I am a 2nd generation Latina (Puerto Rican/Mexican) who grew up in a single parent home. The challenges I faced as a kid deeply impacted my mindsets around myself, how I viewed the world, and my relationship with money. In my early adulthood I made some major money mistakes, and as a result I lost my home, my car and all of my possessions. I believe this deep loss was an invitation by God to redefine what success meant to me. I began to walk through a financial literacy journey and learned how to budget and save, however even with these skills I was still struggling with how to thrive. I felt like there was a disconnect between what I was learning, and my self limiting beliefs. In 2018, I started therapy, met with a financial coach and got into community to better understand my story. Since then I’ve been on an intentional healing journey so that I can live a whole and healed life.

My own mental health journey has been a holistic process of learning to cope with the realities of my story, while finding ways to heal outside of just talk therapy. I’ve come to find healing through storytelling, creativity, and community. I long for Mentally Mutual to be a space that promotes community healing, so that we can collectively and individually heal.

Jasmine Lopez