The Secret to a Soft Life with Childfree Latina Yoreim Virella - New Episode
Is living childfree the true "soft life"?
The “soft life” aesthetic is all over social media at the moment. Mostly it’s women in their señora era with zero fucks left🙌 or tradwives selling an unrealistic version of motherhood😵💫
In this episode, Yoreim and I finish what we started last week, and make the argument that it’s us—childfree Latinas—who have the true soft life.
How? 👇
Episode Description
In Part 2 of this series with TikTok sensation and childfree Latina, Yoreim Virella, we continue our deep dive into the complex realities of modern motherhood: the societal neglect of new mothers, the devaluation of women beyond motherhood, and the systemic challenges faced by parents. All of these truths are conveniently obscured by our fast-paced, capitalist culture.
We also take a critical look at the trad-wife aesthetic that's currently flooding social media, exposing this dangerous propaganda that lures women into believing that traditional roles of wife and mother lead to an easy, carefree life. It’s time to talk about the truth behind the so-called soft life, because what truly makes a "soft life" is self-awareness. And that's something 80% of people lack.
How can we do better? Start by recognizing the harm of hustle culture, and the toxic individualism that’s driving us apart as a society. And learn to heal. Because we ALL have healing to do if we're going to achieve a soft life.
To lighten things up, we also get into the hilarious divide between childfree pet-owners and childfree non-pet-owners. Are pets a status symbol for the childfree?
About Yoreim:
Yoreim is originally from Corozal, Puerto Rico and she considers herself a multi-passionate who enjoys combining a practical career with humanitarian work, content creation, and entrepreneurship. She has over a decade of experience in human resources working in the non-profit, private, and federal sectors. While in the federal sector, she had a unique opportunity to merge her human resources expertise with disaster response work. Yoreim has been involved in multiple national disaster and humanitarian missions, from deploying to Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria to supporting CDC and OMB/White House leadership behind the scenes during the COVID-19 response efforts. She currently serves as the HR lead for her agency, managing a volunteer workforce that supports Departmental or interagency emergencies due to public health or humanitarian crises.
In 2022, she launched Proyecto Tributo A Mi Tierra (TAMT) with her husband, a small business creating sustainable products like non-toxic candles and 3D printed earrings that celebrate Puerto Rican culture. Proyecto TAMT donates 10% of its profits to Puerto Rican organizations. Besides being a proud Latina small business owner she also is a wellness/lifestyle content creator in the DMV area. Yoreim enjoys traveling, crafting, and trying new restaurants.
Follow @yorlatinawellness on Tiktok and Threads.
To get the full show notes and an episode transcript, go to PauletteErato.com/shownotes. This is episode 72.
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