Welcome to our Podcast
Somos Padres is a parenting podcast created and hosted by husband and wife duo,
Paulo Menchaca and Yesenia Mendoza-Menchaca.
Episode 50: Final Episode

In this final episode of the Somos Padres Podcast, Paulo and Yesenia sign off from what has been an incredible three year journey. Listen in on how they came to this decision and listen to them reflect on some of their most cherished memories and what this podcast has meant for them. You will also […]
Episode 49: COVID Proof Your Relationship

In this episode, Paulo and Yesenia welcome Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Yanira Pena, to the podcast to talk about how to COVID-Proof our relationships. Recently the news has highlighted that one of the highest googled topics during quarantine is “how to get a divorce” so when Yesenia came across Yanira and her colleague’s webinar […]
Episode 48: Life at Home

New Podcast Episode! True story, we started recording this episode multiple times because we didn’t agree on whether or not to start by saying “AGAIN, that we are back after a long hiatus”. It wasn’t until the fourth or fifth time that we finally realized that our not recording was a manifestation of how we […]
Episode 47: In Honor of My Dad

Paulo and Yesenia are back to Somos Padres with a new podcast intro, new podcast cover art and an update on their life! The year started with the health decline and eventual passing of Paulo’s father and in this episode Paulo and Yesenia talk about the experience. Paulo shares how he is coping, what he […]
Episode 46: A Marriage Story

In this episode Paulo and Yesenia offer their immediate and raw reaction after having watched the movie recently released on Netflix, The Marriage Story. They each had various moments that they connected with and they share it all. Spoiler alert, if you have not watched the movie, wait until after watching the movie to listen […]
Episode 45: Paulo’s Vipassana Experience

In this episode we welcome back Paulo to the podcast and he finally shares his Vipassana 10-day silent meditation experience. He shares what the most challenging part of the experience was for him and also his breakthroughs. Yesenia also shares what she has seen as the major difference in his behavior since returning from the […]