Healing Heridas: The Spanglish Podcast

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This podcast fue created to be a Spanglish guide para sanar some of the unintentional heridas that come from growing up Bilingual. I will share lo que I have learned on my journey as a first generation American of Mexican decent and as a Latina mental health therapist. Everything I wish someone had shared conmigo  when I first started this journey many years ago. All that comes from being "ni de aqui, ni de alla". I will explore temas que callamos, such as; Salud Mental and physical health, The Connection between our minds and our body,  Familia, relationships, trauma, spirituality, Nutrition and so much more.  Acompañame, porque in Spanglish se sana mejor!

  1. Jun 30

    Latino Men & salud mental: It's Time to run with Alberto Juárez, MS

    "Los hombres no lloran." We've all heard it. But what happens when we finally stop holding it in? This week I sat down with Alberto future psychiatrist, founder of Hermanos Wellness Club, to talk about his journey from his first panic attack in 2017 (that he hid from everyone) to building a exercise movement that is helping Latino men show up for each other. We talk about: What a panic attack actually feels like  Breaking the stigma around medication ("ya estás loco")  How his mission to build community is becoming a healing space for Latino men and  ❤️ Why when men heal, the whole family heals... plus so much more!!! want to follow our guest: https://www.instagram.com/hermanos.wellness.club/

    37 min

  2. Jun 17

    Los cuernos, el perdón, y everything in between, with Jessica Del Rubi Vasquez, LMFT

    Today we're talking about a topic that touches almost every familia in some way: betrayal and infidelity. Whether you've lived it, witnessed it, or just grown up hearing the whispers around the kitchen table, this conversation is for you. I'm sitting down with Jessica Del Ruby Vasquez, a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in betrayal and infidelity recovery in the Latino community.  We're getting into machismo, marianismo, the difference between betrayal and infidelity, what real accountability looks like, and how to navigate forgiveness, whether you decide to stay or to go. Este episodio se va a poner bueno, so quédate con nosotros. If you want to follow our guest and learn more: https://www.instagram.com/thetherapistsinger https://www.changingcyclescounseling.com

    40 min

  3. Jun 3

    Open and honest recovery with Deja Hartsfield, M.S

    In this episode we meet Deja, a therapist, applied behavior analyst, and founder of Radical Sobriety, a supportive space created specifically for Black and brown people navigating recovery and sobriety. Deja opens up about her own journey: getting sober, hitting rock bottom, and what it took to finally ask for help after years of holding it all together. She talks honestly about growing up as a sensitive Black girl in a predominantly white suburb, the role her environment played in her drinking.  Together, we explore what recovery looks like when it wasn't designed with us in mind. From the cultural normalization of alcohol in Latinx and Black communities, to the whiteness embedded in traditional AA spaces and to the exhaustion of showing up strong when you're silently falling apart. At the heart of the conversation is something deeply personal: the inner child. Deja shares how reconnecting with little Deja and why she believes that connection is one of the most powerful tools in healing. Whether you're sober-curious, in recovery, or just trying to feel less alone in what you're carrying...Este es para ti. To connect with Deja https://www.instagram.com/radical_sobriety Disclaimer: The content shared in this episode is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. The experiences, opinions, and information discussed do not constitute medical advice, mental health treatment, or a substitute for professional therapy or counseling.  If you or someone you know is struggling with substance use, mental health, or any other health-related concern, please seek support from a licensed medical or mental health professional. You are not alone, and help is available. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Call or text 988 For anyone in emotional crisis or struggling with substance use. California Addiction Hotline 1-866-210-1303 24/7 specialist support and local resource referrals.

    48 min

  4. May 13

    EMDR & The First Gen Wound, with Elizabeth Sanchez, LMFT

    Today I sit down with Elizabeth, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, first-gen, mamá, and founder of Calidad Holistic Wellness. And we get deep into EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.  ¿Qué es EMDR? It's a way of processing past experiences que nos tienen frozen in time. Sin tener que contar tu historia completa. Sin tener que revivir todo. Your brain already has the tools to heal, EMDR just helps you use them. 🧠 We also talk about intergenerational trauma, cómo el trauma de nuestros abuelitos literally lives in our bodies and our genes and how EMDR can help us finally process what was never ours to carry in the first place. Si has sentido que cargas algo que no es tuyo, this episode is for you! To learn more: https://www.calidadholisticwellness.com/ https://www.instagram.com/calidadholisticwellness?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

    38 min

  5. Apr 22

    Our abuelita's Medicine, with Maribel Robles, LMFT

    Your abuelita wasn't being superstitious. She was sharing wisdom, generational, oral and enturies-deep. And somehow, we were convinced to leave it all behind. En este episodio, nos sentamos con Maribel Robles, LMFT to talk about something that's been sitting in our kitchens, backyards, and family stories all along: the power of plants to heal our minds. This one is for the daughters and sons who rolled their eyes at the teas. Para las mamás who stopped growing plants when they adapted to life away from the homeland. For anyone who has ever felt disconnected from their own roots,  literal and otherwise. Dale play. Your abuelita would want you to. To learn more: https://hijasbellas.com/ https://hijasbellas.com/xicanablogger/ https://www.instagram.com/hijas_bellas/

    45 min

  6. Apr 3

    ¿Por Qué Me Duele Si Estoy Bien?

    Si has estado cargando algo heavy lately, un peso que no sabes ni cómo explicar then this episode is for you. Quizás estás scrolling through your phone and you see another story, another family, another community member y algo en ti se rompe un poco más.  Creciste aquí. You did everything right. You learned both languages, you built the bridge, you carried your family's hopes like they were your own porque lo eran.  Y ahora estás aquí. Safe, technically.  Pero watching something happen to your gente that feels wrong at a level you can't quite articulate. Not just sad. Not just stressed. Something deeper. Something que se siente como una traición. Eso tiene nombre. Se llama moral injury. Today we talk about this pain, de ese dolor específico que viene de ver algo injusto y no poder pararlo. About the guilt of being "bien" cuando otros no lo están. Del coraje que no sabes dónde poner. De crecer aquí, being told this country was worth it, y ahora no saber qué hacer con lo que estás sintiendo. No hay fixes aquí. No te voy a dar una lista de cinco cosas. Solo espacio para nombrarlo juntos , because sometimes that is what we need.

    13 min

  7. Mar 18

    Nourishing our Raíces, with Nadia Solis, LCSW

    "Termínate todo." "¿Por qué estás tan gorda?" Creciste viendo a las mujeres en tu familia criticarse. Wearing fajas, skipping meals, commenting on each other's bodies before they even said hola. And nobody called it a problem — así eran las cosas. But what if it wasn't okay? What if we just never had the words for it? Esta semana, me siento con Nadia Solís, licensed clinical social worker, to talk about something our community rarely says out loud — disordered eating. The mixed messages, the wellness rabbit holes that start with buenas intenciones, the Slim-Fast at 12 years old. En este episodio vas a aprender the warning signs to watch for — because a lot of us are living with this without even knowing it. We're also getting into the root causes, from generational trauma and family dynamics to anxiety, neurodivergence, and the pressure to just fit in. Y vamos a hablar about why la comida de tu abuela is NOT the enemy — and what it actually looks like to heal your relationship with food sin perder tu cultura in the process. Porque la comida es amor en nuestra cultura. So what happens when that relationship breaks? Para las que se han sentido atrapadas entre "termínate todo" y "ya subiste de peso." Para las que pensaron que era normal — because every woman around them was doing it too. If you want to learn more check out these resources: https://www.nadiasolislcsw.com Food, Culture and Healing resource guide  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gc9wD7s2w6pHPDrp05RkL_I63QiprvMT/view?usp=drive_link https://www.instagram.com/nadia.lcsw?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

    40 min

  8. Mar 5

    From Scarcity to Seguridad, with Viviana Vazquez

    From a $28K household for a family of five… to building generational wealth. En este episodio de Healing Heridas, hablo con Viviana, fundadora de Overcoming Generational Poverty, about something many first-gen families know too well but rarely talk about: money stress. We talk about: ✨ Growing up hearing your parents fight about dinero ✨ The pressure of being the first one to “make it” ✨ Scarcity mindset y la culpa de gastar en ti ✨ How money stress and limiting beliefs impact our mental health ✨ Breaking generational poverty para que la próxima generación tenga más One line that hit deep: “Just because you grew up in survival mode… doesn’t mean you have to stay there.” Si eres first-gen, si estás sanando money wounds, o si quieres construir algo mejor para tu familia — este episodio es para ti. If you want to work with Viviana: https://www.instagram.com/overgenpoverty/

    36 min
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This podcast fue created to be a Spanglish guide para sanar some of the unintentional heridas that come from growing up Bilingual. I will share lo que I have learned on my journey as a first generation American of Mexican decent and as a Latina mental health therapist. Everything I wish someone had shared conmigo  when I first started this journey many years ago. All that comes from being "ni de aqui, ni de alla". I will explore temas que callamos, such as; Salud Mental and physical health, The Connection between our minds and our body,  Familia, relationships, trauma, spirituality, Nutrition and so much more.  Acompañame, porque in Spanglish se sana mejor!

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