Slow Down, And Sit With It

In this next episode, we hear from Mayte Villalba, a medical assistant, and owner of Resiliently Beautiful. 

Mayte bravely talks about what it was like to engage in her healing journey after years of holding it all in. She reflects on her experience with bullying in high school, turning into the head of the household after her parents separated, and becoming a mother figure to both her siblings and mom. Mayte also shares what it was like to grow up with an alcoholic father and later using alcohol as a coping mechanism in her own life. Mayte opens up about her sexual assault and how she sought out therapy and other supports in college only to lose all of that after being dropped from school for poor grades. 

Mayte recounts what it was like to be admitted to a psych ward following a suicide attempt, and later fighting the stigma associated with taking medication after deciding that it was something she needed. Mayte shares how she found refuge in art therapy while in the hospital and how she decided to launch her own small business, Resiliently Beautiful, as a means of turning her pain into something nice. She suggests that people not pack their pain in until exploding but instead find ways of taking it out gradually through activities such as writing, working out, reading, and art. Mayte also emphasizes the importance of learning to slow down and sitting with our emotions.

Be sure to connect and support Mayte via:

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ResilientlyBeautiful 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/resiliently.beautiful/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Resilientlybeautiful

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayte-villalba-rma-cpt-a1a62a178/