At my clinical internship, I am working to understand the trauma and healing that occurs for African American males in Oakland. Much of their experience is very different from mine, and I work to circumvent those differences. The students' struggles, and the therapeutic struggle are trying endeavors, and everyone is working for incremental gains in self-determination, healing, well-being.
Because these victories can be small, I was elated to stumble upon this NPR blog (full disclosure: Tracy actually found the link). The men from Oakland in the video below recently experienced the death of a friend/half brother. Their expression of grief and coping is unique, real, and beautiful.
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Amazing.
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