As May brings both Mother’s Day and Mental Health Awareness Month into focus, local therapist, coach and bestselling author Catia Hernandez Holm is starting a deeper conversation — one that goes beyond flowers and brunch. Through her new practice, Bright Light Marriage & Family Therapy, Holm invites women to explore what it really means to support their mothers’ mental health — and their own.
“For so many women, Mother’s Day is emotionally layered. It brings up grief, gratitude, guilt and everything in between,” said Holm, a licensed marriage and family therapist associate and Certified Conscious Parenting Coach. “This year, I want to help women have conversations that actually matter — ones that honor their mothers as whole human beings, while honoring themselves, too.”
With over 1,600 sessions facilitated globally, Holm’s work is rooted in trauma-informed, culturally sensitive care. Her latest message? Supporting your mother’s mental health doesn’t mean fixing her — it means seeing her, listening without rescuing her and holding space with compassion and boundaries.
