My partner and I have been seeing a traditional healer together for my depression but she's skeptical of the ritual cleansing practices while I feel drawn to them, and now our sessions feel tense because we're not aligned on what healing even means. We both want me to get better but we're pulling in different directions about the path forward.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people committed to healing are discovering that their fundamental beliefs about what constitutes legitimate treatment are incompatible.
“Where Are You with African healing traditions for mental distress?”
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