I love to turn a difficult topic into an engaging personal essay. Here are some favorites:
Recovery:
- At 30, My Gray Area Drinking Problem Spiraled Into Alcoholism — and I Lost My Dream Job [Prevention]
- The Day My Mom Took Me to Rehab [Glamour]
- Like Demi Lovato, I Relapsed. This is What I Wish I’d Known. [Marie Claire]
- This is What No One Tells You About Relapsing (Like Demi Lovato and Me) [HuffPost]
- What It’s Really Like to Have a Relapse [The Temper]
- Ambition, Anxiety, and Alcoholism [The Fix]
- The Conversation Around Demi Lovato’s Relapse Shows Why the Social Stigma of Addiction Needs to End [INSIDER]
- What I Learned About Work-Life Balance After Relapsing from Alcohol Addiction Recovery [Bustle]
- 8 Things I Learned About Alcoholism Since Going Into Recovery [HipLatina]
- Why Meditation Was Crucial to My Recovery From Alcohol [Headspace]
- What Happened When My Partner Quit Alcohol to Support My Recovery [Bustle]
- Will Mommy Drinking Culture Put My Sobriety at Risk? [The Temper]
- Why It’s Difficult to Talk About Recovery as a Latina [The Temper]
Parenting:
- Pregnancy Has Amplified My Anxiety Disorder, But I’m Finding Comfort in Nesting [The Washington Post]
- ‘I’m 39 Weeks Pregnant in the Middle of a Pandemic’ [Glamour]
- How I’m Preparing for Postpartum Anxiety as an Already Anxious Person [Parents]
- My Anxiety After Miscarriage Didn’t Stop When My Baby Was Born [Good Housekeeping]
- My Miscarriage Made Me Grateful for My Sobriety [O! The Oprah Magazine]
- The Anxiety of Pregnancy After Miscarriage [Glamour]
- I’m Not Ready for Kids — But Waiting Might Not Be An Option [CafeMom]
- Pregnancy Amplified My Workaholic Tendencies, but Here’s How I Learned to Chill [CARE.com]
- Why I Chose to Announce My Pregnancy at 5 Weeks [SheKnows]
- Masturbation During Pregnancy Is a Thing — I Would Know [Glamour]
Latinx Culture:
- How Growing Up Russian and Cuban Made Me an American [Ravishly]
- Am I Latina Enough? [Latina magazine]
- ‘Coming to America’ Was the Immigrant Story My Family Needed [VICE]
- My Small Cuban Family Contrasts with Latino Stereotypes Which has Often Made Me Question My Latinidad [Fierce by mitú]
- What My Nameplate Necklace Means to Me [Fierce by mitú]
- How My Latina Shame Kept Me from Going to Therapy for Years [The Flama]
- Why I’m Glad My Mom Supported My Weight Loss Surgery [HipLatina]
- Why Being an Immigrant Makes a Name Change Complicated [A Practical Wedding]
- The Reality of Dating as a Bisexual Latina [The Flama]
- Why Brooklyn 99’s Survival is so Important for Rosa Diaz Fans and Bi Representation On TV [Bella Books]
- When Unhealthy Food is Part of Your Culture, How Do You Lose Weight? [Greatist]
Travel:
- As a Cuban-American, I Can’t Help but Feel Jealous of My American Friends Traveling to Cuba [HipLatina]
- I Had Plastic Surgery in Colombia — And I Would Do It Again in a Second! [MamásLatinas]
- What I Learned About Latinos (And Myself) When I Moved Out of Florida [The Flama]
Relationships:
- How Willow from ‘Buffy’ Helped Me Come Out [VICE]
- Why I Made Masturbation Part of My Self-Care Routine [O! The Oprah Magazine]
- My Husband and I Have a Great Marriage but We Still Go ro Couples Therapy. Here’s Why. [HuffPost]
- I’m a Bisexual Woman in a Straight Relationship — and Yes, I Have the Right to Celebrate Pride [O! The Oprah Magazine]
- Why It Took Me 7 Years to Realize I Was Sexually Manipulated [them.]
- My First Time Having Sex Was Just the Way I Planned It, Nothing Special at All [Fierce by mitú]
- How Wearing Lingerie Helped Me Fall in Love with My Body [Fierce by mitú]
- I Cancelled My Wedding Because it was Getting Too Expensive — And Regret Nothing [Glamour]
- I Got Engaged with a $35 Engagement Ring, and the World Didn’t End [Glamour]
- This Bride’s Cold Feet had Nothing to do with Her Fiancé. It Dad to do with Her Feminism. [Upworthy]
- I Picked My Partner Because He Didn’t Believe in Circumcision [Ravishly]
- Marrying a Man Doesn’t Make Me Straight [A Practical Wedding]
- Girl Talk: I Fell for My Starter Boyfriend [The Frisky]
- 25 Candid Anal Sex Tips from Someone with Actual Experience [SheKnows]
Wellness:
- ‘I Fell in Love with THIS Food — And it Helped Maintain My 90-Pound Weight Loss’ [Women’s Health]
- I Learned the Hard Way That Weight Loss Surgery Isn’t a Fix — It’s a Tool [Greatist]
- My Body, My Choice: What Body Positivity Advocates Get Wrong About Weight Loss [Ravishly]
- I Didn’t Need a Partner or a ‘Perfect’ Body For Boudoir Photos — And Neither Do You [Ravishly]
- How Jennifer Lopez Inspired Me to Embrace My Curves [O! The Oprah Magazine]
- Here’s What Happened When I Went From Couch Potato To Exercising For 30 Days Straight [Brit+Co]
- I Didn’t Love Exercise Until I Embraced My Curves [Healthline]
- The Importance of Taking a Mental Health Day [HipLatina]
- How My Mom Convinced Me to Get Breast Implants [MamásLatinas]
- Why Latinxs Need to Talk About Depression and Suicide [Fierce by mitú]
- Here’s How I’m Learning to Manage My Anxiety as an Adult and Recovering from Years of Practicing Self-Harm [Fierce by mitú]
- ORIGINAL RECIPE: Cuban Meaty Potato Stuffing [The Kitchn]
- Make This Holiday Survival Smoothie for a Healthy Recovery [SheKnows]
Other: