The Latinx Guide to Liberation

Healing from Historical, Generational, and Individual Trauma

By: Vanessa Pezo

Narrated by: Vanessa Pezo

"Let us heal together. But first I invite you to take a breath."

The impact of colonialism, generational trauma, and individual trauma is often disregarded in the Latinx community. This pioneering guide addresses this trauma and takes Latinx readers on a journey of healing and liberation.. It explores what it means to have been systematically oppressed, how it impacts us, and how to change it. In doing so, this book challenges stereotypes, unravels the shame-based narratives around Latinx mental health, and refocuses the conversation around cultural empowerment, awareness, and transformation.

Each chapter is enriched with historically informed psychoeducation regarding the impact of various types of trauma on Latinx mental health. It also includes reflection questions and healing exercises to help readers process how they, their families, and communities have been impacted.

Accessible and interactive, this is an invaluable resource for Latinx people and mental health professionals working within the Latinx community.

©2025 Vanessa Pezo (P)2025 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

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PEZO drops the hardknock knowledge on all of us: a comprehensive review of what it is to be LATINX. No, this is NOT Mel Gibson’s ‘Apocalypto’. This is the real deal. And this book’s message transcends the struggles of Latin America and European colonialism. As a Persian-American, i could relate to the issues of trying to fit into the US American society. "In this country, American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate" —Toni Morrison.