New Year Resolutions for the Soul
New Year’s resolutions often leave us feeling not good enough. This year, let’s approach growth with gentleness and cultural wisdom. I’m offering 22 soul-nourishing resolutions that honor your inherent worth while encouraging positive change. From embracing rest to challenging negative thoughts, these practices blend evidence-based therapy with our community’s resilience. Whether you’re learning to accept compliments or trying your Tía’s pupusa recipe for the tenth time, we’ll explore ways to nurture self-compassion and connection. Because true growth isn’t about changing who you are—it’s about embracing your whole self, ancestral strength and all.
DACA Mental Health Coping Guide
Dear DACA recipients, I want you to know that you’re not alone. There’s an entire group of community and people who are behind you, advocating for you, praying for you and fighting to change the laws that keep you in fear of your future. As a mental health professional, my heart is with you. I […]
10 Important Parenting Tips to Help Children Comply
Parenting is both hard and rewarding at the same time. The hardest parts are when our children aren’t complying, we don’t know why and nothing we’ve tried works. In my last article, I identified different reasons children might not comply. As promised, I put together this list of the top 10 important parenting survival tips […]
Teaching Kids Empathy
On the heels of two mass shootings this weekend in the U.S., a slew of traumatizing immigration reform acts, and a lifetime of community violence in inner city neighborhoods, I’m left thinking, “where do we begin?” My friend and owner of Long Beach Littles reached out to me for information on how to teach kids […]
Valued Living Starter Kit
I’m excite to share with you all my Valued Living Starter Kit. This Valued Living Kit was inspired by my love for vision boards and desire to stay focused on all that’s important in my life. When I developed my Vision Board Workshop, focusing on values first made so much sense to me. Focusing on […]
Self-Compassion on Valentine’s Day
Self-compassion on Valentine’s Day (and everyday, multiple times a day) is going to be important for people who might have some pain associated with relationships and find themselves triggered on this day (pretty much everyone). While the commercialization of the day is widespread, we can’t help but see all messages about love, coupledom, and gifts […]
Freebie: To-Do List with Compassionate Reminders
The To-Do List is an essential part of the organized person’s life. What is often left out of to-do lists though, is a reminder section for self-care, compassion and how to ask for help. Since the majority of the people I work with have a number of competing responsibilities, roles, and priorities, I created this […]
Coping with Unemployment During the Holidays
Dealing with unemployment and limited finances during the holidays can be stressful for many. Below, I’ve made a list of 10 ideas for coping that can help you and your families during this challenging time in your life. 1. Update Resume. You can use this time to update your resume, filling it details of the […]
Latinx Therapy Campaign: “Mental Health, it’s like the air that we breathe”
Today, I want to introduce you to the first ever National Latinx Campaign to reduce mental health stigma in the community. I am so thankful to Adriana Alejandre, LMFT for starting Latinx Therapy Podcast and the Latinx Therapy website/directory. The campaign’s mission is to 1) break the stigma of mental illness, 2) encourage our community […]
Coping with a Loved One’s Terminal Illness
Watching a loved one suffer though a chronic, declining or terminal illness can be painfully intolerable. This very article and topic can be super triggering for some, so know that you can read a little bit at time, or at a pace that feels digestible for you. The first thing I want to help validate […]
