Press Kit — Bio, Photos & Booking | Francisco Castillo, LMFT

Media kit

On the air

◉ ON AIR · TV INTERVIEW The Spotlight Network · with Logan Crawford

"The Spotlight Network on The Generational Algorithm by Francisco Castillo"

A segment with Emmy Award–winning broadcaster and actor Logan Crawford (Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, Manifest, The Irishman, The Big Short, Person of Interest, Gotham, Daredevil) on inherited emotional code, the DECODE method, and the 90-day plan for rewriting it.

Selected reader response

This book didn't tell me I'm broken. It helped me understand that I'm patterned — and that patterns can be changed.

— Shipra Arora · ★★★★★ Goodreads

I felt seen. It wasn't asking what's wrong with me. It was asking what I learned to survive.

— Shannon D. · ★★★★★ Goodreads

A blueprint for ending cycles — one aware choice at a time. It refuses to assign blame, and that's its quietest power.

— AuthorHood · ★★★★★ Goodreads

Francisco doesn't just talk at you, he talks to you. A manual for breaking chains.

— Jessica Miller · ★★★★★ Goodreads

What I speak on

01

Inherited emotional patterns

Why families run on software that was installed long before we were born — and how to rewrite it in one generation. Draws on The Generational Algorithm.

02

Masculinity, vulnerability, and Latino identity

Fathers, sons, and the language we were taught about being men. From Mijo and The Language That Raised Us.

03

Relationships without performance

How couples stop running the scripts they inherited and start writing something honest. Grounded in clinical work with hundreds of couples.

04

From the Navy to the therapist chair

A memoir-style arc on dropping out of high school, twenty years at sea, and finding the work at 40. Useful for veteran, mental health, and education angles.

Bios — copy & paste

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§ 01 · ONE-LINE ~20 words · for show notes

Francisco Castillo is a Mexican American author, Navy veteran, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and the author of six books on generational trauma and masculinity.

§ 02 · SHORT ~60 words · for intros & emails

Francisco Castillo is the author of six books on generational trauma, masculinity, and cultural identity — including The Generational Algorithm and Mijo: We Bend, Not Break, winner of the 2025 International Impact Book Award. A Mexican American Navy veteran who served twenty years on active duty, he is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Hawai'i, where he works with veterans, couples, and families.

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Francisco Castillo is a Mexican American author, Navy veteran, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist whose work examines the emotional code that runs in families before anyone gets a chance to read it. Raised in Hollister, California, he left high school without a diploma and enlisted in the U.S. Navy at a young age, serving twenty years on active duty before retiring in 2019. During his service he completed his GED, then a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, then a master's and the clinical hours for licensure — a path that took him from the engine rooms of the fleet to the therapist's chair.

He is the author of six books, including The Generational Algorithm, Mijo: We Bend, Not Break (winner of the 2025 International Impact Book Award), and Embracing the S.U.C.K. His clinical work focuses on veterans, couples, and Latino families navigating generational patterns, masculinity, and inherited silence. He lives and practices in Hawai'i.

Fast facts

One-liners a host can read on-air. Accurate as of launch — check press contact for current figures.

NameFrancisco Castillo (no middle initial)
BasedHonolulu, Hawai'i
RaisedHollister, California (Central Coast)
CredentialsLicensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
EducationGED · BS Psychology · Master's · Clinical licensure
MilitaryU.S. Navy · 20 years active duty · retired 2019
BooksSix published titles on generational trauma, masculinity, and Latino identity
RecognitionWinner, 2025 International Impact Book Award (Mijo)
TVThe Spotlight Network · interview with Emmy-winning broadcaster Logan Crawford
LanguagesEnglish & Spanish · bilingual clinical practice
Clinical focusVeterans, couples, and Latino families
Signature ideaThe DECODE Method — a 90-day framework for reading and rewriting inherited emotional patterns

Interview questions

Pre-drafted questions a host can pick from. Pick any five, or use as-is.

You went from high-school dropout to twenty years in the Navy to licensed therapist. What was the actual turn — was there a moment you remember?
You describe emotional patterns as "software" running in families. Where did that metaphor come from, and why does it land with people who won't touch traditional therapy language?
What's the difference between a pattern you inherited and a personality trait? How do you help someone tell them apart?
Latino families are often described as close — but also as quiet about emotion. How do you hold both of those truths at once in your work?
What does masculinity look like in your clinical room that it doesn't look like in the culture?
Your second book, Mijo, won an International Impact Book Award. What did that book say that the first one couldn't?
When a client first realizes the rules they're living by aren't theirs, what happens in the room?
What do veterans and Latinos have in common that you see show up in therapy — and what do they not share?
You talk about being "the first one in your line to see the loop." What does the loneliness of that work look like, and what helps?
What's the book you haven't written yet but know is coming?

Booking contact

Media & press Franciscocastilloauthor@gmail.com

Podcast & speaking Franciscocastilloauthor@gmail.com

Time zone Hawai'i Standard Time (HST, UTC-10)

Recording Home studio — Riverside, Zoom, SquadCast, or phone patch on request

Name Francisco Castillo · no middle initial · cast-EE-yo

For editors, producers, bookers.