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When therapy pathologizes responses to racism

My white therapist keeps suggesting that my anxiety about racism is something I need to work through internally and I'm starting to think she doesn't get it.

Juana
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The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The harm of having your rational reactions to systemic oppression treated as personal dysfunction.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Systemic racism — structure and experience?”

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