forgiveness and communal responsibility
Forgiveness, both personal and communal, is a challenging yet liberating process that frees individuals from anger, fosters growth and healing, and when embraced collectively, strengthens communities and creates lasting social change.
understanding trauma and healing
Trauma is a deeply personal and widespread experience shaped by individual and systemic factors, with lasting impacts on well-being, and Trauma Informed Care offers a compassionate, culturally responsive approach to healing by recognizing and addressing these effects.
the new imagination of mental health
The World Health Organization says mental health disorders are responsible for more disability in developed nations than ANY other health problem. The paradigm of mental wellness is slowly shifting to be more inclusive of various cultures, age groups, and even indigenous wisdom to some degree. The traditional perspective of mental health is being challenged by movements and policies alike. Ideally, this shift would happen at a much quicker rate, and would follow the trend of dissolving mental health stigma around the world. To tackle mental health on a deeper level, we first start with individual responsibility. A tiny shift in … More
addressing the system of mental un-health
In one of my previous jobs, I had frequented psychiatric wards, high-level group homes, and institutional settings that housed the people on the fringes of our society. Many of these souls had lost their voice to a system that saw them as nothing but numbers and diagnoses in a system largely devoid of grace. The patient’s “pathology” preceded their humanity, which somehow justified their prolonged imprisonment in these places of limbo. In 2012, California issued a moratorium on all non-forensic developmental centers. What that means is that people with developmental disabilities that did not commit a crime would be released … More
