https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog.html Stories, advocacy, parenting, selective mutism awareness, publishing insights, and community reflections from Victoria Cortez — author, doula, educator, and mother of seven. en-us hello@victoriacortezbooks.com (Victoria Cortez) Sat, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/welcome-to-the-new-blog.html https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/welcome-to-the-new-blog.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Publishing I released four books in 2026. A memoir. A tarot bible. A manifestation workbook. A non-fiction title about self-image and achievement. Four completely different categories. Here is what that year actually looked like from the inside. https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/selective-mutism-what-it-is.html https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/selective-mutism-what-it-is.html Fri, 01 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Selective Mutism It is not shyness. It is not defiance. It is not something a child can just push through. Here is what selective mutism actually is — and why understanding the difference changed everything for our family. Part 1 of the Selective Mutism Series. https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/why-i-write-mixed-girl-books.html https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/why-i-write-mixed-girl-books.html Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Identity and Healing People ask me when the Mixed Girl series will end. The honest answer is: when the healing does. Which might be never. And that is okay. https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/titus-our-journey.html https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/titus-our-journey.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Selective Mutism My son is brave, funny, and fiercely loving at home. He also has selective mutism. This is our story — what it looked like, what it cost us, and what finally started to help. Part 2 of the Selective Mutism Series. https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/raising-readers-in-a-noisy-world.html https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/raising-readers-in-a-noisy-world.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Parenting Seven kids. One household. A lot of opinions on what counts as screen time. Here is what actually works for us — and what I wish I had known earlier. https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/rooted-manifestation-behind-the-book.html https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/rooted-manifestation-behind-the-book.html Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Faith and Spirit This is not a think-positive-and-the-universe-delivers book. Seven steps, no fluff. Here is how Rooted Manifestation came to be and what I needed it to do that other books were not doing. https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/the-little-sister-why-i-wrote-it.html https://victoriacortezbooks.com/blog/the-little-sister-why-i-wrote-it.html Sun, 01 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Identity and Healing Memoir is an act of courage. You have to be willing to sit with things you would rather not look at. Here is why I finally let this story out in 2026.