New Streams Counseling

12/04/2021

10/26/2021

Image: A story in 9 panels.

Panel 1: A drawing of crabs in a bowl.
"If you put crabs in a bowl ... "

Panel 2: One crab is trying to climb out of the bowl.
"And one tries to escape .. "

Panel 3: The other crabs are pulling the escaping crab back down.
"The others pull her down!"

Panels 4 - 9

"This is called 'crab mentality' or 'if I can't have it, you can't too'.

"But ...

"Crabs don't naturally occur in bowls!

"They were put there. In an un-natural state.

"By someone with more power, control and privilege.

"Trauma is not a natural state. So don't judge the oppressed by their resistance. "

Credit: IG StorySellerComics

09/19/2021

Positively Present

09/04/2021

People-pleasing.

08/17/2021

Tuesday thoughts

12/11/2020

Dear BIPOC Community Members, Allies, and Partners,

Lines for Life just launched a new BIPOC resource - a Crisis Line for Racial Equity Support. The phone number is 503-575-3764.

It is answered by BIPOC counselors M-F from 8:30 AM -5:00 PM.

05/05/2020

This is why you're exhausted just from being alone.