Not Perfect, But Present: Redefining Parenting Through Compassion

This week on Entre Tías y Amiguis, Adri is joined by Dr. Melissa Londono Connally to talk about parenting, compassion, and creating healing tools for caregivers. Together, they explore what it means to support families with creativity and presence, even when you're doing it for the first time.

This one is for you if you’re learning how to parent differently than you were raised 💛 and if you’ve ever struggled to offer yourself the compassion you give to others.

In this heart-centered conversation, Adri is joined by Dr. Melissa Londono Connally, a Colombian-American psychologist, visual artist, mom, and co-founder of G Parenting, to talk about parenting, trauma, and building accessible healing tools for families.

From internalized pressure and burnout to creative freedom and cycle breaking, Dr. Melissa shares what it really looks like to care for others without losing yourself—and to choose compassion over perfection.

This episode is for the ones who are caregiving while healing 🌀

The ones reparenting themselves as they raise their kids 🌱

The ones trying to show up gently in a world that never modeled how 💔

Together, we talk about:

• Why compassion feels hard—and how to practice it anyway
• Parenting with boundaries, care, and flexibility
• How ACT, somatics, and trauma-informed care can support families
• The role of creativity in healing for both kids and adults
• What it means to take up space while staying grounded in your values

Closing Reflection

Dr. Melissa Londono Connally reminds us that:

• Compassion isn’t a weakness, it’s a radical choice.
• Parenting doesn’t require perfection; it requires presence.
• And that healing means honoring our full humanity, even when we’re still figuring it out 🌿

This is for everyone trying to raise the next generation while still tending to themselves. Tune in when you’re ready to breathe, reflect, and move toward what matters.

About Dr. Melissa Londono Connally

Dr. Melissa Londono Connally (she/her/ella) is a daughter of Colombian immigrants, psychologist in private practice, visual artist, author, and co-founder of G Parenting—a parenting education company offering trauma-informed, accessible resources for caregivers.

Her work lives at the intersection of psychology, art, and cultural healing. She believes not everyone can access therapy, but everyone deserves support. Through books, workshops, and education, she offers families tools to move toward gentler, more connected relationships—with their children and with themselves.

🌿 Follow Dr. Melissa:

• Instagram – @dr.melissaconnally
• Website – https://www.gparentingcourses.com/
• Book – To Be With Me: A Trauma Healing Book for Parents and Children