Hi, I’m Adelaida.
Welcome to This Mami Rises.
I’m a Dominican-American mom of two, wife, blogger, early-morning worker, and a woman rebuilding herself after years of putting everyone else first. If you’ve ever looked around at the life you worked so hard to build and thought, “I love my family, so why do I feel so lost?” then you’re in the right place.
This blog isn’t about becoming a perfect mom. It’s about becoming a whole woman again.
For years, I poured everything I had into my family, my job, and my responsibilities. Like many women, I believed that being a good mother meant sacrificing myself without question.
Part of that came from motherhood. Part of it came from my Dominican culture, where family comes first, women are expected to be strong, and self-sacrifice is often worn like a badge of honor. There is beauty in that. But there is baggage too.
Somewhere along the way, I stopped asking myself what I needed.
I stopped prioritizing my health.
I stopped chasing my own goals.
I stopped recognizing the woman in the mirror.
And then one day, I realized something that changed everything:
My children are watching.
My daughter is learning what womanhood looks like by watching me.
My son is learning what self-respect, healthy relationships, and personal growth look like by watching me.
If I wanted something different for them, I had to build something different for myself.
That realization became the foundation of This Mami Rises.
This isn’t a blog about having it all figured out.
It’s a blog about rebuilding in real time.
One habit.
One lesson.
One setback.
One breakthrough at a time.
And I’m so glad you’re here.
How I Got Here
A few months ago, if you had asked me who I was, I would have answered with my roles. A mom, wife, employee, and a caretaker.
But I wouldn’t have known how to answer if you asked who I was underneath all of that.
There wasn’t one dramatic breaking point. It happened slowly. The hobbies I loved disappeared. My goals got pushed aside. My health became an afterthought.
I spent so much time taking care of everyone else that I forgot how to take care of myself.
At first, I thought that was just part of motherhood. Later, I realized it wasn’t. Motherhood changes us, but it shouldn’t erase us. So I started making small changes.
I began prioritizing my health. I started rebuilding my confidence. I worked on my marriage. I learned how to create routines that supported me instead of draining me. Most importantly, I started reconnecting with the woman I had buried beneath years of responsibilities.
This Mami Rises was born from that journey. And I’m still living it every day.
And most importantly, I am becoming the woman I want my children to see.
Why My Kids Are My Why
One of the biggest reasons I started this journey is because I realized my children are learning from far more than what I tell them. They’re learning from what I do.
My daughter is 10 years old. She’s watching how I talk to myself. How I take care of my body. How I handle stress. How I pursue goals. How I show up for myself.
One day she will become a woman, and I want her to know that loving your family and loving yourself can exist at the same time.
My son is 4 years old. He’s learning what a healthy relationship looks like. He’s learning how women deserve to be treated. He’s learning what resilience, discipline, and personal growth look like through the example I set every day.
That responsibility doesn’t feel like pressure. It feels like purpose.
When my alarm goes off at 4 AM and every part of me wants to stay in bed, I remember that they’re watching. Not because they need a perfect mother, but because they deserve a mother who is becoming the best version of herself.
The Dominican Daughter In Me
Being Dominican is a huge part of who I am.
My culture taught me the importance of family, resilience, faith, hard work, and showing up for the people you love. Those values shaped me and they continue to shape me.
But like many women, I also inherited beliefs that I’m learning to challenge. Beliefs like:
- Put everyone else first.
- Keep pushing no matter how exhausted you are.
- Don’t complain.
- Don’t ask for help.
- Your needs can wait.
For years, I lived by those rules. And for years, I felt guilty every time I tried to prioritize myself.
This journey has taught me that honoring my culture doesn’t mean sacrificing my well-being.
I can be a devoted wife, a loving mother, a proud Dominican woman and still make room for my own growth.
That has been one of the most important lessons of my life.
What You’ll Find Here
This is not a highlight reel. This is a real, honest, bilingual lifestyle blog for working moms who are tired of being last on their own list.
Here you will find honest stories about:
Rebuilding My Body
I am working toward losing 30 pounds, not for a number on a scale, but because my body deserves to feel strong. I share the gym journey, the real nutrition, and the honest setbacks of getting back in shape as a working mom.
Strengthening My Marriage
Marriage after kids is real work. I write about what it actually takes to keep love alive when you are both exhausted, the hard conversations, the reconnecting, and choosing each other on purpose every day.
Reclaiming My Identity
After years of losing myself in motherhood, I am rebuilding confidence and remembering who I am outside of my roles. This is the most personal thing I write — and the series that changes the most lives.
Managing Motherhood
I have a 4-year-old boy who never stops moving and a 10-year-old girl who is watching everything I do. I write about the real, unfiltered truth of raising two kids in two completely different life stages — including why my kids go to therapy and why I am proud of it.
Protecting My Mental Health
The mental load, the guilt, the anxiety — and the practical mindset work that keeps a 4AM working mom from breaking. Real talk, no toxic positivity.
Building Financial Freedom
I am paying off debt and building a future for my family. I share the honest reality of managing finances as a working mom with big goals and real limitations.
Creating Better Routines
The systems, habits, and daily routines that hold a family of four together when mom wakes up before the sun. Practical, real, and actually doable.
Where I Am Right Now
Because this is a real-time reset, here is where I am today:
- Wake up at 4AM every morning for a job that starts at 5AM.
- Working toward losing 30 pounds and improving my health
- Building routines that support my family and myself
- Strengthening my marriage intentionally
- Paying off debt and creating financial stability
- Growing this blog into a business
- Becoming the woman I want my children to remember
I don’t share these goals because I’ve mastered them. I share them because I’m actively working through them.
Just like you may be working through your own challenges right now.
Why I Write in English and Spanish
I am Dominican. My roots, culture, family, and community live in both languages.
When I write in Spanish, I’m speaking directly to Latina moms who may feel invisible in conversations about motherhood, identity, and personal growth.
When I write in English, I’m reaching every woman who has ever felt overwhelmed, burned out, or disconnected from herself.
Both parts of me matter. Both audiences matter. And both belong here.
Bienvenida. Estás en el lugar correcto.
You Are Not Alone
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, burned out, disconnected from yourself, or wondering who you are outside of motherhood, I want you to know something:
You are not failing.
You are not broken.
You are not selfish for wanting more.
You’re a woman who has spent years taking care of everyone else.
And now it’s time to remember that you matter too.
This community is for moms who are finding themselves after motherhood, who are choosing growth over perfection, who are rebuilding one small step at a time.
I’m not writing from a place of having everything figured out. I’m writing from the middle of the journey.
And if you’re here, maybe you’re somewhere in the middle too.
I am so glad you are here.
Let’s rise together. 🌅