HBO Max’s ‘Station Eleven’ Can Help You Process Pandemic Trauma
A play-within-a-play, ‘Station Eleven’ uses theater so beautifully as a way to heal the ongoing trauma everyone continues to experience within the pandemic.
Monica Rodriguez
Monica Rodriguez is a first-gen, Mexican-American writer. She probably has her nose stuck in a book or is laughing at her own joke. She enjoys writing about self-love and identity, family dynamics, and red flags in attempted relationships. She reminds people how lovely they are at findalovelylife.com, a lifestyle blog focused on self-love, books, and travel. Join the official book club @findalovelybook. You can find her online at loveleemonicaa.com.
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Netflix’s ‘Mixtape’ is Your Next Feel-Good Movie
While grief is its jumping off point, ‘Mixtape’ will put a smile on your face. Soon your favorite songs will rise up to wrap you in a nostalgia blanket.
‘With Love’ Dives Into Latinx Family Dynamics
Diving into Latinx family dynamics, this show explores how our relationship with family influences our relationships outside of that loyal bubble.
Our Favorite Female Characters From 2021’s New Shows
All of these characters deserved more hype this year, and I hope you decide to meet a few yourself. From drama leads, to sarcastic queens, here’s a list of some of my favorite female characters from new shows in 2021.
Season Two of Netflix’s ‘Gentefied’ Heals Generational Trauma
Gentefied season two heals Morales’ family trauma. Their triggers bounce around, shared between family members. Their heavy burdens are gently observed.
5 TV Shows That Navigate Female Friendship
Over the years, I’ve noticed television shows being the place where female friendship has flourished on screen. There has been a liberation of new topics and taboos that weren’t ever shown before, giving us more room for representation, and new role models to aspire and relate to.
Saying Adios To The Compas ‘On My Block’
Netflix’s On My Block is a coming-of-age story; a dramady about a group of friends growing up in South L.A. Navigating their daily struggles for survival, this show blends culture and race with laughs and tears. The final season finds us two years later after our compas have gone their separate ways. It’s senior year, and if you know anything about this show, it’s far from normal.
Netflix’s ‘Sky Rojo’ is a Must-Binge
Maybe not the show to watch con Mamá, Netflix ‘Sky Rojo’ is sex and violence, conflict after obstacle after holy-shit moment. It’s also a must binge.
Pixar’s ‘Luca’ Helped Me Prioritize My Mental Health
For most of my life, I’ve been Luca, the one trying to keep it cool, constantly having to say: Silenzio, Bruno. Which got me thinking… Why was Luca the way he was? Why did all that anxiety seem so familiar?