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Susana Marquez, LMFT, is the founder of Me Myself N Mommy Therapeutic Services, a private practice in Long Beach, CA. The practice focuses on Latina maternal mental health. Due to her personal struggles with postpartum depression and anxiety, Susana opened up a practice that specializes in providing education, support, and resources to Latina mothers and their families on what maternal mental health is and the importance of a mother\u2019s mental and emotional wellbeing. Her mission is to bridge the gap between Latina mothers and mental health support while bringing awareness to the real issues they face both culturally and socially.\nShow Highlights:\n\nThe hard adjustment and loneliness she felt while she experienced postpartum depression and anxiety following the birth of her son in 2014\n\nHow her culture expects mothers to deal with motherhood issues and not need extra support\xa0\n\nWhy she couldn\u2019t share her dark and negative feelings and shut down from everyone\n\nHow the sudden, tragic loss of her father sent her spiraling out of control\n\nHow she put herself on the back burner and didn\u2019t care for herself or process her grief and anxiety\n\nLiving with the myth that \u201ctime heals all wounds\u201d\n\nDealing with grief, triggers, and having no one to connect with\n\nHow a colleague insisted that she see a therapist for help and how he changed everything for her\n\nThe pressure on Latina moms as they are compared and held to the highest standard of motherhood in the Virgin Mary\n\nHow Susana wanted to put her clinical skills and education to use to help other Latina moms\n\nRealizing what is missing in services and resources for Latina moms\n\nHow she reached out to provide classes and education in her area\n\nOffering something for free and still being turned down\n\nRaising awareness and erasing the stigmas\n\n\u201cLatinx\u201d---the new gender-neutral term\n\nFeeling like what you\u2019re doing is \u201cnot enough\u201d\n\nCultural specifics that make postpartum a challenging time for Latinx moms\n\nIn Latina culture, there is not room for setting healthy boundaries and limits\n\nHow Susana is reaching out to moms and spreading the word about available resources\n\nWorking with doulas to provide info to pregnant moms and not waiting for postpartum problems to appear\n\nWhy maternal mental health is not a \u201cone size fits all\u201d issue\n\nWhat Susana wants Latina/Latinx moms and the providers who support them to know\n\nSusana\u2019s biggest takeaway for Latina moms: Ask for help\n\nSusana\u2019s biggest takeaway for providers: Ask how cultural traditions may play into a lack of support for Latina moms\n\n\xa0\nResources:\nwww.memyselfnmommy.com\nFind Susana on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter: Me Myself N Mommy