She Believed with Kristina Guerrero
She Believed is a storytelling podcast about resilience, identity, and starting over. Hosted by journalist, breast cancer survivor, and proud Latina Kristina Guerrero, each episode explores the messy middle of life—addiction, motherhood, career pivots, and personal growth. With honesty, humor, and heart, Kristina shares what it really takes to rebuild, reflect, and rise. If you’ve ever wondered “now what?”, this show is for you.
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Kristina used to side-eye 'born-agains” — now she was the one dunked in a giant metal trough of backyard hose water, declaring her life forever changed. But when rock bottom met God’s grace, everything shifted.
In this heartfelt and hilarious season finale of She Believed, Kristina shares her journey from faith skeptic to fully surrendered — and how that leap carried her through sobriety, cancer, and life's...
When Kristina went in for a routine mammogram, she didn’t expect her life to implode — or transform. In this raw and real episode of She Believed, she shares the emotional rollercoaster of being diagnosed with an extremely rare breast cancer, undergoing surgery, and breaking down (literally) in the shower.
You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll meet Nipsey (yes, her prosthetic boob has a name).
Most of all, you’ll walk away with a powerfu...
In this episode of She Believed, Kristina gets real about something a lot of us brown girls have quietly wondered: Am I Latina enough? Spoiler alert: she doesn’t speak Spanish fluently, can’t handle spicy food, and grew up in a small farm town in Washington. So… street cred? Questionable. But cultural pride? Off the charts.
Kristina opens up about navigating identity as a second-generation Mexican-American, the pressure to be a &quo...
Ever wonder what happens when your biggest dream comes true…but your anxiety tags along for the ride? In this episode, Kristina Guerrero spills the sparkling Hollywood tea on landing her dream job at E! News, brushing elbows with stars like Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Taylor Swift—and secretly battling imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and the occasional urge to puke on the red carpet.
With heartfelt honesty and plenty of laughs, Kr...
Remember dreaming that Ed McMahon would show up at your door with a giant check and balloons? Kristina Guerrero sure does — and in this funny, moving episode, she takes us back to the 90s, growing up in Sunnyside, WA, believing Publishers Clearing House might be the ticket out of poverty.
From sending off magazine sweepstakes entries to craving brown-bag lunches like the “rich kids,” Kristina shares the very real struggles of growin...
In this raw and emotional episode, Kristina Guerrero dives deep into one of the most pivotal chapters of her life.
Kristina opens up about growing up with a father who was charismatic and loving when sober but volatile and unpredictable when drunk. She recounts vivid childhood memories, from moments of tenderness to traumatic nights fleeing the house during violent outbursts. She shares how she learned to compartmentalize her pain, ...
In this raw and deeply personal episode of She Believed, host Kristina Guerrero opens her heart about one of the hardest chapters in her sobriety journey: being a mom with a drinking problem. Following the emotional revelations in Episode 3, Kristina bravely shares the guilt, grief, and truth behind how her alcohol addiction collided with motherhood. From missed memories and sleepless hangovers to the lies of “mommy wine culture,” ...
In this raw and revealing episode, Kristina shares the deeply personal story of her battle with alcohol—from her first warm sip of beer in junior high to the broken, hungover morning of January 1st, 2022 that changed everything. With honesty and vulnerability, she walks us through the culture of drinking that shaped her youth, the hidden social anxiety she masked with booze, and the slow but steady erosion of her sense of self.
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Welcome to the very first episode of She Believed ! Kristina Guerrero—TV host, journalist, mom, breast cancer survivor, and sober Latina woman of faith—opens up with raw vulnerability and truth in this powerful kickoff to her new podcast.
Inspired by her memoir of the same name, Kristina shares why she felt called—literally—to write her story. From red carpet dreams to rock bottom sobriety, breast cancer, and a canceled TV show, she...
In this episode of She Believed, Kristina Guerrero takes us back to where it all began — a small-town girl with a big-time dream. From signing junior high yearbooks with “Keep my autograph, I’m going to be famous” to driving to California with a few hundred dollars and a heart full of hope, Kristina shares the story of how she believed — delusionally, boldly, and completely — that she was destined for Hollywood.
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