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Wine & Chisme

Wine & Chisme

Written by: Jessica Yañez
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The Wine & Chisme is where meaningful conversations flow as freely as the wine. Host Jessica Yañez creates an intimate space for professionals, artists, and changemakers from communities of color to share their unfiltered stories of career, love, and transformation. Each week, guests "spill the wine" through authentic chisme (Spanish for gossip) on their own terms—challenging narratives about whose voices deserve to be heard. More than a podcast, it's a celebration of untold stories that builds bridges and creates lasting change. Grab a glass and join the conversation every Wednesday. #WineAndChismeWednesdayThe Wine & Chisme Podcast Self-Help Social Sciences Success
Episodes
  • Cindy from the Southside On Empty Nests, Second Acts & Coming Home to Yourself

    Cindy from the Southside On Empty Nests, Second Acts & Coming Home to Yourself
    Jul 1 2026
    This week, Jessica sits down with Cynthia Rodriguez, a San Diego-based educator with over 20 years in the classroom, proud Cindy from the South Side of San Antonio, and now a thriving empty nester whose kids are taking Manhattan by storm. They pour a glass, skip the agenda entirely, and just talk. What We're Drinking: Cynthia: Cabernet Franc from Familia Leone Aragoni, Valle de Uco Mendoza, Argentina (a limited-edition pull from the wine fridge) Jessica: Seis Soles Albariño from Lodi, CA, courtesy of her good friend Chris at Wine and Wax in downtown Orange, CA Timestamps: 0:00 — Welcome, Cynthia's bio, and what's in the glass tonight 10:00 — From San Antonio to San Diego: comparing cities, surviving Texas heat, and why California weather is not a small thing when you've lived through South Texas summers 20:00 — Raised to be independent: what it looks like when your dad raises three daughters like three men, and the complicated gift of not needing anyone once you're finally in a relationship 30:00 — Tejana identity, Texas politics, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, and why if you're pissed off about what's happening, you already know what to do 40:00 — Aunt Carmen, a Tinder match, a forgotten wallet, and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving 2015 that changed the whole plan 50:00 — A text in the middle of the West Texas desert, two weeks to pack up a life, and two kids who had to trust their mom knew what she was doing 1:00:00 — Empty nesting as a reframe: who was Cynthia before she was a mother, a teacher, a wife? And how do you find her again? 1:10:00 — Salsa and bachata at the Rosin Box in Liberty Station, passion projects, and what it means to finally be present for the people who've been waiting Connect with Cynthia: TikTok: @DiaryOfAnEmptyNester Connect with Wine & Chisme: Instagram: @thewineandchisme TikTok: @thewineandchisme Latiné Wine Brand Directory: https://www.thewineandchismepodcast.com/latine-owned-wine-brands
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Reflections and Lessons Learned with Jessica Yañez

    Reflections and Lessons Learned with Jessica Yañez
    Jun 24 2026
    Wine I'm Drinking: 2023 Rosé of Pinot Noir, Casa Martinez Wines This week, Jessica reflects on her struggles to record solo episodes, and the topics discussed through season 6 and how that has affected her. She also discusses the upcoming 300th episode and wants to hear from you regarding your thoughts over the last six years.
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    21 mins
  • Menopause, Hormones & Healing ·with Susie Cortez, LCSW

    Menopause, Hormones & Healing ·with Susie Cortez, LCSW
    Jun 17 2026
    Wines We're Drinking: Jessica: Ortega Family Wines Pinot Blanc, Carneros Valley, Napa Susie: Edgar Torres Wines Mourvèdre-Cab Blend, Paso Robles She's a licensed therapist with over 20 years of experience, a certified wellness menopause coach, and the kind of guest every woman in her 30s, 40s, and beyond needs in her corner. Susie Cortez, LCSW joins Jessica for a candid, unfiltered conversation about perimenopause, menopause, and everything our mothers never told us about our bodies, because nobody ever told them either. From panic attacks at a football game to building a coaching practice that fills the gap doctors leave behind, Susie shares her own journey into the menopause movement and why education, community, and speaking up are the most powerful tools women have right now. Jessica opens up about her own experience after her 2024 hysterectomy, including the HRT patch shortage, the ear itching nobody warned her about, and why she finally told her mom, "I'm so sorry." This is the conversation the women in your family needed to be having for decades. It starts right here. In This Episode We Cover: [00:00] Welcome & intro, Susie shares Edgar Torres Wines from Paso Robles, Jessica pours the last glass of Ortega Family Wines Pinot Blanc [10:00] Susie's origin story, 20 years as a therapist, working with teenage girls, and recognizing the hormone-mood connection she didn't have language for yet [15:00] What is perimenopause vs. menopause? Breaking down the timeline, what "the chaos" of hormone decline actually looks like, and why symptoms can start as early as 35 [25:00] The history of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the 2002 study that scared women off it, why that research has been largely debunked, and what the menopause movement is changing [35:00] Lifestyle shifts that actually help: movement, protein, fiber, sleep hygiene, and why walking to a podcast counts as self-care [45:00] The sleep struggle is real: waking at 2 and 4 AM, the brain fog that follows, the Oura Ring, naps, and the challenge of fighting your body when you have a dog in the bed [55:00] How menopause strains relationships and what partners can actually do: initiation, communication, the libido conversation nobody wants to have, and why rage during perimenopause is more common than anyone admits [1:05:00] Finding your voice at 50, letting go of people-pleasing, reevaluating friendships and values, and what it means to protect your peace in midlife [1:12:00] Common misconceptions about menopause, the emotional symptoms doctors dismiss, why "I just don't feel like myself" is a complete sentence, and the importance of community over suffering in silence [1:20:00] Halle Berry's Respin platform, supplements, hair loss, collagen, and the bad actors trying to profit off the menopause movement [1:30:00] Documenting your symptoms before your doctor's appointment, magnesium glycinate for sleep, progesterone as a sleep aid, mocktails, Agua Bonitas, and Susie's Menopause Mingles [1:40:00] Closing thoughts: you are not alone, reach out, and why talking about it is the most important first step Connect with Susie Cortez: Instagram: @WellnessCoachSusie Website: WellnessWithSusie.com Services: Individual coaching, group coaching, digital courses, Menopause Mingles (in-home workshops), therapist CEU training Connect with Wine & Chisme: Website: thewineandchismepodcast.com Instagram: @thewineandchisme Latiné Wine Brand Directory: thewineandchismepodcast.com/directory Sin prisa. Sin vergüenza. Con vino.
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    1 hr and 44 mins
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