By gardening, cleaning or sipping cafecito like their moms and grandmas, these Latinxs are connecting to their roots and forging new traditions.
In this way, doing señora activities can also conjure past memories.
For Caroli, channeling their inner señora reminds them of when their grandmother hosted huge family dinners. “She may have been serving us and taking care of us. But that woman was in control of everything that happened that day,” Caroli said.That’s why for Caroli, entering a señora headspace “helps me feel like I am in control of something, and I am keeping something together, mostly for myself, but also for others.
Padilla said that for her, a city señora is someone who balances solo self-care along with connecting with others. “They focus mainly on their mental health, whether that be needing a night in and just lighting your candle, having your little tea, watching the show that you want, or it could be hitting up your comadres [friends] and being like, ‘Hey, I need a night out dancing.’ And that’s also a form of self-care.
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