Nazarena, Art Psychotherapist

04/16/2026

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04/16/2026

One of 17 children, she lived in a shack and devoted herself to needlework. Now her dazzling creations – showing everything from giant feet in Africa to the ‘fallen woman’ of Babylon – are being rediscovered

04/16/2026

Engaging in creativity can reduce depression, improve immunity and delay ageing – all while you’re having fun

04/16/2026

New technologies of reproduction are plundering the art world – and getting away with it

04/14/2026

I don’t think bad things happen to good people. I think bad things happen to everyone, and the way people respond to them is what makes them good. Because hardships are not selective. They find everyone, eventually. They do not measure your kindness before they arrive, nor do they spare you for the battles you’ve already survived. They simply come, and suddenly, you’re faced with a choice to let them harden you or to grow through them.

The real question is, what will you become after this?

What defines you isn’t what hurt you, but how you carry it. It’s choosing not to become the very thing that broke you. It’s learning to hold your pain without letting it spill onto others. Because at the end of the day, you always have a choice to be the reason someone else carries the same pain, or the reason they never have to.

04/12/2026

Some people are not genuinely searching for truth…
They are only committed to their version of the story — the version that protects their ego, justifies their actions, or makes them look good.

And when someone is invested in that kind of narrative, no amount of explaining, defending, or arguing will bring clarity.
Instead, it drains you emotionally, mentally, and even physically.

You may find yourself repeating the same points, hoping they’ll finally “get it.”
But you cannot force understanding where there is no willingness to listen.
You cannot create honesty where someone is afraid of accountability.
And you cannot build connection where someone chooses self-protection over truth.

Here’s what I want you to remember:

You do not need to defend your character to someone determined to misunderstand you.
You do not need to shrink yourself to fit someone’s denial.
And you do not need to carry guilt for someone else’s refusal to take responsibility.

Sometimes the healthiest, most mature thing you can do…
is to step back, protect your peace, and allow silence to speak for you.

Your emotional energy is too valuable to waste on battles that lead nowhere.
Choose conversations that heal, not arguments that exhaust.
Choose truth, even when others don’t.
Choose peace, even when they prefer chaos.

04/12/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Join Destination Hope from May 7th to 28th, 2026, for our Table Talk Thursdays. This is an educational series designed to engage families, alumni, professionals, and the general public on today's most pressing mental health topics. This year's theme is EMBRACING HOPE THROUGH HEALING, OPTIMISM, PURPOSE, AND EMPOWERMENT. For more information, contact us at 954-302-4281. destinationhope.com

04/06/2026

GOOD ONE!!!

Not being accountable sends a loud message.

04/06/2026

El contacto cero no es crueldad.
No es egoísmo.
No es inmadurez.
No es falta de amor.

Muchas veces, el contacto cero es la decisión más dolorosa, pero también la más sana, consciente y valiente que una persona puede tomar después de años de abuso, manipulación, gaslighting, difamación y destrucción emocional.

Nadie llega al contacto cero por capricho.
Se llega ahí después de haber intentado, soportado, explicado, perdonado, esperado y resistido demasiado.
Se llega ahí cuando la dignidad, la salud mental y la vida misma empiezan a depender de ese límite.

En culturas donde se glorifica a la familia a cualquier costo, donde se idealiza a los padres/madres y donde se enseña a tolerar el sufrimiento en silencio, poner fin al abuso se convierte en un acto profundamente contracultural. Por eso tantas personas que establecen contacto cero son juzgadas, incomprendidas y revictimizadas.

Pero la verdad es esta:
alejarse del abuso también es amor propio.
También es conciencia.
También es integridad.
También es sanar.

A veces, perder a la familia que te destruye es el primer paso para empezar a encontrarte a ti misma(o). Y aunque duela, esa decisión puede ser el inicio de una vida más libre, más digna y más verdadera.