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Healing the Broken Parts

Healing the Broken Parts

Robin SchlengerApril 25, 2023

Women’s History Month: Why real sisterhood across race is so elusive

Women’s History Month: Why real sisterhood across race is so elusive

Robin SchlengerMarch 28, 2023

Can Healing Ourselves Heal Our Ancestors?

Can Healing Ourselves Heal Our Ancestors?

Robin SchlengerFebruary 23, 2023

I don’t make New Year's resolutions. Instead, I reflected on what I learned in 2022; how and where I grew, and how and where I did not show up as the person I want to be.    One of the many things I have learned about white sup

Robin SchlengerJanuary 23, 2023

Saying NO to white supremacy culture and The Power of AND This year has been one of tremendous growth AND loss. Many of the losses have led to growth and some of the growth has led to loss. My father, who I was very very close with, pa

Robin SchlengerDecember 20, 2022

As November 24th, “Thanksgiving Day”, looms closer, I am always reminded of how little I learned in our current education system about the land that I inhabit and how little connection I have to it.  Both are huge losses and further

Robin SchlengerNovember 15, 2022

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Robin SchlengerSeptember 26, 2022

When I first learned about white privilege all I wanted to do was give it away and disown it. I was ashamed of it. I remember taking a training where we were asked to name all the privileges that came with being white.&nbsp

Robin SchlengerAugust 25, 2022

I hope you are all thriving as you continue on your antiracist journey. This month has felt extra long to me and has been full of learning, falling flat on my face and dusting off and getting back up again. It has also been full of love,

Robin SchlengerJuly 27, 2022

I love summer and the warm weather, and I got to celebrate another rotation around the sun on June 19th. I’m honored to share my birthday with the celebration of Juneteenth and Father's Day this year. I have been in many conversation

Robin SchlengerJune 22, 2022

As I continue to navigate the heartbreaking experience of living with my father’s dementia, I can’t help but notice where and how whiteness, white supremacy culture and my own internalized racial superiority (IRS) show up.  I have a

Robin SchlengerMay 25, 2022

I know that there are huge disparities in the healthcare system that negatively impact People of Color, especially Black People.  I know people who have lost loved ones because of the way the health care system has viewed them as les

Robin SchlengerApril 27, 2022

Upcoming Workshop

Robin SchlengerMarch 27, 2022

As I think about Black History Month and how to best honor it and the lives and experiences of Black People, I am very aware of what I DON’T want to do. I don’t want to do anything that feels performative nor do I want to participate in v

Robin SchlengerFebruary 27, 2022

A few weeks ago a friend of mine who is a white drama therapist posted a link to the upcoming Shame Resilience and Transformation Skills for white people workshop (that I co-facilitate with Dr. Alana Tappin) on one of her professional lis

Robin SchlengerJanuary 26, 2022

For those of you that know me well, you know that my beloved dog Maru (best friend, furry child and love of my life) transitioned in November. Maru continues to be part of my life. He has taught me the meaning of unconditional l

Robin SchlengerDecember 22, 2021

As I think about the history of harm and misinformation around Thanksgiving Day, I find myself leaning into thoughts of reconciliation. Mark Charles in his YouTube video, “The truth behind We the People”, says he would call our conversati

Robin SchlengerNovember 26, 2021

The other day, I was explaining to my 82 year old father why Columbus Day has been renamed Indigenous People’s Day. He is not new to conversations about race, oppression, privilege and inequity, after all, I’m his daughter. What brou

Robin SchlengerOctober 27, 2021

I have been thinking and talking a lot lately about what it means to be anti-racist. I belive that the word  anti-racist is a verb, not a noun. It’s not something we check off once we’ve done a workshop or read a book. We don’t becom

Robin SchlengerSeptember 23, 2021

I made a promise to myself that I would find time this summer to do some re-reading of books in my collection. I find that things often hit me differently the second time around by bringing new perspectives, insights, and meaning. I’m cur

Robin SchlengerAugust 16, 2021