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7 Steps for Preventing Shame from Getting in the Way of Your Anti-racism Work

As a white latina and psychotherapist, I see one of my roles in anti-racism work as supporting other white and white-passing folks in exploring their racial identity, privilege, and role in systems of oppression. I've noticed a lot of the same themes come up in therapy sessions and conversations as white folx respond to new-found urgency to explore their whiteness. I wanted to gather them in one place and share them here in the hopes that it will help other white and white-passing folks in their process.