Licensed Psychologist, Now What‪?‬ Dr. Lydiana Garcia

Welcome to another episode of Licensed Psychologist, Now What? podcast. Today is a very special episode where I’ll be sharing five recommendations for any of you that are looking to hire a coach to help you bring your medicinas.

This podcast is all about following the journey of my fellow psychotherapists and healers that are embarking to bring forward their medicinas, to follow their path in life, and to follow whatever it is that they're feeling called to do. So this episode is if you're looking for help, here are five recommendations and things that I think are important to share in that journey:

✨ Someone that is trauma informed, and has experience working with folks that have trauma. 

✨ Has experience helping folks follow their own intuition and path as opposed to trying to fit you into a mold. 

✨ Someone you feel safe with.

✨ Has similar standards and values regarding work in general life. 

✨ Someone who wants to see you succeed, who is invested in you, who is invested in your growth, and wants the best from you.

Some of these are written because of my own journey of finding my different teachers and mentors and coaches, and from what I think is important that you consider, especially if you are a person of the global majority, meaning a person of color.

 

Special Announcement!

Let me also take this chance to let you know that I have a few spots for a one-on-one coaching. And I would like to share the three things that I think are important for me when I'm doing this work: 

✨ I really love to focus on releasing the blocks that are getting in the way

✨ I am very practical

✨ I come not only from this trauma-informed, but a very supportive, strong line of ancestors

If you're interested with this one-on-one coaching program, just send me an email to info@thebeyondresiliencelife.com and I will be able to share with you the different packages that I have.

I hope this was a helpful episode on some tips on how to find a coach. And I cannot wait to work with you, if this is something that you feel called to. Until next time, take good care. 

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Today on ‘Licensed Psychologist, Now What? Podcast’ I have the honor and privilege to introduce Sofia Mendoza, LCSW @mendingrootstherapy. Sofia Mendoza is a bilingual LCSW in Long Beach, CA. She is also the author and creator of the Mending Roots Coping Guides Collection – mental health themed activity workbooks, reflection journals, coloring books, and stationary. I had the honor to have Sofia as one of my mentees in Rooted and Rising, and as part of Reclaiming My Voice and Roots, the recent healing retreat that I co-facilitated.

On today's episode, we talked about her journey in finding her creativity and her gifts, and how she's able to incorporate it in her personal and family life and as a therapist. Sofia also shared how she uses her creativity in her healing journey as a form of self-care, how it helps stay grounded, and how she's able to reclaim joy in the process. If you or knows anyone who wants to explore more their creative side, this episode is for you.

✨ A little about Sofia:Sofia Mendoza is a bilingual LCSW in Long Beach, CA. She is a therapist who specializes in treating First Generation Professionals through a trauma and social justice lens. As a clinical trainer and speaker, she focuses on burnout, work stress and trauma. Sofia is also the author and creator of the Mending Roots Coping Guides Collection – mental health themed activity workbooks, reflection journals, coloring books, and stationary. Sofia is a creative that is passionate about making mental health information accessible and digestible. She also mentors other healers in bringing their unique voices and medicines to life through self-publishing and digital platforms.

To learn about Sofia's latest courses, workshops, books and therapy services, please check out her website, https://sofiamendozalcsw.com/

You can also find her on Instagram @mendingrootstherapy

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Welcome back to another episode of ‘Licensed Psychologist, Now What?’ podcast. Today, I invite you to go within and to start bringing some curiosity and explore the topic of valuing yourself.

Not to be in the extreme of being the most amazing person, that you hurt people along the way. What I want to bring here is that in between - the between of an ego-centric kind of life, like, I'm gonna be on top because nobody cared about me. And the other extreme of not worthy of earning good money or valuing myself enough to rest.

Here are some questions you can ask yourself:✨ Are you valuing yourself, your gifts, and what you have to offer? Are you working with practical things like how much you charge?✨ Who we are. We are healers but that's not all that we are. That's what we choose to work with but our essence, our soul is way bigger. ✨ Are you taking care of your body? Are you doing your own healing practices? Are you doing what do you recommend to others? Do you take time to do the things that you enjoy?

When we start valuing ourselves, and each person starts valuing themselves, then that creates a movement.

I look forward to knowing how this sits with you. And as you work on dismantling those internalized undervaluing ourselves, share with me, I'm also here with you.

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Hello and welcome back to Licensed Psychologist, Now What? podcast after a year and a half on hiatus! For today's episode, I felt very inspired to record this topic about Identity Metamorphosis: Unlearning, Deconstructing, and Designing Who We Are.

Recently, I've been reflecting a lot about full circles and the things I've learned a long time ago that are now making full sense. Something I feel important as we deconstruct is that idea of coming full circle which is also the basic concept of Licensed Psychologist, Now What? podcast. Hopefully via this podcast, we can find some community and some common ground for several of us who are questioning our profession standards and the things that we have done in order to, a lot of times, survive so that we can reconnect with ourselves, our gifts, what we came here to do at the moment, and how we can continue to evolve.

On this episode, I shared the 3 things that have helped in my journey of deconstructing and designing the identity that I have:

✨ Questioning

✨ Following curiosity, and

✨ Connecting with nature

Life Update! I also wanted to share some updates over the last months/year.

✨ Moving to Tampa, Florida with family

✨ Taking new clients (and insurances) for in-person therapy in Fl

✨ Having a 9-week old schnauzer

✨ Having my first retreat in Puerto Rico with my amazing hermana, Natalie Gutiérrez, LMFT, which I will devote a whole episode about that journey

✨ Excited as we will soon announce our second retreat in Puerto Rico for next year 

I hope you get some nuggets from this episode, and I would love to hear what resonates with you and where you are in your journey. I look forward to building more this community and getting this podcast back on track. 

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Welcome to Pt. 3 of the series about reconnecting with our souls’ desires and gifts on the ‘Licensed Psychologist, Now What?’ Podcast! Today I am sharing the HOW. After getting out what was in the way and finding out what our gifts are we will now talk about practices and ways to remember and reclaim these gifts.

Some ways to reconnect and remember our MEDICINAS are:


 Through meditation. If you have a hard time with meditation, please check out Episode 74 (Mental Health Respite, a Coping Skills Experiential Episode) of my other podcast, 'The Beyond Resilience Life', where I share a guided meditation. 
 Ancestral practices; finding out about our lineage or exploring where we come from.
 Resting
 Movement
 Healing practices like therapy or journaling.

Within these are so many different options and the most important thing is to choose the ones we enjoy so we can really put them into action.

(If you are following the free PDF, the previous prompts start on pg. 7)

To get the full assessments provided in the three-part series about Reconnecting with your Soul's Desires and gifts check out the FREE PDF

If you are ready, my new program: Rooted and Rising is out and available to JOIN NOW. To learn more about Rooted and Rising and joining click here.

Enrollment is going on until the end of February. If this program is calling you don’t hesitate to send in your application! 

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Today on ‘Licensed Psychologist, Now What?’ Podcast we are continuing with the second of the three-part series, where I talk about my experience in reconnecting with the gifts and desires that drive our Soul. Part 2 I talk about the ways to find out what gifts you can bring to the table, and how do we do this? First, we started with the assessment, now we are exploring it and lastly, we will be creating a plan because now that we have established what gets in the way we can take care of those and move on to the next step.

Some of today’s questions are:


Do you know your gifts and medicinas?
Are you ready to bring forth your gifts and medicinas?
Can you define your gifts and medicinas?

To get the full list of questions and more about Reconnecting with your Soul's Desires and gifts check out the FREE PDF

Also, I wanted to remind you that my new program, Rooted and Rising is out and available to join now. To learn more about Rooted and Rising and click HERE

Enrollment is going on until the end of February. If this program is calling you don’t hesitate to send in your application! 

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