Latina mental health Archives

Digame: Dr. Lisette Sanchez is Destigmatizing First Gen Mental Health Struggles

Virginia IsaadAugust 31, 2022

by Virginia IsaadAugust 31, 202201974

Digame is a monthly series featuring prominent Latinx leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, and public figures uplifting the community and making a difference. Dr. Lisette Sanchez is a bilingual/bicultural licensed psychologist and the founder of Calathea Wellness, a virtual practice providing individual therapy....

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My Señora Era: Cooking Childhood Comfort Foods Improved My Mental Health

Laysha MacedoAugust 31, 2022August 31, 2022

by Laysha MacedoAugust 31, 2022August 31, 202201735

During the second half of my third year of college, my mental health was at its lowest. My anxiety and depressed moods came and went too often that I was concerned as to why it was happening. I had experienced...

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Internalized Fatphobia in Latinx Families is Toxic and Needs to Stop

Virginia IsaadAugust 25, 2022August 27, 2022

by Virginia IsaadAugust 25, 2022August 27, 202203379

My childhood was difficult for me and when I say difficult I don’t mean it was horrible, there was always food on the table and a roof over my head. But it was rather the food on the table that...

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Neurodiversity in the Latinx Community: Diagnosis and Lack of Access to Help

damarisgaleanoAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

by damarisgaleanoAugust 17, 2022August 17, 202202471

The first time I heard about neurodiversity was on social media, TikTok, to be precise, the platform that exploded during the pandemic and ended up becoming an unexpected educational source. Although not the most reliable source of information, it did...

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Digame: Fabiola Pacheco Talks Self-Compassion and Latinx Mental Health

Virginia IsaadJuly 29, 2022July 30, 2022

by Virginia IsaadJuly 29, 2022July 30, 202203162

Fabiola Pacheco is a Spanish speaking licensed clinician social worker and a first generation immigrant from Oaxaca, Mexico. She’s the founder of Grey Space Therapy Services, a private practice based out of Riverside, California. Her goal is to provide the...

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4 Common Mental Health Challenges BIPOC First-Gens Face

Virginia IsaadJuly 29, 2022July 29, 2022

by Virginia IsaadJuly 29, 2022July 29, 202202302

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. July is BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)...

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The Five Types of Impostor Syndrome + How to Combat It

Virginia IsaadMay 31, 2022

by Virginia IsaadMay 31, 202202380

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. If you asked me to describe myself,...

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My Experience Being Neurodivergent & Having ADHD As a Latina

damarisgaleanoMay 31, 2022June 1, 2022

by damarisgaleanoMay 31, 2022June 1, 202203445

Growing up, my family, like many Latinx households, did not talk about mental health. Things like depression were diminished to just having bad days, anxiety was simply being silly, and ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) didn’t even exist. It was brushed off...

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Selena Gomez Says Years-Long Social Media Break Helped Mental Health

Sofía AguilarApril 6, 2022

by Sofía AguilarApril 6, 202202353

Singer and actress Selena Gomez has always been honest about the mental and physical health issues she’s faced in the past, including her struggles with Lupus, anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder diagnosis. This month on Good Morning America, the 29-year-old...

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Healing My Inner Child Helped Me Be a Better Mom & Compassionate Daughter

Nena LezamaMarch 4, 2022

by Nena LezamaMarch 4, 2022027389

Generational trauma means babies are often born with trauma their mothers or even their grandmothers lived through. In Mark Wolynn’s book It Didn’t Start With You, he discusses how some of the trauma we experience can start from situations we...

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Digame: Therapist Jacqueline Garcia is Destigmatizing Mental Health

Virginia IsaadNovember 19, 2021

by Virginia IsaadNovember 19, 202105498

Digame is a monthly series featuring prominent Latinx leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, and public figures uplifting the community and making a difference. Jacqueline Garcia is a bilingual licensed clinical social worker who is using social media to amplify the importance of mental...

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Jessica Alba Shares She Goes to Therapy with Teenage Daughter

Virginia IsaadNovember 3, 2021November 3, 2021

by Virginia IsaadNovember 3, 2021November 3, 2021010618

Mental health remains stigmatized in the Latinx community and part of dismantling that is talking openly about seeking care. Actress and entrepreneur Jessica Alba recently shared that she goes to therapy with her 13-year-old daughter, Honor. The mom of three...