New Familia

New Familia offers community based access to health support services that are family centered and culturally relevant.

Through education and empowerment, we promote wellness by building on traditional practices.

03/17/2026

This photo was taken yesterday, Sunday, March 15, 2026 , in the patio / garden of my childhood home in Montebello, where I now live, sharing today on the 1 year anniversary of my sweet mama’s passing.

Using here the beautiful words of my Amiga - Hermana Ixela:

“I’m in the blue dress, it’s my turn at apapachar / hold / mothering Cristina through her reentering the womb, going through a rebirth, and finally cutting the umbilical cord to her mother who’s now on the other realm, side, space. Holding Cristina, the grieving woman who lost her mom a year ago, and whose home burned in the Altadena fire. “

During these moments , I was taken back to the hospital at my mama’s bedside with my sisters, holding my mom, cradling her as she transitioned to be with her Jesus cristo, her virgencita, my father, mis abuelos, all of the ancestors. She wasn’t afraid . She welcomed the journey , and now I follow in her steps as I rebirthed, was lovingly sung “happy birth day” on this heavenly day, embrace the new person I’ve become after the darkness, sadness, heartbreak , and the loss. Our amiga said it : “joy and grief can coexist “.

02/20/2026

I wanted to post this last week , but everything for me requires so much energy now, I have to be patient with my self as info the best that I can . A week ago on Thursday, my dear amiga Alejandra (Ale to you all) ( ) invited me to breakfast, and I accepted as she is the only one who has been able to pull me out of my isolation, and to my great surprise, these beautiful women, my chi chi comadres as I call them, were there to welcome me back. I cried of course in shock, my heart so touched, their love poured over me.

This last year has been filled for me with tremendous sadness, grief and heartbreak , for those who don’t know , we lost our home of 25 years in the fires in altadena last January , on the morning of my birthday I witnessed my house collapse in the inferno that destroyed my neighborhood & my community. We evacuated to my mom’s home in Montebello, and within a month she became unexpectedly sick and died last March. Last year is a year filled with so much loss , that I lost my grounding and didn’t care recover . But I’m so thankful to all my familia, friends , neighbors and community for carrying me thru it. I feel awful & much guilt that I didn’t have the capacity to return messages and phone calls , but know that with every time someone reached out , my heart was touched and helped to give me the strength & courage to go forward, as slow and difficult as my journey has been . I send love & gratitude to all those who are still waiting for my reply, you know who you are. Gracias for your patience and understanding , and for giving me space to grieve & heal. Know that this beautiful kinship created thru New Familia has helped carry me. Besos y abrazos, your amiga Cristina

05/03/2025

POP IN this Monday at our POSTPARTUM POP-UP. Hosted by NEW FAMILIA at the CHI CHI LOUNGE, our village of postpartum providers will join together to offer support around postpartum healing tips, newborn care , Craniosacral therapy , maternal massage, self care , baby carrying and more. Send a dm to rsvp / register, sliding scale available.

We will also have our awesome Angie Benitez with us , a lactation consultant onsite offering free lactation support in partnership with — message here to reserve your free session to check in regarding baby’s latch , pumping, a weight check or weighted feed , oral assessment y mas … moms coming in for the pop in can receive one to one breastfeeding assistance , take advantage of this community service .

Inviting our New Familia families and welcoming any new parents & familias to our community , come visit your village, build your social network , and find postpartum support.

We embrace you , we nurture you, we uplift you ….. will we see you ???

Located in Lincoln heights , DM us for more details. Sending abrazos, opening our arms and hearts to new familias 🤗🤗🤗

04/30/2025

New Mamas! We have openings this week for postpartum massages in-home or at the New Familia office. DM us to book! You deserve it!

04/23/2025

Oh I wish a photo was just photo💔💔💔I have so many more recent images of my mom and I together, but this one popped up on my phone over the weekend as memories do. I hadn’t seen it for years and my reaction to it was like a sudden physical blow , i lost my breath, then cried out loud, to myself , for the deep sadness, and again for all the loss. My beloved mama passed away a little more than a month ago , just 3 months after the fires in Altadena that took our house, and everyday without her I experience different feelings as I grieve her absence , in the absence of our home. We were in Sedona in this photo, my mom accompanied my familia on most of our trips, she was so adventurous, enjoyed the outdoors, and loved nature’s beauty. But seeing this photo I can’t help but be reminded of the travels we will no longer share together, the adventures no longer experienced, the closeness no longer to be felt, the constant presence that will no longer be … i see the beautiful poncho I’m wearing that was a gift from my hermano in law which I so loved and I remember my mom wanting to take it from me, because we had similar taste and she wanted my special gift, i mourn my poncho. My mom is wearing my headband because it was cold , I wore it often … my jewelry again all presents because my amigas knew what I liked … it pains me that these things that help make my memories are all gone now, my heart aches from not just losing my mama, but for all that make these memories dear to me , for the things I cherished that no longer exist 😞😞😞There’s a feeling of innocence that I sense in these old photos , the innocence of feeling safe, embraced , secure, & joyful …. And when all that is taken so traumatically as it was on that early January 8th morning in the fires , there’s my fear that more was lost than just my poncho, I feel the sorrow of living in my mom’s house now without her , and I regret that my person who existed in this photo is no longer. I miss my mom, I miss my home, I miss my community. Please pray for healing, strength and peace, for me , for my familia, for Altadena 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

03/11/2025

Ohh where life takes us. Over the weekend I would have been grieving 2 months since our home in altadena was destroyed by the Eaton fires. It’s been a devastating loss for my familia to endure as many of you know . Then my mom , to who’s home we evacuated to and where we now live, started struggling with her health over a month ago …. and suddenly we are all back at the hospital this last weekend grieving our mama , abuela, suegra , tia , & hermana to my Tio Manuel (the last of the 8 siblings ), who will soon be leaving us to join my father who died so many years ago , and all those who have died before her… who we’re positive are awaiting her in the most beautiful of homecomings .

It’s a surreal experience during these last days to be asking my mama if she’s ready to leave this life and how can we support her with this last journey , understanding that she must be tired and ready to die and let go, as painful as it will be to say goodbye. She awakes from short periods of rest asking us why is she still here , and how did she come back from death . “How do you feel?” my daughter Mila asks her abuela while embracing her , and our tired mama replies “peaceful”.

It’s all so much , my heart breaks again and again 💔 god bless us and give us strength .

02/14/2025

Join today’s Baby Cafe @ 1pm on Friday … to lay back, relax & breastfeed … together on Zoom 💕💕💕Angie our lactation consultant and our clinical student janneth will be with us … supporting, informing, empowering, uplifting. Will we see you on this lovely Valentine’s Day? Sending all our chi chis comadres cariño y abrazos from new familia , I love you 💘💘💘

02/09/2025

“Today was a day filled with hope, love and community. Baby cafe is a safe space; we sat with feelings of grief, loss, sorrow, hope, joy and so much more while we meditated and shared our lived experiences. All were welcome no matter what part of their journey or role they were in…David (Baby’s dad) felt surrounded by love and support; he feels New Familia is a second home. I couldn’t agree more and share gratitude with the humblest of hearts. Uncle Nick felt blessed to be a part of it and can’t wait to join future activities. Aloha!”

So lovingly shared by mama Bridget about today’s Baby Cafe, New Familia’s community group to support breastfeeding and parenthood ❤️

As many of you know, I’ve had many emotional days since losing my home in the altadena fires. But honestly beautiful days like today where the chi chi lounge fills with familias, love & joy help to lessen my grief and bring on tears of happiness …. See you next month? Interested in joining us for individual lactation support? Abrazos await you , our community embraces you 🥰🥰🥰

02/07/2025

Looking for lactation, postpartum and infant support? Seeking community and a social network? Come visit us mañana on Saturday at the chi chi lounge . From 12-2 we will come together to build community, support motherhood and create peace & connections …. Offering group breathe work, lactation support, an infant massage demo and a postpartum Q&A. Will we see you ??? Bring something to contribute to a family potluck, familia welcomed to join.

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2716 North Broadway, Suite 203
Los Angeles, CA
90031

Telephone

+13239171700

Website

https://linktr.ee/newfamiliahealth

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