When interviewing for a position at Kindman & Co., a question that our co-founders ask is, “What does it mean to you when we say: ‘Therapy is political’?” This concept of therapy being political has been a driving force at Kindman– shaping our discussions and our collective approach to caring for clients. That’s why it felt important to get everyone’s take on what it meant to them. Read to hear our team’s thoughts.

Being an immigrant in the U.S. is not easy, whether that is the immigration process, xenophobia, racism, etc. Amanda shares similarly with many of their second-generation, child-of-immigrant-parent peers the want to find what they love to do and also navigate privilege that their parents didn’t and still don’t have. Click here for more about assessing privilege and building community as second-gen immigrants.

The historical news of the U.S. Supreme Court deciding to overturn Roe v. Wade, the constitutional right to abortion. It didn’t feel surprising, it felt in alignment with how the system continually acts to uphold White Supremacy and White Christian Nationalism under the guise of constitutional rights. Read more on why therapists should talk about the overturn and how to take a stand.

Restricting or eliminating access to abortion, thus forcing someone to experience trauma and/or carry a child to term against their will is, incontestably, part of this same systems of oppression. This is about the regulation of certain bodies, and it is about how we govern, how we think of human rights, and how systems of oppression divide us. Click here to learn more and take action.

Let’s be real. Everything fucking sucks right now. The world is going through it, and marginalized folx really feel it. This blog post is specifically for people in a position of privilege in our current political climate. Read more on how to be an ally, starting with understanding intersectionality and assessing your privilege.

There are a whole lot of misconceptions about bisexual folx, and these result in decreased acceptance and erasure from within heteronormative society and from within LGBTQ+ communities.

Discrimination and violence against Asian communities impacts us all. At Kindman & Co., we denounce and stand against anti-Asian racism. Read on for more about our stance and ways to take action in support of the AAPI community. 

But what if this January, for our New Year’s resolutions, we were able to approach an old concept with new complexity? What if we were able to hold both the past and the future, the good with the bad, the things we want as well as the systems that influence how we want them?