Mindfulness to Heal

The Inner Oppressor Must Go

2020-08-22 By Jamie Derrick

I live with a nagging, undermining, questioning, downright-insulting voice inside my head; the voice of an unreasonable, overly demanding oppressor. …
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Everyday Oppression Must End.

2020-08-06 By Jamie Derrick

When I was tiny child – I couldn’t swim yet — and was taking swimming lessons at the local pool,…
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Great Question! I’m exploring what it means grow up/ live in a white-dominant, patriarchal, capitalist culture. I’m exploring the oppressive attitudes and expectations that are invisibly woven into every aspect of our lives — in large and small ways.

I want to honor the inherent dignity of all people… So I intend to pull threads of oppression out of my own heart and relationships without using the same harming or de-humanizing tactics employed in the culture.

I think we can mend. Let’s have a conversation about internalized oppression. And let’s talk about how to resist it, alter it, and how to liberate.

I commit to kindness, dignity, and intentional action for social and racial well-being.

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The Inner Oppressor Must Go

Everyday Oppression Must End.

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Mindfulness to Heal

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