Mending Roots Articles

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Trauma & Resilience

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.

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Family Dynamics & Relationships

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

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