Amiga, Handle Your Shit

How are you making a positive impact on the next generation of amigas?While we can’t go back and change our own childhood and experience as a young Latina, we can invest our time and service into helping the amigas who are currently going through the same struggles we once did.In this episode, I am joined by Patty Godoy-Travieso, the Director of Quality and Patient Safety at Men's Central Jail in LA County. Patty is also the co-founder of ELLA, which is better known as Empowering Leadership in Latina Athletes, a nonprofit corporation organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. The mission of the ELLA organization is to support young female Latinas to become leaders of tomorrow through sports and academic excellence.Tune in to Episode 88 of Amiga, Handle Your Shit, and learn about Patty’s childhood in El Salvador, her family’s experience immigrating to the United States, how her nonprofit organization is changing the lives of Latina youth, why she decided to take the job working at Men’s Central Jail, and so much more. Through both Patty’s work with the ELLA organization and her job at Men’s Central Jail, she is an inspirational Latina advocating for the people who need it most.In This Episode, You Will Learn:About Patty’s childhood (4:55)How Patty’s nonprofit, ELLA, is making a difference in Latina athletes lives (16:50)Why Patty decided to take the job at Men’s Central Jail (24:40)Changes that Patty would like to see in the jail system (37:14)Patty’s advice for amigas to handle their shit (39:38)Resources Mentioned:Tickets - The Empowered Amiga MovementConnect with PattyELLA - WebsiteLinkedInLet's Connect!FREE MASTERCLASSWebsiteFacebookInstagramLinkedInJackie Tapia Arbonne website

As human beings, we live our lives mostly alone and with our immediate family around us. This can be good for most of us, but it’s undeniable that sometimes there is the need for something bigger, like a community that can support us in moments of need. We are never alone, there is always a community out ready to help us if we look around us. As the world is becoming bigger and bigger, relying on our community is what will make us stronger and ready to face everything life will bring to us.Today’s guest, Fatima Djelmane Rodriguez, will tell us how she started working in the nonprofit sector, what it’s like to be a woman CEO and what the goal of the Ronald McDonald House of Charities of SoCal is.Fatima Djelmane Rodriguez is a native Angelino raised in the San Gabriel Valley. She attended Ramona Convent Secondary School, earned her BA in Communications from USC’s Annenberg School for Communication, and her MA from the University of Texas at Austin’s Radio, Television, and Film program. Upon graduating from UT Austin, Fatima began her search for work in the nonprofit sector. Devoted to community service, Fatima wanted to work for a grassroots organization focused on community building and empowerment. Her search led her to Proyecto Pastoral where she was employed for nearly eight years. Fatima then transitioned to work for Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times in January 2013. She was drawn to their mission of building healthier lives for children with cancer and their families. Fatima was promoted to CEO and assumed the position on January 18th, 2022. She’s excited to be at the helm of RMHCSC, with a deep passion for the organization’s mission and deepening our impact throughout Southern California.Some Questions I Ask:What was your aspiration? (5.54)At what point did you decide you wanted to become a CEO? (23.50)What's next for Ronald McDonald House of Charities of SoCal? (32.12)In This Episode You Will Learn:From college to no profits (8.38)How Fatima started working at Ronald McDonald House of Charities (21.14)Ronald McDonald House of Charities’ mission (36.00)Connect with Fatima Djelmane Rodriguez:LinkedInInstagramRonald McDonald House of Charities of SoCalGet InvolvedLet's Connect!WebsiteFacebookInstagramLinkedInJackie Tapia Arbonne website

How important is free will in your life? We live our lives day after day, but we rarely stop to think about the power of our own free will. We can choose everything, from the clothes we wear to the job we want or the people we want to have around. Making free choices has become second nature to us, and we rarely think how lucky we are for that. Having free will is a gift, and not everyone has it. This is why we should not take our freedoms for granted.We get to fight for free will for ourselves and our communities.Take a moment to honor this blessing today, my friends.Today’s guest, Stef Mariani, will tell us how she got free of a religious cult, found freedom in her music career, and decided to create the Stay Gold Movement.Stef Mariani is a singer-songwriter. She started an internationally inclusive movement founded in Hawaii based on her recent Na Hoku Hanohano award-winning album, Stay Gold. The Stay Gold movement’s goal is to help people live a life of meaning and purpose by learning and implementing the eight pillars of the state gold principle. Stef recently released her newest single, called Use My Imagination. This song is a part of her latest project under the Stay Gold movement. Stef shares with over 1000 members from Hawaii to Kenya to Europe how to stay gold or true to themselves in an ever-changing world. Her outstanding results caught the attention of Huffington Post's Deepak Chopra and other various national media outlets. Stef also currently sits on the Forbes musician coalition.Some Questions I Ask:Were you influenced by someone to be a singer? (7.22)What inspires your music? (20.00)What is the Stay Gold Movement? (25.32)In This Episode You Will Learn:How Stef broke free from a Religious Cult (10.31)The inspiration behind the Stay Gold Movement (25.47)Stef’s advice on how to handle our shit (31.55)Connect with Stef Mariani:WebsiteInstagramFacebookStay Gold MovementLet's Connect!WebsiteFacebookInstagramLinkedInJackie Tapia Arbonne website