Tag: traumatic

White women have been the cause of the most painful, traumatic experiences in my life. I called them my friends. I called them my co-workers. I’ve even called them my family members. What’s worse is they have never and will never admit that they were the aggressors. They sincerely ...

If you have ever wondered why I am so passionate about anti-racism, it is because of living experiences working in the NHS, particularly on non-NHS occasions. I was reflecting on microaggressions I had received over the months and a stranger who works in healthcare commented in writing stating that ...

I have been erased to nothing. I walk, my soul vanquished I am diminished — hopes relinquished I have become blacker than black; I have become invisible even to myself. Empty — the pain I bear is too great to carry. Its intensity is so great that I feel nothing. I am harried. I ...

If you have ever wondered why I am so passionate about anti-racism, it is because of living experiences working in the NHS, particularly on non-NHS occasions. I was reflecting on microaggressions I had received over the months and a stranger who works in healthcare commented in writing stating that ...