Healing Through Advocacy

This episode discusses the concept of "hyper-independence" among Latina women, exploring how the cultural expectation of strength and resilience can lead to emotional suppression and difficulty seeking support. Natalie Gutierrez, LMSW shares her personal experiences and aims to challenge this narrative, promoting emotional expression and well-being for Latina women.

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Natalie Gutierrez, LMSW (She/ Her) is a Licensed Psychotherapist within group private practice and current doctoral student at the University of Kentucky’s Online Doctorate of Social Work (DSW)  Program. Natalie serves as a Part-Time Program Coordinator for Emotions Matter, a Non-Profit dedicated to providing advocacy, fundraising and support groups to individuals and communities living with Borderline Personality Disorder. Natalie is also the host of her own podcast called “Tea Time Podcast” where she meets with other professionals and leaders in the mental health field to discuss Social Work, Mental Health, social justice issues, and more important topics relevant to the field. Natalie proudly identifies as Dominican-American.

Natalie is passionate about working with and serving adolescents and young adults, BIPOC individuals, immigrant communities, LGBTQIA+ communities. Additionally, Natalie specializes in working with clients through processing trauma, PTSD and CPTSD, grief, anxiety, depression, life transitions, women’s health issues, women’s reproductive health, and relationship issues. 

Natalie received her Masters in Social Work from Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services and her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from SUNY College at Old Westbury.

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D'Andrah Almanzar, LMSW is a Substance Abuse Prevention Intervention Specialist with NYC Department of Education and the host of Healing Through Advocacy Podcast. In this episode, host D'Andrah Almanzar, LMSW dives into her journey in graduate school, working full-time and being a student full-time while balancing an internship. For more podcast updates, follow @healing.throughadvocacy