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!
Who Are Affinity Spaces For?
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Reader, A quick note—honoring my bandwidth… This Monday, the second Community Liberation Session for BIPoC clinicians took place. And tomorrow (Thursday), we gather for the second session for white-identified clinicians. Someone recently asked: "What space do I join if I’m half white and half BIPoC? Here’s my answer—one that might help you decide which space to join, and also support you if you’re thinking about offering your own affinity spaces: who are affinity spaces for? With care, Silvana Liberatory Letters | The Practice of Liberation | Decolonize Your Practice PS. PPS. ⬆️ Let's connect! |
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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, We meet next week for the second round of Community Liberation Sessions.These are affinity spaces. The group of BIPOC clinicians will meet on Monday, Apr 20 — 3pm PT / 6pm ETThe group of white-identified clinicians will meet on Thursday, Apr 23 — 2pm PT / 5pm ET So… why affinity? Because shared identity can create shared context and accountability.And shared context can create something we don’t often get elsewhere: Less explaining, less code-switching, less managing how we’re...
April 2026 | issue #6 Reader, for a very long while, most “alternative*” healers have told me i have a problem with my throat chakra *yes—you know i personally wouldn’t call them alternative, even though that’s what we’ve been taught to call them. they became “alternative” in a western context where everything must be western-science-backed, western-researched, peer-reviewed, peer-approved… all uprooted, diluted, and bleached of its original ancestral meaning. so my throat chakra was...
Reader, A quick update on what I've been up to: 💻 Community Liberation Sessions, the next meetings take place in two weeks, and you're welcome to join live (with a limited replay available.) This is a virtual gathering space for therapists, healers, and space-holders practicing decolonization — in real time.Learn more below or here. A couple of weeks ago, I told you that burnout and moral tension were among the main concerns for therapists wanting a liberatory practice. I ran a few more polls...