In this episode, I sit down with Dr. David Martinez — licensed psychologist, associate professor at the University of San Francisco, and Director of Mental Health at ALAS (Ayudando Latinos a Soñar). David shares his journey from growing up in East Salinas to earning a PhD in clinical psychology.

We talk about growing up in Salinas and Michoacán, about losing his father at a young age and being raised by a single mother, being the first in his family to go to college, but then being placed on academic probation. We talk about coming out as a gay Latino, and ultimately finding his path in mental health and culturally-responsive care.

This is a conversation about resilience, the importance of mental health, and building healing spaces for our communities.

Music

Jazzaddict’s Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-fogg Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro Music promoted by Audio Library

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