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The "INFLUENCE" we wield as Fathers with Nathan Padilla
Nathan Padilla is a licensed counselor with La Familia Mental Health Services..
When a young man becomes a father before he is ready, Padilla is there to mentor him and teach him how to be the kind of father he truly wants to be. Padilla says “As a single father who started in recovery I can see where these young men are coming from.”
Drug-addicted and living without any focus or purpose, Padilla found out as a teen he was going to be a father. The thought of not being there to raise his son was enough to scare Padilla straight.
Over the past 17 years, Padilla has earned a few college degrees, and raised a son who makes him more than proud.
Nathan truly understands that many members of society have never learned how to deal with painful emotions, how to believe in themselves, what to expect from participating in the political process and how to get things done within it, or how to maintain a sense of self when things get tough.
“We address generations of problems, and we help people to develop new ways of being. This is not rehabilitation, this is habilitation.”
Padilla says, “Everybody has unique handling instructions.
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Nathan Padilla is a licensed counselor with La Familia Mental Health Services..
When a young man becomes a father before he is ready, Padilla is there to mentor him and teach him how to be the kind of father he truly wants to be. Padilla says “As a single father who started in recovery I can see where these young men are coming from.”
Drug-addicted and living without any focus or purpose, Padilla found out as a teen he was going to be a father. The thought of not being there to raise his son was enough to scare Padilla straight.
Over the past 17 years, Padilla has earned a few college degrees, and raised a son who makes him more than proud.
Nathan truly understands that many members of society have never learned how to deal with painful emotions, how to believe in themselves, what to expect from participating in the political process and how to get things done within it, or how to maintain a sense of self when things get tough.
“We address generations of problems, and we help people to develop new ways of being. This is not rehabilitation, this is habilitation.”
Padilla says, “Everybody has unique handling instructions.