Tomoyo Kawano distinctly remembers a participant in one of her dance/movement therapy sessions: an older woman with a diagnosis of mental health concerns as well as dementia. Doctors at the…
Mi Familia: Reciprocity and a Return to Roots
What do our ancestors give us? What do we owe to our children? These are questions that Fernando Moreno has been thinking about as of late. In January 2020, just…
Compassion for Foster Youth Leads to Love of Play Therapy
Rachel Stewart-MacTavish loves working with children, and especially with those who most need help: children in difficult situations like the foster system, mental health treatment, or conflict with their families….
Returning to Antioch, Helping Imprisoned Mothers
Social justice and motherhood are interwoven—especially when it comes to the carceral state, which separates imprisoned women from their newborn babies and children. This unjust pattern, says Asie Whitney, produces…