The author holding her book baby, Book Club Beauties. I've been trying to get traditionally published for four years now! My latest essay...

Photo by Jo Tyson at Unsplash. Check out my latest essay about being Hispanic without speaking Spanish! Read my take on being called a...

Click the link to read my latest essay! All claps are appreciated. #essay #sexualharassment #women #equality #thishappenedtome...

El Salvador's Lago de Coatepeque. Photo by Julie Calidonio. It's very emotional to have this published as I'm boarding my flight home...

Are you there, God? It’s me, Julie Cali. Can we talk about the women’s health gap? Photo by Rodion Kutsaiev at Unsplash Yes, I’m calling...

Photo of my husband at Notre Dame stadium which he inadvertently sent to me. Learning to deal with my husband’s budding bromance has been...

With #type1diabetes , you can do everything right 99.99% of the time, but it will only take one untreated low to lose my son. Those are...

My grandmother would have been ninety-seven this week! In her memory and at my mother's suggestion, I wrote an essay about my mother...

Since going back to work, I've struggled with balancing the mental load of caretaking, working, keeping our household floating. Not...

My latest article discusses my experience dealing with this microaggression. I hope others realize that just because someone has a darker...

It's almost our Goldy girl's gotcha day. We adopted her from Tampa Bay Beagle Rescue Inc where she was listed as a "senior" dog. That...

Chisme. It calls to me in my sleep, whispering in my ear. I have it on speed dial anytime I need a boost. Chisme. My mouth salivates at the

My latest article discusses what it was like returning to full-time paid work after 15 years as a stay-at-home mom. Give it a read,...

During my 12-year-old's well visit, he was told his BMI was elevated. His little face dropped. He wouldn't eat lunch. Instead, he came...

In a graduation speech KC Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker said women were being told diabolical lies and encouraged them to embrace...

I started writing to help process the loss of my beloved father, something I'm still processing. After reading Liliana's Invisible Summer...

My latest boosted essay on #medium discusses how Penelope and Colin’s relationship deconstructs the harmful Beauty and the Beast, fat guy...

My sister sent me an article this week about a mom who thought since she was in the thick of parenting, Mother's Day should be about her...

Photo by Thought Catalog at Unsplash. Last month, Oprah hosted an ABC News special focusing on GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy,...

Ignoring my son’s invisible illness doesn’t make it disappear. This week Walt Disney World announced it changed their Disability Access...