04/02/2026
I feel so grateful and honored to have been chosen for this interview!
This interview comes 14 years after I decided to leave an unhealthy marriage, almost to the exact date. It was April 03 2012. I came through the doors at Love Field Airport, with mom, dad, and my three siblings waiting for me with open arms.
Leaving an unhealthy (at best) marriage was hard. Leaving an unhealthy marriage while living on the other side of the world while everyone believed me to be living my best life … felt “unsurvivable” … if only that word existed.
Hands down … that is one of the very experiences that shaped my decision to go into mental health counseling. To learn about self-esteem, healthy boundaries, communication, emotional regulation … all the things that set us up for healthy relationships. Many of the skills which simply put … I had not yet developed.
It’s so easy to celebrate the milestones and forget about all the little steps along the way … that make today possible! I want to take a little pause to celebrate all those little steps along the way … some imperceptible to anyone but me.
Today I feel honored to be able to hold space for women, children, couples and families in perhaps some of their most vulnerable moments… to find healing … to learn skills to not just survive … but design the life they truly desire … to live authentically … and to thrive!
I feel grateful for every single person who has been a part of this journey … and so often I think of all the people that have come before me… generations … abuelitas … the women in my lineage … who maybe didn’t have a chance to escape cycles of abuse.
And if you are reading this … and you feel doubt in your ability to heal … take this as your sign …
that you too, can heal!
You too deserve to heal!
You too deserve love!
You too deserve to feel seen!
You too deserve to experience belonging and to feel like you matter!
And if all this feels distant …
look for support …
find the people who will cheer you on, the ones that will pull out the pom poms when all you want to do is drop on your knees and give up.
… porque si yo pude … ¡tú también puedes! 🤍
