‘The House of the Spirits’ Returns a Beloved Book to Its Origins
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Mexican actor Alfonso Herrera experienced mental and emotional challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic and began therapy while filming the Netflix series "Ozark" in Atlanta.
- During a therapy session, his therapist asked him to restate something he had said in English into Spanish, despite not speaking Spanish herself.
- The therapist explained that expressing important feelings in one's mother tongue can create a stronger impact on both the conscious and unconscious mind.
- Herrera's experience highlights the therapeutic significance of language and cultural identity in emotional healing.
