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Category Archives: LIFE
The Bakery
I passed by my grandparents’ old bakery in the Segundo Barrio yesterday. I was trying to evade traffic that had built up on i-10 because of some semi-truck that caught fire. I was a little lost, but then stumbled upon a site that I have faint memories of…Pena’s Bakery. I was the last born cousinContinue reading “The Bakery”
Be a Unicorn
Be a magical unicorn in a mental health awareness tshirt! Help keep my podcast, blog, and Ask-A-Therapist segments FREE to the public! Your name will be placed on my podcast website under “My Supporters” when you buy one (or more)! BUY ONE AT: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/mental-health-advocates
Through the Eyes of a Therapist Podcast
If you are wondering about this podcasting thing I do…here is some information on it. I host, edit, mix, record, my own weekly mental health podcast. I’ve been doing this since January 2018. I mostly speak to other professionals and friends about their own mental well-being and emotional struggles (mental health histories). They are also givenContinue reading “Through the Eyes of a Therapist Podcast”
Mental Health Advocate t-shirts!
Help raise awareness for mental illness, mental health, and therapy! Cute tees for only 19 bucks! All proceeds go to keeping this free mental health podcast on the air! Visit: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/mental-health-advocates
Pros and Cons: My Non-Profit Life
So, I can’t really tell you exactly where I work…it would be a conflict of interest. However, I can tell you that I work at a local non-profit mental health clinic in the Borderland of El Paso, Texas. For those of you therapists or clinicians who are reading this blog, I hope that you haveContinue reading “Pros and Cons: My Non-Profit Life”
WTF, America.
Let me preface this entry by saying: I have voted for Republican presidential candidates in the past. I don’t believe there is a “right” or “wrong” party. I believe we need to vote on the needs of our people. I also believe that a president is the “face” of the country. She only has powerContinue reading “WTF, America.”
Impressed
So lately, at work, we’ve been getting trained on a treatment called “Parent Child Interaction Therapy”. It is great, in my opinion, because I truly believe that to change a young child’s behavior, the intervention must be with their parents and the surrounding environment. Working with children ages 2-7 is challenging, and PCIT takes outContinue reading “Impressed”
It’s been a while…
Here few updates on my life. I got a job at a local nonprofit agency in September 2014 right after Angel died. We closed on our house that month too. It was a little bit difficult to accept the fact that all these good things were happening to me when I knew that my bestContinue reading “It’s been a while…”
Angel and Self-Care
Self-care: the art of balance…the manner in which one sets boundaries for themselves…knowing when to stop, when to say no…or taking that extra minute in the shower. One of the ways I engage in self-care is writing. I don’t get to do it very often as I have a full time job, don’t get homeContinue reading “Angel and Self-Care”
