Zuleyka Ayala, LMSW, is a first-generation Latina social worker from the South Bronx, committed to serving individuals and families across New York City, with a focus on the South Bronx and East Harlem. As a School Social Worker and Bilingual Mental Health Therapist, she draws on her own lived experiences to provide culturally responsive support and advocacy. Zuleyka is the founder of AtréveteNow, an initiative dedicated to empowering her community, and is a proud mother to her son, Eladius. She earned her MSW from Fordham University in May 2021 and is currently an aspiring Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Doctor of Social Work candidate at LIU, Brooklyn Campus.
Zuleyka joined the podcast to discuss navigating single motherhood, the challenges that come with being a single mother, cultural expectations around parenting in the Latinx community and breaking generational cycles with parenting.
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