Welcome to Floreciendo Fuerte – Blooming Strong.
This space is dedicated to exploring mental health through the lens of culture, community, and healing. Here, we share insights, resources, stories, and practical tools to understand mental wellness, celebrate our roots, and grow stronger together. Whether you’re curious about mental health practices or looking for ways to integrate culture into healing, you’re in the right place.
February 11, 2026
Struggling with Anxiety in Oakland or the Bay Area?
Anxiety can show up as constant overthinking, racing thoughts, difficulty sleeping, or feeling on edge. Many adults carry anxiety connected to past trauma, life transitions, or postpartum changes.
As a Bay Area trauma therapist, I provide EMDR and trauma-informed therapy for adults navigating anxiety, nervous system dysregulation, and stress. Online therapy is available throughout California.
If you're ready for support, reach out to schedule a consultation.
February 12, 2026
How To Feel a Feeling
NOTICE a feeling
ALLOW the feeling
OPEN to the feeling
BE with the feeling
STAY with it until it changes
offer yourself COMPASSION
decide how you want to respond (not react)
February 17, 2026
Postpartum Support Group for BIPOC Moms
Facilitated by psychotherapists and mothers, this group centers community knowledge, collective care, and mindfulness as pathways to healing, connection, and resilience. Together, we’ll explore the full spectrum of emotions and experiences without judgment, urgency, or pressure to “do motherhood right,” recognizing that safety, choice, and empowerment are essential. Through shared reflection, culturally responsive practices, and mutual support, participants are invited to engage in ways that feel aligned with their values and lived experiences. We will focus on cultivating self-compassion, navigating and managing stress, and strengthening connection to self, baby, and community.
Thursdays, March 12 - April 30, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Sliding scale $300 - $500 for a series of 8 sessions.
Scholarship available, email to leonora@daughterofsamoa.life for more information.