Five years ago, I was the person who apologized for existing. I second-guessed every decision. I avoided difficult conversations. I changed my entire personality based on who I was with. I felt like I was constantly walking on eggshells in my own life. And the worst part? I thought that’s just who I was. That…
Reframing Our Understanding Healthcare professionals across the United States are bearing witness to profound suffering in immigrant communities and mixed-status families. University of California, Riverside researchers describe this as a “public health emergency” affecting millions of children and families. As providers, we must ask ourselves: How do we support healing in communities experiencing ongoing structural…
What Does “Decolonizing Mental Health” Mean? Decolonizing mental health is a growing movement within counseling and psychology that challenges the dominance of Eurocentric values, diagnoses, and treatment models. At its heart, decolonization is about reclaiming space, voice, and power for those whose cultures, stories, and healing practices have been marginalized or erased. In a trauma…