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We are not even two months into the current administration in the US and there is a lot going on.
If you are feeling angry, frustrated, scared and dysregulated, that makes sense.
I’ve been feeling strangely calm. And yes, this is partly a trauma response where chaos, danger and the unknown feel familiar.
I also don’t feel like I can really afford to let my nervous system get too dysregulated.
Read MoreWe need white people to stop asking for "respect" and "kindness", and for "judgement free" space, and to be assumed to have "good intentions."
We need white people to stop saying they didn't mean to cause harm.
Because you may not have intended it, but the harm you cause is not an accident.
Read MoreBLACK LIVES MATTER
We say this because the US was founded on the principle that they didn't, and that principle is still at the bedrock of every institution today.
BLACK LIVES MATTER
George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. Ahmaud Arbery. And all the countless others, these only being the latest.
BLACK LIVES MATTER
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