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  Hispanic & Latinx Men and Mental Heath In part this is a letter to my father, brother, nephews, and son. On the other hand this is a letter to all those interested in learning about mental health and the correlation to Hispanic & Latinx communities.  I am currently in my freshmen year of college, taking ENG101, thinking it would just be simple assignments and tests that I would have to complete but in turn it's been so much more. One of our essays right now is writing about a singular life changing moment, in writing down a list of the moments that have impacted and changed me as an individual I'm left looking at list full of moments I shared with my father, my brother, and my son. The deeper I dived into picking my writing topic, the more I was able to relive these moments as an adult and see, in full clarity the impact that mental health and generational trauma had on the male members of my family. I didn't even realize before I started doing an analysis of all

The smell of a brand-new journal, I open it at its center and break the spine. I am instantly comforted by this; I look down at my newest journal and see endless possibilities for writing. Journaling to me has been more than just a hobby, it’s a passion. I started writing in cheap dollar store composition books in elementary school and just recently upgraded to higher quality journals from Archer & Olive .  From writing short stories about ghosts and monsters to using my journaling as a coping skill to keep the ghosts and monsters out.  Journaling started as a hobby but has grown be a part of my self-care and I do it for my emotional and mental health wellness. Journaling has been known to be incredibly beneficial in managing stress and coping with mental health issues like depression and anxiety. One of the best parts of journaling is reliving the best parts of your life as you write about the experience in detail, being completely honest and transparent with yourself. When writin

Learning about blogs and reading through almost 100 might have fried my brain but while it’s not entirely smush I’d thought I could talk about two that most stood out to me. One in a slightly negative way and one in a way that made me feel…at peace? There’s just something about clean and aesthetically pleasing things that brings me peace and the blog, cupcakesandcashmere definitely did just that. TMZ was the complete opposite, visually it was LOUD. It scrambled my brain and made me go right back to cupcakesandcashmere . CUPCAKESANDCASHMERE   The personal blog, cupcakesandcashmere was written for those seeking an aesthetically beautiful look into fashion, food, beauty, travel, décor and motherhood. I noticed while reading through some of the posts that they are all written by different women alongside the founder and CEO, Emily Schuman.                                                                                                                          Image Source  The organizat