Advocating for Yourself

For Latinas, it is hard to ask for help. We have learned this from our "do-it-all" mamas (grandmas or papas). Our mothers did it all and they did it without complaining. So how dare we ask for help? We, Latinas, learned to do-it-all ourselves. What we didn't learn was the Art of Asking or advocating for ourselves. But wait we did, we did learn about the art of asking , we just don't realize that we did. We learned how to ask for help for others. But not for ourselves. Asking for help [ for others ] is so ingrained in us that we don't even realize that we're doing it. Think back to the last time one of your loved ones needed something and I mean really needed something. You probably jumped in to help them ASAP, no questions asked, and you probably didn't even ASK people to help, YOU TOLD them to help! So then why is asking for ourselves the hardest thing to do? When it comes to you, your mouth is closed and you don’t dare ask for help