Are you truly healing… or just coping? In this episode, we unpack the subtle ways coping can disguise itself as healing — and how to tell the difference so you can move from surviving to truly living.

Sometimes, what feels like “healing” is really just us learning how to function around our pain. In this episode, we dive into the fine line between coping and truly healing — how to spot the difference, why it’s so easy to get stuck in survival mode, and what real healing actually looks and feels like.

If you’ve ever told yourself “I’m fine” but knew deep down you were avoiding the deeper work, this conversation is for you. Coping keeps you alive… but healing helps you live — and you deserve to live.

Mom guilt is something so many of us carry - quietly, heavily and often alone. In this episode of Still Here, we gently explore what mom guilt really is, where it comes from and how it often shows up in our day-to-day lives. We talk about the unrealistic expectations placed on mothers, the pressure to always be everything to everyone and the internalized belief that doing something for yourself means you’re falling short.

Together, we’ll challenge the narrative that says you’re not doing enough and begin to reclaim the truth: that you’re worthy of rest, joy and self-compassion - just as you are.

✨ You are not alone and you were never meant to carry this guilt by yourself.

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In this short, reflective episode, I pause to acknowledge the heartbreak so many are feeling as families are being torn apart by ICE. As a proud Mexican American Latina, as a mother, as someone still here—I couldn’t stay silent. This is not a typical episode, but it’s a necessary one.