06/04/2020
“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.”
― Angela Davis
Humans with Big Hearts,
I will not be a neutral therapist.
As we are being asked to put on masks,
I invite you to take yours off.
As I write this post I notice the one in me who wants to write the just right words, and another who knows she will make mistakes (she has made plenty)
and is more interested in making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, being vulnerable, being REAL.
This s**t is messy. Lets get messy...
The time of the Great Turning is HERE.
The horrors of our systems of oppression, radical injustices, economic structures, disregard for our planet & indigenous ones, white fragility, white supremacy, anti-blackness, police brutality, the list goes on -
are being SEEN, are being SPOKEN, are being CHALLENGED.
It is a terrifying and gorgeous time.
A time filled with grief rage & impossible hope.
Many of us are navigating our own dark nights of our individual souls, not yet ready for the world.
And yet the Soul of the World is calling to us.
We must answer.
If you are not answering this call, it is your privilege that allows you to ignore it.
If you are a black/ indigenous /person of color
know that your voice, your story, your perspective, your pain, your light, your gifts, all of you is welcome.
Rites of the Heart & The Sanctuary is a stand
for centering YOU.
I love you. I'm here for you, whatever that looks like.
To us white folx, if you are not in grief, outraged, disgusted, overwhelmed, all the feels - I'm worried about you.
Im finding myself uninterested in tending small talk
or conversations that do not include radical honesty around trauma & social justice at this time.
(I'm also aware this a marathon, and not a race, and pacing/self care/joy are also essential as well)
I've been resistant to post. I don't love this platform.
I don't want to take up space, its not about me.
I'm not interested in looking good during an activism trend.
At the same time, white silence perpetuates systematic violence.
If this platform creates conversations that awaken even one human to connect to the TRUTH, bless fu***ng yes. If I can be in the conversation with other white folx so black people do not need to do more emotional labor continuing to educate us on our whiteness, the realities of the atrocious system we were born into, participate in, and benefit from, so they are not the only ones holding us accountable & offering next steps - then f**k yah facebook, let's do this.
Let us use this platform to learn and unlearn together.
To have imperfect conversations,
to call each other in with LOVE
Let us be a stand for TRUTH, LOVE, & SOLIDARITY.
Let us be humans willing to sit in the discomfort in service of GROWTH, HEALING, & TRANSFORMATION for our two legged family and our earth mother.
Let us dive deep and dismantle,
so our children, grandchildren, and the next 14 generations know a different world.
Let us partner in co-creating this new world,
because SPOILER ALERT: the world we once knew is no more.
Let us RISE.
PS This is a time for HEALING for all people.
If you are a living breathing human, in the time of a pandemic and the dismantling of white supremacy, than you need support. It does not have to be me, but please, get support.
If you are in the BIPOC community in need of support right now - I know I am a white woman who will never understand what it means to be in a black or brown body, and, I'm here to offer holistic trauma informed services for whatever you can pay, or not pay, precious heart.
If you are white, and you are looking for support in navigating shame, grief, rage, etc I am here to witness your unfolding and becoming, and to provide the container for you to return to the truth of your being. (please do not expect BIPOC people to support you in this way at this time)
*I accept OHP via pacific source & MODA insurance at this time, as well as offer sliding scales*
