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✨ Navigating Dual Emotions this Season
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Fall is slipping past us so quickly! How is Thanksgiving next week? I don't know about you, but this time of year I hold many complex emotions. While I love the time off and spending time with family eating Salvadoran Turkey or Panes con pollo, I also hold deep pain for the genocide of our native population. Dr. Eduardo Duran talks about this deep pain among Natives as the "soul wound." And I feel that resonate so deeply, especially these days with the violent and traumatic detainment of immigrants, and specifically the targeting of Latinx people. I feel the pain of my people and those who help them. So I hold the duality of these emotions. I spoke about this with my therapist comadre and amiga, Adriana Rodriguez, LMFT after she reached out to me in despair. I'd be honored if you gave it a listen, especially if you're feeling the soul wound as deeply as we are.
Through the end of November, I'm offering the biggest discount by far on my Unlocking Opportunities course.Get the course for only $20 when purchased with the therapist webinar "When Fear Becomes Reality: Intersectional DBT for Immigration Status Fear" They must be purchased together through this link. https://when-fear-becomes-reality.teachery.co/immigration-webinar If you would like for your leadership to bring this webinar to your workplace or agency, please let them know, or let me know and I can contact them and offer my training package. It was the recording of the webinar below. I've presented this webinar 4 times now at the following places: 1) Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (offered nationwide) 2) California Society of Clinical Social Work Podcast 3) Through my own Mending Roots platform 4) University of California San Diego Last EMDR Group Consultation of 2025I have 2 spots open in my EMDR Consultation Group. The last one for the year will be Mon Dec 1 at 12pm. This is an ideal group for trained EMDR therapists who are earning consultation hours toward EMDRIA certification, to learn about how to expand your EMDR practice (both clinical and business), the BIPOC centered space, and consultation on cases. If you can't make this one, but would like to start in 2026, please feel free to email me at sofia@sofiamendozalcsw.com to make arrangements.
Hire me as a TrainerI am embracing my role as a trainer and speaker. Many don't know this, but I had a big fear of public speaking due to harm caused by a teacher in elementary school (I found this out during my own EMDR therapy and worked through it). I've done a lot of healing work to resolve this and I'm happy to say that I'm comfortable in my speaker role now. I know myself, what I bring to the table and topic, and I am happy to pass on all the knowledge of my 17+ years in the mental health field. I train from a trauma and BIPOC lens. My biggest strength is that I make mental health topics relatable and digestible. I've been flexing this muscle early on since I was a child therapist. My motto is, "if you can teach it to a child, you can teach it to anyone of any age!" Check out my Speaker Sheet below and let's talk! Lately, I've been honored and humbled by therapists who have advocated to their agencies to bring me over to train their entire teams. And in 2026, I want to do more of it. I'm note gatekeeping these essential skills.
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Ok amiguis, Thank you so much for reading this far. I hope that you're taking care of yourself, or plan for some deep rest and restoration this holiday season. A reminder I have to constantly pull up for myself is that "I am my next big project" especially as it relates to my wellness. |
Hi! I'm a Sofia.
I'm a Latina therapist and writer who loves to talk about mental health & wellness, personal development, and writing & storytelling. Subscribe to my newsletter to be a part of my mental health corner.
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