How to Talk to [Mamí & Papí] about Anything
Society & Culture:Relationships
Mariela used to be the family peacekeeper, but as she learns to acknowledge negative emotions and embrace healthy conflict, she's facing resistance from her Mexican mom. And therapist Nicole Linardi helps us understand the impact sibling order has on relationships, and offers tips for negotiating family expectations.
Featured Expert:
Dr. Nicole Linardi is a Bilingual (English/Spanish) Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a Masters in Science degree from Nova Southeastern University. She graduated with her Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University and is dually trained as a Person-Centered and Systemic thinker, utilizing both frameworks in supporting those who are marginalized, face oppression, and other daily challenges. Dr. Linardi enjoys working with teens, couples, individuals, and families. She specialize in working with survivors of trauma, serious mental illness, the elderly, parent-child interaction, and marital conflictnd healing. Learn more about her work and private practice here.
If you liked this show listen to She's Opening Up to Mamí For the First Time and Oldest Daughter Is Tired of Being Everyone's Go-to.
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Her Intercultural Dating Makes Papí Nervous
Mom Tells Her to Pray Her Depression Away
Mom Is Pressuring Her to Buy a House
Passing Down Her Food Heritage in a New Country
Replicating Family Recipes That Were Never Written Down
Stepping Up from Guest to Host at Family Gatherings
Feeling Pressured to Eat What Loved Ones Cook
Cooking for a Loved One with Special Dietary Needs
When Family Holiday Cooking Turns Into a Showdown
Questioning Papí’s Food Choices
REPLAY: When Familism Hurts
REPLAY: They Want More Family Time but You Don't
Now Realizing She Was Abused As a Child
She Married a Man Against Mamí's Wishes
Writing a Memoir When Mamí Has a Different Version of the Story
She Walked Away from Her Dream Job, Now Needs to Explain Why
Finding His Mom's Lost Father
Should She Confront a Family Secret?
Papí is Dying, And She Fears Saying the Wrong Thing
Giving Advice to Parents
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