Guadalupe Nuñez on Why Latinos Avoid Therapy, Finding the Right Fit & Parents’ “I Had It Worse”

Summary

Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito sit down with Guadalupe Nuñez, a licensed therapist who works with Latinos in Los Angeles, for a conversation about Latinos and mental health. Guadalupe shares what she’s seeing in her clients as ICE raids, discrimination and the pressure to “blend in” weigh on the community, and how the clash between cultures at home and at school takes a toll on young Latinos. Then they ask why Latinos are less likely to get mental health treatment, from the belief that you don’t air the dirty laundry outside the household to the classic Latino parent comebacks: “You…

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