Animoods

08/30/2025

Halima is doing well on the best seller rakings list related to self esteem and emotional regulation.

Let's get her higher in the ratings.

#3072 in Children's self esteem books.
#4700 in Children's books on emotions and feelings.

08/30/2025

Hello everyone and thank you for being a part of the ANIMOODS journey.

I have a quick ask.

If you have purchased a copy of Halima the Hyper Hippo, thank you.

Please take a few moments and give her a review on Amazon. We are attempting to give her a boost as we prepare to launch the second book in the series:

"PETRO THE PETRIFIED PLATYPUS"

As a thank you, we will have a raffle and everyone who completed a review will have the opportunity to win the beautiful basket I am putting together with tremendous intention.

The raffle will take place at the next book launch.

I will include the Amazon link and thank you 🙏🏽

Animoods is a vibrant children’s book series filled with rich ethnic diversity. The collection introduces adorable characters who share experiences as they learn how to navigate the complexities of emotional and behavioral regulation. The Author’s motivation for the Animoods collection is to inc...

08/18/2025

Mental Health Therapist, Holistic Coach, Author & Homestead Living 🌿

08/06/2025

Tools to Support Your Child's Mental Health

The Campaign's online Resource Directory is a rich library full of curated toolkits, activity sheets, information to support children across the lifespan, covering a variety of topics related to children's […]

08/06/2025

UPDATE #2

PETRO THE PETRIFIED PLATYPUS
is currently getting his final edits.

Petro has struggled with anxiety for most of his life. He welcomes you to join him on his journey as he learns how to understand and better manage his deepest fears.

Petro and his family are from Argentina. He loves playing his guitar and we are so excited for you to meet him.

08/06/2025

Hello beautiful friends and fans of Halima the Hyper Hippo.

As promised, a few exciting new updates

UPDATE #1 PARENTING WORKSHOPS

I will be offering workshops at my Denver office which will focus on equipping parents and caregivers with tools related to:

Social skills
Behavior Modification
Mood Regulation
Impulse Control

Inspired by:
Halima the Hyper Hippo

07/19/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/well/move/exercise-mental-health-depression.html?smid=url-share

Decades of research have established that movement has a positive effect on mental health.

07/11/2025

Mercedez Abreu obtuvo su maestría en Terapia Matrimonial, Familiar e Infantil en 2009.
Ha trabajado con una población diversa, con edades, orígenes culturales y necesidades de salud mental variadas. Mercedez cuenta con capacitación y experiencia en diversas modalidades de tratamiento, lo que le permite ofrecer un enfoque más personalizado según las necesidades y la trayectoria únicas de cada
individuo. Prefiere un enfoque más holístico centrado en el poder de la autoconciencia y las ocho dimensiones del bienestar, utilizando modalidades que se alinean con su enfoque holístico preferido. Mercedez siente una gran pasión por trabajar con personas y familias que se identifican como personas de color con la esperanza de reducir el estigma asociado con la salud mental en las comunidades BIPOC.
Mercedez comenzó su carrera como terapeuta bilingüe de salud mental en Savior
House, brindando terapia multisistémica a jóvenes en riesgo y sus familias.
Posteriormente, comenzó a trabajar para WellPower como terapeuta bilingüe,
atendiendo a personas con enfermedades mentales graves. Ha trabajado para
WellPower durante más de 14 años y ahora imparte talleres de prevención en todo
Denver.
Mercedez abrió su consultorio privado, SelahV Wellness, en 2011. Ofrece terapia,
coaching de bienestar y comparte su experiencia en conferencias organizadas para
individuos, comunidades y organizaciones. Recientemente publicó el primer libro de su
serie infantil, ANIMOODS, disponible tanto en español como en inglés. Esta colección
se centra en el bienestar emocional de los niños (de 3 a 8 años), a la vez que
promueve conversaciones sobre salud mental entre las familias de color.

07/10/2025

🎤✨ ¡Conoce a nuestros increíbles oradores! ✨🎤
En la Conferencia Sazonando la Salud Mental, te invitamos a ser parte de un espacio donde la sanación, la cultura y el conocimiento se entrelazan.
Este año, contamos con voces poderosas que están marcando la diferencia en nuestras comunidades:

👩🏽‍⚕️ Mercedez Abreu, MFT
🧔🏽 Alejandro Castro-Croy, LPC, LAC
👨🏼‍🏫 Bryan Contreras Zamora, LPC, Candidato PhD
👩🏾 Silvia Lazaro-Estala, LCSW
👩🏻 Lena Suarez Angelino, LCSW
👩🏼‍💼 Viviana Vethencourt, LMHC, LPC

Cada uno de ellos trae una visión única sobre salud mental, trauma, cultura, espiritualidad y sanación comunitaria. 🌿

📅 ¡Acompáñanos el 26 y 27 de septiembre en Denver, Colorado!
🎟️ Inscripciones en: www.sazonandolasaludmental.com

06/30/2025

Sazonando La Salud Mental is back and registrations are now open for the upcoming conference.

If you are a Mental Health provider and would like to attend the conference which will be offered fully in Spanish, please follow this page for information about the upcoming event.

Sazonando la Salud Mental is also offering 10 scholarships thanks to the Latinx Therapist Project.

03/27/2025

Updates coming soon.

Thanks to everyone who has chosen to stick around and for your continued support. Just know, my silence speaks volumes.

Stay tuned.

02/03/2025

https://uknow.uky.edu/uk-healthcare/breaking-stigma-postpartum-mental-health

UK HealthCare Breaking the stigma of postpartum mental health By Brittney Gray Jan. 27, 2025 Drazen Zigic, iStock / Getty Images Plus The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week...