Video of cops shooting a black man with his hands up. Picture of a Syrian child covered in dust and blood in the aftermath of an explosion.… Read more “What Else Did Terence Crutcher Need to do? Your Demand For Evidence is An Act of Violence.”
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The Health Cost of Social Injustice: Day 23 of #31DaysofSelfCompassion
“People are so sensitive these days”. “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. These are the things I most often hear during conversations about anti-bullying, or political… Read more “The Health Cost of Social Injustice: Day 23 of #31DaysofSelfCompassion”
What Are you Thinking? Day 9 of #31DaysofSelfCompassion
“Pick the other one, she’s prettier” “What happened to you, you gained so much weight” “Why do you act like you’re better than other people”? “I’ve thought… Read more “What Are you Thinking? Day 9 of #31DaysofSelfCompassion”
Love is The Answer to Oppression: Day 4 of #31DaysofSelfCompassion
“Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ~Martin Luther King Jr. This is the quote that is the most shared every time a black… Read more “Love is The Answer to Oppression: Day 4 of #31DaysofSelfCompassion”
The Case of Daniel Holtzclaw: Respectability Politics Are An Act of Violence
On his way out of court, Daniel Holtzclaw can be seen mouthing to the jury, “How could you do this”? This phrase perfectly encapsulates the tragedy of… Read more “The Case of Daniel Holtzclaw: Respectability Politics Are An Act of Violence”
Ho’oponopono: What the Paris Attack, Refugees Crisis and #blacklivesmatter Can Teach us About Compassion
“We are responsible for and participate in the ills of the world, and an essential part of fixing the world is fixing ourselves”.
The Dear Body Project 