Emotions in Harmony Carmen Roman, Ph.D. - Clinical Psychologist. English/Spanish

Concentrating on positive things is key to maintain good mental health during this time of crisis!
But how do we do that?
In this episode, Dr. Carmen and her husband Vince will talk about the little solutions that can you can apply during this time to get big and happy results.

With your help, more Spanish speaking and bilingual low-income immigrants who are in need and cannot afford proper care will receive psycho-education and services at a free or reduced cost. People with trauma, anxiety, depression, etc. will have access to services on campus (when permitted), and/or psychotherapy and psycho-education, or via telehealth on mobile devices.

For many years people have been moving around in search of a better job and economic opportunities, quality of life, or studies, in other cases they do it to escape problems, terrorism, and abuse. However, despite the years of this practice, the population continues to be uninformed about many aspects of the issue, leading them to make mistakes regarding the relevant formalities and procedures or simply resigning themselves to not take the step they want.

How can our negotiation skills help us survive a crisis?
Usually, when we are involved in a difficult situation we try to evade all kinds of things that may bring us more stress or sadness. This sometimes includes important conversations that could actually open a door to success for us.

Today we talk a little about how important it is that the house cleaners and all the workers that help to keep all the public and private areas clean are back to work, and what are the new routines they will be following. 

An act of racism is an act of violence and beyond generating pain, anger, and frustration, it transcends creating an intergenerational trauma where despite the fact that an ancestor was the one who suffered the original trauma, the new generations drag it with their genes, feeling less than the rest due to discrimination, prejudice, and marginalization.