Somatic Abolitionism

Race and Ethnicity

White Bodies and the Energies of Race

Resmaa Menakem MSW, LICSW, SEP on March 12, 2022

Race has its own unique charge, texture, weight, and speed. The ability to hold and work with these energies isn’t inborn. It needs to be acquired through effort and practice.

Race has its own unique charge, texture, weight, and speed. The ability to hold and work with these energies isn’t inborn. It needs to be acquired through effort and practice.

Anxiety

Your Body Broadcasts and Receives Messages

Resmaa Menakem MSW, LICSW, SEP on February 11, 2022

Cultivating your body's ability to accurately receive, amplify, discern, and broadcast messages and energies.

Cultivating your body's ability to accurately receive, amplify, discern, and broadcast messages and energies.

Attention

Understanding and Cultivating Your Resources

Resmaa Menakem MSW, LICSW, SEP on January 18, 2022

Learning how to support yourself.

Learning how to support yourself.

Trust

Wokeness, White Allyship, and Respect

Resmaa Menakem MSW, LICSW, SEP on November 29, 2021

Why self-declarations and niceness are inadequate responses to white supremacy.

Why self-declarations and niceness are inadequate responses to white supremacy.

Attention

When Compromise Is Not Possible, Integrity Can Emerge

Resmaa Menakem MSW, LICSW, SEP on July 11, 2021

Human beings are not bargaining chips—a lesson America has yet to learn.

Human beings are not bargaining chips—a lesson America has yet to learn.

Attention

When White Bodies Say, "Tell Me What to Do"

Resmaa Menakem MSW, LICSW, SEP on May 25, 2021

You will need to commit yourself—and your efforts will cost you something.

You will need to commit yourself—and your efforts will cost you something.

Flow

Are You Bypassing or Overriding Your Body's Genius?

Resmaa Menakem MSW, LICSW, SEP on April 12, 2021

Settling your body and exploring the edges of discomfort.

Settling your body and exploring the edges of discomfort.

Ethics and Morality

Unpacking the Embodied Plantation Backpack, Part 2

Resmaa Menakem MSW, LICSW, SEP on February 28, 2021

Plantation ethics and the African American body.

Plantation ethics and the African American body.

Ethics and Morality

Unpacking the Embodied Plantation Backpack, Part 1

Resmaa Menakem MSW, LICSW, SEP on February 1, 2021

Plantation ethics and the white body's burden.

Plantation ethics and the white body's burden.

Imposter Syndrome

Black Women: You Are Not Defective

Resmaa Menakem MSW, LICSW, SEP on January 7, 2021

Many Black women experience themselves as fraudulent or substandard. It's a lie.

Many Black women experience themselves as fraudulent or substandard. It's a lie.

Gender

Unlocking the Genius of Your Body

Resmaa Menakem MSW, LICSW, SEP on December 18, 2020

Through repetition, good things can happen in your body—and ripple out to other bodies.

Through repetition, good things can happen in your body—and ripple out to other bodies.

Trauma

Healing Racialized Trauma Begins With Your Body

Resmaa Menakem MSW, LICSW, SEP on November 17, 2020

The healing of your body, mind, and soul.

The healing of your body, mind, and soul.