Magnolia Global Wellness

Querido mundo,

This morning I had the honor of speaking with more than 100 women from -South Africa - Kenya - Morocco - UAE - Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey.

I am incredibly grateful to be part of a network that trusts me so I can be able to share in front of opportunities such as the Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) at Mastercard.

The questions they had for me were very powerful and humbling. Women in leadership and women in general face some of the same challenges globally.

I believe the more we find the things that connect us and that we can join our unique gifts, talents, experiences and expertise in the universal pursuit of safety, equity and innovation, the world will benefit immeasurably.

“…imagination isn’t a luxury. It is a vital resource and powerful tool for collective ~healing…”
Ruha Benjamin Princeton Professor

Thank you Nezha Alaoui, Hasna Chemaou Sarah Sedjari for this opportunity.
Thanks to your organization WOMENCHOICE.ORG
Thanks to Mastercard
Thank you Esin Unal Yılmaz for the beautiful introduction and your support during the session.

On Saturday I will take some deep dives at the whole process of rebuilding and healing myself after a massive life changing event.

The inspiration of this discernment and conversation started with a heartbreak and then in the humanness of feeling it all I found that the words of Marcel Proust were almost perfect!

“We are healed from suffering only by experiencing it to the full.”

Is suffering the same as pain? How is it different? How is it the same? Or does it just feel the same? Can one exist without the other?

Join me in exploring this beautifully complex journey!!!

Naked Truths: A story of heartbreak and healing. In "Naked Truths: A Story of Heartbreak and Healing," we'll delve into the raw and transformative experience of heartbreak. In this journey I was able to lean into pain and use it as a catalyst for growth. Through my personal story of navigating a devastating breakup, we'll explore the power of vuln...

Mi papi es uno de los seres humanos más fascinantes y complejos que conozco. Él me enseñó que mi voz es importante, aún cuando lo que digo no le gusta. Él me ha retado una y otra vez a ser mejor cada día y a crear un criterio propio sin tener nunca miedo de cambiar. Encontró la mejor educación y me la dió.

Nos hemos peleado muchísimas veces y siempre el amor nos ha permitido trascender.

La carta de Einstein me la envió mi papi en el 2022 en uno de los momentos más difíciles de mi vida… y fueron las palabras perfectas.

En la historia de mi papi no estaba incluido decir te amo, te quiero o cosas ‘bonitas’ en general pero su amor infinito lo he sentido TODA MI VIDA.

En mi historia yo le digo te amo, lo abrazo y le doy muchos besos aunque me quite y me diga encimosa. De las complejidades de amar a mi papi es de donde más alimento mi amor por la vida.

¡Te amo papi! Gracias por la vida. 🥰💛✨

Had a rough day today.

This got me out of the house and WHAT AN INSPIRATION!!!

“Critical thinking is not to doubt other people’s ways of thinking, it is to doubt/challenge our own ways of thinking”

“…joy is an act of resistance…”

“…knowing your mother tongue, frees you…”

Happy Friday Everyone!

I would like to invite you to my first virtual event speaking about the healing journey that has helped me transform pain into courage.

Please join my community and sign up for the event!

nas.io/elevate-upskilling-your-life LINK IN BIO

The humanness of a common lived experience!
The challenges of finding language to express your emotions!
The humbling element of time and its wisdom!
The loudness of silence!

Come join a vulnerable intimate conversation about love and all its phases and faces!!!

with love and gratitude,
~sol

¡Hola Mujeres!

I am thrilled to be speaking at this year’s Latina Day Weekend Conference and cannot wait to share insights and celebrate our Chingona community.

Plus, here’s a little treat: use code SOLEDAD for a special discount on your ticket. Let’s make this weekend unforgettable! 

August 23-25th
Holiday Inn - Town Lake
Austin, TX, 78701

To learn more about Latina Day Weekend, book your stay and purchase tickets, head to the link:
https://www.austinlatinasunidas.com/ldw

On Friday I graduated from and my heart is filled with joy, love and gratitude for the amazing community and chosen family I have found.

I had the immense pleasure of putting together a presentation with baby pictures of almost every one of my classmates and it was beautiful to see the “before and after” of every one of the incredible humans in my class!

Our story together is just getting started!!!
I love you Class 45!!!

I am a citizen of the world! I am another you!

Thank you Thank you Thank you

“Without community, there is no liberation.” ― Audre Lorde

El viernes me gradué de y mi corazón está lleno de alegría, amor y gratitud por la increíble comunidad y familia elegida que he encontrado.

¡Tuve el inmenso placer de armar una presentación con fotos de bebés de casi todos mis compañeros de clase y fue hermoso ver el “antes y después” de cada uno de los increíbles seres humanos de mi clase!

¡Nuestra historia acaba de empezar!
¡Los amo Clase 45!

¡Soy ciudadana del mundo! ¡Soy otro tú!

Gracias Gracias Gracias

“Sin comunidad, no hay liberación”. - Audre Lorde

A mi mamá a mis abuelas a mis figuras maternas y a mi alma matter, voy a representarnos lo mejor posible con todo lo que soy y con todo el orgullo de traerlas en la sangre, en la mente y en el corazón ¡SIEMPRE!

Gracias
Gracias
Gracias a todas las mujeres apoyándome y empujándome

¡Feliz día de las madres!

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To my mother, my grandmothers, my maternal figures and my alma matter, I will represent us as best as I can with all that I am and with all the pride of having you all in my blood, in my mind and in my heart ALWAYS!

Thank you
Thank you
Thank you to all the women supporting me and pushing me

Happy Mother’s Day! (in México)

My journey in Texas started with Paty, Lolly Guerra, Ed.D. and Yolanda coming to Monterrey, México and offering me a job. (Long beautiful story for another time)

12 years in education and 3 cities later, I made Austin home. Went back into acting, got my citizenship, left education, started my own business, joined the Creative Waco team, met Jessica Weaver got my training as EMDR therapist, got my certification for interpreting, translated an entire curriculum, became a facilitator, public speaker and creator.

Yesterday was the last class for my Leadership Austin training.

I am infinitely grateful for the family I have found for the way they all challenge and uplift me. The 60 humans in my cohort give me hope! The hundreds more in the Leadership Austin family make my heart stronger and my voice louder.

💛💛💛 Gracias Gracias Gracias

Mi historia en Texas comenzó cuando Paty, Lolly y Yolanda llegaron a Monterrey, México y me ofrecieron trabajo. (Esta es una larga y hermosa historia para otra ocasión)

12 años en educación y 3 ciudades después, hice de Austin mi hogar. Regresé a la actuación, obtuve mi ciudadanía, dejé la educación, empecé mi propio negocio, me uní al equipo de Creative Waco, conocí a Jessica Weaver, obtuve mi entrenamiento como terapeuta EMDR, obtuve mi certificación para interpretar, traduje un currículo entero, me convertí en facilitadora, oradora pública y creadora.

Ayer fue la última clase de mi formación de Liderazgo en Austin. Leadership Austin

Estoy infinitamente agradecida por la familia que he encontrado, por la forma en que todos me desafían y me elevan. Los 60 seres humanos de mi grupo me dan esperanza. Los cientos más en la familia de Leadership Austin hacen mi corazón y mi voz más fuerte.

Thank you Thank you Thank you 💚💚💚

Some are missing but here is my fam!
Class 45 Leadership Austin 2024 🥳🥳🥳

Friday Vibes 😎😎😎

HAPPY CHILDREN’S DAY!!!

“…literature is my solace in the solitude. And writing is my only means to escape…”

For as long as I can remember curiosity and creativity have fueled me. Children have always been one of the most powerful forces that have challenged me as an adult in the most beautiful ways.

When I moved to the US there was not much talk about celebrating children’s day now I’ve heard on the radio an invitation to celebrate the day by honor our children and giving love to your inner child!!!

Have fun today! Stay curious! Make a new friend! or two! Give smiles to everyone you see! Create!

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¡FELIZ DÍA DEL NIÑ❤️‍🔥!

“...la literatura es mi consuelo en la soledad. Y escribir es mi única vía de escape...”.

Desde que tengo uso de razón, la curiosidad y la creatividad me han impulsado siempre. Los niños siempre han sido una de las fuerzas más poderosas que me han desafiado como adulto de las formas más hermosas.

¡¡¡Cuando me mudé a los EE.UU. no se hablaba mucho de celebrar el día del niño ahora he oído en la radio una invitación a celebrar el día honrando a nuestros niños y dando amor a tu niño interior!!!

¡Diviértete hoy! ¡Se curioso! ¡Haz un nuevo amigo! ¡O dos!¡Regala sonrisas a todos los que veas! ¡Crea!

The secret to discovering your creativity is to willingly accept the overwhelming feelings of feeling it all. “Art is not a luxury, it’s actually sustenance. We need it”

I need it!
It gives me life and it gives me purpose.

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El secreto para descubrir tu creatividad es aceptar por completo la abrumadora sensación de sentirlo todo. “El arte no es un lujo, en realidad es un sustento. Lo necesitamos”

Yo le necesito.
Me da vida y me da propósito.

Sunday Morning Impromptu Photoshoot

Thank you so much .nitschke for making 41 look so good!

Espontánea sesión de fotos en esta mañana de domingo.

Muchas gracias a .nitschke por hacerme el honor de capturar 41

Women Poderosas!

“Las habilidades se pueden aprender, el carácter lo tienes o no.”

This month I had so many wonderful experiences!

Meeting Malena was one I never would have dreamed of. The film won Audience Award at SXSW!!!

Moderating the panel was a powerful experience that I will treasure forever.

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¡Este mes he tenido un montón de experiencias maravillosas!

Conocer a Malena era algo que ni siquiera había soñado. La película ganó el reconocimiento de la audiencia en SXSW!!!!

Ser la moderadora del panel fue una experiencia poderosísima que atesoraré para siempre.

¡Más Cultura! .a.s.cultura … imposible to describe in words the honor and humbling experience to sit with humans that selflessly are investing in collective healing!!! ✨✨✨

Gracias Gracias Gracias

Imposible describir con palabras el honor y la experiencia de humildad al compartir con los altruistas creadores de sanación colectiva!!! ✨✨✨

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

The courage and strength to feel it all.

Thank you if you have held space for me in this moment of my life.

La valentía y fortaleza de sentirlo todo.

Gracias si has creado espacio para mi en este momento de mi vida.

“Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.”

—Tim Brown, Executive Chair of Ideo, birthplace of design thinking

Sol Bautista (Creative Waco, Magnolia Global Wellness), a local expert and trainer in design thinking, will explain the principles and how they are used then lead workshop participants through a design thinking exercise. In groups of 3-4, participants will use the practices to imagine solutions for a social problem, and develop a business idea that could implement the solution.

The workshop will provide a great opportunity to practice important skills in entrepreneurship and innovation. To maximize its value, registration will be limited to 20 people.

Make some time and come see this impactful film and continue exploring THE IMPORTANCE of art, culture, community and conversations.

If we could see the power we have and the impact we already give to the economy every day!!! The journey might move faster…

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Haz espacio y ven a ver esta impactante película y sigue explorando LA IMPORTANCIA del arte, la cultura, la comunidad y las conversaciones.

¡¡¡Si pudiéramos ver el poder que tenemos y el impacto que ya damos a la economía TODOS LOS DÍAS!!! Quizá el viaje podría avanzar más rápido...

Día Internacional de la Mujer

“Brindemos por las locas, por las inadaptadas
por las rebeldes, por las alborotadoras,
por las que no encajan,
por las que ven las cosas de una manera diferente.
No les gustan las reglas y no respetan el status-quo.
Las puedes citar, no estar de acuerdo con ellas,
glorificarlas o vilipendiarlas.
Pero lo que no puedes hacer es ignorarlas.
Porque cambian las cosas.
Empujan adelante la raza humana.
Mientras algunos las vean como locas,
nosotras vemos el genio.
Porque las mujeres que se creen tan locas
como para pensar que pueden cambiar el mundo son las que lo hacen.”

Jack Kerouac —

International women’s day

“Here’s to the crazy, to the misfits, to the rebels, to the troublemakers.
to the rebels, to the troublemakers,
to those who don’t fit in,
for those who see things in a different way.
They don’t like rules and don’t respect the status-quo.
You can quote them, disagree with them,
glorify them or vilify them.
But what you can’t do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They push the human race forward.
While some see them as crazy,
we see the genius.
Because the women who think they’re crazy enough
to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”

Jack Kerouac -

Día Internacional de la Mujer

“Brindemos por las locas, por las inadaptadas
por las rebeldes, por las alborotadoras,
por las que no encajan,
por las que ven las cosas de una manera diferente.
No les gustan las reglas y no respetan el status-quo.
Las puedes citar, no estar de acuerdo con ellas,
glorificarlas o vilipendiarlas.
Pero lo que no puedes hacer es ignorarlas.
Porque cambian las cosas.
Empujan adelante la raza humana.
Mientras algunos las vean como locas,
nosotras vemos el genio.
Porque las mujeres que se creen tan locas
como para pensar que pueden cambiar el mundo son las que lo hacen.”

Jack Kerouac —

International women’s day

“Here’s to the crazy, to the misfits, to the rebels, to the troublemakers.
to the rebels, to the troublemakers,
to those who don’t fit in,
for those who see things in a different way.
They don’t like rules and don’t respect the status-quo.
You can quote them, disagree with them,
glorify them or vilify them.
But what you can’t do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They push the human race forward.
While some see them as crazy,
we see the genius.
Because the women who think they’re crazy enough
to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”

Jack Kerouac -

“To have another language is to possess a second soul.”

This accomplishment means so much to me!!! Thank you for giving me a scholarship. I often think about how much money I would have made if I could have charged for every translation and interpretation job I’ve done in the last 14 years. Not knowing YOUR WORTH is a huge huge huge inequity women have compared to men. Some research showed that men apply for the job “because they feel they can figure it out” women won’t apply until “they feel they qualify”

Donating your gift is beautiful!
Getting properly compensated for your skill set is what we need to aim for!!!

Happy Women’s History Month!!!

Special thanks to all of my male friends that believe in the socio, political and economic equality of the sexes.

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“Tener otra lengua es poseer una segunda alma”.

¡¡¡Este logro significa tanto para mí!!! Gracias por darme una beca. A menudo pienso en cuánto dinero habría ganado si hubiera podido cobrar por cada trabajo de traducción e interpretación que he hecho en los últimos 14 años. No saber TU VALOR es una enorme desigualdad que tienen las mujeres en comparación con los hombres. Algunas investigaciones demostraron que los hombres solicitan el trabajo “porque creen que pueden resolverlo” las mujeres no lo solicitan hasta que “creen que cumplen los requisitos”

¡Donar tu don es hermoso!
¡¡¡Recibir una compensación adecuada por tus habilidades es a lo que tenemos que aspirar!!!

¡Feliz Mes de la Historia de la Mujer!

Un agradecimiento especial a todos mis amigos varones que creen en la igualdad social, política y económica de los sexos.

My heart is so full!!!

Yesterday was an amazing and impactful experience. “Bésame Mucho” was sold out the same day it was announced. I know what that means for Austin, and for the representation and impact we have in the economic development of this city and country.

…now on the collective healing aspect I COULD WRITE A BOOK!!!!

…still processing but YES 🙌🏾 my heart is full! 💗

¡Mi corazón está tan lleno!

Ayer fue una experiencia increíble e impactante. Las entradas para “Bésame Mucho” se agotaron el mismo día que se anunciaron. Sé lo que eso significa para Austin, y para la representación e impacto que tenemos en el desarrollo económico de esta ciudad y país.

¡¡¡¡...ahora sobre el aspecto de la sanación colectiva PODRÍA ESCRIBIR UN LIBRO!!!!
..todavía procesando pero SÍ 🙌🏾
¡mi corazón está lleno! 💗

…where do I belong?

Full day!
Full heart!
Full mind!
Full of magnificent dreams!!! 💛

I belong everywhere ✨✨✨

Art has saved my life in many ways, many, many times. Art is why I love human behavior, they both offer infinite opportunities to our existence and how we experience life. Art has helped me find myself and be proud of who I am.

Creativity is the greatest catalyst for change. I strongly believe Individual trauma requires individual healing and collective inter generational trauma requires collective inter generational healing.

is a force!

To be able to do this with HER and to speak about the healing she is facilitating with the murals, is an immense honor.

“Art can permeate the very deepest part of us, where no words exist.”
― Eileen Miller

“Art is my cure to all this madness, sadness and loss of belonging in the world & through it I’ll walk myself home.”
― Nikki Rowe

Words are so powerful! and has a way to lean and leverage that power. Self care and self love are incredibly important to find your true self and to find your gifts.

I wrote poetry for the first time in a while and it really moved me! I listen to her poetry and it moved me even more!!!

Finding our gifts and finding our words is very important.

…Constant, consistent and intentional awareness to the importance of the difference between intent versus impact….

So many gems from all the speakers yesterday and so much joy!!! It was an honor to be able to share some of my thoughts and to learn from the amazing leaders in the room!

I am also infinitely grateful for the friendships that I have. Thank you for your support 🥰

Speak up!
Show up!
Do!
Feel!
Challenge!
Question!
Fail often!
Fail better!
Lean into the discomfort!
Dream big big big dreams!!!

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