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															<description><![CDATA[Latinas want to mother differently than the women that came before us, ensuring our mental health is taken care of. ]]></description>
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															<description><![CDATA[Miami-based journalist and influencer Katy Ferrer shares her wisdom for an inspirational back-to-school]]></description>
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															<description><![CDATA[I breastfed both of my kids for a year and though it wasn't without trials and obstacles to overcome,  it was all worth it. ]]></description>
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															<description><![CDATA[Latina therapist Patricia Alvarado discusses the struggles of breastfeeding and how to cope to maintain your mental health. ]]></description>
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							<title>Navigating Perinatal Anxiety as a Therapist &#038; First-Time Mom</title>
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															<description><![CDATA[As a first-time mom over the age of 35 I experienced anxiety but as a therapist I was equipped with the tools to help. ]]></description>
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							<title>5 Positive Affirmations To Ground Your Day as a Mom This New School Year</title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[I never imagined that becoming a mom would push me to heal parts of myself I didn’t even know were broken.]]></description>
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							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley K Stoyanov Ojeda]]></dc:creator>
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															<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I regret the way I let infertility shrink my world.]]></description>
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							<title>Being a Mother of Color Makes Obtaining Affordable Child Care That Much Harder</title>
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															<description><![CDATA[By sharing the real challenges families face, I hope to shine a light on the urgent need for stronger parental support policies.]]></description>
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															<description><![CDATA[Amid the festive cheer, it's important to acknowledge that many individuals within the Latinx community experience profound feelings of loneliness and grief.]]></description>
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							<title>Decolonizing Views on Indigenous Spirituality Among Latinxs</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/decolonizing-spirituality/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Esoteric Esa]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 22:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[To actively decolonize your ancestral spirituality is to take on the role of an educator. Educating self, continuously, and rigid fear-mongering Latinxs. ]]></description>
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							<title>The First Gen Latina Struggle of Reconnecting with Our Roots</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/first-gen-struggles-reconnecting-roots/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Lisette Sanchez]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 02:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Our First-Gen Latinx identity is relatively new and one of the struggles of reconnecting with our roots is shedding the narrative of feeling unwelcome..]]></description>
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							<title>Grieving My Abuela Has Been Messy and Healing All at Once</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/grief-journey-abuela-loss/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofía Aguilar]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 23:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[BIPOC mental health]]></category>
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															<description><![CDATA[For the rest of my life, February 19th will always be a hard day for me. It was the day my abuela passed away in 2021, a week after her 99th birthday, and everything that led up to the moment she was gone will always live clearly in my memory: her headache that turned out]]></description>
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							<title>How I Navigate The Dual Journey of Being a Working Mom and a Special Needs Advocate During Back-To-School Season</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/working-special-needs-mom/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alejandra Medina]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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							<title>The Highs and Lows of Being a Latina Therapist</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/being-latina-therapist/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Lisette Sanchez]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Dr. Lisette Sanchez is a bilingual licensed psychologist and founder of Calathea Wellness, a virtual practice providing individual therapy in California. She has a passion for working with BIPOC folxs and first-generation professionals.   The earliest memory I have of wanting to be a mental health therapist goes back to my teenage years. My 7th grade teacher]]></description>
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							<title>The Joy of Cleaning Together: Our Family&#8217;s Saturday Routine</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/saturday-cleaning-routine/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alejandra Medina]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Sponsored by Clorox]]></description>
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							<title>Our Mom Friends Need Our Support – Here’s How You Can Show Up For Them</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/supporting-moms/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alejandra Medina]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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							<title>Keeping it Real: Advice From a Millennial Mamá on Back to School Season</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/back-to-school-advice-mom/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alejandra Medina]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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							<title>The Difficult Reality of Life for Latinas in the Foster Care System</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/latinas-foster-care/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Correa]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
									<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
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															<description><![CDATA[In the sprawling landscape of California, a diverse tapestry of cultures, languages, and backgrounds intertwine to form the fabric of society. Among these vibrant communities is the foster care system, where countless stories of resilience and hardship unfold, the plight of Latinas stands out as a significant yet often overlooked challenge. The foster care system]]></description>
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							<title>5 Señora Hacks That Will Help You Master Back-to-School Season</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/senora-hacks-back-to-school/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alejandra Medina]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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							<title>Playoff Parents: 5 Simple Tips to Own Your Kid’s Sports Season</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/kids-sports-season/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alejandra Medina]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2023 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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							<title>Cultural Practices that Help Cultivate Resilience in the Latinx Community</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/cultural-practices-latinx-resilience/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Lisette Sanchez]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Dr. Lisette Sanchez is a bilingual licensed psychologist and founder of Calathea Wellness, a virtual practice providing individual therapy in California. She has a passion for working with BIPOC folxs and first-generation professionals. Throughout my life, the term &#8220;resilient&#8221; has been used to describe myself and many members of my fellow Latinx and larger BIPOC (Black, Indigenous,]]></description>
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							<title>Between Two Worlds: The Mental Health Struggles Latinx Immigrants Face</title>
							<link>https://hiplatina.com/mental-health-challenge-latinx-immigrants/</link>
							<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Lisette Sanchez]]></dc:creator>
							<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2023 02:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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															<description><![CDATA[Starting anew in a foreign country is a big undertaking. Remember that you are doing your best, and that you do not have to do it alone.]]></description>
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