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Why professional help sometimes minimizes racial reality

My therapist suggested I'm overthinking race but I cannot ignore how differently I'm treated when I'm with my white friends versus alone.

Juana
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The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mental health support can inadvertently gaslight racial experiences when providers lack understanding of systemic discrimination's psychological impact.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Racial identity — lived experience?”

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