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Carmen Román on LatinX Resilience
The anxieties and uncertainties that so many of us have felt this year have hit immigrant communities especially hard. In this week’s episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush and her guest, Carmen Román, talk about supporting and building resilience in the LatinX community—with insights that can apply to all of us.
“Choosing a psychologist is like choosing a good, comfortable pair of shoes, because you are going to walk in the path of growth so you want that comfortable company.”
Show Notes:
A pandemic that disproportionately affects Hispanic and Black communities… A surge of anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States… Political turmoil… Economic pressures… And wildfires raging through California. To say it has been a challenging year doesn’t even come close. And yet the members of at least one Spanish-speaking support group have faced the year with gratitude and joy. This week, Woman Worriers podcast host Elizabeth Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist and founder of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., welcomes the facilitator of that group, Carmen Román, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist licensed in California and Mexico. They talk about the anxieties facing the LatinX communities, and Román shares her insights and observations about how therapy and peer support builds the kind of resilience that enables individuals to survive and thrive while facing adversity.
Listen and learn:
How a casual invitation led to a life-changing decision for a college applicant
The importance of listening in a community
What to look for in a therapist
Why naturalized citizens are feeling anxiety similar to undocumented immigrants
The increased stressors that service workers face
How people who had two years of therapy responded to participating in a group that formed when the pandemic lock-downs began—and how their experience differed from individuals who had less time in therapy
What kinds of activities the group engaged in and what opportunities for communication they explored
How group members learned to obtain services, even when faced with challenges
How gratitude and a sense of perspective support resilience
How traumatized individuals who had only had some therapy responded to the challenges posed by the pandemic
The surprising observations that Román made about technology use and health and how they differed among groups
How learning what others are experiencing can help us feel grateful, even when we’re in a difficult situation
Some concrete ways to build resilience
What transference of knowledge is and how it can help you move forward
Why podcasts can be so helpful right now
Where to find mental health resources in English and Spanish
Where to find a free seven-day course on emotional freedom
Where to find a 10-day anxiety course
Learn More:
> Dr. Carmen Román’s Emotions in Harmony website
> Emotions in Harmony on Instagram
> Dr. Carmen Román/Emotions in Harmony on Facebook
> Emotions in Harmony on Twitter
> Armonía Emocional on YouTube (en Español)
> Carmen Román’s meditations on Insight Timer
> Emotions in Harmony Amazon storefront
> Carmen’s Mental health podcasts list on Podchaser
> Woman Worriers on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook & Twitter
Other episodes you might enjoy
> Episode 105: Gail Carruthers on Grief, Loss and Horses—Getting in Touch With Your Grief
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