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Latinx Therapy

Break the Stigma: Self-Forgiveness Conquers All

Latinx Therapy

Adriana Alejandre

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8601 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Listen to our second Break the Stigma guest, Pam Covarrubias, as she discloses about her journey towards forgiveness with various experiences, including abandonment from her father, a toxic relationship with an ex, her mentality after the break-up from this toxic relationship and sexual assault. She gives her perception on reporting her sexual assault experience. In this segment, Pam also dives into the discrimination during her college years in the Midwest. See the resources below for the sexual assault bilingual hotline. 

Trigger Warning: This segment includes Pam's personal experience with sexual assault.  

Pam can be found on Instagram: @CafeconPAMpodcast, or @Cobiux. To learn more about Pam’s creations, visit her website: www.spreadideasmovepeople.com

Find me @LatinxTherapy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Venmo. Email me at latinxtherapypodcast@gmail.com for any questions or resources.

I want to thank Cynthia Navarro for donating for today’s segment. She has an Etsy store that offers party supplies and gift décor, please check her out at OhSoLivelyStudio. Thank you, Cynthia!

Resources:

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, RAINN (the rape, abuse & incest national network)  is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization that has many programs to help survivors and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.

  • Sexual Assault 24/7 Bilingual Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 (They have a live chat available)
  • https://www.rainn.org/

Dreamers Roadmap App- A place where DREAMERS can find scholarships for college. 

 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone.

0:16.0

In this second, break the stigma segment, I speak with Pam Kovarubias the podcast host of Cafe Con Pam and designer, actually, of my podcast logo.

0:27.2

I want to give a trigger warning to those of you that are listening right now and have a hard time hearing about sexual assault experiences.

0:34.6

Right off the bat, I want to let you all know because I genuinely care and it's very

0:40.0

important for you all to take care of yourself. So if you know that you get triggered by hearing of

0:46.7

others people's sexual assault experiences, then this episode might not be appropriate to listen to

0:53.4

at this time.

0:54.5

So if you go through and listen to the episode and get triggered,

0:58.4

or if you're already triggered by listening to me,

1:01.5

you're welcome to reach out to myself, Pam,

1:03.9

or the number that I'm leaving in the show notes.

1:06.9

In this segment, we explore Pam's path of forgiveness with various areas of her life, beginning with her father during her childhood.

1:14.9

She opens up about the discrimination she experienced in college and discloses about her toxic relationship with her ex and tells us about who she met that helped her change the direction of her life.

1:27.4

She talked about where her mentality was change the direction of her life. She talked about

1:28.0

where her mentality was after the breakup and her experience with sexual assault and her

1:33.3

overall journey towards healing. Let's meet Pam. Pam Kovarubias is a San Diego-based documentary

1:40.3

photographer, brand strategist, podcast host, and storyteller at heart who works with

1:45.7

individuals to help them develop their personal and professional identities while staying true to

1:51.0

their story. She is an accomplished graphic designer, photographer, motivational speaker, spiritual

1:56.6

healer, and mixed media artist. As a creative as well as a strategic marketer, she has keen sense of

2:03.5

how to blend creativity and practicality to create the best results for her clients. Pam's mission is to

2:10.1

spread ideas, move people. Pam believes in the power of storytelling and by sharing her own

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