Your Dreams Don't Stop at Mom with Sandra Guzman

About this episode

Jessica Yañez talks with Sandra Guzman about her journey of personal growth, motherhood, and resilience in the face of adversity.

Wines We're Drinking Sandra: Bosquette Cabernet Sauvignon Jessica: Ruch Wines Grenache 2023 — Latina-owned, San Diego winemaker, grapes from Paso Robles Latina podcast. Latiné voices. First-gen stories. This week, Jessica sits down with Sandra Guzman — author, mortgage loan officer, and mom of three boys — for one of those conversations that feels less like an interview and more like girl talk you didn't know you needed. Sandra grew up in Altadena as the only daughter of strict Catholic Mexican parents, the kid who loved to read and wasn't allowed to go anywhere. She entered the mortgage industry at 19 as a summer job and never left. She became a wife, a mom, a caregiver at 18 when her mom was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and a woman who spent decades making herself small to keep everyone else comfortable. Until she turned 40 and decided she was done. She also survived the Eaton Fire, watching her community of three generations burn while her adult sons stayed behind to fight for their home, and now sees every day what recovery looks like for the families left behind. This one goes there: the "mas bonita" message, what it does to a woman's voice, learning to model self-worth for…

People in this episode

Host: Jessica Yañez

Guest: Sandra Guzman

Topics covered

• personal growth
• motherhood
• resilience
• cultural identity
• sexism in finance
• self-worth
• community recovery

Keywords

• dreams
• Latina voices
• mortgage industry
• self-worth
• Eaton Fire
• Altadena
• cultural identity
• sexism
• recovery

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Bosquette Cabernet Sauvignon, Ruch Wines Grenache 2023

Places: Altadena, San Diego, Paso Robles

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