Heal the Drop, Heal the Ocean”: A Collective Pause to Honor Women’s Month

On March 30, 2025, Tru Relief brought Women’s Month to a heartfelt close with something a little different: a space for emotional self-care, reflection, and collective healing.We called it “Sana la Gota, Sana el Océano” (“Heal the Drop, Heal the Ocean”) — because we believe that by tending to ourselves, we contribute to healing the whole.

In a world that often expects women to give endlessly without pause, we saw a need. There is a lack of emotional self-care spaces, especially those that view individual wellbeing as essential to community healing. So we created one.

Led by clinical psychologist Tanya Paulina Villacís Medina, the 90-minute experiential workshop was a gentle but powerful journey into mindfulness, acceptance, and emotional reconnection. Participants were invited to slow down, breathe, and reflect on what it means to care for themselves — not as a luxury, but as a vital part of their role in their communities.

The activity sought, as always, to align not only with the general objectives of the workshop but also with the pillars that characterize our organization — raising awareness, educating, and empowering. In doing so, it achieved the following:

• Awareness: Elevate the importance of emotional self-care — especially for those in caregiving roles.

• Education: Share tools and practices grounded in mindfulness and acceptance.

• Empowerment: Help participants recognize their worth and how their wellbeing shapes the collective.

  
  

This wasn’t just a workshop — it was a pause, a reminder, a moment of return to the self. It was also part of Tru Relief’s broader mission: to create spaces that not only support others, but also support those who are always supporting.

As we closed Women’s Month, we did it with intention — celebrating not only the voices, power, and resilience of women, but also their right to rest, breathe, and feel.