A mental health journey to maximize your potential | Dr. Peter Rios

Erica speaks to Dr. Peter Rios, about his upbringing, the importance of authenticity and identity in community and mental health professions.  He talks about his journey with mental health, his childhood, relationship, and struggles that affect his work.

• Maximizing your potential & authenticity no matter where you came from.
• The journey to better mental health within cultural beliefs 
• The importance of family to work toward better mental health
• How religion, culture and mental health can work together 
• Madamismo, machismo, and rethinking rolls

Guest Bio: 

Dr. Peter Rios has consulted at institutions such as Harvard University, the Lilly Endowment, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. He has been a lecturer at Penn State, Colorado State, and the Pacific School of Religion at Berkeley. His passion for leadership and personal development, and organizational change stems from his own transformational experience after overcoming trauma at an early age and embarking on an unprecedented journey of healing, self-discovery, and professional development. Peter is on a mission along with his spouse, Dr. Ruby Gonzalez-Rios, to build and develop people so they can maximize their potential and live healthy, fulfilled lives. 

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