Jackie Garcia founded TherapyLux in 2020 in an effort to promote the understanding of generational trauma.
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“That was really the purpose,” Garcia said. “Like, how can I utilize this space so we can collectively heal together?”“We were going through a pandemic and I wanted to also utilize my voice and provide a platform where, you know, the Latinx and the Latinos felt seen,” Garcia said.“Many truths can coexist at the same time,” Garcia said. “Our parents did the best they could with the resources that they had, and sometimes they didn’t meet our emotional needs.
“I was in middle school and all of my behaviors and symptoms started showing,” Garcia said. “My dad was the brave one who said, ‘I think we can’t do it alone — we may have to seek professional help,’” Garcia said.“I went no-contact with my parents and I was running away from that home,” Garcia said. “To find out this year, this year I was like, ‘Dad, I need you — Dad, I need you.’”
She wants others in the Latino community — her primary clientele — to understand that “when you work on yourself and you implement change, your whole environment tends to change with you.”
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