A Hero's Welcome Podcast
A Hero’s Welcome Podcast
Hosted by Liliana Baylon and Maria Laquerre Diego, both LMFT-S and RPT-S
A Hero’s Welcome is a podcast for therapists, supervisors, and mental health professionals who want honest, culturally responsive conversations about clinical work, trauma, play therapy, supervision, and the humanity of being a helper. Each episode brings practical insight, real stories, and thoughtful reflection for clinicians who want to serve with depth, humility, and courage.
We discuss mental health topics, including psychotherapy models, clinical interventions, trauma-informed practices, and the role of cultural humility in therapeutic work. Our guests share their experiences serving children, families, and communities impacted by systemic stressors, offering insights and practical tools for fellow practitioners.
Whether you're looking to deepen your understanding of culturally competent care or seeking a community that values diversity and inclusion, A Hero’s Welcome offers a space for reflection, learning, and growth.
Hosts:
Liliana Baylon
liliana@lilianabaylon.com
Maria Laquerre-Diego
maria@anewhopetc.org
A Hero's Welcome Podcast
Latest Episodes
Why Child Healing Requires Parent Work And System Change with Waldo Winborn
We open with a simple image: sometimes you really do have to set things on fire. Not to destroy for fun, but to make room for a cleaner rebirth, the kind that doesn’t pretend the old “phoenix” left no ash behind. From there, we get practical fa...
Respect The Work Behind Clinical Presentations with Maria D & Liliana B
If you’ve ever watched a room light up with phone screens the moment a slide gets good, you already know the problem we’re naming today. We’re Maria and Liliana, and we’re done pretending that screenshotting trainings, recording workshops, and ...
Grief And OCD with Bryn Murphy
What if the heart of OCD isn’t just compulsion and control, but grief steady, daily, and often unnamed? We sit down with our returning guest, Bryn Murphy, a clinician who lives with OCD, to map the hidden losses that shape this diagnosis: time ...
Radical Self-Care For Leaders with Maria D & Liliana B
The fastest way to burn out in therapy is to believe you have to be available for everyone, all the time, no matter what your body is doing. We’ve both lived that lie, and after a powerful AAMFT leadership weekend, we can’t unsee what it costs....
Dissociation As Wisdom with Marshall Lyles
What if dissociation isn’t the enemy but a form of wisdom your nervous system uses to protect what’s most sacred? We sat down with Marshall for a candid, grounded conversation about dissociation, spirituality, and why mental health’s obsession ...
