Seven generations of women live in your body. Their stories shape how you move through the world – from the constant urge to stay busy to the guilt that strikes during moments of rest.
This one hour video platica dives into the science behind your inherited patterns of perfectionism, people-pleasing, and perpetual motion.
Sound Familiar?
I’m Cynthia Perez, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and I spent years thinking these patterns were just “who I am” – until I discovered they were stories written in my genes.
In this free 60-minute training, I share how historical and cultural patterns show up in your nervous system. You’ll learn why:
❤︎ Understanding Marianismo: The cultural expectations that shape how women from Spanish-colonized cultures move through the world
❤︎ The Science of Inheritance: How epigenetics influences our nervous system responses
❤︎ Your Body's Wisdom: The connection between ancestral protection and present-day behaviors
❤︎ Practical Tools: Somatic approaches for working with inherited patterns
Marianismo is a complex legacy born from colonialism – a set of rules that taught our grandmothers and mothers to survive through sacrifice. Their bodies learned these lessons so well that the pattern lives in our cells today.
This inheritance shows up in ways we’ve never connected: The constant drive to care for others before ourselves. The guilt that comes with rest. The feeling that our bodies aren’t quite our own.
Epigenetics shows us how trauma and survival strategies pass through generations at a cellular level. Understanding this helps explain why certain family patterns feel impossible to break, and why healing needs to happen at the level of body, not just mind.
Cynthia Alonzo Perez, LCSW, transforms how we understand cultural inheritance and healing. As a first-generation daughter of immigrants from Yucatan, Mexico, she spent years exploring why productivity felt safer than stillness, and why helping others came easily while receiving help felt impossible.
Her breakthrough came at the intersection of neuroscience and ancestral wisdom. Through her practice, Rooted in Reflection, she guides others in understanding their inherited patterns, blending modern psychology with cultural healing practices.
With 14 years of experience across Los Angeles’s healthcare systems, Cynthia brings both clinical expertise and lived understanding to her work. She’s the creator of the “Confetti All Around” podcast, author of multiple books including “My Marianismo: Nurturing Myself from Root to Bloom,” and was nominated as “Visionary Therapist” by Latinx Therapy in 2023.
Her framework emerges from both her professional training and personal journey, offering a path for transforming generational patterns into sources of strength. Through therapy, courses, and trainings, she helps others decode the stories their bodies carry and access wisdom that’s older than words.
Cynthia Perez, LCSW, is the founder of Rooted in Reflection. Podcast Host, Author and creative, she’s an expert in intergenerational trauma and bilingual, culturally sensitive therapy, offering transformative workshops and retreats. Learn More
Map how colonization shaped your inheritance and choose what to carry forward.
For daughters breaking cycles.
