Supporting Newcomers: Trauma, Acculturation, and Healing with Liliana Baylon 🌱

🌍 In this insightful episode, Lisa Dion welcomes back Liliana Baylon, a bilingual English and Spanish multicultural therapist, to dive deep into the experiences of newcomers, including migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. They discuss the shift from using "migrants" to "newcomers" and the complex challenges these individuals face, from migration trauma to acculturation stress and assimilation struggles 🌱. Liliana shares over a decade of clinical experience with the LatinX community, offering valuable insights on how therapists can create culturally aware, curious, and compassionate spaces for healing. 🧠💖

In this conversation, you'll learn:

The importance of shifting language from "migrants" to "newcomers" 📚
How to support newcomers in therapeutic settings 🤝
Addressing the multifaceted traumas experienced by newcomers 🌎
How acculturation stress affects mental health 💥
The role of racism, bias, and cultural identity in healing 🌈
Tips for inclusive intake processes 📝
Liliana's TedEx talk on assimilation and cultural identity 🎤

Whether you're a therapist working with newcomers or seeking to understand these complex experiences, this episode offers actionable advice and deep understanding to enrich your practice. 🎯

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