I help clinicians, healers, and coaches incorporate decolonized and liberatory values in their practices so that you can have a practice and/or service-based business that is truly affirming and welcoming to clients who hold marginalized identities.
Sharing some articles that inspired/encouraged me this last year
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Reader, You are receiving this (pre-scheduled) email while I transition back from a break. So it doesn’t address or reflect on anything that might be happening in the world at the moment. (And honestly, I’m really hoping nothing major is happening… because we’ve all had plenty happen already.) Short and sweet: Here are a couple of articles I was glad to come across last year... This is one that made me think the most: Why We Should Stop Saying “Underrepresented” by N. Chloé Nwangwu Why? Because it’s always worth questioning the language we use. Words have power, and adapting our language so it’s not causing harm is an act of care and mindfulness (and an act of decolonizing yourself). I hope you get as much out of it as I did! And this next one isn’t an article—it’s part of an art installation I saw in Portland last year: We Don’t Want a President by Demian DinéYazhi’ I hope it gives you a great perspective on colonialism—not just in the mental health and wellness industry, but in life as a whole—and how it continues to impact us all. Even though I’m sending this while I’m coming back from my hibernation break, I want to hear from you: Are there any articles you've read this last year that were really meaningful and informative to you? Send me your answer, I so want to read it when I’m back. In community 🌻 Silvana @ Decolonize Your Practice PS. You can read previous Liberatory Letters here. Let's connect! |
Hi! I'm Silvana.
I help clinicians, healers, and coaches incorporate decolonized and liberatory values in their practices so that you can have a practice and/or service-based business that is truly affirming and welcoming to clients who hold marginalized identities.
Reader, Keeping it short and sweet and honouring my current bandwidth (because i want to support my clients and myself as we navigate oppression) From educators I have learned from and would learn again and again: Akilah Riley Richardson is offering a free webinar entitled “Becoming the B.I.O.M.E - The Therapeutic Presence for Marginalized People.” You can register here. Lily Zheng tells you What Comes After DEI here and the IG tldr version here. From educators I don’t know yet: Dr. Pavna...
Reader, This has been the topic this week in my clinical practice with other clinicians... ...Maybe this week (especially if you are in the US) you: though of not being a therapist anymore wanted to stay in bed we’re scared yourself about your future due to your identities thought you were not being efficient enough with your clients needed therapy yourself angry, done, ready to leave, enraged helpless, hopeless I hear you and I see you. I have felt all of the above as well… Then I recalled...
Reader, You are receiving this (pre-scheduled) email while I transition back from a break. So it doesn’t address or reflect on anything that might be happening in the world at the moment. (And honestly, I’m really hoping nothing major is happening… because we’ve all had plenty happen already.) These are some of the people I started following this year. They’re far from being your traditional therapy resource. None of them are therapists (in the Western sense), but they are IMHO amazing...