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Life Map Questions

1. When your identities made a difference to you or to someone else…
My identity influences my reactions and behavior on a daily basis. I believe my "identity" as a white woman puts me in a position of relative power to advocate for my BIPOC and LBGTQ+ community. My upper-middle class identity influences what I perceive as normal, and what I expect families to look/act like.

2. When you felt uncomfortable being your race, gender, sexual orientation, or ability.
I have felt uncomfortable as a women walking down the street more times than I could count.

3. When you were treated well because of these identities
I have been treated well my entire life because of my identity and appearance as a white woman.

4. When you were mistreated because of these identities
Occasionally I have faced sexual objectification being a woman. I have never been discriminated against for the color of my skin, sexual orientation, religion ect.

5. When you noticed representation of your race, gender, sexual orientation, or ability in the media. Or if you didn’t think about until now, what made you notice it.
I was definitely not aware of how represented I was in the media until I started college and started taking classes on socio-cultural issues. I may have noticed it in high-school - but I doubt it.
Recently I started following much more diverse body types on instagram to help normalize my body image. This has helped me tremendously

6. What messages about your identities have you received from incidents 1-5 above?
That I am extremely privileged to have so many diverse representations of successful people that look, act and sound like me in the media. I took it for granted most of my life.
I realize now after following so many body positivity accounts that having representation of your image is SO important.

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Direction and goals:
- Direction: Professional development, personal growth, financial security, inner peace

Goals
1. Professional: Graduate and land an awesome clinical fellowship, continue to network, grow clinical tool set
2. Personal: find balance between friends, family, and work time. Travel - to at least one new country next year.
3. Fitness: prepare for hiking out of the grand canyon, hip thrust 500 pounds
Direction and Goals – Where you want to steer your ship? What your profession will allow you to accomplish

- Impact –
I would like to make small positive impacts across the individuals I meet and treat. Maybe this isn't otherworldly aspirational - I'm just trying to get through grad school right now lol.

Actions –
I am most actively working on my goals of being a good student by studying daily and staying on top of coursework. In my clinical placement I am doing my best as well with materials and prepping for clients. I meditate and workout daily. I read the New York Times Daily briefing to stay current on news

Intersections and Dreams–
If I could take some lessons from my past, I would realize that many emotional states and swings are temporary. Things often seen more intense in the moment, and my feelings around it will likely change. Moving forward I try to be less reactive to my emotions to gain a greater control of my actions.

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My father's side is extremely well educated, however my mother was the first in her family to get a degree. However as both my parents are educators, it was second nature for me to go to college, and even graduate school. I am

My parents have a more conservative view on LBGTQ rights. They would not agree that trans people have the right to use whichever bathroom they choose ect. They did not originally support the right for LBGTQ people to marry. I have not carried on these views.

My father and his brother are very conservative, and my uncle has made very racist statements. This i believe is a generational difference, however my aunts (their sisters) are very liberal.

My father is also did not model an environmentally friendly household. We never recycled, and used plastic and paper plates all the time to be more "efficient"

Some of these things I have taken with me, like my value of education and for other teachers. Because of my parents, view myself as a lifelong learner, student, and teacher.

However I have not taken my parents conservative views on the LBGTQ+ community and the importance of recycling. This may be a large generational difference. I grew up exposed to the importance of caring for your environment, during global warming and throughout an important period for LBGTQ+ rights. Living through these experiences has normalized my "progressive" views.

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I define power as the agency one has to make choice for themselves. I believe that generally men have more power than women, white people have ore power than POC, and rich people have more power than lower income people. This is perfectly exemplified by our current president, a rich white man that is untouchable despite numerous legal allegations.

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I am currently a full time student and in my first tele-practice rotation. Since I have quit my previous job and am not currently volunteering anywhere, I feel cut out of the community. However, COVID is not the best time to frame myself within a group of people, as I've been pretty isolated except from seeing family members.

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Right now I am focused on being a good friend, a good student, a good student clinician, a good daughter. I am focused on being a better ally to the BIPOC and LBGTQ+ community. I like to read, listen to podcasts, and watch relevant social documentaries to reach this goal.

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Can you call yoga a religion? Meditation and yoga have played a huge role in my mental health journey - especially during quarantine. I meditate four times a week (I should do it daily) and do yoga at least once a week! Also being outside is a huge lift to my spirit, I LOVE the beach and the mountains.

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I am blessed to have a super supportive and close nuclear family. This has instilled in me the importance of family and having a good support group. I don't know what I would do without the help of my mom, dad and sister!

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My identity has always been strongly attached to my appearance and body since as early as I could remember. I, like many other women, have experienced eating disorders and body dysmorphia. I consider myself mostly recovered through exercise and working actively on switching to a body positive mindset.