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How we think about mental health impacts our well-being. In these pages I offer my perspective - an African-centered, black-centered view of us and of what makes us well. an alternative path to healing both the personal and the collective.
The 6 Pillars of My Therapy Practice
The beauty of practicing psychotherapy for me lies in the possibility to tailor my practice to my own view of the world and of what it is to be human. ...more
Decolonizing Mental Health ,Therapy
May 05, 2020•5 min read
The Therapist as Healer
The link between highly sensitive people, healers, and the helping professtions. ...more
Decolonizing Mental Health
January 22, 2019•3 min read
Merry Christmas?
A reflection on the meaning of Christmas in the era of returning to our roots. ...more
Decolonizing Mental Health ,Identity
December 18, 2018•2 min read
Decolonizing Mental Health
Current mainstream approaches to mental health based on the medical model are more focused on numbing, controlling, and categorizing our feelings than helping us go through them. ...more
Decolonizing Mental Health
October 25, 2018•4 min read
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