By Devon Ableman — 2020
Some of our favorite therapists on Instagram break down their favorite on and offline tips.
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Psychologist Riana Elyse Anderson explains how families can communicate about race and cope with racial stress and trauma.
Sometimes, doing the work means looking at yourself and your actions first.
There is no “one size fits all” language when it comes to talking about race.
I will start at the end. All lives will not (really) matter until Black lives Matter. All Lives Matter is like a giant eraser; a thing folx say to remain comfortable at best and neutral at worst while erasing the obvious (Black Lives Matter TOO).
The Latinx community is just as vulnerable to mental illness as the general population, but faces disparities in treatment.
Eso es para locos. Esta generación... siempre inventando. These are the words I’d hear anytime I mentioned therapy or mental health growing up.
The pandemic was rough for Black and Latina families, but many women in these communities met the challenges head on.
As a Filipino-American, Jo Encarnacion understands the intergenerational trauma and pain triggered by the latest wave of Asian hate and violence. She also understands that staying silent is no longer an option.
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“When I started my undergraduate degree in psychology, my grandmother said she was afraid I would become pagal (“crazy”) because of it.
“The fullness of the Black Panther Party’s legacy […] can be seen everywhere in the wellness space.”