You Don’t Have to Prove Your Worth
Mental health isn’t separate from culture—it’s shaped by it.
Topic: BIPOC
What To Do When The World Is On Fire
We must seek and find each other, lean into and onto each other, and be honest with those we feel safest around.
Redefining What It Means To Be Strong
I don’t need you to be strong. I just need you to be here.
Be Yourself but Not Your Actual Self
You’re fundamentally changing a version of yourself to appease the white gaze and corporate America.
Living Proof of Generational Hope + Resilience
Community pain needs community healing.
Rebuilding My Shattered Reflection
I struggled heavily with my self-image and confidence and tried tirelessly to fit into a mold that I wasn't built for.
Back Burners and Front Lines
Anything besides “normal” is not socially acceptable and is considered “unnatural” because assimilating is what kept our ancestors alive.
Breaking the Cycle of Generational Trauma as a Multiracial Woman
Carrying the Weight of My Skin
There is a myriad of battles fought in the minds of those who wake up every day wearing dark brown skin in a world where the less melanin you have, the more freedom you may enjoy.
Your Future is Worth Sticking Around For
I still have days where I struggle with simply existing.
Privilege, Oppression & Mental Health: Acknowledging the History in Our Stories
My history is tied to my mental health, the ways in which society teaches me to feel less for being a different color is tied to my mental health, the decisions of my political leaders are tied to my mental health, my sexual orientation is tied to my mental health.
Growing up I Often Heard “Therapy Is for White People”
I didn’t understand why he fell silent when I cried or the blank look that overtook his face when I had a breakdown. I didn’t understand his resistance to things like therapy and psychiatry.
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