Amanda Garcia Torres is a chairwork therapist and trainer in New York City. Source: Photo courtesy of Amanda Garcia Torres Schema therapy is an integrative therapy, meaning it pulls together concepts ...

While society continues to progress in some areas, there’s still work to be done in creating a cultural ecosystem that truly honors Black women’s strength, beauty, and resilience. Author and ...

In my recent post “Is LGBTQ community infighting a sign we’re becoming our abusers?, I asserted that “we certainly can and should challenge one another when we disagree on views, actions, terminology, ...

Internalized oppression can manifest in multiple ways, often beginning in childhood. For example, some people of color may dislike their physical appearance (e.g., their skin color, eye shape, or hair ...

If misogyny means dislike or contempt towards women, internalized misogyny means the sexist behaviors and attitudes we, as women, absorb through societal norms that we then inflict on other women.