By Emily Hashimoto — 2020
A queer author of color on the limits of language and the maximums of love.
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Impostor syndrome is not a unique feeling, but some researchers believe it hits minority groups harder.
“I just didn’t want them to stress and not be afraid to go to school. The less they knew, the better it was.”
As children grow and their digital imprint becomes greater, so does their need to feel validated. But it is important to encourage the value of self-worth and validating ourselves.
The time of COVID-19 and racial justice protests has been stressful, but it has also spurred BIPOC clinicians to find new ways of helping their communities and clients cope, heal, and thrive.
Body image issues aren’t unique to bi or gay men, but toxic thoughts pertaining to self-worth and physical care have become dangerously prevalent within the MSM (men seeking men) community.
For many of us, men with broad shoulders, narrow hips, taut muscles, and white skin — sun-kissed or pale under hot lights — became an ideal we couldn’t escape. We coveted images of these bodies like treasure, and they educated us in the rules of attraction.
Just like with financial diversification, you should also invest in several different areas of your identity.
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We often see our jobs as a defining detail of who we are, yet too closely tying our identities to work can be dangerous. What can we do about it?
“You’re always communicating about race, whether you talk about it or not.”
Above all else, you will begin to love the person you see in the mirror every day. The false perception of victimhood will fall away, and the victorious nature of life and living will become your new way of operating in the world.