Being authentic means living in alignment with your true values instead of conforming to external expectations. While fear of judgment can make authenticity difficult, embracing your genuine self fosters self-worth, stronger connections, and a more fulfilling life. Therapy can provide a safe, supportive space to explore what authenticity looks like for you and how to practice it every day.

Latinx women carry immense fortaleza, yet many hold unspoken generational trauma shaped by colonization, migration, racism, and family roles like la hija perfecta, la luchona, and the caretaker. These patterns can show up as fight, flight, freeze, or fawn—and live in the body as anxiety, hypervigilance, or exhaustion. Naming the cycle is the first step to breaking it. You’re not alone. With culturally responsive, trauma-informed care and community, healing is possible.

Roommates are the “situationship” no one talks about—close enough to shape your daily life, but often too complicated to name. Sharing a home means sharing space, rhythms, and sometimes emotions, which can blur the lines between friend and roommate. Without clear communication, that blur can build resentment. The key? Boundaries. They’re not about distance—they’re about respect, clarity, and keeping your home a space where you both feel safe and comfortable.