends that seemed to have a perfect life. Unaccepting of the stigma behind mental illness, she eventually found help, hope, and found herself again On The Other Side. Imagine every item of clothing you are wearing being stripped away from your body and every hope you have for your future now becomes dark and slowly slips away. ...

Let’s get into it! Let me tell you about this book "Fine Like Chyna"! It's straight fire, sis! Set in the gritty streets of Chi-Town, this story is all about a young queen named Chyna who's out here SLAYIN'! This girl's got it all - the looks, the hustle, the crew of ride-or-die Foxy Ladies by her side. Together, they're taking on the haters, the ops, and anyone who tries to dim their shine. With paint cans and megaphones, they're sparking a movement that's gonna inspire the whole community. But it ain't all glitz and glamour, you feel me? Chyna's got some real stuff to deal with - ...

Beauty + Power is a collection of personally written posts previously published on Lauryn Doll's website. Pulled down during her revamp, the content is designed to give you a trip down memory lane, and to help you hold the messages you need most, close to your fingertips. These articles were pulled down with the intention to never be published again, but the intention is that those who need to hear what's said, receive the messages within. Blessings.