racial trauma

REFLECTIONS ON CROSSTALK

REFLECTIONS ON CROSSTALK

For me, this sacred element has been the single most important tenet of this program. Crosstalk absolutely hinders my recovery no matter how benign. I had my feelings, thoughts co-opted in childhood and in my closest relationships as an adult, in the name of...

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LUSH LIFE

LUSH LIFE

In college, I majored in Voice, but my studies took a backseat to a steady diet of cocktails and cigarettes. The school’s music program had a distinguished opera faculty that took the train from Manhattan to Poughkeepsie each week to give us lessons. I didn't care...

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Racial Trauma Inventory

Racial Trauma Inventory

Coming into ACA meeting Zoom land, I was initially reticent at putting on my camera in a mostly white environment, ashamed of my face. On a few occasions, when I have switched on my camera mid-share, others have been abruptly turned off. Having said that, I have...

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