Tricia Hersey

That is a great question. It is very scary. Let's just put that on tape right now. This work will not be easy. To shift a paradigm and to go up against violent systems that we're trying to disrupt against, that is a very scary proposition. It won't be easy. Not probably everyone will get this.

That is a great question. It is very scary. Let's just put that on tape right now. This work will not be easy. To shift a paradigm and to go up against violent systems that we're trying to disrupt against, that is a very scary proposition. It won't be easy. Not probably everyone will get this.

That is a great question. It is very scary. Let's just put that on tape right now. This work will not be easy. To shift a paradigm and to go up against violent systems that we're trying to disrupt against, that is a very scary proposition. It won't be easy. Not probably everyone will get this.

You know, there is a place within the culture that the beast of this culture has eaten so many of us alive that will we get to that liberation? No. I believe, yes, I believe that there is always hope. If you're alive, I learned this when I was doing pastoral care, studying in seminary, trained as a chaplain. Where there is life, there is hope. Where there is breath, there is hope.

You know, there is a place within the culture that the beast of this culture has eaten so many of us alive that will we get to that liberation? No. I believe, yes, I believe that there is always hope. If you're alive, I learned this when I was doing pastoral care, studying in seminary, trained as a chaplain. Where there is life, there is hope. Where there is breath, there is hope.

You know, there is a place within the culture that the beast of this culture has eaten so many of us alive that will we get to that liberation? No. I believe, yes, I believe that there is always hope. If you're alive, I learned this when I was doing pastoral care, studying in seminary, trained as a chaplain. Where there is life, there is hope. Where there is breath, there is hope.

Where you're breathing, there is hope. Even I would say from my tradition, understanding that the end is just the beginning. Even in the other world, when you leave this earth, there's still hope. You know, there's still moments that you can tap into because the end is just the beginning. This is healing work. This is not work that's going to be just like, just go lay down, girl. You good?

Where you're breathing, there is hope. Even I would say from my tradition, understanding that the end is just the beginning. Even in the other world, when you leave this earth, there's still hope. You know, there's still moments that you can tap into because the end is just the beginning. This is healing work. This is not work that's going to be just like, just go lay down, girl. You good?

Where you're breathing, there is hope. Even I would say from my tradition, understanding that the end is just the beginning. Even in the other world, when you leave this earth, there's still hope. You know, there's still moments that you can tap into because the end is just the beginning. This is healing work. This is not work that's going to be just like, just go lay down, girl. You good?

No, this is literally like a full collaboration. It may look like therapy. I'm in therapy. I have the privilege of being able to have a therapist. They may look like some other modalities of healing, you know, Reiki, journaling, art, walking, prayer. dismantling your mind around your being accomplished to white supremacy.

No, this is literally like a full collaboration. It may look like therapy. I'm in therapy. I have the privilege of being able to have a therapist. They may look like some other modalities of healing, you know, Reiki, journaling, art, walking, prayer. dismantling your mind around your being accomplished to white supremacy.

No, this is literally like a full collaboration. It may look like therapy. I'm in therapy. I have the privilege of being able to have a therapist. They may look like some other modalities of healing, you know, Reiki, journaling, art, walking, prayer. dismantling your mind around your being accomplished to white supremacy.

You know, as a white person in this culture, you're going to have to go deep into the wells to begin to unravel the legacy that you come from of being a white person in a culture like this. There's a beautiful book called The Hidden Wound by Wendell Berry. He's a white poet and artist. And he talks about this idea of how white people have not had the opportunity to heal from the wound.

You know, as a white person in this culture, you're going to have to go deep into the wells to begin to unravel the legacy that you come from of being a white person in a culture like this. There's a beautiful book called The Hidden Wound by Wendell Berry. He's a white poet and artist. And he talks about this idea of how white people have not had the opportunity to heal from the wound.

You know, as a white person in this culture, you're going to have to go deep into the wells to begin to unravel the legacy that you come from of being a white person in a culture like this. There's a beautiful book called The Hidden Wound by Wendell Berry. He's a white poet and artist. And he talks about this idea of how white people have not had the opportunity to heal from the wound.

Not even heal, but even to understand that there is a wound. Acknowledge. Acknowledge. There is a wound on you. I know you think when you hear white supremacy and racism and slavery, you think, wow, the shit that was done to black people is horrible. But to understand that it was actually also killing you as well.

Not even heal, but even to understand that there is a wound. Acknowledge. Acknowledge. There is a wound on you. I know you think when you hear white supremacy and racism and slavery, you think, wow, the shit that was done to black people is horrible. But to understand that it was actually also killing you as well.

Not even heal, but even to understand that there is a wound. Acknowledge. Acknowledge. There is a wound on you. I know you think when you hear white supremacy and racism and slavery, you think, wow, the shit that was done to black people is horrible. But to understand that it was actually also killing you as well.

It is spiritually killing you, a white person, to believe that they're superior in some way to another divine human being. That is a spiritual deficiency. That is a disconnection to your power and to who you are. So that has robbed you of your own humanity as well. And so people never feel that. They're always just like, oh, damn, I never thought about it like this.

It is spiritually killing you, a white person, to believe that they're superior in some way to another divine human being. That is a spiritual deficiency. That is a disconnection to your power and to who you are. So that has robbed you of your own humanity as well. And so people never feel that. They're always just like, oh, damn, I never thought about it like this.