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By Jenna Mayhew Hola Therapy Team in 2024. We've now grown to have someone from all six continents - no one from Antarctica I'm afraid! Research consistently shows that culturally diverse teams can outperform homogeneous teams in creativity and problem-solving but only when communication barriers are managed effectively, (Günter & Maznevski, 2022). As workplaces become increasingly international, cross-cultural communication has shifted from a “soft skill” to a critical business competency....

Celebrating holidays in a cross-cultural, multicultural context. The holidays are often imagined as a time of warmth, closeness, and togetherness. Family meals, familiar traditions, shared memories. But when you’re living abroad, the holidays can feel very different, quieter, heavier, or emotionally confusing in ways you didn’t expect. If you’re celebrating the holidays away from your family, you’re not doing it “wrong.” You’re navigating a very real psychological experience that deserves...

Celebrating the holidays at Xochimilco. Our 2025 Hola Therapy Recap... 2025 was an interesting year for us here at Hola Therapy. For the first time in 20 years, I (Jenna) stopped direct clinical work. It was an emotional and difficult decision. That change meant two things. 1) Much more clinical supervision to support the team and 2) more administration - like banking and bureaucracy (guácala!). The latter was necessary, but I didn't find it fulfilling in the same way that clinical work is....