Book: Empire of Normality – Robert Chapman
On January 22, 2025 by sarmientoveranoWhat is this book about? This book powerfully argues against current models of ability and disability. It covers: What is radical/new/different about it? This is not just a book that
Caricature of a Racist: What does ‘a racist’ really look like?
On November 21, 2024 by sarmientoveranoFeatured photo credit: JJ Ying By: Rhea Gandhi © This article was first published in Therapy Today, the journal of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). It is important
Racism and the Body
On October 3, 2024 by sarmientoveranoFeatured photo credit: Paul Cuoco In my research, I am trying to understand racism and racialisation processes from perspectives that include the reality of colonialism. I want to go beyond
Therapy and the Capitalist Ethos
On March 7, 2024 by sarmientoveranoPhoto credit: kris Many readers will be familiar with the concept of Racial Capitalism that links White Supremacy and the Capitalist system through the advent of colonialism and trans-Atlantic slavery.
Webinar: Colonialism & Mental Health
On January 6, 2024 by sarmientoveranoIn the last centuries, colonialism has shaped our social hierarchies and impacted on our emotional and mental functioning. Psychology and psychotherapy have developed amid the same social environments that created
It’s A White Woman’s World – Group Whiteness in Process
On January 2, 2023 by sarmientoveranoFeatured photo credit: Teslariu Mihai I don’t want this text to be read as “I didn’t like group process so now I’m making a disparaging piece about it”. Rather, this
