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Blog by Dr. Bryan on Mental Health, Culture, Couples & Love, and Life as a Psychologist.
Nepantlero from the Cradle: What Afrolatinidad Teaches Us About Belonging
Dr. Bryan explores what it means to be Afrolatino and Afroindigenous in a world that demands you choose. Drawing from personal experience and clinical practice, this piece examines how colonialism engineered systems of erasure through mestizaje and blanqueamiento, and how that erasure lives on in our families, our communities, and our sense of self.
Navigating Couples Therapy: Debunking Myths and Uncovering Benefits
This blog explores how to separate myth from reality, delving into some of the common misperceptions surrounding couples counseling and highlighting some of its often overlooked benefits. With the right information, individuals can determine whether couples therapy is a suitable solution for their relationship.
5 Ways Therapy Fails BIPOC Clients (And What Helps Instead)
Dr. Bryan examines why traditional therapy often misses BIPOC communities, drawing from clinical, teaching, and community-based work. This piece explores how culture is pathologized, trauma is individualized, and racism is minimized in the therapy room, while naming what actually supports healing through culturally responsive, decolonial, and race-conscious care.
Then They Came for Me
Dr. Bryan reflects on the fear and weaponization of denaturalization, drawing from personal experience as a former undocumented immigrant and naturalized citizen. This piece explores how citizenship is used as a tool of control and urges collective action to protect immigrant communities and democracy.
Choosing a Therapist as a Person of Color
In this blog, we explore key factors that BIPOC individuals should consider when selecting a therapist including acknowledging the significance of trauma and culturally responsive care.
When Men Cry
I now understand that crying is nothing to be ashamed of, but rather a natural part of being human. However, it was not always the case. Crying gives us an opportunity to process difficult emotions and emerge stronger than before. When we allow ourselves to freely express our feelings, we become kinder and more compassionate both towards others and ourselves. #InLakech
