diagnose systems & cultures

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​Journal entry & picture 1:

Traumatised, oppressed, and suffering people are not “the problem” to be fixed.

We must diagnose (and dismantle) the dehumanising and pathologising systems and cultures that cause and perpetuate harm.



Journal entry & picture 2:

The past few weeks have been full of releasing, reorganising, and restructuring — a familiar rhythm for me as the equinox approaches.

But this year, something is different.

As my identity sheds and shifts once again, I feel no urge to explain myself. No need to justify, correct, or narrate who I am.

I’m no longer seeking a diagnosis or a label — I’ve depathologised and rehumanised myself.

I am simply me.

My essence is one unique strand in the vast, beautiful diversity of human bodymind variation.

And from here forward, my focus is clear:

I will diagnose systems and norms, and call out the pathologising and dehumanising nature of them.

It took me (nearly) a lifetime to access this feeling state

To get there I had to retrieve my soul. Uncouple my nervous system, energy field & mind from the extractive & coloniser systems, cultures, attitudes & norms I'd (we've) been conditioned by

No amount of therapy, western medical model diagnosis & treatments, capitalist 'self-care', 'wellbeing' or 'spiritual' approaches, academic learning or professional success could (can) bring back the well of my being; my essence, my lifeforce

Someone once said to me 'you must find the courage to leave the table if respect is no longer being served'

It's that complex & that simple

And the deepest spiritual 'work' I have ever done is what I'm doing now; working at staying connected to my soul & humanity whilst working full-time in soulless & dehumanising systems



Journal entry & picture 3:

Diagnose the attitudes and norms

They're shaped by culture, lived experiences, and the people around us. Some come from powerful loud influences like societal institutions & the media, others from quiet group consensus & bystander apathy.

Which attitudes and norms are we unconsciously replicating?

And do they truly align with our bodymind, soul and personal values?

Inner reflection = real change