Immigration, Identity, Motherhood & Healing with Rosa Casquino

Rosa Casquino shares her journey from growing up an undocumented immigrant and surviving childhood trauma to becoming a licensed clinical social worker, mother, and advocate. She opens up about resilience, healing, and the spiritual and therapeutic tools that helped her and that she uses to help others, including EMDR, internal family systems, and psychedelic-assisted therapy. 

Rosa’s story is a powerful reminder of what it means to rise and reclaim one's identity, voice, and purpose. 

Key Takeaways

• Resilience is not innate; it is nurtured through support systems, education, and self-belief.
• Therapy modalities like EMDR and psychedelic-assisted treatment can access and heal deep trauma.
• Immigrant experiences are layered with sacrifice, loss, and strength — and deserve more awareness and support.
• Healing from trauma is a lifelong journey, best undertaken with compassion, self-awareness, and community.
• Children thrive when they feel safe, seen, and supported — including in their gender and sexual identities.
• Spirituality can be a powerful anchor for healing — separate from dogma or institutional religion.

About:  Rosa Casquino is a bilingual Latinx Licensed Clinical Social Worker, trauma therapist, speaker, and trainer. She specialises in supporting survivors of childhood sexual abuse, narcissistic abuse, and immigration trauma. Rosa integrates lived experience with clinical expertise to guide Latinx and immigrant communities through healing.

Connect at:  Website, Instagram, Tiktok

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 2:36 The Journey from Peru
• 3:37 Growing up in an Immigrant Community in California
• 6:33 Domestic Violence and Abuse
• 8:44 School as the Safe Space
• 13:54 Sacrificing for a New Life
• 18:58 A Child's Understanding of Being Undocumented
• 21:28 Early Marriage, Motherhood & Purpose in Career
• 23:50 Parenting Children with Special Needs
• 30:43 A Valuable Lesson - the Privilege of Education
• 34:22 Supporting LGBTQIA+ Children with Compassion
• 36:46 Navigating Faith & Spirituality
• 41:39 Daily Wellness Tools
• 43:56 Therapies for Trauma Stuck in the Body
• 48:52 Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy with Ketamine
• 55:26 Immigration Advocacy & Support
• 1:02:30 Three Main Pivot Points in Life
• 1:06:18 Simple Wellness Practices for Listeners
• 1:12:35 Advice for Parents of Special Needs Children
• 1:16:29 We Are Never Beyond or Too Old for Healing
• 1:17:44 Connecting with Rosa & Closure