Western psychology was developed under and exists within a white supremacist society that more often than not works hard to quell any and every revolutionary bone in your body. TW: biphobia, racism, and ableism in Western psychology, mention of death By J.R. Yussuf I was drawn to therapy with hopes that it would help me...
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Mapping My PTSD In Wanda Maximoff’s Sitcom Universe
It’s strange to see myself in Wanda—a red-headed white woman with magical powers—but as a Black woman with PTSD, I understand her use of sitcoms to escape her trauma. This piece includes discussion of domestic violence, trauma, and mental illness. It also contains spoilers for WandaVision. By: Tatiana Johnson-Boria The first couple of notes of...
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Therapy Is Helping Me Break My Latinx Family’s Stigma of Mental Health Care
Therapy has taught me to no longer keep quiet about my mental health. Millennial and Gen-Z Latinx folks must combat the stigma against therapy in our culture. TW/CW: this essay contains mentions of COVID-19 related death and grief. By Miryam R. Pinto My mother passed away from COVID complications in late March. Not only did...
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Surviving Rape as a Prison Abolitionist
People try to poke holes in the prison abolition movement by asking “what about rapists, do you want them just wandering around?” But they already are. TW/CW: mentions of sexual assault and details of r/pe. By Miriam Perez-Putnam It took me two years to tell anyone I had been raped. I won’t go into details...
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I Cycle To Save Myself: My Bike Is My Therapy
My bike is my therapy. When I’m stuck in my thoughts, it helps to cycle and see that I can move through literal and metaphorical mountains. By Ambar Johnson I do not cycle to save the environment, though it’s a great side effect. I don’t even ride a bicycle to save money for buying a...
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“Black People Don’t Go to Therapy” and Other Myths Our Parents Told Us
Different fears are now morphing into even more ridiculous, and dangerous, myths that we’ve begun spreading to our children. TW/CW: Mentions of depression, anxiety, learning disabilities, and ableism. By Adrie Rose If you’re Black, there’s a very good chance that your parents are lying to you. Your grandparents too. They’re all lying to you and...
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My Culture is Not Your Toy: A Gay Japanese Man’s Perspective on Queer Eye Japan
How Queer Eye damages the very people and culture they were trying to save. This article was originally published on Medium can be found here. By Steven Wakabayashi For the newest season of Queer Eye, the Fab 5 head to Japan to transform the lives of four Japanese people. Except, they don’t. Thinking that it...
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Non-Binary People Share Their Self-Care Tips
For trans and non-binary people, self-care starts with finding your environment, your home. When it comes to self-care, finding sources online will often lead to blogs focused on cisgender people, and doesn’t provide anything for self-care techniques aimed at those within the transgender and gender non-conforming communities. Self-care is not easily accessed by communities where...
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I Am Tired of Overcoming Trauma: Does Healing Exist For Queer People of Color?
It seems likely that “overcoming” is a continued exercise without any end in sight and that the exhaustion from it is a part of our lives and our DNA. TW/CW: discussion of depression, suicidal ideation and mentions of sexual assault, emotional abuse and trauma. Depression used to be something I didn’t know I was experiencing...
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How to Find a Therapist as a QTPOC
A therapeutic relationship is a real relationship that requires thoughtful consideration. Mental health is finally being taken more seriously. Around 42.5 million Americans have a mental illness, and LGBTQ+ people are 3 times more likely to experience a mental illness, such as depression or general anxiety disorder. With mental illness being such a prominent issue...