Tolerating Letting Go
In this last month I’ve been giving a lot of though to the concept of letting go of what doesn’t belong to us. This can be someone’s expectations of us, someone else’s trauma, others’ negative view of us, etc. This list can go on. Expectations that were either set by ourselves or others can be […]
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 […]
Helping Professionals and Burnout
It takes a special person with a great deal of compassion and heart to be in any of the helping professions. Here I’m talking about (although not limited to) social workers, therapists, nurses, doctors, caregivers, first aid and crisis responders, etc. Being a helping professional can be incredibly rewarding, while at the same time, emotionally […]
