Periagoge
Scenario

How to examine internalized preferences for whiteness

I'm in therapy trying to understand why I feel more comfortable in all-white spaces than in spaces with other people of color and I hate what that might say about me.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The unconscious absorption of racial hierarchies can manifest as comfort with proximity to power and discomfort with one's own otherness.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mixed-race identity and belonging?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.