On today's episode I had the great pleasure of speaking with Andrea Zeydelis she is the creator of Better Together and the creator of @officialpoderosa Instagram page. She is an amazing human who was so vibrant in her storytelling. Her hype is also so incredible!

Her madre is from Guadalajara, Mexico. As the oldest daughter of 12 she started working at a very early age. She picked up the craft of hairstyling which allowed for her family to live a comfortable life. Her contentious relationship with her father built her to know she wanted something different for herself. That life was found in a young Italian man that was studying in Guadalajara at the time.

I discuss how her story reminds me of Sandra Cisneros' short story Never Marry a Mexican. The conflict in the identity behind being a Mexican is always so unfortunate. Not only by other cultures but between us Mexicans as well. If you haven't had the opportunity to read that short story I advise you to do so as soon as possible. It captures an identity crisis that many of us Latina's face routinely. I will always praise this work by Cisneros.

In speaking of the identify crisis we face, Zeydelis confirms hers. She reflects on being from Long Island being half Mexican and half Italian. Where the population is mostly Italian and Irish, she was not Irish or considered fully Italian. So the struggle for her was even deeper than most of us usually face. Despite it all she thrived and recognized a valuable life lesson.

Throughout our discussion we ultimately unearth that nobody wants to eat a bland salad. Instead what makes a salad extraordinary is the array of items it contains. Listen and find out what this is all about.

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