LEAH IDA HARRIS

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THIS IS Our STORY OF CHANGE

"Let.Go" Mural by Rose Jaffe, 2017

I believe that the truth heals.

I know that you can get free of the oppressive stories in your head.

AND that telling -- and changing! -- your story can change everything.

For you, and for all of us.

Hi. I’m Leah Harris. I’m a writer & founder of The Story of Change.

I work in support of trauma transformation, healing, and collective liberation.

And truth. And story. And change.

Personal, and political.

I work 1:1 with you as a storytelling mentor and transformation coach...

And I partner with organizations and communities to and facilitate customized workshops and trainings.

Photo: Dese’Rae L. Stage, Live Through This

Photo: Dese’Rae L. Stage, Live Through This

This is our story of change.

Learn about The Story of Change

WHAT I OFFER:

Workshops + Trainings

Tension + Trauma Release

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Posted @withrepost • @gpc_dc Toxic masculinity kills . #sayhername

Posted @withrepost • @eveensler Coinciding with the book release of @theapology and building upon years of work with survivors, activists and anti-violence groups, @vdayorg has launched theapologybook.net as an online space for readers, activists and survivors to process and explore the themes raised in the book, for perpetrators to begin their own processes of accountability and apology, and for survivors to write imagined apologies and offer themselves healing.
In the process of developing the site we asked advocates, “what is an apology?” @acalltomen ‘s Chief Executive Officer #tonyporter says, “As a man, when I think of an apology, particularly to a woman, there are a few factors that are of extreme importance. First, did I truly and humbly listen to the impact of my behavior? Second, did I set aside my intentions, knowing that even if they were pure, the impact of my behavior trumps my intentions.
Male socialization has taught me that when I interact with women, it’s okay to control, justify, rationalize and minimize. All of these tactics are obstacles to a true apology. I must listen. I must be teachable. I must show empathy. And finally, I must own my behavior and be accountable for it.” Visit theapologybook.net
#forfreedom #theapology #eveensler #vday #onebillionrising #acalltomen

My #OpenLetter to survivors following the #TonyRobbins @BuzzFeed expose. I share thoughts and encouragement on how to deprogam and divest from the shady world of #lifecoaching and the #SelfHelp Industrial Complex.
https://link.medium.com/TtyEmD0TOW

#coach #lifecoach #coaching #personaldevelopment #lifecoaching #survivors #cult #deprogram

Posted @withrepost • @healingjustice This first full episode of season 2 on the #podcast is SO important. Thank you to Agustina and Rhiana of @theicarusproject for sharing your wisdom & experience in destigmatizing & supporting mental health in our movements. In this episode we talk why mental health is systematically stigmatized in the first place, mental heath struggles, resources for support, suicide, and activist wellbeing.

Link to listen in bio or on any podcast listening platform 🎧

#healingjustice #mentalhealth #socialjustice #safety #anticapitalist #accountability #abolition #suicide #selfcare #collectivecare #liberation #therapy #decolonizementalhealth #therapist

Posted @withrepost • @metoomvmt Passing laws that ban abortion is a form of sexual violence against women, men, trans and GNC folks. These kinds of systemic injustices not only negatively target people of color, but they also oppress cash poor, working class, disabled and rural Americans. This is a race, class and gender issue. We will fight for bodily autonomy for all people, always. #reproductiverights #reproductivejustice #metoomovement #metoo #abortionishealthcare

Educating myself about ethical quandaries surrounding efforts to use #AI for #suicideprevention (while simultaneously writing scripts for multiple #blackmirror episodes in my head)

“They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.”
— Khalil Gibran, On Children

Posted @withrepost • @nationalbailout Beginning today, NBO is bailing out Black mamas and caregivers in more than 20 cities across the country! Help us disrupt the system this #MothersDay by donating to pay bail for a mama who can’t afford their bail: www.bit.ly/free-more-mamas #FreeBlackMamas #FreeBlackMamasDMV

This image is the only one that exists of me, my mother, and my grandmother. It reflects the strange and potent brew of grief and joy that always characterizes this day for me. If you’re a motherless mother or child, and this day is one shot through with sadness, I see you. If this day is a swirl of mixed and confused emotions, I see you. If the woman who raised you is or was not capable of loving you in the way you needed and deserved, I see you. If your mother was taken from you due to incarceration, institutionalization, or other oppressive systems, I see you. If all the images of happy mothers and families cause you pain today, I see you. May all of us who carry a mother wound find solace and comfort in one another. Today, and always.
#mothersday2019

Posted @withrepost • @healingjustice In our most recent podcast episode, @adriennemareebrown & @amitaswadhin talk #PleasureActivism 💦
Link to listen & join Pleasure Activism Book Club in our bio! 📚

Buy the book directly from @akpressdistro with promo code PODCAST for 15% off ✨

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