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thoughts on being human
As therapists we hold space, we listen, we resonate.
Read our blog posts to get to know us more in our own complexity;
our passions, our own big feelings, our values.
We’re excited to share our humanity with you!
If listening is more your thing, check out our podcast: Out of Session with Kindman & Co. and make sure to sign up for our newsletter to be informed about our most recent blog posts!
On the Escalating Crisis in Israel/Palestine
Read our thoughts as relational, systems focused therapists about this escalating crisis…Our liberation is bound together—both Israelis and Palestinians will not be safe and violence will continue to escalate while Palestinians remain oppressed…Never again means never again for all of us.
On Navigating Difference in Intercultural & Interracial Partnerships (Part Two)
This post explores how a variety of cultural differences and power imbalances show up in interracial relationships and how couples can increase their awareness of these challenges and address them together to create more empathetic, authentic connection.
On Navigating Difference in Intercultural & Interracial Partnerships (Part One)
This post explores how a variety of cultural differences and power imbalances show up in interracial relationships and how couples can increase their awareness of these challenges and address them together to create more empathetic, authentic connection.
On The Problem with Demanding Barbie to Be Perfect
Barbie is not perfect. Good. We don’t need perfection. We need to mess up and we need more examples of people trying to explore identity, feeling, and pink. We need room to make art that starts conversations on our experiences, childhoods, and overall desires.
On Fatherhood & Masculinity
This is a transcript from an Interview with Jose Vidrio of Highland Park Training on our Podcast, Out of Session with Kindman & Co. Read on for a discussion about new parenting—especially fatherhood, the importance of gentleness and sitting with discomfort, building new versions of masculinity, and cultivating accessible and inclusive gym culture that contradicts stereotypical forms of masculinity.
On Privilege, People of Color, and Taking Up Space
On our podcast episode in “Out of Session with Kindman & Co.”, Dani, a lesbian Latina woman, and Amanda, a nonbinary Chinese American, chat about having a speaking platform for people of color. They’ll dive into why the two of them launched this podcast, how it feels to establish a platform to speak, to take up space and freely speak about lived experiences given the history of feeling silenced. Read more!
On Lunar New Year as Queer Asian American
Lunar New Year is fast approaching! This holiday is important to many Asian families, and our care coordinator Amanda shares their personal connection to the holiday. Here is the background on this celebration and how it’s changed since they come out.
On Lunar New Year & Culturally Competent Therapists
Amanda, our care coordinator, is back with 5 things they wish their therapist knew - Lunar New Year Edition! Finding a culturally competent therapist is important. These are just a couple of thoughts to consider if you are Asian and / or in the world of therapy.
On the Intersection of Queer & Latinx
In honor of Hispanic* Heritage Month, we’re highlighting a conversation between Dani Marrufo and Gaby Teresa, who are both queer, Latinx therapists. They speak on this specific intersection of identity and how being queer and Latinx/e/o/a affects the work they do, the clients they see, and just finding a therapist in general. Click to read more!