Liberatory Letters

I'm Silvana, decolonization and liberation consultant and educator for therapists, healers and space holders.

I help therapists, healers, and space-holders bring decolonial and liberatory values into their work—so you’re not just saying you’re aligned… you’re actually practicing it. ⬆️ More integrity, more connection, more liberation. ⬇️ Less burnout, less performative wokeness, less colonial residue. If you want a practice where marginalized clients feel safe, seen, and honored—and you want to feel more grounded and intentional in your work—subscribe and join a growing community of practitioners doing this work differently. You practice can be liberatory-- let's get you there!

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There’s no such thing as decolonial therapy

Reader, A quick update on what I've been up to: 💻 A minicourse on how to better understand your and your clients' intersectionality using this wheel of power and privilege. ☀️ Last chance to book a 1:1 Decolonial Consultation at the current rate ($220).Get clarity in your practice without bypassing systemic grief.Support your clients more deeply without abandoning your own liberation.Clinicians are using this space to pivot their decolonial work in uncertain times — so they can show up...

3 months ago • 2 min read

Is There a Decolonized Way to Respond to a Mental Health Crisis? (from the archives… but revamped!)

Reader, A quick update on what I've been up to: 🛋️ The Practice of Liberation, a slower, more intimate space where I share how I’m decolonizing my work, my relationships, and myself in real time.This space grew from the same heart as Liberatory Letters, but moves at a gentler, more vulnerable rhythm — one that centers practice, reflection & the person, not just the profession.It’s for those of us ready to live liberation, not just think about it.You can learn more about it in the P.S. below...

4 days ago • 4 min read

You Will Cause Harm. Here’s How to Be a Healer Who Repairs It.

11 days ago • 4 min read

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🌱 What if “not okay” is the healthiest response?

18 days ago • 3 min read

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When the Work Becomes the Weight

Reader, A quick update on what I've been up to: 🛋️ The Practice of Liberation, a slower, more intimate space where I share how I’m decolonizing my work, my relationships, and myself in real time.This space grew from the same heart as Liberatory Letters, but moves at a gentler, more vulnerable rhythm — one that centers practice, not just reflection & the person, not just the profession.It’s for those of us ready to live liberation, not just think about it.You can learn more about it in the...

25 days ago • 3 min read

Between community and boundaries

Reader, Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to balance community care with self-preservation. Because here’s what keeps coming up: Someone emails asking if I know of a healer, or a training, or a resource, and I pause. I want to help. I do want to help. That’s who I am. That’s who many of us are. But also:I can feel that tiny pull of hesitation. Because to respond—to curate, to think, to connect the dots—is labor. Often unpaid (emotional) labor. And then the spiral begins:If I don’t...

about 1 month ago • 2 min read

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When the world is burning, do we really need to stay “grounded”?

Reader, A quick update on what I've been up to: 💻 A mini course on how to better understand your and your clients' intersectionality using this wheel of power and privilege.I've been developing it slowly, at the pace that feels right for my body and my identities. That is the essence of the mini course.If you read this newsletter, you'll find out first when it's released! 🛋️ A deeper space for those ready to do the daily work of unlearning, remembering, and living liberation, everywhere.Keep...

about 1 month ago • 3 min read

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Do not take up space that isn’t yours

Reader, A quick update on what I've been up to: 💻 A mini course on how to better understand your and your clients' intersectionality using this wheel of power and privilege.I've been developing it slowly, at the pace that feels right for my body and my identities. That is the essence of the mini course.If you read this newsletter, you'll find out first when it's released! 🛋️ A more intimate space where I share how I decolonize my work, my relationships, and myself — in real time.Read on for a...

about 2 months ago • 4 min read

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When the world’s walls feel like they’re closing in

Reader, A quick update on what I've been up to: 💻 A mini course on how to better understand your and your clients' intersectionality using this wheel of power and privilege.It's all about connecting to better serve others. Newsletter readers will find out first when it's released. When the world is on fire (again), your system will want to do what it has always been trained to do: retreat into survival mode. Your sessions may feel less effective, your presence less sharp, your words less...

2 months ago • 1 min read

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Your specialties are special

Reader, A quick update on what I've been up to: 💻 A mini course on how to better understand your and your clients' intersectionality using this wheel of power and privilege.This mini course is looking amazing!! Newsletter readers will find out first when it's released. Let’s talk about specialties. How many times have you minimized your own: told yourself they weren’t that special, felt imposter syndrome creep in, overperformed just to prove you’re enough, while secretly feeling like you’re...

2 months ago • 1 min read