START YOUR HEALING SOMEWHERE WITH MS. L.A.’S IT’S TIME TO HEAL
After struggling writing this book for many years, trauma therapist and nurse–Ms. L.A. proudly announces It’s Time To Heal has come to life.
Ms. L.A. always believed that life has to mean something; that we’re meant to create something that matters. In her early 20s, the idea of writing a book quietly entered her mind and never really left. For her, writing this book isn’t just work and healing, but a way to express the truth that she held for so long; truths that might resonate with us, with you.
Two decades later…
She’s now a licensed psychologist, and helping people heal became her purpose. Also, with her nursing background, she sees health as something holistic. And when combined with mental health practice, the message becomes clear: the mind and body are inseparable. We are not just emotional beings, we’re physical, psychological, social, and spiritual beings too. So when one part suffers, everything else feels it.
Embarking on this profession comes with a realization—a truth. That many Filipinos can’t afford therapy. She knows that feeling—it’s familiar. Because she’s been there. She was once an 18-year-old student, with no money, no language for mental health, and no one to talk about what she was feeling. So when people want help but given life’s circumstances, cannot do so, maybe still, they can start healing somewhere. A way of Ms. L.A.’s offering that somewhere, is through this book.
It’s Time to Heal is written with a trauma-informed and holistic healing approach and tells stories that validates real life experiences of Filipinos struggling mentally.
This book will answer your questions and offer trauma-informed practices that support meaningful and sustainable healing. You will learn how to understand and take care of yourself. You will be guided to become more in touch with your emotions and sensations and use them as meaningful messages from your nervous system. They are not random. They are not weaknesses. They are signals. It is essential to acknowledge your experiences by listening to your body, and noticing how it responds so you can identify your next steps with clarity.
To Ms. L.A., deep down, we are all the same. We simply carry different faces, different names, and different stories. Yet beneath those differences, we all long for the same things: to feel loved and to belong. After all, who doesn’t want to be seen? To be heard without judgment? To find a reason to let our guards down and be understood?
Because these longings are universal, we must always remember that healing is for everyone. It is a journey—not a straight line, but a process that unfolds in its own time. It asks us to remember who we are beneath our wounds and to honor a path that is deeply personal.
Healing is a choice we must continue to make—choosing to walk it, to live it, and to trust the process, one day at a time.
In times when you feel like help seems out of reach, may this book serve as a helping hand. Let healing start within you, with the guidance of Ms. L.A.’s It’s Time to Heal.
