On today's episode I have Lizeth Cuyan who is the co-host to Modern Day Mujeres. A podcast from DFW. These ladies discuss lifestyle, relationships, and many more topics that need to be discussed within our community. Check them out!

Lizeth's madre's story begins in Durango, MX. At 2 years old she set out to make the journey with her mom. If you know two year olds you know they are not the ideal traveling partners. Especially in a journey in which you need to move quietly and virtually unseen. She speaks about this journey and the obstacles they had to overcome to reach her father on the other side. We are seeing more and more stories of unaccompanied minors. The decision of wether to bring your child or leave them behind is the hardest decision one can make as a parent. There is no right or wrong answer in a life of survival.

Sometimes the toughest part of our journeys is realizing that our parents cannot go back to see their loved ones when hardships take a toll. It is even harder realizing that you yourself cannot make the same trips as your peers because you cannot leave the country. Liz discusses when she learned about being unable to take a trip outside of the United States. It came with so many more questions as it did answers.

Did you listen to Rock en Espanol growing up? How did it make you feel? Liz and I discussed what this particular music meant to us. What stage in our lives we were in when we started screaming "Beaner" by Molotov. Was that just me or are you normal? Listen to Liz's playlist and also check out a the docu-series she recommends about Rock en Espanol called Break It All: The History.

I hope you enjoy this episode. It was full of painful memories and tears. Through it all we agreed that we are thankful we had the power to identify our pain to create it into strength.

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