Dr. Andrea Martinez Talks Gangs, Loss, Depression, and Learning Discernment.

Friends, welcome back to the Hardcore Self Help Podcast. This is my first interview back after a bit of a journey. I thought there was no better way to kick off this next phase of the podcast than by introducing you to a friend and brilliant human that I met in the interim. Dr. Amy Andrea Martinez is a professor of sociology with a focus on Chicano gang culture, incarceration, and abolition. She is a total badass, and she gets vulnerable about her experiences in this conversation. We discuss how her younger brother's arrest, the development of her identity as a Xicana woman, her experiences with depression and suicidality, and her decision to build armor around her heart this year before diving back into the heart of academia and book-writing. I really hope you enjoy this one. In this conversation, Dr. Martinez mentions this book: Stay connected: Weekly newsletter: – free tips, Q&A, and community updates. My website: – articles, resources, and ways to work with me. - Books & guides: – practical mental-health guides and workbooks. - Instagram: – daily insights, behind-the-scenes, and community chats.

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Dr. Andrea Martinez Talks Gangs, Loss, Depression, and Learning Discernment. is an episode from The Hardcore Self Help Podcast with Duff the Psych by Robert Duff, Ph.D..

This episode is 01:15:05 long.

This episode was published on Oct 10, 2025.

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