Send us a text In this episode, we explore how respect was taught and enforced in Latino households — often through silence, obedience, or hierarchy. For many of us, respeto meant knowing your place, not talking back, and putting adults above all. But those lessons, while rooted in love and protection, sometimes came with fear, distance, or misunderstanding. Together, we’ll unpack what respect looked like in our family, what it protected, and what it cost — and how we want to redefine respeto...
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Send us a text In this episode, we explore how respect was taught and enforced in Latino households — often through silence, obedience, or hierarchy. For many of us, respeto meant knowing your place, not talking back, and putting adults above all. But those lessons, while rooted in love and protection, sometimes came with fear, distance, or misunderstanding. Together, we’ll unpack what respect looked like in our family, what it protected, and what it cost — and how we want to redefine respeto...
Send us a text In this episode, we explore how respect was taught and enforced in Latino households — often through silence, obedience, or hierarchy. For many of us, respeto meant knowing your place, not talking back, and putting adults above all. But those lessons, while rooted in love and protection, sometimes came with fear, distance, or misunderstanding. Together, we’ll unpack what respect looked like in our family, what it protected, and what it cost — and how we want to redefine respeto...
Send us a text Today, we honor Día de los Muertos, a time to remember our loved ones who have passed and celebrate the legacies they left behind. From colorful altars to the stories that keep their spirits alive, we’ll share personal memories, cultural traditions, and the lessons of love, loss, and gratitude that this day brings. Support the show Follow us on instagram and facebook: La Mesa Con Papi Email us: doula.stephanie.huizar@gmail.com instagram: Stephanie_Nemeroff or Beto Huizar ti...
Send us a text In this episode, we talk about how work shaped our families — especially as immigrants and first-generation children. For our parents, work wasn’t just a job; it was survival, dignity, and sacrifice. But sometimes, that came with a cost: exhaustion, absence, or the belief that worth is tied only to hard labor. Together, we’ll reflect on how Papi’s relationship with work shaped the family, how it shaped me as his daughter, and what it means to redefine worth for the next generat...
Send us a text In this episode, we talk about what it means to be “the first.” For me, as a first-generation Mexican American daughter, that role has shaped so much of my life — carrying my parents’ sacrifices, navigating spaces they never walked in, and trying to honor where I come from while choosing my own path. Being the first comes with pride, but also with pressure, fear, and sometimes loneliness. Together with Papi, we’ll reflect on what being the first has meant for both of us — and f...
Send us a text In this episode, we explore the invisible pressures that are passed down through generations — the dreams our parents carried, the sacrifices they made, and the unspoken rules we inherit without question. Together, we’ll reflect on how these expectations shaped our lives, how they guided (and sometimes limited) our choices, and what it looks like to both honor our families’ sacrifices while carving our own path forward. This is a conversation about legacy, freedom, and the cour...
Send us a text In this episode, Papi opens up about what it really felt like to carry the weight of being a father: the provider, the protector, the one expected to always be strong. We explore the isolation and silent burdens that men of his generation carried, the moments he felt alone even within family, and how those unspoken pressures shaped the way he parented. This is a conversation about breaking that loneliness through honesty, connection, and the courage to share our truths. Supp...
Send us a text Episode Description In this episode, Papi and I talk about the moment everything shifts: when you become a parent yourself, and suddenly you see your own childhood with new perspective. We open up about the realizations, the forgiveness, the grief, and even the anger that surfaces when you realize what your parents carried — and what they couldn’t give. This is a conversation about breaking cycles, holding compassion, and giving ourselves permission to parent differently. ...
Send us a text Episode Description: In this episode of La Mesa con Papi, we confront something almost never discussed: parental failure. Families often teach us that parents must be perfect—but what happens when mistakes, disappointments, or harm occur? We explore how failure doesn’t erase love, how honesty can rebuild trust, and how confronting imperfections can transform disappointment into growth—for both parent and child. Join us at La Mesa con Papi as we navigate imperfection, vuln...
Send us a text This week, we bring the whole family to the mic. Joined by our mom and brother, we’re holding space for a conversation that’s part healing circle, part celebration, and part real talk about what it means to grow together as a family. We explore identity, roles, resilience, and what it means to “show up” for one another—even when it’s messy, complicated, or long overdue. From laughs and light-hearted memories to deep reflections on parenting, sibling dynamics, and generational g...
Send us a text In this episode of La Mesa con Papi, we tackle a topic rarely spoken aloud: anger between a father and daughter. Anger is often suppressed, hidden, or turned into guilt—but what happens when we finally name it? Together, we explore moments of frustration, resentment, and distance in our relationship, not to blame, but to understand. How has anger shaped trust, communication, and love? And how can acknowledging it open the door to deeper connection and growth? Pull up a chair an...
Send us a text Discipline & Adults: The Rules We Still Carry In this episode of La Mesa con Papi, we open a heartfelt conversation about discipline—how we received it as children, how it still echoes in our lives as adults, and how we want to transform it for future generations. Together, we reflect on the lessons, rules, and even wounds that discipline left behind. Was discipline really about love, or control? How do cultural sayings like “Con mano dura” and “Es por tu bien” shape the wa...
Send us a text In this episode of La Mesa con Papi, I sit down with both of my parents to talk about something that haunts a lot of first-gen kids: Did we turn out okay? And what does “okay” even mean when your parents raised you through survival, sacrifice, and silence? We talk about expectations—spoken and unspoken. About what our parents hoped for us, and what we hoped they’d see in us. About the pressure to succeed, to behave, to be the “proof” that all their hard work was worth it. And a...
Send us a text Episode Description: In this episode, I sit down with both of my parents to talk about two powerful emotions that deeply influence Latino families: pride and shame. We explore how these feelings have shaped the way we present ourselves to the world, how we handle mistakes, and the ways they’ve affected our relationships—both openly and quietly. We ask: How has pride protected us? How has shame held us back? And how can we learn to embrace vulnerability without losing dignity...
Send us a text EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this powerful episode of La Mesa con Papi, we’re digging into the quiet shame and deep fear that often surrounds mental health in the Latinx community. For many of us, therapy was something “other people” did—or worse, something to be ashamed of. But healing takes many forms, and sometimes it starts with just saying: “I need help.” Stephanie and her dad share personal reflections about how they were taught to deal with emotions growing up, how their persp...
Send us a text Episode Description: In this episode of La Mesa con Papi, I sit down with both of my parents to talk about something that often gets overlooked in healing spaces: joy. We talk about how joy was (or wasn’t) expressed in our home growing up. Did we ever rest without guilt? Play without a purpose? Laugh without fear? Or were we too busy surviving to make space for joy? This conversation explores how joy—or the absence of it—shaped our emotional culture, our parenting, and our c...
Send us a text Episode Description: In this episode of La Mesa con Papi, I sit down with both of my parents to talk about dreams—the ones they had before becoming parents, the ones they had to let go of, and the ones they never got to say out loud. This conversation dives deep into the emotional cost of immigration, sacrifice, and parenthood. We explore what it means to carry someone else's dream, what gets lost when you're in survival mode, and how healing can happen when we finally ask: W...
Send us a text 🎧 Episode Description: Sometimes love sounds like “¿Ya comiste?” Sometimes it sounds like “No salgas tarde.” And sometimes… it sounds like silence, worry, or control. In this episode, we unpack how love and anxiety often get tangled in our families — especially in Latino households where protection is seen as devotion. Together, we explore how fear can show up in the name of love, how overprotectiveness shaped our sense of self, and how we’re learning to love each other in w...
Send us a text 🎧 Episode Description: We were told to be quiet—to not talk back, to not question, to not share our feelings. But silence isn’t always golden. In this powerful episode, we talk about the ways silence shaped our family, our emotional world, and our self-worth. From unspoken pain to unexpressed dreams, we explore how breaking the silence—gently, bravely—can be a radical act of healing. This is an episode about learning to use our voice, and giving our children permission to do...
Send us a text Episode Description: Boundaries aren’t walls — they’re bridges to healthier relationships. In this raw and reflective episode, we open up about the boundaries we’re learning to set as adults, the ones our parents never had the language or freedom to create, and what it looks like to raise children with both structure and softness. We talk about guilt, culture, parenting, and the tension between honoring family and protecting our peace. Whether you’re a parent, a child, or so...
Send us a text Episode Description: Whether your family was close-knit, distant, complicated, or chaotic—we all come from something. In this episode, we open the mic not just to our family’s truths, but to everyone who’s ever wrestled with identity, generational pain, and what it means to find your voice in a family that didn’t always hear you. With real stories, vulnerable reflection, and a few listener-submitted truths, we explore what happens when you finally stop pretending and start h...
Send us a text In this episode, we explore how respect was taught and enforced in Latino households — often through silence, obedience, or hierarchy. For many of us, respeto meant knowing your place, not talking back, and putting adults above all. But those lessons, while rooted in love and protection, sometimes came with fear, distance, or misunderstanding. Together, we’ll unpack what respect looked like in our family, what it protected, and what it cost — and how we want to redefine respeto...
