Dr. Charleanea Arellano

She Is Mother

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Dr. Charleanea Arellano, Psychologist & Board-Certified Life Coach with 30 years of experience, tackles real-life challenges to transform our struggles into powerful stories of growth and resilience. With her expertise, wisdom, and personal experience, Dr. Arellano offers a compassionate yet no-nonsense approach to help you deal with the real sh*t in life. She is Mother isn’t just another meandering mental health podcast; it’s a brave space where we tackle the messy parts of life head-on. It's your personal look into the therapy session, wherever you are.

Author

Dr. Charleanea Arellano

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Education

Podcast website

www.drcharleanea.com

Latest episode

Jan 2, 2026

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Episodes

Feeling Behind? How to Make 2026 Better 02.01.2026

Feeling like you didn't measure up in 2025? In the final episode of this season, Dr. Charleanea Arellano shares how to deal with the feelings of failure that many people have and how to move forward to make 2026 your year.

How To Focus on What's In Your Control 20.11.2025

Dr. Charleanea explains a lesson many of her clients have had to learn in relationships and work: stop trying to control anyone and anything other than yourself. She breaks down the difference between what's in your control, what's not in your control, and what you can influence and uses her own story to show you how to live a better life.

The Key to Getting Out of a Rut? Change the Story You're Telling Yourself 06.11.2025

Something bad happens and you feel like you have no control. Your old ways don't help... The only way out? Change the story that's in your head. Psychologist and Life Coach Dr. Charleanea on the importance of taking a step and checking yourself if you really want to change your life.

When It's Time to Quit Your Job: Stress, Toxic Management, and Being Your Own Boss 31.10.2025

Work stress has real mental and physical consequences. With jobs getting more and more stressful, when is it time to quit? Psychologist Dr. Charleanea shares her story on the stress and anxiety she faced before jumping ship. Part 1 of 2.

A Psychologist's Take on Money Fear and Anxiety 24.10.2025

We're all struggling in this economy. But the stress and anxiety related to money and job issues shouldn't prevent us from living a good life. Psychologist Dr. Charleanea sits down with Esteban to talk about her journey from living in fear to where she is today.🌈 Website: https://www.drcharleanea.com/🚀 Connect with Us:📱 Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @drcharleanea📘 Like us on Faceb...

If You're Struggling Just to Keep Up, PAUSE 17.10.2025

Feeling like you're never doing enough? Comparing yourself to others? Feeling stressed about all that you need to do just to stay afloat? Dr. Charleanea Arellano talks about what you need to do... is pause.

The #1 Way to Deal with Difficult Emotions 09.10.2025

Psychologist Dr. Charleanea on why fighting pain and hard feelings just makes it worse and how to embrace it to live a happier life. This is the She is Mother Podcast. 🌈 Website: https://www.drcharleanea.com/📱 Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @drcharleanea

How to ACTUALLY Manage Chronic Pain: Physical, Mental, Emotional | Psychologist Dr. Charleanea 02.10.2025

What you've been told about dealing with pain is wrong. In this podcast episode, Dr. Charleanea and Esteban talk about the power of embracing and using pain rather than pushing it away.

Why It's Never Enough: Comparison and Feeling Like a Failure 25.09.2025

When you feel like it's never enough and you aren't where you want to be, what do you do? Psychologist Dr. Charleanea Arellano tells you what to focus on.🌈 Website: https://www.drcharleanea.com/📱 Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @drcharleanea

Conquer Your Inner Saboteur: The Story You're Telling Yourself 19.09.2025

When the stories you've been telling yourself bring you down, what should you do? Psychologist Dr. Charleanea teaches you how to not runaway from your inner saboteur, but to channel it.🌈 Website: https://www.drcharleanea.com/📱 Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @drcharleanea

Toxic Positivity Doesn't Work- Here's How to Cope Instead 11.09.2025

Psychologist and Life Coach Dr. Charleanea and her son talk about ways to talk so a loved one who has toxic positivity and what to do instead.

How to Stop Toxic Positivity and What to Do Instead 04.09.2025

In this episode of the She Is Mother, Dr. Charleanea uses her expertise as a clinical psychologist and life coach to explain why toxic positivity is unproductive, how to think differently about it, and what we can do instead to help ourselves. 

15. How a Psychologist Deals with Anxiety and Hustling: Advice 26.08.2025

In this episode of She Is Mother, Dr. Charleanea Arellano explains how SHE deals with the stress and anxiety of hustle culture and recommends a new alternative.

14. "Hustling" Leads to Burnout. How to Stop It and What to Do Instead 19.08.2025

There's a difference between "hustling" and working hard towards achieving your goals. Dr. Charleanea and Esteban explain why we should avoid the former and how to do the latter. Listen to the previous episodes of the 90-Day Journey to help you achieve your professional and everyday goals.

13. How to Overcome Immigrant Family Trauma and Prioritize Yourself 12.08.2025

Strategies from Psychologist Dr. Charleanea. How do you put yourself first when your family taught you not to? What can you do when you notice similarities between yourself and your parents that aren't healthy? Dr. Charleanea and Esteban discuss findings about the effect of family trauma and adversity on individuals and give you strategies that you need to prioritize yourself in order to be the be...

12. Immigrant Family, Intergenerational Trauma, & Culture | When It's Time to Put Yourself First 05.08.2025

When is it the right time to choose yourself, especially when your culture and family want otherwise? Dr. Charleanea and Esteban dive deep into her journey of breaking free from intergenerational trauma and family expectations. Growing up, pursuing a college education felt like an act of betrayal to her Latino roots—but Dr. Charleanea chose herself anyway. In this episode, she opens up about the c...

11. How to Stop Perfectionism and People-Pleasing at Work 29.07.2025

Perfectionism, People-pleasing, performance. These are all survival skills we've learned in the workplace. But what happens when these harm us? Dr. Charleanea and Esteban discuss how to not let your work take advantage of you and come out being empowered.#empowerment #psychologist #psychology #jobs #worklifebalance PART 3 of the 90-Day Challenge to OWN YOUR STORY with Dr. Charleanea. Listen to...

10. Your Body is Trying to Tell You Something. Don't Ignore It | 90-Day Challenge #2 22.07.2025

What is your body telling you right now? Are you listening to it? The stories we tell ourselves can have a physical effect on us. Dr. Charleanea shares why its important to be aware of this and how to take control of our story and body before they take control of us. 🌈 Website: https://www.drcharleanea.com/🚀 Connect with Us:📱 Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @drcharleanea

9. The Story You're Telling Yourself is Wrong- Ditch it to Claim Your Power | INTRODUCING THE 90-DAY CHALLENGE TO OWN YOUR STORY 10.07.2025

In this episode of SHE IS MOTHER, Dr. Charleanea Arellano talks about conquering her trauma by changing the stories she told herself and teaches you how to do the same in the first installment in a new 90-Day program to OWN YOUR STORY. Follow along each week as we embark on this journey together.

8. I Pushed Against the System and Became "The First" 03.06.2025

“The Firsts” are trailblazers. They're the first people in their families and communities to do it— go to college, get the job, become the leader, etc. But for people who don’t fit the traditional mold, being the first can be hard in an increasingly divided society. Dr. Charleanea is a First herself , and she work with clients who are also the First. They are women, BIPOC people, immigrants, and q...

7. How to DECOLONIZE Your Mental Health (with Dr. Han Ren) 13.05.2025

Dr. Han Ren (she/they, Ph. D) is a different kind of psychologist. She works to decolonize mental health and what we know about therapy using practices informed by intersectionality, anti-oppression, and liberation. How can people with hyphenated identities across the BIPOC, queer, and immigrant communities both express themselves authentically and protect themselves in the post-DEI political trai...

6. How Therapy Does LGBTQ+ and BIPOC People Wrong (with Luis Cornejo) 29.04.2025

In this special episode, Dr. Charleanea sits down with Luis Cornejo (he/they) , therapist, speaker, model, and host dedicated to helping LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities. The two talk about the hard truths of the mental health field and why they both decided to leave the systems that often work against the people they promise to help, especially BIPOC and LGBTQ+ people. The two queer therapists have s...

5. Own It: Overcoming Self Doubt and Taking Up Space 09.04.2025

In this episode of  She Is Mother, Dr. Charleanea interviews her client whom she has coached over years, Esperansa Cervantes aka Espi. Since being in middle school, Espi has committed herself to being a champion of opportunity for low-income people of color in her community in Colorado, creating a program at only 13 to save her middle school from being shut down. However, even today, she struggles...

4. A Musician’s Journey: Transforming Pain Into Purpose 25.03.2025

In this episode of She is Mother, singer and songwriter Angie Stevens walks us through her journey with suicide and depression in her family and her own life. Together, she and Dr. Charleanea dive into their relationship that started out in the therapy room and has since become a deep and lasting friendship. Can creating heal trauma? What is the impact of therapy and coaching? How can we move forw...

3. Trans Identity, Joy, and Healing 11.03.2025

Now more than ever, trans and nonbinary people must be protected and recognized. In this episode, Dr. Charleanea speaks with Bailey Buckles, transgender activist and outdoor adventurer + athlete. The two talk about Bailey's journey through loss and love in becoming exactly who she is, dealing with addiction, and coming to the outdoors as a source of healing. Talking about the things that matte...

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