<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Samara Muniz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samara Muniz]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:39:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/es/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What I have learned, over the years, about handling complex cases with clinical and legal rigor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the years of working alongside complex immigration cases, I have learned that the problem is often not just the severity of what a person has lived through. It is in how that story holds up over time. In many cases, the suffering is real. The psychological impact exists. The need for protection does too. But between living through something difficult and being able to present it in an ethical, coherent, and technically sound way within a legal process, there is a path that must be...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/post/c%C3%B3pia-de-o-que-aprendi-ao-longo-dos-anos-sobre-conduzir-casos-complexos-com-rigor-cl%C3%ADnico-e-jur%C3%ADdi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d66d6a5f4a19f844e52cda</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:59:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_a766fefe372144d8b3ad44145ef69406~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the system asks: "Why didn't this person tell their story right?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a scene that repeats itself in United States immigration courts. A person sits before a judge, begins to recount what they lived through, and freezes. They skip a part. They contradict something they said before. They seem too distant, or too emotional. And there, in that moment, a silent question hangs in the air: is she telling the truth? That question carries the weight of a life. In an increasingly pressured immigration system — with a backlog of approximately 3.2 million cases...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/post/c%C3%B3pia-de-quando-o-sistema-pergunta-por-que-essa-pessoa-n%C3%A3o-contou-isso-direito</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d66d4a89f9e676eca11a22</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:59:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_6defe06464564f1c8ed036a0b980a789~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_365,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[O que aprendi, ao longo dos anos, sobre conduzir casos complexos com rigor clínico e jurídico]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ao longo dos anos acompanhando casos migratórios complexos, eu aprendi que, muitas vezes, o problema não está apenas na gravidade da história vivida por uma pessoa. Está na forma como essa história é sustentada ao longo do tempo. Em muitos casos, o sofrimento é real. O impacto psicológico existe. A necessidade de proteção também. Mas, entre viver algo difícil e conseguir apresentar isso de forma ética, coerente e tecnicamente sólida dentro de um processo, existe um caminho que precisa ser...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/pt/post/o-que-aprendi-ao-longo-dos-anos-sobre-conduzir-casos-complexos-com-rigor-cl%C3%ADnico-e-jur%C3%ADdico</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d66c3c89f9e676eca117af</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:54:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_a766fefe372144d8b3ad44145ef69406~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quando o sistema pergunta: “por que essa pessoa não contou isso direito?”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tem uma cena que se repete nas cortes de imigração dos Estados Unidos. Uma pessoa senta à frente de um juiz, começa a contar o que viveu — e trava. Pula um pedaço. Contradiz algo que disse antes. Parece distante demais, ou emocionada demais. E ali, naquele momento, uma pergunta silenciosa paira no ar: ela está dizendo a verdade? Essa pergunta tem peso de vida. Em um sistema migratório cada vez mais pressionado, com backlog de cerca de 3,2 milhões de casos e queda recente nas taxas de...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/pt/post/quando-o-sistema-pergunta-por-que-essa-pessoa-n%C3%A3o-contou-isso-direito</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d66b98a51db32c14bfd632</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:52:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_6defe06464564f1c8ed036a0b980a789~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_365,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siento algo, pero no sé exactamente qué siento.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emprendí un viaje que me llevó lejos de mi querida tierra de Brasil y me condujo al abrazo de los Estados Unidos. Al pisar esta nueva tierra, las diferencias me impactaron como una sinfonía de sentidos. El paisaje arquitectónico experimentó una metamorfosis: las casas de concreto con imponentes portones se transformaron en acogedoras estructuras de madera que parecían invitar a los transeúntes a detenerse y conversar. La atmósfera también cambió, pasando del clima cálido y constante que...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/es/post/siento-algo-pero-no-s%C3%A9-exactamente-qu%C3%A9-siento</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b1f2895944c8c3369efb61</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:54:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_1385b7b3346e449fa603fd723756279d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soy Valiente]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ella es una persona inteligente y amable , y lo mejor es que los demás pueden ver esas cualidades en ella. “Ve y alcanza todo lo que el mundo tiene para ofrecerte”, eran las palabras que siempre escuchaba. No era solo un sueño; tenía algo único, algo que todavía lleva consigo. Así que siguió adelante, elevándose, tal como la habían alentado. Dejó Sudamérica para ir a Norteamérica, la tierra de las oportunidades —o al menos eso le habían dicho—. Y allí hizo lo que mejor sabe hacer: buscar...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/es/post/soy-valiente</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b1f26998fb7f61e54c2e77</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:53:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_ad83d174b40d4f72b9e5e0ef20260489~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[And finally the Green Card arrived.]]></title><description><![CDATA[.Wow … muchas veces pensé que ese día nunca llegaría. ¿Cuántas veces me sorprendí pensando: “Alguien llegó después que yo y ya recibió el documento?”  Cuanto más intentaba tener control sobre mi proceso, más me daba cuenta de que en realidad estaba perdiendo el control. Y de repente, esta tarjeta llegó a casa. Todo se volvió real. Pero, pensándolo bien, no fue tan repentino. Fue un camino de 10 años . Diez años de lágrimas, desafíos, logros y superación. Durante esos diez años, incluso...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/post/and-finally-the-green-card-arrived</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6782d356c5fec61652325207</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 20:25:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/008e47_e2511b7cbab744a8836d498306f239bb/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[E finalmente o Green Card chegou.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nossa, por muitas vezes pensei que esse dia nunca ia chegar. Quantas vezes me peguei pensando: “Alguém chegou há menos tempo que eu e já...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/pt/post/e-finalmente-o-green-card-chegou</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6782d1a6605f4e6cc40603b1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 20:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/008e47_e2511b7cbab744a8836d498306f239bb/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Had to Lose Myself to Find Myself Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've always seen myself as someone with a good sense of self-awareness, probably because I've been in places that not only fostered it...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/post/i-had-to-lose-myself-to-find-myself-again-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677582726ca6a2e79fcd8b41</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:59:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_f87ecf16484e4f35b27fb5d1f36b6e0d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Romanticize my Resilience.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life is beautiful, but it is definitely not easy. I understand this well, and if you are not aware of it yet, you will eventually realize...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/post/don-t-romanticize-my-resilience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67758258ac353a24bfaa8ee1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:58:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_5c63589fc40045c099dccda522d0c6bf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring Limits and Redefining Connections]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been a month since I stopped breastfeeding my daughter. It was a goodbye that came unexpectedly early, when she was one year and...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/post/exploring-limits-and-redefining-connections</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677582366ca6a2e79fcd8af0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:58:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_287b628f193e40e98a9939639ae246c6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Echoing Hope: Navigating Life's Challenges Together]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s September, and as a psychologist, I can’t help but think about “Yellow September,” the month of suicide awareness and prevention. It...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/post/echoing-hope-navigating-life-s-challenges-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6775820a82e71eee92621c7f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:57:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_67f1849088ed43d6b9bf4456ed7d54f3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial Growth and Mental Health: Balancing Your Personal and Professional Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[I went to an entrepreneurship event and heard a lot about how to grow a business, develop entrepreneurial plans and strategies....]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/post/financial-growth-and-mental-health-balancing-your-personal-and-professional-life-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677581be7d13d3fd505a9177</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:57:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_b952c85a3d954895b0b8276bfeb31c54~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embracing Our Contradictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another day emerges and with it, memories that touch us. A college friend started following me on Instagram, and I thought: "What if he...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/post/embracing-our-contradictions-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6775819459978bbf671b20f4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:55:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_cec0e0115cb345e39d690e96e3760131~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turning the Page: A Commitment to Self-Love"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is the first day of the year, and my heart is filled with noise: a mix of gratitude, love, hope, and the desire to filter out...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/post/turning-the-page-a-commitment-to-self-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677580cdac353a24bfaa8d5e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:53:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_2e308d7e0f9d47b9852109f0086c6353~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_736,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virando a Página: Um Compromisso com o Amor-Próprio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hoje é o primeiro dia do ano, e meu coração está cheio de ruídos: uma mistura de gratidão, amor, esperança e também o desejo de filtrar...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/pt/post/virando-a-p%C3%A1gina-um-compromisso-com-o-amor-pr%C3%B3prio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67757e674d2d609f7a72f976</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:45:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_2e308d7e0f9d47b9852109f0086c6353~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_736,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abraçando Nossas Contradições]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mais um dia emerge e com ele, memórias que nos tocam. Um colega da faculdade começou a me seguir no Instagram, e pensei: "E se ele olhar...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/pt/post/embracing-our-contradictions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66da66e7dba49f38fd307aba</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:42:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_cec0e0115cb345e39d690e96e3760131~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crescimento Financeiro e Saúde Mental: Equilibrando Sua Vida Pessoal e Profissional]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fui a um evento de empreendedorismo e ouvi muito sobre como expandir negócios, desenvolver planos e estratégias empreendedoras....]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/pt/post/financial-growth-and-mental-health-balancing-your-personal-and-professional-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66da66e7dba49f38fd307ab9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 23:19:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_b952c85a3d954895b0b8276bfeb31c54~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reverberando Esperança: Navegando Juntos Pelos Desafios da Vida]]></title><description><![CDATA[Já é setembro, e como psicóloga, não posso deixar de pensar no "Setembro Amarelo", o mês de conscientização e prevenção ao suicídio. Isso...]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/pt/post/echoes-of-hope-navigating-life-s-challenges-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66da66e7dba49f38fd307ab8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2023 19:02:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_67f1849088ed43d6b9bf4456ed7d54f3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explorando Limites e Redefinindo Conexões]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faz um mês desde que deixei de amamentar minha filha. Foi um adeus que chegou inesperadamente cedo, quando ela tinha um ano e oito meses....]]></description><link>https://www.samaramunizpsychology.com/pt/post/exploring-boundaries-and-redefining-connections</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66da66e7dba49f38fd307ab7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:41:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/008e47_287b628f193e40e98a9939639ae246c6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samara Muniz</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>