The Let’s Heal Already Podcast is a podcast for the sometimes-impatient, sometimes-cranky person doing some healing. This podcast will cover ground on a variety of topics from mental wellness and emotional literacy, to Blackness, to masculinity and femininity, to ending misogyny and patriarchy, to last but not least, bisexuality and ending sexual shame.
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The Let’s Heal Already Podcast is a podcast for the sometimes-impatient, sometimes-cranky person doing some healing. This podcast will cover ground on a variety of topics from mental wellness and emotional literacy, to Blackness, to masculinity and femininity, to ending misogyny and patriarchy, to last but not least, bisexuality and ending sexual shame.
In this episode of the Let's Heal Already Podcast, J.R. discusses the Pros & Cons of Going To Therapy & speaks about alternatives like healing justice which seeks to address many of the systemic issues western models often ignore. Subscribe for exclusive content here. [https://www.patreon.com/JRYussuf]
What Is Healing Justice? https://nonprofitquarterly.org/what-is-healing-justice/ Thread about filing a complaint against a therapist: https://twitter.com/JRYussuf/status/1609679166902861824?t=HEMVopf2ztoN0_VFI8tL7w&s=19
As I discuss, therapy can definitely be a life saving resource, however it was developed in & exists within a white supremacist society that works hard to quell any & every revolutionary bone in your body in my experience. Recently in the media, people have been saying cops should be replaced with counsellors and I'm hear to say that is not it. I've gone on to talk about the ways therapy is not automatically a good place for bisexual men or Black people, etc. on my Twitter (@JRYussuf) & at the same time I find this a very tricky thing to talk about because therapy has helped me IMMENSELY. It has helped me heal in certain regards, develop the necessary tools to survive & advocate for myself etc while also feeding me flawed dreams that the country is getting better incrementally because of democrats who are "on the right side." It legitimizes white supremacy. In short, white supremacy created (& exacerbates) the global circumstances necessary for me to find American therapy immensely helpful, which fosters the desire to cling to neoliberalism (another agent of white supremacy) for comfort & salvation. Thread on more of my thoughts on this: https://twitter.com/JRYussuf/status/1271482608166330369?s=19 Medical Industrial Complex Visual: https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/medical-industrial-complex-visual/ Brutally honest thread listing many of the failings of Western therapy & our approach to mental wellness overall: https://twitter.com/benedict_rs/status/1337532595286978563 The Unspoken Complexity of "Self-Care" https://blog.usejournal.com/the-unspoken-complexity-of-self-care-8c9f30233467 The conditioning that fuels the mental health epidemic for Black men, and how to stop it by J.R. Yussuf http://blackyouthproject.com/the-conditioning-that-fuels-the-mental-health-epidemic-for-black-men-and-how-to-stop-it/ Is It Time to Leave Your Therapist?: https://queeringpsychology.com/2019/02/24/is-it-time-to-leave-your-therapist/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
J.R. created the Twitter hashtag #BisexualMenSpeak for bisexual+ men & masculine identified folks to have the space to speak for themselves & talk about how being bisexual+ impacts the way they move through the world, and maintains a YouTube channel devoted to self-improvement, emotional literacy & forgiveness.
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Check out the 7 Day Mental Health Workout Plan J.R. created here: https://goodmenproject.com/health/7-day-mental-health-workout-plan-dg/
4 Questions Every Bisexual Guy Should Ask A Potential Therapist: https://www.menshealth.com/health/a37612551/bisexual-friendly-therapist/
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Let's Heal Already Podcast
The Let’s Heal Already Podcast is a podcast for the sometimes-impatient, sometimes-cranky person doing some healing. This podcast will cover ground on a variety of topics from mental wellness and emotional literacy, to Blackness, to masculinity and femininity, to ending misogyny and patriarchy, to last but not least, bisexuality and ending sexual shame.
