Mariela used to be the family peacekeeper, but as she learns to acknowledge negative emotions and embrace healthy conflict, she's facing resistance from her Mexican mom. And therapist Nicole Linardi helps us understand the impact sibling order has on relationships, and offers tips for negotiating family expectations.

Featured Expert: 

Dr. Nicole Linardi is a Bilingual (English/Spanish) Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a Masters in Science degree from Nova Southeastern University. She graduated with her Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University and is dually trained as a Person-Centered and Systemic thinker, utilizing both frameworks in supporting those who are marginalized, face oppression, and other daily challenges. Dr. Linardi enjoys working with teens, couples, individuals, and families. She specialize in working with survivors of trauma, serious mental illness, the elderly, parent-child interaction, and marital conflictnd healing. Learn more about her work and private practice here.

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