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!
Embodied grief & uncertainty
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Reader, A couple of weeks ago, towards the end of the last Q&A for clinicians I hold monthly, I reflected on the fact that grief seemed to be the overarching topic of the meeting. Some of us started feeling this grief with the pandemic; it escalated with the wildfires, got intensified by genocide, and now the elections. This feels wilder than the wildest wild I have ever experienced. There’s a lot of grief (and uncertainty) in the air right now—maybe more than we realize. The tightness in our chests, that heavy feeling we get, the urge to do something… it’s all part of it. And for some there’s also despair, numbness, rage, etc., all very valid. I hope you have the time to feel all of it. Western therapy doesn’t often talk about embodied grief and uncertainty—the kind where we:
But I know that we're capable of moving through grief and uncertainty like the above, so that we can continue resisting oppression and challenging hate 🌻 In grief AND in hope, Silvana @ Decolonize Your Practice PS. My letters on building healing connections grounded in awareness of power and oppression come back next week. PPS. You can read previous Liberatory Letters here. Let's connect! |
Liberatory Letters
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!
Reader, Short and sweet because I want your input. As I map out next year’s offerings — workshops, Q&As, learning circles, mini-courses, communal practice spaces — I want to hear directly from you. What do you need as you keep unlearning colonial frameworks and building a practice (and reconnecting with a self) rooted in liberation, justice, and collective care? Just hit reply and answer one or all of these: Questions Where are you struggling most in bringing your liberatory, anti-oppressive,...
Reader, A quick update on what I've been up to: 🛋️ The Practice of Liberation is where I offer a quieter, slower, more intimate space and deeper look into what decolonizing my work, my connections, and myself actually looks like.It grew from the same intention as Liberatory Letters, but moves with a more tender, gentler, introspective pace — one that centers who we are, how we practice, and what liberation looks like in daily life.It’s meant for those ready to practice liberation in real...
Reader, A quick update on what I've been up to: 🛋️ The Practice of Liberation, a slower, more intimate space and deeper look into what decolonizing my work, my connections, and my inner world actually looks like.It comes from the same heart as Liberatory Letters, but moves with a gentler, more vulnerable rhythm — one that centers lived practice and honest reflection, not just the professional role.It’s for those of us who want to live liberation in real time, not just intellectualize it.You...