The Shame & Anxiety Behind Cleaning
Latinx Therapy
Adriana Alejandre
4.8 • 601 Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2019
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Today we discuss an important cultural value, cleaning. It may not be realized but the manner in which we are taught to clean and why we clean has mental health implications that go unnoticed because it’s done on an automatic and/or daily basis. For a lot of people in our community, cleaning is one of the elements that gives us status, or perhaps one of the things that we truly have control over. We discuss the shame that cleaning has had, the insecurities of asking for cleaning help, or even hiring cleaning help, where resentment comes from when there is a lack of help, cleaning when it comes to children & how to reconcile cleaning styles with others you live with.
Our Guest: Lorena Salazar is a first-generation Latina raised in Inglewood California. She specializes in adult children and spouses who are caring for an elder adult and/or someone with a degenerative disease such as Alzheimer’s, and has a practice in Torrence, CA. She grew up in a Mexican household where mental health was never addressed or even acknowledged, instead it was seen as a “personal flaw” or personal characteristic. Lorena’s mom was a housecleaner, and realized that it was actually coping mechanism for the adults in her home. It wasn’t until recently that mental health has been discussed openly in her family.
To learn more about today’s guest, Lorena Salazar visit: www.mysouthbaytherapy.com
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Resources:
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- Cleaning for a Reason- Free for women battling cancer: https://cleaningforareason.org/
- Cleaning help for Seniors: Housing Authority- 1-866-557-7368
- Jewish Family Services Cleaning Assistance for Seniors- 213-383-2273
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Latinx Therapy. |
| 0:05.2 | The information shared in this podcast is not a substitute for seeking help from a licensed mental health professional and is not a substitute for psychological diagnosis or treatment. |
| 0:14.5 | I'm your host, Adriana Alejandra Alejandro, licensed marriage and family therapist. |
| 0:19.7 | Welcome back, everybody. |
| 0:21.4 | I am so excited for this topic because we are going to be talking about something that is done on a daily basis, if not hourly. |
| 0:30.8 | But we don't give it particular attention. |
| 0:34.1 | But first, let me go ahead and tell you about our guest. |
| 0:36.6 | We have Lorena Salazar, and she's |
| 0:38.3 | actually a licensed clinical social worker in Torrance, California. She specializes in adult children |
| 0:43.4 | and spouses who are caring for an elder adult and or someone with a degenerative disease, |
| 0:49.0 | like Alzheimer's. Lorraine is passionate about counseling individuals experiencing caregiver stress and Alzheimer's disease. |
| 0:57.2 | She's a first generation Latina, raised in Englewood, California. |
| 1:01.2 | She grew up in a Mexican household with her parents and siblings. |
| 1:04.8 | Mental health was never addressed or even acknowledged. |
| 1:07.9 | Instead, it was seen as something as a personal flaw or a personal characteristic. |
| 1:12.9 | And in terms of this topic, her mom was actually a house cleaner. |
| 1:15.8 | And Lorena realized that cleaning was a coping mechanism for the adults in her home, like |
| 1:21.6 | her mother. |
| 1:22.2 | It wasn't until recently that mental illness has been discussed openly with her family. |
| 1:27.8 | So let's get to know more about Lorena and this topic. |
| 1:31.8 | Welcome, Norena. |
| 1:32.6 | Hi, Adrenna. |
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