Olga Rosales Salinas
Olga Rosales Salinas is Managing Editor for San Francisco Bay Area Moms. As a freelance writer and journalist, her articles have been published nationally by palabra, National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Other bylines have appeared in Voices of Monterey Bay, Jumble & Flow and various others. Her debut collection of poetry and prose, La Llorona, was published by Birch Bench Press in August of 2021. In 2019 her philanthropy began with a non-profit benefiting first-generation and immigrant students, The Rosales Sisters' Scholarship. She has had spotlights in the following podcasts and radio stations; THINK/NPR with Krys Boyd, Los Sotelos Podcast, The Hive Poetry Collective @ksqd.org, Walk the Talk Podcast, "Making a Difference with Sheetal Ohri" on Bolly 92.3 FM, and Roll Over Easy @BFFdotFM Radio.
On Freelance Work
There are many reasons why people don't follow their dreams. Some of them are financial, most are about information and representation. Below, I explain the hurdles I had to overcome in order to live...
Scrolling Through the Comment Section of Macho Male Tropes
Editor’s Note: This is the third post in a series on toxic masculinity. If you have questions or advice please comment below.
There is no shortage of toxic masculinity represented in the online comments section...
Mom’s Mealtime Helper for Back to School
Do you ever watch those fitness videos on social media where the extra slim (and somehow also tall) mom prepares three weeks' worth of food into fifteen containers onto her counter, then looks up...
Masculinity vs. Machismo
Editor's Note: This is the second post in a series on toxic masculinity. If you have questions or advice please comment below.
The expectations that men will adhere to specific guidelines of masculine norms work...
What is Toxic Masculinity? Asking for a Mom Raising Boys (Me)
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series on toxic masculinity. If you have questions or advice please comment below.
We’ve all heard the phrase “toxic masculinity.” Most of us have experienced some form...
Pocket Chefs, Family Meal Time is Possible
As a mother of two toddler boys, there have been many moments that have solidified my deepest fear. And that fear is this, I fear that I’m doing it all wrong - mothering that...
What to Know about Starting a Non-profit
*From someone who is just now filling a 501c3
When my sisters and I set out to start a non-profit, we asked ourselves hard questions like; what kind of impact do we want to make?...
COVID-19 Exhale; Death of the 9 – 5
On the one year anniversary of COVID-19, it is totally appropriate to mourn what we’ve lost, but also to take a moment and reflect on what we’ve learned. While each of our circumstances have...
