226 - Rewriting your Story with Norma Newton

Norma Newton in Cafe con Pam

226 - Rewriting your Story with Norma Newton

Listeners, we are back this week with Norma Newton

Norma is a former attorney, New York Times published writer and Latinx-book publisher. She is also a first gen, avid reader and artivist. Her heart is in L.A. with her family and multiple plants. When she isn’t reading, Norma can be found in a museum or practicing yoga.

During this episode we talked about:

  • Growing up in a small town in California

  • Leaving town to go to college

  • Challenging limiting beliefs

  • Her New York Times essay about colorism

  • Embracing her heritage

  • Starting her book publishing company, Fabian Flores

Relevant timestamps:

7:47 - Growing up in Watsonville

12:36 - her father's pride

17:44 - graduating

18:57 - her expectations and experience with law school

20:38 - having kids

21:47 - getting on a creative path and her limiting beliefs

22:46 - her essay

34:05 - a very important lesson she learned

37:41 - Fabian Flores - the heart of it

41:55 - Fabian Flores - The beginning of the company

52:45 - How she tries to make decisions now

56:57 - business sustainability

57:49 - Fabian Flores' ideal writer

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