{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66bd66959ab8747b96992bb3/6aaa03878a1508074d3ec0dd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Stop Shrinking Yourself: Carmen Noonan on Authenticity, Leadership & Becoming a Chingona","description":"<p>What happens when you stop trying to fit into spaces that were never built for all of you?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of <strong>Latina Mic Drop</strong>, Miriam Simon sits down with <strong>Carmen Noonan</strong>, Chingona Playbook contributing author, holistic nurse, speaker, founder of Cultivated Consciousness, and host of <em>Chingona y Chisme</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>Carmen shares what it meant to grow up being told she was <strong>too loud, too much, and too different</strong>, and how those messages followed her into relationships, healthcare, and leadership. After years of shrinking, code-switching, and trying to earn a seat at the table, being labeled a “disruptor” became the turning point.</p><p><br></p><p>Instead of shrinking again, Carmen chose herself.</p><p><br></p><p>They talk about authenticity, assimilation, proving your worth, creating your own table, trusting your gut, and why being a disruptor may actually be part of your power.</p><p><strong>Mic Drop:</strong> “I don’t shrink. And I don’t sugarcoat.”</p><p><br></p><p>Grab your copy of the<strong> Chingona Playbook: Secrets to Dance to Your Own Beat</strong> launching 9/29 to read Carmen’s full story, and subscribe to Latina Mic Drop so you never miss the next conversation.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn More https://www.chingonaplaybook.com</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Miriam Simon"}