Cindy Shu (Interview)

Art by Sam Liacos.

Licensed marriage and family therapist on the importance of boundaries when reevaluating relationships and self-care coming full circle.

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Kate Viernes (Interview)

Art by Sam Liacos.

Psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker on holding space for all parts of us and having compassion when reevaluating relationships.

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Marian Isel Barragán (Interview)

Art by Sam Liacos.

Reiki healer and health coach on honoring heartbreak and being patient when unlearning generational beliefs.

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Elizabeth Okwirry Mitchell (Interview)

Art by Sam Liacos.

Life coach and Love In Translation podcast guest on observing our thoughts and the importance of staying present.

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Zaire Ali (Interview)

Art by Sam Liacos.

Health educator, Ed.M., and graduate student on maintaining our support systems during our “new normal” and feeling safe enough to be vulnerable.

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Devi Brown (Interview)

Art by Sam Liacos.

Founder of Karma Bliss, multimedia storyteller, and wellness expert on navigating our new normal with a sense of surrender, ease, and acceptance.

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Bijay Minhas (Interview)

Licensed therapist and life coach on how to practice mindfulness and self-compassion during uncertain, stressful times.

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Isha Metzger (Interview)

Art by Sam Liacos.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Assistant Professor at University of Georgia, and Director of The EMPOWER Lab on how to cope with heartbreak during quarantine and signs of anxiety. 

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Paula Sinisterra (Interview)

Art by Sam Liacos.

Atlanta-based therapist and co-host of mental health podcast, Pretty Mental, on the importance of social support and the manifestation of heartbreak.

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Della V. Mosley (Interview)

Art by Sam Liacos.

Assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida on building an emotional wellness toolkit and self-compassion.

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Riana Elyse Anderson (Interview)

Art by Sam Liacos.

Assistant Professor in the Health Behavior and Health Education Department in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan on developing new coping mechanisms and processing repetitive trauma.

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Erica Woodland (Interview)

Art by Sam Liacos.

Founding Director of the National Queer & Trans Therapist of Color Network on how he’s utilized his role in the movement to help others detangle trauma and the work in organizing Black trans people have done.

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Asha Tarry (Interview)

Illustration by Sam Liacos.

Life Coach and Mental Health Therapist on vulnerability and how the Black community can process repetitive trauma.

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Editor’s Letter (Newsletter Series)

Photography by Ramshah Kanwal.

Weekly editor’s notes, featured in our Patreon newsletter, that cover the thoughts of ILY founder, Erika Ramirez.

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