FOR THE THERAVIST- where the therapist and activist, rest.
It’s your turn…
It is your time to be held.
It is your turn to be uplifted.
The very rain that you cover others from
leaves you cold and shivering in silence.
We see you.
We know you.
We see your heart that is out on the streets at lightening speed
Your voice that thunders through the storms of injustice and oppression.
We see you are tired and we see you won’t let yourself stop.
How can you when the storm hasn’t passed?
But Take shelter, just for a little while
Let us stand with you.
Let us stand for you. Lets stand together.
Let us cover each other so we can stand guard for others.
We know it’s hard.
We are just like you.
WE ARE THERAVISTS.
You are a therapist who doesn’t stop at the couch. You feel the weak pulse of an aching world in your veins and the staggered breath of the marginalized down your neck. You don’t just see the divorcing woman on your couch, you see the generations of patriarchy pushing her down. You don’t just see the depressed teenager, you recognize that they are living in a world that has fully broken down and is eating it’s young. The personal, political and professional all weave in the same tapestry of social justice.
Fist in air with but with a broken heart. Connected to the world but isolated within. Tired but cannot stop.
At Rise, we honor the impossibile dualities of being a Theravist.
THE ACTIVIST’S CIRCLE IS…
A uniquely designed community that honors the
space where being a therapist and an activist join hands. A community where you get to be worn out and energized at the same time. Where on days where you feel no hope, we remind you of all that exists. A community where we prioritize personal rest and political revolution. Continue the work out there while attending to our work within ourselves. At Rise, we will dive deeper into your identities, recognize how best to honor their needs and build out a path forward where you know how best to feel energized, nurture the burnout you often and identify how best to continue marching on the streets of your chosen cause.
AT RISE YOU WILL LEARN TO RESPECT AND LOOK AFTER WHO YOU ARE SO YOU CAN CONTINUE LOOKING OUT FOR THE WORLD YOU DREAM OF.
8 week Breakdown
Week 1 and 2- RETREAT
This is the start of our deep learning about who we really are. Your cause matters to you for a reason. The way you show up for it, does too. There is an intersection between this and being a therapist. Who we are in both roles and why, is what we dig into here. The best way to take care of someone is to know them intimately. That someone…is you.
Week 3 and 4:OBSERVE
After going inward, we shift our curious gaze outward. What is life like for you? You know the world. But lets look at your environment, your community, your challenges and threats. Being a therapist AND an activist comes with unspoken and ironic needs of safety and acceptance of who you are. This is where we examine your outsides.
Week 5 and 6 : INTEGRATE
This is where we spend structured yet flexible time integrating who we are with our external needs and context. Re-Designing your Activism path to be sustainable in 2024 invites us to look at all that we need to care for and heal within and without. You matter. The person you are matters.
Week 7 and 8 : EXPAND
This is where we take all we have become, built and learned over 8 weeks and begin to LIVE it. We dont wait until RISE ends- because activism doesn’t stop, does it? Except now, you go out there, feeling whole within so you can fill in the holes in the world with all your activism champions for.
CIRCLE DESIGN:
THREE 30 minute calls with me: We will have one before we begin our groups for me to understand your specific needs and identity. This allows me to tailor our group in a way where you can walk away getting what you came for. Our second will be at the midway mark: This is where we talk through how its going for you and any tweaks we need to make. The last is at the end: This is our closing ritual.
8 GROUP CALLS : This is community focused and comes with what I call “structure with elastic seams”. While I will come prepared with some focus, the elastic streams allows for us to stretch as needed based on what the relevant and current needs of members are.
FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: with JUST your group members for daily or as-needed support between calls.
A MEMBERSHIP STYLE SERVICE : You will receive optional weekly reflections, support notes and assignments that are designed based on YOUR needs that we define in our first 1:1 call.
STARTS DECEMBER 13TH ~
FRIDAYS, 10 AM TO 12PM pst
375/month
If this is what you are seeking, please fill out the form below. We are ready for you.