I was recently moved, in all directions, by this article There Is No Such Thing as a White Ally. Please read it — please do not feel that you might not need to read it, nothing I say here will give you the ‘cliff notes’ to the work already done…

In Memoriam A.H.H is a Victorian era poem by Alfred Tennyson — it contains the line: ’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Growing up in England the above line was lauded as a high functioning insight toward themes of love and loss…

On Veterans, and Sacrifice. In my role as a social worker, and as a therapist, I have had the privilege and the honor of working with veterans. I also trained with them, as I did with nurses. I’ve never said ‘thank you for your service’ to them. Service was never…

October 2019 — eleven elephants drowned at the base of a waterfall in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. A baby elephant had fallen into the water, causing members of the herd to try and help, they also fell. Rangers at the national park reported finding eleven dead elephants, and two…

Racism represents the abandonment of humanity, it is a virus that destroys, but it (as a term) has become problematic. …

I try to frequently remind myself of these things, and follow my own advice as much as I can. …

*This entry is a deviation from my usual writing, I decided to be more forthcoming about myself — a somewhat autobiographical piece follows. I have been meditating (on and off) for 20+ years, it started out of curiosity and with an intention of adopting a practice that aligned itself with…

Dear white folks… I often read and hear white people reacting defensively with regard to people of color speaking about their experiences within Eurocentric environments, and in referencing a generalized view of experiencing ‘white people’ as a social (and global) phenomenon. I see white authors and commentators venting their frustrations…

Hello, I’m a licensed Clinical Social Worker, a mental health professional, and I’d like to talk to you about something that has been concerning me — I’ve seen an increase in people writing articles about psychology who are not psychologists, or mental health professionals. …