In this episode, Jordan interviews Ji-Youn Kim. Ji-Youn (she/they) is a justice-oriented therapist in the pursuit of collective liberation, located in what is colonially known as Vancouver, Canada. She aims to disrupt oppressive practices of the mental health industry and its complicities, and envision new ways of mental health care rooted in community and collective healing. She also deeply believes in liberatory rage and embodied liberation as a process, co-facilitating workshops on Processing Rage.

In the episode, Ji-Youn mentions people she has learned from and learned with:

• Dr. Jennifer Mullan @DecolonizingTherapy
• Dr. Travis Heath
• Vikki Reynolds
• Gabes Torres @GabesTorres
• Maverick Lumen
• Emmett Martyniuk
• Sonny Jane @livedexperiencecounsellor
• Prentis Hemphill @prentishemphill
• adrienne maree brown @adriennemareebrown

You can email find Ji-Youn at their website, itsjiyounkim.com, or follow her on Instagram @itsjiyounkim.

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Jordan Pickell
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