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...
14 days ago • 1 min read
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?...
21 days ago • 1 min read
Reader, You are receiving this (pre-scheduled) email while I am on 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.) Since I continue winding down for the year, I want to share with you some of the book titles I read, semi-read, or re-read this last year: Who Is Wellness For?: An Examination of Wellness Culture and Who It Leaves...
28 days ago • 2 min read
Reader, You are receiving this (pre-scheduled) email while I am on 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.) Let's see if these Qs sound familiar: How do I avoid causing inadvertent harm to my clients? How do I make sure I’m not practicing optical allyship? How can I become more aware of my blind spots? (Yes to this...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Reader, You are receiving this (pre-scheduled) email while I am on 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.) We’re reclaiming what we lost!! Have I been in your inbox long enough for you to hear me repeatedly say that systemic oppression is trauma? Systemic oppression is trauma in the form of disconnection: disconnection...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Reader, I really want you to reply to this email so I’m going to make it super quick. As I’m planning my next year of offerings (workshops, Q&As, mini e-courses, lesson plans, and all other communal experiences and exchanges) I’d love to know what would serve you best as you continue (or start) decolonizing your practice. Just hit reply and answer one or all of the following questions: What’s your biggest struggle right now in embodying your social justice, liberatory, and anti-oppressive...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
This is the fifth and last letter on building healing connections grounded in awareness of power and oppression (healing connections with clients and in your community). Read on! Reader, We can’t talk about liberatory healing without looking in the mirror. The systems of oppression we’re trying to dismantle out there through out therapy and healing practice—white supremacy, patriarchy, capitalism—are in here too. They shape how we think, how we show up, and even how we heal. Decolonizing our...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Reader, This is the fourth of five letters on building healing connections grounded in awareness of power and oppression (healing connections with clients and in your community). Read on! I know you want to hold space in a way that is truly trauma-informed and liberatory. One where healing doesn’t require clients to leave parts of themselves behind. One that recognizes that healing is a process of reclaiming, resisting, and reimagining. One where we you hold space for the truth of your...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Reader, This is the third of five letters on building healing connections grounded in awareness of power and oppression (healing connections with clients and in your community). Read on! When we talk about healing, it’s easy to get caught up in ideas rooted in individualism and Western frameworks… after all, that is what we learned in school right? But for so many of us—clients and therapists/healers alike—healing isn’t just a personal journey. It’s deeply tied to your history, your...
3 months ago • 2 min read