Five Tribes Therapy

08/07/2024

A quote from the mn.gov page: "Peggy Flanagan is Minnesota’s 50th Lieutenant Governor, a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, and currently the country’s highest ranking Native woman elected to executive office. At the center of all her work is making progress for children, working families, communities of color and Indigenous communities, and Minnesotans who have historically been underserved and underrepresented."

Five Tribes Therapy is PROUD to support both the Harris/Walz ticket, and the imminent history-making move of Lt. Gov Flanagan to Governor Flanagan of the proud, Indigenous-populated State of Minnesota!

07/21/2024

At approximately 11am PDT today, I, like much of the world, heard that Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States of America, wasn't going to seek a second term.

This has been a much anticipated move, and while I feel both relief and calmed fears, I feel sadness, as, in spite of his flaws, as humans have, President Biden has been a great man, and a devoted public servant. It is time for President Biden to rest on his laurels and mentor and support the next generation of statespersons.

I feel excited about the very real possibility that the US will soon have a female person of color as President of the United States.

She will have my unequivocal support.

07/11/2024

Since the Presidential Debate on 06.27.24, I've struggled with the choices. While I have concerns about Biden's ability to fulfill the duties of the President of the United States for a second term, I am filled with absolute dread at the thought of Trump being the President of the United States.

I realize that Biden's age is a significant issue, but, I remind myself, as I'm reminding YOU, that we aren't just voting for a President, we are voting for an ADMINISTRATION, one that has been truly remarkable. And it's crucial to remember that the U.S. constitution and government has safeguards built-in to manage ANY crisis that may occur.

So, the Biden administration is one that I am comfortable to cast a vote for on November 5, 2024.

07/06/2024

For the past week or so; maybe even longer, I've been talking about Project 2025.

I've read quite a bit of the "highlights" or lowlights, as the case may be, so I think it's time I (AND EVERYONE) should read it in its entirety.

So here is the link:

Presidential Transition Project The 2025 Presidential Transition Project paves the way for an effective conservative Administration based on four pillars.

07/04/2024

It's hard to imagine that this might be the last Fourth of July with the US a democracy that we celebrate.

So on November 5, 2024, we must vote BLUE, and prevent Project 2025 from coming into being.

07/02/2024

It's been a very difficult not-quite-a-week. The debate between President Biden and Former President Trump left many of us dismayed and disheartened. We had barely started to recover from that debacle when the Supreme Court handed down a devastating judgment in the case of Donald J. Trump vs. the United States. Presidents, and, knowing the Supreme Court, specifically Trump, have near-unlimited immunity to commit heinous crimes.

The only real "weapon" we have is our vote. So, make sure that your vote, your voice, is counted on November 5, 2024.

In the meantime, feel free to process your emotions about this with friends, family, and any other supportive people in your life.

05/04/2024

I've been thinking about Kent State a lot this week as, again, students are taking to their campuses to protest the war in Gaza.

I've been fearful of another photo of another girl kneeling beside a dead protester. My heart is broken as pro-Palestinian protesters and pro-Israel protesters clash so violently and viciously, both, ultimately, in the name of love.

May this never happen again. REMEMBER May 4th, 1970, and honor peaceful protest, do not dishonor this protester and the girl kneeling beside his body.