How Overworking Hides Our True Feelings | Harleny Vasquez, LMSW, SIFI

In this episode, I sit down with Harleny Vasquez, a passionate Latina woman who shares her journey of overcoming low self-worth. Despite her success and driven nature, she candidly shares how she used work as a distraction from her true feelings and the challenges she faced on her path to self-discovery and empowerment. 

Topics we touch on in this episode include

• The impact of growing up with a single mother and how it shaped Harleny into the dynamic individual she is today
• Harleny's entrance into the career coaching space within social work
• The connection between work addiction and avoiding true emotions

More about Harleny:

Harleny Vasquez is a licensed master social worker and a Latina woman of color. She has over 10 years working in social services providing trauma-informed care. Harleny attended Hunter College, where she received her bachelor’s degree in psychology, and completed her master’s degree in social work at Fordham University. She is the founder of her business yourEVOLVEDmind, LLC, where she is a social worker career coach helping social workers in all stages of their careers. Her areas of focus include resume and cover letter writing, personal branding, LinkedIn marketing, salary negotiation, and confidence building. She provides all her clients the tools needed to secure their next opportunity using the LinkedIn platform. She has over 19 thousand followers and is known as one of the top social work influencers in the country.

In the past two years, Harleny has helped over 100 social workers secure new opportunities. She has been featured in VoyageLA, The New Social Worker Careers Magazine, Social Work Degrees sponsored by Wiley, and NASW Blog Post. Her podcast Social Work Insider was listed as #18 of the top 40 social work podcasts to follow in 2022 for Feed Spot. Harleny has spoken to over 15 social work schools across the nation, including Fordham University, Columbia University, New York University, Adelphi University, and Touro College. She is on a mission to uplift and elevate the social work profession.

Harleny Vasquez, LMSW, SIFI Harleny@yourevolvedmind.com Instagram: @yourevolvedmind linkedin.com/in/harlenyvasquez/ yourevolvedmind.com

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