¿Y EL NOVIO?

06/04/19 • 30 min

Zeahlot Lopez, LMFT, LPCC from Sherman Oaks, CA is one of our two season closers. We recorded this special episode on May 18th, 2019 LIVE in front of 70 people who attended our 1 year celebration in Los Angeles. This episode discusses the personal impact of being asked “¿y el novio?” but also how to empower yourself to remove the frustration that stems from this question. Zeahlot uses both her professional and personal experience with this topic!

Our vendors and sponsors included these amazing small business owners who are also mental health advocates:

@skintosoul_ -herbal infused hand made products like soaps, candles, scrubs...

@churroservice – gourmet churros for events

@twisted4sugar – uniquely flavored cotton candy (abuelitas chocolate, horchata, hot cheeto flavor, etc.)

@claudiaspastriez – custom pastries like cake pops & cookies in the Inland Empire

If you like the episode, leave us a review on itunes! To support this cause please consider donating, contact us at [email protected] or go ahead via Venmo handle is @latinxtherapy

Resources:

Zeahlot Lopez, Instagram: @vidatherapy (www.vidatherapy.co)

Find a Therapist: www.latinxtherapy.com/therapists

Latinas Give Reasons Why They Don’t Want Children: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a34405/im-latina-and-i-dont-want-kids/

Our vendors and sponsors included these amazing small business owners who are also mental health advocates:

@skintosoul_ -herbal infused hand made products like soaps, candles, scrubs...

@churroservice – gourmet churros for events

@twisted4sugar – uniquely flavored cotton candy (abuelitas chocolate, horchata, hot cheeto flavor, etc.)

@claudiaspastriez – custom pastries like cake pops & cookies in the Inland Empire

If you like the episode, leave us a review on itunes! To support this cause please consider donating, contact us at [email protected] or go ahead via Venmo handle is @latinxtherapy

Resources:

Zeahlot Lopez, Instagram: @vidatherapy (www.vidatherapy.co)

Find a Therapist: www.latinxtherapy.com/therapists

Latinas Give Reasons Why They Don’t Want Children: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a34405/im-latina-and-i-dont-want-kids/

Previous Episode

Break the Stigma with Dior Vargas

Welcome to our last break the stigma segment of this season! This special episode on Mental Health Awareness month concludes Season 2 and we will begin Season 3 with Children's Mental Health next week!

Today’s guest is Dior Vargas - a Latina Feminist Mental Health Activist living in New York City. She is the creator of the People of Color and Mental Illness Photo Project, a response to the invisibility of people of color in the media representation of mental illness. She is also the editor of The Color of My Mind, a photo essay book based on the photo project. Dior tours the country giving keynotes, hosting workshops, and speaking on panels. Her work has been featured in many media outlets such as Forbes, NBC News Latino, and The Guardian. She has received The White House Champion of Change for Disability Advocacy Across Generations award and is currently a Master of Public Health Candidate at NYU's College of Global Public Health.

TRIGGER WARNING: Part of Dior’s story is her experience with suicidality. We talk about this throughout her entire episode.

Resources:

Visit: www.latinxtherapy.com/therapists to find a Latinx Therapist near you.

Suicide Prevention Hotline Call 1-800-273-8255 for free, bilingual 24-hour support.
Crisis Text Line: Anyone in the US can text: 741741 to get the support they need.
Little Things to Curb Depression from Buzzfeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/anthonyrivas/little-things-to-curb-depression

Mental Health Professionals: If you would like to sign up for the directory, use discount code: LATINXT2 to get 2 months free (pay $151 instead of $181). Get access to our private Facebook group of Latinx Therapists, client referrals, monthly peer consultation groups, discounts & more!

To Help Our Community Projects: Please consider donating to us via Venmo @LatinxTherapy, or Zelle: [email protected] to help us with our next community mental health event.

Next Episode

When God And Therapy Are Both Okay

Yanira Peña, LMFT from Tustin, CA is one of our two season closers. We recorded this special episode on May 18th, 2019 LIVE in front of 70 people who attended our 1 year celebration in Los Angeles. This episode discusses the separation of religion, therapy and mental health. We review common misconceptions through her experience of being raised Catholic and now practicing Christianity. Yanira discloses a personal experience where she needed to embrace both religion and therapy. She uses both her professional and personal experience with this topic! We do want to advise that there is a trigger warning discussing miscarriage.

If you like the episode, leave us a review on itunes! To support this cause please consider donating, contact us at [email protected] or go ahead via Venmo handle is @latinxtherapy.

Resources:

Yanira Peña, Instagram: @nbcounselingtc_105 (https://www.nbcounselingtc.com)
Find a Therapist: www.latinxtherapy.com/therapists
Article for Loss & Grief in Pregnancy & Postpartum: https://www.postpartum.net/get-help/loss-grief-in-pregnancy-postpartum/

Our vendors and sponsors included these amazing small business owners who are also mental health advocates:

@skintosoul_ -herbal infused hand made products like soaps, candles, scrubs...
@churroservice – gourmet churros for events
@twisted4sugar – uniquely flavored cotton candy (abuelitas chocolate, horchata, hot cheeto flavor, etc.)
@claudiaspastriez – custom pastries like cake pops & cookies in the Inland Empire

To be a show sponsor, email us at: [email protected]