Creator Greisy Hernandez (@greisyhh) promotes mindfulness practices on cluttered content spaces like TikTok and Instagram to encourage others to invest in their well-being.
How did you start on your journey to emotional wellness and awareness of mental health?
Mental health has always been a part of my life, but it wasn't until recently that I developed a healthy relationship with it. Early on I was conditioned to numb my pain, which turned into a depression spell. I couldn't find resources that fit my Latinx background, let alone ways to communicate, so I created it. From journaling prompts, to breathwork, nature meditations — everything I share is intending to root in community and come back to our wholeness. Nourishing all parts of ourselves through love and curiosity.
You have lots of videos about self-dates. Why are these important to you?
Self-dates have allowed me to get comfortable with enjoying my presence, and that gives me the courage to enter or leave any situation based on how safe I feel. Every Monday, I have a date with abundance: the most powerful manifestation tool I practice. I bring a journal to a nature spot or a cute bakery to dream and reflect. Abundance is not limited to wealth or material possessions. It goes beyond that to include community, freedom, and feelings.
What's your advice for cultivating healthy relationships?
If we want to build healthy relationships, we need to cultivate that within ourselves. It starts with noticing if we revert to a gentle or critical tone when we talk to ourselves. I shifted that tone by reframing my limiting beliefs through CBT [cognitive behavioral therapy] journaling. I know that I am not my struggles; I am a multidimensional being experiencing them. On top of that, I have community (Sad Girls Club) to remind me how far I've come and how much growth we'll have together.
