Mexican Owners, Mediterranean Food: Breaking Stereotypes in Des Moines

by JEFAS Magazine | Aug 9, 2025 | Latest Features

Home 9 Tag: Des Moines restaurants Mexican Owners, Mediterranean Food: Breaking Stereotypes in Des Moines By Antonia Rivera Moves are stressful, yet full of exciting possibilities.  Veronica Peralta knows this firsthand: she’s moved several times in search of...

A Bilingual Therapist Turns Trauma to Triumph in her Practice

by Christina Fernández-Morrow | Aug 9, 2025 | Latest Features

Home 9 Tag: Mental Health A Bilingual Therapist Turns Trauma to Triumph in her Practice By Christina Fernández-Morrow, JEFAS Magazine Antonia Valadez spent years attuned to those around her; first as a survival strategy in an abusive marriage, now as one of the...

Building Beauty and Balance One Lash at a Time

by JEFAS Magazine | Aug 9, 2025 | Latest Features

Home 9 Tag: Evelyn Lopez Building Beauty and Balance One Lash at a Time By Antonia Rivera, JEFAS Magazine Evelyn Lopez knows the formula she wants for a happy life: a successful business that allows her to be a good mother. From her business, Pink Girls Estudio,...

Turning Public Spaces into Cultural Celebrations

by JEFAS Magazine | Aug 9, 2025 | Latest Features

Building a Business with Joy, Faith and Wellness

by JEFAS Magazine | Aug 9, 2025 | Latest Features

Home 9 Tag: Firgun Interiors Building a Business with Joy, Faith and Wellness By Lily Allen-Dueñas, JEFAS Magazine The Hebrew word “firgun” means to be happy for someone else’s success. This concept became the name and driving philosophy behind...

Healing as Social Action and Community Connection

by Christina Fernández-Morrow | Aug 9, 2025 | Latest Features

Home 9 Tag: Wellness Healing as Social Action and Community Connection By Christina Fernández-Morrow, JEFAS Magazine Gentle rhythms stream from speakers while people of all ages, heights and backgrounds sway, eyes closed, arms rising and falling. The beat pulses...