Description
Frequently, we are discouraged from embracing and learning from our rage. The negative connotation that continues to be associated with rage, inhibits us from utilizing it as a righteous tool on the path to healing and decolonizing our lives. Sacred Rage is a barometer and an indicator of lack of safety and deep rooted frustration at present day & ancestral experiences. It is not a problem to be solved, it’s not an emotion to be stuffed down, nor is it a collective experience to be feared. This workshop will be an invitation for participants to get curious, lean into, and explore their relationship to sacred rage. In the same breath, participants will be guided in connecting to their inner world, their ancestral knowledge, and the collective shadow. Join us in taking back our rooted power and deep love for one another!
Learning Objectives:
1. Unlearn and define what you know about Rage in a colonial, Eurocentric sense.
2. Describe how Sacred Rage may be speaking through you and create space to feel this Rage.
3. Design processes that honor and create space for your Ancestry and how it may speak through your Scared Rage.
References
Hickling, C. (2019) Owning Our Madness: Contributions of Jamaican Psychiatry to Decolonizing Global Mental Health. Sage Journals 57(1) https://doi.org/10.1177/136346151989314
Alemu, R. E. G., Osborn, T. L., Wasagna, C. M. (2023) The Network Approach: A Path to Decolonize Mental Health Care. Frontiers in Public Health 11 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1052077
Uehara, S., Tamura, T., Nakagawa, T. (2018) The Positivity of Anger: Non-Expression of Anger Causes Deterioration in Relationships. Scientific Research 9(6) https://doi.org/10.4236/psych.2018.96088