Self-Care as Resistance: Protecting Your Mental Health in a System Not Built for You

Prioritizing your well-being isn’t indulgent; it’s a radical act of resistance. It’s choosing sustainability over burnout in a field where therapists of color are underrepresented, overextended, and often carrying the added weight of systemic inequities. It’s choosing to exist fully and unapologetically, rather than being consumed by exhaustion, injustice, or unrealistic expectations.