This blog is about the psychological consequences of being a person of colour in the UK. It’s about the impact on our inner lives and our sense of identity, about the political landscape we live in that shapes public opinion and the policies that have been put in place to mitigate against the impact of racial bias. Guest contributors are welcome. Guest Contributor Guidelines
Beyond Stereotypes: Internalised Racism and the Pressure to “Be Black or Brown Enough”
Bell Hooks wrote powerfully about the mechanisms of unconscious bias, particularly the seemingly neutral, but still harmful tendency for white people to assume
New resource: trans affirming therapist checklist
New resource: trans affirming therapist checklist Therapists Against Conversion Therapy and Transphobia have developed a new trans affirming therapist checklist designed primarily as a resource for anyone who is looking for a therapist and wants to be reassured that...
The always-already-thereness of loss at various scales as constitutive of Black women’s lives – Jennifer Nash
‘You know more about loss in your bones than any thesis could capture’, I wrote to my sister at the end of my PhD. In the last years of my research, the losses in my orbit were not ordinary, slow and quiet.
Trauma of Trump
I feel the need to explore the trauma I have experienced as a result of Mr Donald Trump and his most ambitious and disturbing mission to make America Great Again (MAGA), which presents a self-centred and ego-maniac demeanour without the care of others.
Shame and divorce in South Asian communities – can shame lead to hope?
Gasps of shock and horror reverberate in my head!! For my generation it is a taboo and unspoken subject that even now, after working on my feelings of shame, invoke those gasps and my heart tightens with guilt, so embedded is this feeling.
The Art of Loving, as a Verb
Does our partner feel loved by us? It’s a tricky one because the answer may be that we don’t know.
6 Reasons Why The Pull Out Method Alone is Like Rolling the Dice. And What To Do Instead
The Pull Out Method is not a means of contraception – that is a myth – I think it’s like rolling the dice. All adults and young people globally need ‘pulling out’ removed from their sex education curriculum, and it needs removing from the internet as a method of contraception at large.
Rest is Resistance
Power naps are my thing. But I am as conditioned by capitalism and its demands to produce as much as anyone, so it’s been something of a guilty pleasure.
A possible ‘cure’ for racism – the place of psychoanalysis
Having chosen a title that I feel some may find controversial and may raise curiosity amongst others, there is some pressure in delivering this.
We Place Everything in the Unspoken: The Therapy Experiences of Black Gay Men
Therapy should be a space for healing, self-exploration, and growth. However, for Black, gay men (BGM), this space often comes with unique challenges.