The Friends Who Built Me

The Friends Who Built Me

Friendship means something different to everyone, but when I look back at my life, I realize I remember it through people more than anything else. In this episode, I take you through the friendships that shaped different versions of me — from childhood memories in Ambato, Ecuador, to teenage years without social media, folded notes passed during class, the famous “Tontódromo,” modeling, moving to the United States, loneliness, cultural shifts, unforgettable nights, chosen family, and the people who quietly became part of my story. This is not an episode about how many friends I’ve had. It’s about the people who helped shape who I became. The childhood friends.The crazy teenage friendships.The friends who opened my world.The ones I lost touch with.The ones I miss.The ones who stayed.And the ones who eventually became family. Sometimes we don’t remember life by years. We remember it through friendships. Unsolicited Advice from a NobodyA podcast about life, identity, motherhood, reinvention, relationships, travel, chaos, growth, and the stories that quietly shape us.

Permission to Feel

This episode wasn’t planned. It was necessary. In this deeply personal episode, I talk about the emotional cost of constantly trying to become “something” while balancing motherhood, ambition, dreams, responsibilities, creativity, exhaustion, and the invisible pressure to keep functioning no matter what. Late at night, while everyone sleeps, I reflect on identity, self-doubt, childhood dreams, Zumba, art, motherhood, reinvention, and the quiet battle between the voice that pushes me forward… and the one that tells me I’m not enough. This is not an episode about having life figured out. It’s about learning that strength doesn’t cancel humanity. Maybe some of us don’t need more motivation. Maybe we just need permission to feel. Topics: Motherhood, identity, ambition, burnout, creativity, self-worth, emotional overwhelm, dreams, reinvention, middle-age, women’s emotional load, Zumba, art, personal growth, mental load, purpose, healing, vulnerability.

That One Night in Jail

I’ve never told this story before. Not to friends. Not publicly. But today, someone used that moment against me… and I realized it was time to finally say it out loud. This is the story of the night I went to jail. Not the version people assume.Not the version that gets remembered. But what it actually felt like… from the inside. A normal Tuesday night.Two glasses of wine. A moment that changed everything. And what stayed with me after:– the fear– the shame– the women I met– and the realization that one moment can follow you for years… even when it doesn’t define you If you’ve ever felt judged by one version of your story…this one might hit differently.

The Art of Traveling: Finding Myself in Every Place

Every time I travel, I discover something about myself…sometimes something new, and sometimes something I didn’t even realize I had forgotten. In this episode of Unsolicited Advice from a Nobody, I share personal travel stories — from childhood road trips in Ecuador, to moving countries, traveling for love, and unforgettable moments with friends across the world. This is not about destinations.It’s about what happens to you when you move — the shifts, the emotions, the people you meet, and the unexpected ways travel shapes your identity. If you’ve ever traveled, lived abroad, or felt like a part of you belongs in more than one place… this episode will feel familiar. Listen now and maybe you’ll discover something about yourself too.

Where Am I From? It’s Not That Simple

Where are you from?Sounds like a simple question… until it’s not.In this episode of Unsolicited Advice from a Nobody, I take you through my journey from Ecuador to the United States, Greece, and Germany — navigating identity, culture, language, and what it really means to belong. Growing up in a vibrant Latin culture, adapting to life as an immigrant, building a multicultural community, and now raising children across multiple languages and identities… I started asking myself:Do we really belong to one place? Or are we shaped by every place we’ve ever been? This is a personal story about identity, self-discovery, motherhood, and living between cultures — and maybe, just maybe, you’ll see a part of yourself in it too. If you’ve ever lived abroad, felt like you don’t fully belong anywhere, or are still figuring out who you are… this one is for you.