Migration Stress and the Immigrant Psyche

Migration Stress and the Immigrant Psyche

Patria Alexander, MSN, RN
Published on: 02/09/2025

Migration isn’t just about paperwork and flights. It’s about the invisible grief that follows you, even after the bags are unpacked. You may have chosen to leave, but even chosen departures come with heartache.

Adult Mental HealthChild and Adolescents Mental Health
The Stories We Carry Across Oceans: Psychiatry, Migration, and the Invisible Psyche

The Stories We Carry Across Oceans: Psychiatry, Migration, and the Invisible Psyche

Patria Alexander, MSN, RN
Published on: 24/07/2025

Explore how migration, intergenerational trauma, and cultural identity shape the psyche. A soulful, psychiatric reflection on the stories we carry across oceans—and how they impact mental health.

Adult Mental Health
What Does It Mean to Be Seen?

What Does It Mean to Be Seen?

— Patria Alexander PMHNP Student | Creator of Mindful Exposure™ Bridging psychiatry, mindfulness & visual healing
Published on: 13/07/2025

Being seen isn’t about attention. It’s about presence. It’s about feeling known in your mess and your magic. In psychiatry, we take histories. But we often miss the soul. What if healing started with a photograph and a question like: “What do you see when you look at yourself today?”

Adult Mental HealthPMHNP School