“I wonder if the impulses that lead us to transform our world emerge from a profound sense of disconnection, one rooted in millennia of accumulated trauma.”
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Activist Trauma Support – leaflets on Trauma and Burnout
Some self-care tips written for and with Black Lives Matter on dealing with trauma, grief and depression
A series of five articles about massage and body-work with survivors of abuse.
A Healing Justice Practice Space (HJPS) is an all-gender, all-bodied, inclusive and accessible space for practicing and receiving healing that is built in partnership with social justice movement work and sites of political action. This draft guide to creating one was made in solidarity with the Healing Justice for Black Lives Matter day of action on December 18th, 2014. It will continue to be updated as we learn and do more!
Spirit Medicine with CarmenLeah Ascencio and ChE, is a BGD podcast that focuses on providing accessible conversations, tools and rituals that support the healing, wellness and liberation of people of color, with a focus on queer and trans people of color.
This is post #3 in a series of posts that are designed to help illuminate WTF is going on in a life/body that has been shaped largely by neglect, personal and/or cultural traumas.
A scholarly article on the impacts of sctivist burnout and the somatic work that can help to heal, sustain and empower.
As part of my deep dive into trauma I wanted to write a post about the way trauma works in the body and brain, and the implications of this when we’re working with trauma personally. I want to understand which kinds of practices are likely to be helpful, and which risk retraumatizing us.
“Moving from race to culture is important, transformative, and takes work. A lot of work. I help people, communities, and organizations find strength in healing that is holistic and resilient. Together let’s set a course for healing historical and racialized trauma carried in the body and the soul. I am a healer. I help people rise through the suffering’s edge. I am a cultural trauma navigator. I am a communal provocateur and coach. I consider it my job in this moment to make the invisible visible.” Navigate the website to find lots of resources, reading, courses and podcasts.