The year 2016 has been a year of significant toxic and traumatic stress for Black people. We have been bombarded with adversity, joy, frustration, and pride from multiple angles all year. If we are to be honest, this is nothing new to our collective experience since we have been in America. However, the year of […]
coping with trauma
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Coping with the ‘secondary traumatic stress’ of being Black
It is no secret that we have had a significantly stressful year. Several celebrities have passed away, and hundreds of people have been murdered or harmed as well. We have also seen several incidents of government-sanctioned murders of countless Black people. One of the most recent cases happening here in Minnesota is the death of […]