Halloween isn’t just costumes y dulces for me — it’s part of my healing process. 💛
This season always brings back memories — those moments de seguridad, risas, y conexión.

As a therapist (and a forever overthinker 😅), I’ve realized Halloween helps us practice something powerful:
reconnecting con nuestro inner child,
feeling fear safely, the power of nostalgia
y allowing ourselves to play sin culpa.

In mental health, we talk so much about regulation, grounding, y resilience —
but we forget that joy, nostalgia, y imaginación también son formas de sanar.

Healing doesn’t always look like therapy sessions o journaling.
Sometimes it looks like laughter, dressing up, y reminding your inner child:
“ You still matter.” 🧡🎃

In this episode I sit down with designer, artist, entrepreneur, and founder of Viridiana Osio formerly (Chingona, Inc.), a brand created to empower Latinas through cultura, creativity, and community.

She opens up about how rejection from the graphic design world led her to create something powerful and personal — a brand that speaks to first-gen, immigrant, and Spanglish-speaking Latinas who’ve never seen themselves represented. From her first chingona sticker to building a platform that includes merch, digital design classes, and a book club — her journey is rooted in healing and self-worth.

We talk about:

Creating from pain and turning “no’s” into new paths

Hustle culture, burnout, and redefining success

Breaking generational cycles while honoring where we come from

The emotional and money wounds we carry — and how we start to heal

The power of saying “I’m willing” when you can’t say “I’m confident” yet

Viridiana shares her story with honesty, humor, and corazón. If you’ve ever doubted your dreams, felt stuck, or questioned your worth — this episode is a reminder that healing is part of the journey, and your story deserves to be seen.

If you want to work with Viridiana you can find her at:

https://viridianaosio.com/

https://www.viridianadesigns.com/

https://www.instagram.com/viridiana.osio?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

This week’s guest is the powerful and inspiring Diana Diaz Madera—licensed clinical social worker, public health practitioner, and founder of Corazon Norte.

From her own journey as an immigrant from Ecuador to becoming a fierce advocate for immigrant mental health and provider well-being, Diana opens up about:

💔 The trauma of displacement
🧠 How to redefine healing in unsafe times
🌱 Reclaiming rest + joy in a world that demands resilience
🤝 The power of community, culture & traditional wisdom
🔥 And why it's okay to stop healing for a while

Her message is clear: “Maybe we deserve softness. Maybe we deserve ease.”

This episode is a love letter to immigrants, the helpers who serve them, and to anyone walking their own path of healing.

🎧 Tune in now and share this with someone who needs it.

If you want to work with Diana you can reach her:

https://www.instagram.com/corazon_norte?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

https://www.corazon-norte.com/

https://linktr.ee/corazonnorte?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafSpdl0tJQyrJZhoRsDUvVFplOLDioYeimEiX-EYUrjbVdKA0Kd_fdZW0CabQ_aem_6j58cQvh1kvNWg6DHJfIDw

What if healing isn’t just mind or body…but energy, emoción, spirit, and the stories we’ve been carrying for way too long?

In this transformative episode, we sit down with Kristine Linares — Quantum Reiki Master, Sound Alchemist, and intuitive healer — to dive into the heart of true healing:

✨ How energy work helps release what talk therapy can’t reach
✨ How breathwork resets your nervous system and clears stuck emotions
✨ How breathwork becomes a sacred tool for presence, release, and remembering who you really are
✨ And how spirituality guides us to break free from old conditioning, limiting beliefs, and generational patterns that no longer serve

Espiritualidad no es religión — it’s reconnection.
It’s returning to your truth.
It’s learning to listen to your body, your soul, and your inner knowing — sin miedo.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in your mind, disconnected from your body, or trapped in loops of old thinking...this episode is your permission to reset, realign, and rise.

Prepárate to reconnect, remember, and reclaim your peace — from the inside out.

Stay tuned. This one hits different.

Want to connect with Kristine

https://www.instagram.com/soundsofthesoulhealer?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

https://www.ascensionqw.com/contact

Can psychedelics help us heal deep wounds? This isn’t about escapism or party culture — we're talking about the intentional, guided use of sacred medicines to support real, rooted healing and transformation.

This week, we’re diving into psychedelic-assisted therapy — what it is, what it isn’t, and how it’s helping people finally let go of pain they’ve carried for years.

Joining us is Rosa Casquino, a bilingual, Latina Licensed Clinical Social Worker and trauma therapist with over a decade of experience. As an immigrant and empowered mujer, Rosa supports adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, narcissistic abuse, and complex trauma — and she’s here to tell the truth about what healing really looks like.

No, it’s not magic — pero sí es poderoso. Rosa breaks down how psychedelics, when used with care and intention, can open doors to healing that traditional talk therapy alone sometimes can’t reach.

Curious about trauma recovery, mental health in our communities, or how to bring ancestral wisdom and modern medicine together in the therapy room? This one’s for you.

Hit play — and open your mind to a different kind of healing.

We’re going in deep con la Dr. Ashley Rodriguez—a fierce Nuyorican psychologist, trauma-informed therapist, and founder of PathBreak Coaching & Consulting.

She’s breaking it all down: what it really takes to break generational cycles mientras you're raising babies, healing old wounds, and trying to stay rooted in your values.

✨ How do you raise kids with intention when you're still unpacking your own story?
✨ What does healing desde la raíz actually look like?
✨ Y cómo nos damos gracia when the triggers hit way too close?

Whether you’re a new mamá or papá, or just starting your healing journey, este episodio es pa’ ti.
It’s sin filtro, con alma, y bien full de corazón. 💛

🎧 Hit play—porque sanar también es acto de revolución.

I thought I was just planting veggies… Pero no, I was planting gratitude, patience, and a little bit of peace of mind.

In this episode, I’m sharing 5 real-life lessons my garden taught me—about growth, mental health, and how sometimes, even when life doesn’t go as planned, algo bueno still grows:

1. Gratitude in stillness

2. Patience as strength

3. Growth happens in the dark too

4. Consistency over perfection

5. Letting go when life shifts on you

Whether you’re in your bloom era or your quiet underground season, this one’s for you. 💚

Ever stood in the card aisle, searching for something that actually says what you’re feeling—and walked away with nothing?

You’re not alone. Words matter, especially when it comes to mental health. The right ones can help us feel seen, supported, and understood. The wrong ones? They can make us feel even more alone.

This week, I’m joined by Ariana Arthurs—a proud Caribbean-American, first-gen mental health counselor, school counselor, and doctoral student who knows firsthand how powerful language can be in the healing process.

She’s also the creator of Threads of Harmony Paper Co., a greeting card line that puts real emotions—grief, anxiety, depression, growth—into words that actually resonate.

We talk about why language matters in mental health, how to show up with empathy, and why the standard messages we see everywhere so often miss the mark.

If you’ve ever felt like no card—or no words—really captured what you were going through, this episode is for you.

To get in touch with Ariana visit:

https://www.instagram.com/threadsofharmony.co?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==