Parenting Without Permission

In this episode, I sit down with Laura, director of The Latin Village Colorado Springs. Laura is a social worker, an advocate for immigrant families, and a mom raising a child with autism.
We talk about the work she does supporting the immigrant community, how immigration reform is impacting Latino families in real, everyday ways, and what community care looks like when systems fall short.
Laura also shares about her Spanish-language content platform where she creates space for immigrant voices and conversations that matter.
Connect with Laura and her work:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDgUJc7YJA6uZradwKwwCMg
TikTok: @latinvillageofcol
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1462462827808044/
This is a conversation about motherhood, advocacy, and showing up for our communities.

In this episode, Andreea shares her journey of growing up with an abusive parent, leaving to build a life of her own, and later returning to heal, not just for herself, but for her child.
We talk about what it’s like to break cycles without swinging to extremes, how therapy helped her understand patterns instead of repeating them, and what it means to parent with intention when your own upbringing lacked emotional safety.
This is a conversation about survival, boundaries, healing, and choosing a different path, even when it’s hard.

Trigger Warning:
This episode contains discussions of homelessness, sexual assault, and the loss of a child. These topics may be difficult for some listeners. Please listen at your own pace and take care of yourself.
In this episode, Jake shares his story with honesty and vulnerability, including experiences that are often lived through silently. We talk about survival, loss, and the long road of carrying grief while continuing to show up for life.
This is a heavy conversation, but it is also a deeply human one. Listener discretion is advised.

Becca joins me today to talk about the parts of teen pregnancy nobody prepares you for — especially when you’re navigating a toxic parent, a chaotic BD, and trying to grow up while raising a whole human.
We get into the guilt, the survival mode, the patterns we inherit, and the WTF moments that break you and build you at the same time.
If you’ve ever had to parent through trauma, heal while you’re still hurting, or carry responsibilities way too young… this episode is going to hit home.
One cycle at a time. One boundary at a time.
One WTF at a time.

Some parents don’t leave… they just stop showing up.
In this episode, we break down what it really feels like to co-parent with someone who is physically alive but emotionally, mentally, or consistently gone — a ghost in your child’s life and yours.
We talk about:
✨ The heartbreak and exhaustion of raising kids with an inconsistent parent
✨ How disappearing acts affect a child’s trust, behavior, and emotional safety
✨ What “ghost parenting” looks like in real life (the patterns we never talk about)
✨ Why you stop chasing someone who should already be present
✨ Rebuilding stability when the other parent drifts in and out
✨ Breaking the cycle so your kids don’t repeat it
If you’ve ever felt alone in a “two-parent” situation, this episode is validation, comfort, and clarity wrapped in one.
You are not imagining it. You are not overreacting.
Parenting with a ghost is real — and it leaves a mark.
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