"We're a Broken Family."

How to Talk to [Mamí & Papí] about Anything

English - July 19, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB
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Nathalie’s parents moved her and her siblings to Mexico as children and back to the U.S. later on. Those decisions had huge consequences for their emotional lives, which the family is now trying to understand. And, family therapist Catalina Fortich returns to help us reshape our "dominant narratives" to reconnect with loved ones—and ourselves.

Our expert this week is Catalina Fortich, a marriage and family therapist with her own private practice based in South Florida, Safe Place Therapy. Learn more about her work here. If you loved this episode, be sure to listen to She's Stuck in a Family Triangle and When Mamí & Papí Help Too Much,

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