In this article, I develop a sociological perspective of self-injury. I use Gloria Anzaldúa’s concepts of Coatlicue States and the New Mestiza Consciousness to expand our understanding of self-injury among Latina youth. I close with an acknowledgement that Gloria Anzaldúa believed in transformation, the transformation of cultures as well as of the self. I believe that by facilitating access to the new mestiza consciousness we can provide Latinas and Chicanas with alternative coping strategies. In this way helping them, as Anzaldúa said, “Transition from sacrificial goat to officiating priestess at the crossroads” (1999:102). The article advances initial thoughts that will inform future research. Once this framework is developed, I hope to conduct in-depth interviews with Latinas who self-injure in order to expand further the sociological understanding of self-injury.