Sin Vergüenza by Somos

society, culture, personal, journals, relationships · EN

There’s no shortage of rules for how a Latina is supposed to live. Be ambitious, pero no te pases. Make your family proud, but don’t take up too much space. Work hard, but don’t make anyone uncomfortable by wanting more. And if you dare to question any of it? Well, you might just be called una sinvergüenza. For generations, that word has been used to shame us into silence and keep us in our so-called place. But what if being a sinvergüenza isn’t an insult? What if it’s where you find your freedom? Welcome to Sin Vergüenza, Refinery29 Somos’ biweekly podcast where Latinas come to figure life out—without shame, judgment, or the pressure to have it all together. Each episode, host Raquel Reichard sits down with a Latina/e expert to unpack the cultural, social, professional, political, and economic forces that shape our lives and hold us back, and offers tools to help us break free from them. Because to be a sinvergüenza is to live without shame, to take up