I recently had the opportunity to be interviewed in AUCH.revista (translation: OUCH.magazine), a non-profit magazine for the Spanish community living with chronic illness. While I have always known there was a lack of chronic illness parenting resources, editor and creator of AUCH.revista, María González, has alerted me to the fact that even fewer resources exist for people living with chronic illnesses who don’t speak English. María is doing what she can to fill that gap for Spanish-speaking mamas.
I recently had a chance to speak live with María on the AUCH podcast. Though the podcast is ordinarily conducted in Spanish, we had to speak in English since my Spanish is extremely limited (I studied Japanese in school for some reason!) But I still hope our conversation can resonate with moms living with chronic illness, no matter what language they speak. I also hope we can amplify the need for there to be more resources available in Spanish.
The episode is available here:
Apple Podcasts
Google Podcasts
Spotify
Or, if you prefer to see our smiling faces as we chat, you can check out the video on Instagram!
María also shared with me the few Spanish resources she could find that were relevant to parenting while living with a chronic illness:
- A children’s book called “My mom has an invisbile friend” by Yolanda Casares. You can find Yolanda and more info about her book on Instagram.
- Two websites in Spanish about maternity:
And that’s all she could find! Clearly not enough information for those who need it, so if you know of any other Spanish language resources that focus on pregnancy and parenting with chronic illness, please share them with us! (info@mamasfacingforward.com)
