Let’s Get Real about Struggling through Genocide
Let’s not normalise the atrocities in Gaza but let’s openly talk about not being OK and the importance of using our privileges to build a base from which we can take meaningful action
I recorded this episode yesterday at night. There is no video, there’s not that much editing.
But it’s something I’ve been meaning to record — somewhat selfishly, but also hoping it would reach the ones who need to hear it.
This is not an episode that contains “answers” — but what I do want to do is to hold space for everyone struggling as a genocide in Gaza is unfolding.
Through the guilt, shame, privileges, painful silence of friends, and other things to navigate, I invite you to both normalise not being OK and to move through it as you take meaningful action.
As I say at the very beginning of my episode, we are allowed to talk about how we feel about something without that becoming the story. And, I would add, to CHANGE the story, we have to try our best to take care of ourselves and our community 💔
Justina
Find all my political work on Palestine here.
Originally published at Investigative Selfism, my other project on mental health.