Latinx mental health Archives

Izzie Chea talks ADHD, Neurodiversity, and Mental Health Stigmas Among Latinxs

Anna OrtegaMarch 28, 2023April 5, 2023

by Anna OrtegaMarch 28, 2023April 5, 202301582

In many Latinx families, we don’t usually acknowledge or discuss mental health with each other, as it often causes confusion and frustration. However, when the pandemic hit and everyone’s lives came tumbling down, most of the systems that people had...

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Andrea Beatriz Arango’s ‘Iveliz Explains It All’ Spotlights Mental Health in Latinx Kids

Sofía AguilarSeptember 16, 2022September 19, 2022

by Sofía AguilarSeptember 16, 2022September 19, 2022041773

As a middle-grade educator and English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, it came as no surprise when Boricua author Andrea Beatriz Arango decided to pen her debut novel-in-verse Iveliz Explains It All, which just released on Sept. 13. Aimed at...

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Latinx Kids Are Struggling and Deserve Mental Health Support

Virginia IsaadAugust 25, 2022

by Virginia IsaadAugust 25, 202205728

Certified Parent Coach Leslie Priscilla is a first-generation non-Black Chicana and the founder of Latinx Parenting, a bilingual organization, and the #EndChanclaCulture movement. Latinx Parenting is rooted in children’s rights, nonviolence, reparenting, intergenerational healing, cultural sustenance, and the active decolonization...

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Anxiety Affects Many Latinxs But It’s Not Talked About Enough

Virginia IsaadAugust 22, 2022

by Virginia IsaadAugust 22, 202203358

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. Most people have felt anxious at one point or...

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The Complicated Relationship Latinxs Have With Grief

Nena LezamaJuly 28, 2022

by Nena LezamaJuly 28, 202203878

Loss, as difficult as it is, is a natural part of life. The process of grieving, however, can sometimes be difficult to live through. Grief is layered and unpredictable and no one grieves the same. Because grief is intimate and...

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Meet Mari Sierra, the Latina Behind J Balvin’s New Wellness App Oye

Virginia IsaadJune 10, 2022

by Virginia IsaadJune 10, 2022012119

Global superstar reggaetonero J Balvin is turning his personal struggles into a professional pursuit and it’s all in an effort to help people. The 37-year-old Colombian, born José Álvaro Osorio Balvín, recently announced his upcoming app, a bilingual mental health...

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J Balvin Announces Upcoming Bilingual Mental Health App Oye

Virginia IsaadMay 19, 2022May 19, 2022

by Virginia IsaadMay 19, 2022May 19, 2022015939

Colombian reggaetonero J Balvin has been open about his struggles with mental health having previously shared his struggles with anxiety and depression. In a tweet from 2019 he revealed he was in an “infierno” for two months of battling mental...

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Digame: Adriana Alejandre is Helping Make Mental Health Care Accessible for Latinxs

Virginia IsaadJanuary 31, 2022

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 31, 202205209

Digame is a monthly series featuring prominent Latinx leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, and public figures uplifting the community and making a difference. Adriana Alejandre first experienced depression when she was a pregnant teen and had a hard time to coping. She grew...

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Digame: Therapist Jacqueline Garcia is Destigmatizing Mental Health

Virginia IsaadNovember 19, 2021

by Virginia IsaadNovember 19, 202107326

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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World Champion Boxer Marlen Esparza Talks Destigmatizing Mental Health in the Latinx Community

Virginia IsaadOctober 13, 2021October 20, 2021

by Virginia IsaadOctober 13, 2021October 20, 202103450

Seeking help for mental illness remains stigmatized in the Latinx community and part of the work that needs to happen to dismantle that is actually talking about mental health. During the panel discussion, “Wellness from Within,” for the L’Attitude 4-day...

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Spanglish Songs For When You’re Deep in the Feels

Virginia IsaadJuly 30, 2021August 2, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 30, 2021August 2, 202108677

Music is a universal language that taps into a vital element of the human experience — feeling the feels. With very few spaces for people to positively indulge over moments of heartbreak, sorrow, and grief, it is no surprise that...

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Why You’re Ignoring Your Mental Health & How You Can Change That Right Now

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 13, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 13, 202104449

Traditionally, mental health isn’t talked about in the Latinx community. Many of us grew up watching our overworked, overwhelmed, overburdened, stressed and anxious parents pretend like they were just fine and completely ignore their mental and emotional challenges, and we...