Sana Sana con Hanna
Being human on this floating rock in space is simultaneously the most wonderful and terrifying thing I wake up to every day.
Some mornings I open my eyes and think “wow, what a gift to be alive.” Other mornings I open my eyes and think “oh god, I have to do this again?” Both are true. Both are allowed. Both are part of being alive.
I’m on a healing journey. And I’ve found myself in a position where I get to witness others on their healing journeys. My work is what encourages me to believe in the goodness of humanity and to remain anchored in love, no matter how difficult.
Why I Love This Work
I’m the owner and therapist of Sana Sana con Hanna, LLC. I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor in the states of Texas and Colorado.
When the world is screaming and polarizing and exhausting, I get to sit with humans who are courageously asking themselves the hardest questions: Who am I beneath all the roles I play? What do I actually want? What does it mean to love myself? How do I live authentically when the world taught me to perform?
I feel incredibly lucky to witness people in the mess and uncertainty. To see the courage it takes to choose differently. To choose to live in alignment with their truth. To choose themselves. These moments are the greatest gift.
That work is sacred. It’s messy and nonlinear and sometimes frustrating and often beautiful. And I don’t take for granted that people trust me to witness their unfolding.
So Why Am I Here?
Here’s the truth: my own healing journey is asking me to take up space.
For most of my life, I was really good at shrinking. Making myself smaller, quieter, easier to digest. Performing different versions of myself depending on which room I walked into. Too Mexican here, too gringa there. Too much energy, too many questions, too intense, too emotional, too sensitive... The list goes on.
I became an expert at reading what people needed from me and delivering it. I learned the art of hypervigilance and masking. The problem was that all that performing left me completely exhausted and disconnected from whoever I actually was underneath.
Therapy changed that. My own therapist created a space where I could stop curating and start exploring. Where I could ask different questions. Not “what’s wrong with me?” but “what if nothing is wrong with me? what if I just wasn’t built for the systems I’m trying to fit into?”
That shift unlocked everything.
I discovered I’m neurodivergent in grad school. I learned my nervous system holds information my mind tried to ignore. I learned that the parts of me I spent years trying to fix were actually my greatest gifts waiting for the right space to be celebrated.
And now? I’m in a phase where my healing is asking me to be visible. To show up messy and imperfect and real. To take up space without apology.
Which brings me here.
Love Shouldn’t Require Us To Shrink
This is my core belief. The one I come back to over and over in my own healing and in my work with clients.
So much of what we call “love” in this world requires disappearing. Shrinking ourselves to make others comfortable. To “not rock the boat”; just “pay your dues and do as you’re told.” We’re taught that silencing our needs is crucial in order to keep the peace. Performing versions of ourselves to be acceptable.
That’s not love. That’s survival.
Real love. The kind that actually heals us. It doesn’t ask us to disappear. It invites us to show up fully. To take up space. To allow our loved ones to be annoyed with us. To allow ourselves to be frustrated with our loved ones. To be seen in our wholeness, mess and all.
And if that terrifies you? Good. It terrifies me too. That means we’re doing something real.
What This Space Is
Welcome to Sana Sana CON Hanna.
This is where I truly attempt to embody the name of my practice. By talking about my healing journey in real time, I hope to show others that this journey is anything but linear. This is where I process out loud the things I’m learning, unlearning, and discovering. Where I share nuggets of wisdom, moments of confusion, breakthroughs, and the messy middle.
Some posts will be deeply personal. Some will be more educational. Some will probably just be me yapping about whatever’s on my heart that day. All of it will be authentic.
I’m not positioning myself as an expert on anything other than my own life (and I get that wrong more than I like to admit). I’m not here to give you answers. I’m here to walk alongside you as we both figure this out. I’m here to hopefully help you feel less alone on such an intimate journey.
Sana Sana con Hanna = healing alongside, with you.
This space is especially for first-generation folks navigating multiple worlds, late-diagnosed neurodivergent humans still untangling what that means, and artists/creatives who aren’t afraid of shadow work and know how to alchemize their mess into something beautiful.
But really, this space is for anyone who’s tired of trying to fix themselves. For anyone who’s ready to stop shrinking for others’ comfort. For anyone who’s ever felt like they’re “too much” in a world that wants them to be less.
And I’m honored to walk this path with you.
Let’s See Where This Journey Takes Us
I don’t know exactly what this will become. I don’t have a content calendar mapped out for the next six months. I’m following what feels true and seeing where it leads.
What I do know is this: showing up authentically is the most revolutionary thing we can do. And I’m committed to doing it, even when (especially when) it’s terrifying.
So here we go.
It’s messy. It’s imperfect. It’s real.
Always remember: Si no sana hoy, sanará mañana.
(If it doesn’t heal today, it will heal tomorrow.)
Con amor,
Hanna
P.S. While I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor, this space isn’t professional advice or therapy. This is me sharing my personal journey, my mess, my learning. Take what resonates with you and leave the rest. And if something I share sparks curiosity or brings something up for you? Bring it to your own therapy sessions. That’s where the real work happens.
