Setting the stage for an Intentional Sabbatical
A Sabbatical is something you do with intention. After making the decision to take time off from work, there were a lot of choices I needed to make about what that would look like, but before I could structure it logistically, I had to get clear on a few things. First, why was this the right…
That One Time a First Gen Latina Took a Sabbatical
In 2025, I went on Sabbatical. This isn’t a traditional “Sabbatical”. I don’t have a job to go back to and my employer is not funding any portion of this because… I’m not going back to work for them. In many white-collar professions, particularly academic ones, there are provisions built into your contract that permit…
The Power of the Specific Story: Benito’s Super Bowl Moment
As soon as Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio walked onto the field last night with the name Ocasio splattered across the back of his jersey, I knew this was going to be deep and demanded my full focus. Ocasio is a choice. In most Latino traditions, the second last name refers to the maternal parent and…
Storytelling con Marissa 