https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg Our collective journey of healing from racialized trauma. en-us 2021-04-17 19:08:36 UTC 2021-04-17 19:48:54 UTC hello@padlet.com matthewthomashernandez https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428669458 The way of thinking about embracing pain as either "clean" or "dirty" feels as if it casts judgment and is coded in racialized language. How might we begin to reframe this?]]> 2021-04-17 19:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428669458 matthewthomashernandez https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428672261 There are a variety of reasons why we are at different points in our h
 It can be difficult to accept that we are all at different points in our healing journey, especially when we know that our healing is bound up in the healing of others. It is also important to note that when others choose not commit to their own healing, we can get stuck witnessing/experiencing harm. In these moments, because we cannot force healing onto others, we are left with doing what we must to preserve our peace (walking away, investing in their healing, trauma response, etc.)

What are some ways we can begin to preserve our peace and help maintain the well-being/healing of others? ]]> 2021-04-17 19:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428672261 matthewthomashernandez https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428685523 2021-04-17 19:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428685523 matthewthomashernandez https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428687529 Here are some of the responses:

• a form of racial justice
• feeling without shame
• existing where my time is not monetized
• doing ancestral work -- (re-)connecting with ancestral knowledge,  rituals, traditions, collective action
  • being in movement
  • being in rhythm/in-sync
  • experiencing joy together
  • developing conections

]]> 2021-04-17 19:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428687529 matthewthomashernandez https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428691384 We know that healing can and will look different for everyone. The practice is about finding what is meaningful for you. What form does your healing take? Here are some responses:

• dancing
• singing
• sharing space
• therapy
• sharing stories/memories
• embracing our spectrum of  emotions without shame
• cooking family recipes

]]> 2021-04-17 19:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428691384 matthewthomashernandez https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428694757 We understand that capitalism has allowed for ideas around self-care to be co-opted. Self-care can embrace aspects of external care and doing the internal work. 

One thing that is important to remember here is that our ancestors were able to heal without money and without access to a lot of resources. They healed collectively and have allowed us to exist as we do today. ]]> 2021-04-17 19:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428694757 matthewthomashernandez https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428697618 Part of existing after/during a diaspora is suffering from being disconnected from our ancestry. That is why part of healing is engaging in ancestral work. ]]> 2021-04-17 19:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428697618 matthewthomashernandez https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428698107 Our trauma responses have gotten us to this point and allowed us to endure tense moments of crisis. We can be grateful for them for getting us to where we are and also recognize that they may not be serving us outside of moments of crisis.]]> 2021-04-17 19:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428698107 matthewthomashernandez https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428701331 Trauma is somatic, meaning we feel it in our bodies. How do we get trauma "unstuck" we move it, ourselves, and others. 

There is such a profound energy in moving that allows to not cling onto the tension we feel in our bodies and to let it go. ]]> 2021-04-17 19:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewthomashernandez/ac1wa2jtyps31yfg/wish/1428701331