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The Liberatory Reconnection Framework: A Pathway to Wholeness
The Liberatory Reconnection Framework: A Pathway to Wholeness Disconnection is one of the most effective tools of oppression. When we are cut off from ourselves, from each other, from the Earth, and from our ancestral wisdom, we become more susceptible to systems that exploit, extract, and control. Capitalism, colonization, and
Just a friendly reminder to us all that oppression thrives on disconnection
When we disconnect from ourselves, then we get stuck in our heads and we can’t heal the trauma that’s stored in our bodies. We become more susceptible to gaslighting and even start gaslighting ourselves (a big hint that this gaslighting is present: when you hear the word “should”). When we
Honoring Juneteenth as Not-Black People
Juneteenth is a celebration of Black freedom. However, the legacy of Black enslavement is still alive and kicking in many ways *cough*prisonindustrialcomplex*cough*. However today, I’d like to focus on anti-Blackness, and I’m specifically talking to those of us who don’t identify as Black. I want to invite not-Black folks into
Generative Conflict as a Practice of Liberation
I recently did something that felt risky and a bit scary – I called in a friend. And though White Supremacy Culture showed up (as it always does), I’m grateful that we managed to move into practices of liberation, together. We were in conversation last week and she was trying
“Where do you feel that in your body?”
If you had asked me this two years ago, I honestly wouldn’t know what to say. This was because my primary body sensation was numbness and disconnection. What I’ve learned since then is that our emotions and our experiences, both good and bad, are held in our bodies. When we
Numbness and Disconnection as Protection
I’ve been noticing something that happens during my meditation practice lately, and it’s something that I think has always been there, but the noticing is new and different. Sometimes, when I am feeling tense or tightness in my body, I meditate and just check in with my body. There are