The Living Practice membership
Therapists pursuing collective liberation + unlearning, together.
Let’s co-create the spaces to live the imagination of justice, right here, right now. Ready to join us?
Sound familiar?
While you’re sitting with clients, you just can’t stop thinking how traditional therapy falls short…
It’s just so hard and frustrating to sit, one-on-one with a client experiencing the very real and very destructive impacts of systemic harm.
You keep thinking, “Without a focus on social justice, without advocating for economic reforms and basic human rights, what am I really doing?”
You feel alone and isolated in this process.
You want to be part of a community that just gets it.
Dedicated membership options
for every intention:
Practicing
Get FULL access to ROJ
(Liberation Digest, Unpacking Complicity Prompts, Fireside Chats + our private Justice in Action community on Discord; Build relationships + turn theory to action.)
PLUS! small group solidarity
(aka. group supervision).
$120/month.
Connecting
Get access to monthly Liberation Digest Drops, Unpacking Complicity prompts, Fireside Chats + our private Justice in Action community on Discord.
$50/month.
Pay it forward
Support our work + mutual aid efforts! Get access to Liberation Digest Drops, Unpacking Complicity prompts + our private Justice in Action community on Discord.
$10/month.
Want to learn more? Keep scrolling!
Need a different price? We've got sliding scale options! Contact us at hello@reflectingonjustice.com.
You’ve been searching
As a therapist, you have committed to pursuing justice and dismantling systems of oppression in your practice, but it feels really isolating.
As the world struggles to keep its mirage of freedom and equity, you’ve been immersing yourself in the unedited reality of systemic injustices and structural abandonment.
You’re uncovering all the content and discourses that have been happening for decades, centuries; some outside the algorithm, some in spaces you know all too well. It’s a lot. And you know you’ve got work to do.
You continue pouring into substacks, following all the activists on the gram, and reading all the books you can get your hands on, trying to create a more justice-oriented life + practice.
And then it hits you, you realize that unlearning your conditioning isn’t just about knowing more, it’s about embodying something different.
That unlearning our conditioning requires reflection, accountability, and collective care; it’s a practice, it's a way of being, it’s not work we can do alone.
It’s not work you want to do alone.
So you try to invite in your colleagues, friends, and family…
But these conversations tend to end with talk, not action. Or worse, in invalidation, frustration, arguments, or all of the above.
Add to that, the level of isolating and combative discourse in the arena and we can pretty much cue the shame triggers of not already knowing more, not having done more, and the despair of stagnancy in the movement.
Rather than moving towards collective liberation, each interaction holds the threat of disappointment and shame that feeds into an inaction and jadedness you’re not willing to give into.
Imagine what it would be like if you could…
access rich perspectives on justice-oriented discourse
that’s only possible through community-generated knowledge.
actively live your values
without the distraction of shame; feeling held within the microcosm of the world we’re hoping to create.
have streamlined access
to collective action
so you can witness exactly how you’re making a difference.
Build relationships
with practitioners
who are grounded in a common ethic. Relationships that foster a believed-in hope for the future we’re envisioning.
Engage in generative, boundaried conversations
without the pressure of having all the answers. Grow through relationship rather than punishment.
Have your learning immediately give back
Each month, 50% of your membership fee goes directly into supporting mutual aid, as well as communities and creators leading justice-work.
We’ve got you covered
The Living Practice membership was created to build community for justice-oriented practitioners, just like you!
Hey, I’m Abby
(she/her) Founder + Writer
I’m a cisqueer, able-bodied, straight-sized, working-turned-middle class, settler from Hong Kong.
When I discovered this work, my life turned upside down. Sure, I experienced my fair share of systemic harms, but I was so entrenched in the white, colonial, ableist, cis/mono/heteronormative kool-aid that I believed everything I experienced was just my fault. Naturally, I built my life around it like compulsory armor.
When I was finally shown how little my pain had to do with me and the magnitude of harm impacting folx less privileged than me, I immediately spent the next 9 years uncovering all the ways I lived the values of a system that harms us all.
As I unraveled my conditioning to be more vocal about my politics, I connected with a community that made the imagination of a different world possible. I can’t stress enough how much being in community fundamentally transformed me. This hyper-individualistic society isn’t the world we’re trying to create.
I’m not a thought leader, I’m not a visionary, but I can create community. I firmly believe that if enough of us shift, the world will shift with us. We can’t leave each other behind.
So come join us in the lived imagination of collective liberation. ‘Cause you’re not really meant to do this alone. We’re all still learning too.
Hey, I’m Linda
(she/her) Creative + Social Media
I’m a cis-gendered, able-bodied, hetero-ish racialized settler, born and raised in so-called Vancouver. I am a child of first-generation immigrants from the Nakhi/Naxi ancestry of China.
In my work, people recognize me as a registered clinical counsellor, an art therapist and someone who is into all things creative including envisioning a better world for us all.
I did not come from the world of mental health and justice work growing up, yet my heart has always been there. I am quite a HSP and would feel this surge of empowerment whenever I witness and be part of goodness in the world.
There weren’t words to describe what I had been experiencing, so diving into art making and working with my imagination was the meta-verbal way I worked with to navigate through sticky situations in life.
Getting into justice and liberation work has been like an itch that continues to grow. The more I unlearn the harmful narratives and approaches that I once had me chained, the more questions of curiosity and wonder I come up with. Why do things have to be this way? Who has the authority to say this about my identity and my experiences?
I am continuously coming up with creative ways to reclaim power back, to be in reciprocity with other folks, and to intervene, using my voice to advocate for marginalized folks, collaborating and helping them figure out what this work can look like for themselves.
When you join the Living Practice Membership,
you’re connected with:
Monthly
LIBERATION DIGESTs
Every month we drop a Liberation Digest which includes a new, specially curated, radical piece of community learning.
Plus! Get access to all newsletter backlogs with your membership!
MONTHLY UNPACKING COMPLICITY PROMPTS
To help you turn the Liberation Digest into transformative action, we include corresponding prompts for umpacking complicity!
MONTHLY
FIRESIDE CHATS
dedicated time to hang out + deep dive together on our unlearning/processes.
Our Practicing members also get an additional group solidarity call
(aka. supervision).
JUSTICE IN ACTION ONLINE COMMUNITY
a private, moderated, always accessible Discord + peer group where you build relationships with fellow practitioners, share wins, and ask questions.
Our members are
paying it forward
Each month, 50% of your membership fee goes directly into supporting mutual aid, as well as communities and creators leading justice-work. As our community grows, the percentage of our contribution will also grow.
Let’s Get real
These difficult conversations need safer spaces. Here’s how we practice Transformative Justice:
As Mia Mingus says, “how do we address harm without creating more harm?”
Part of safety is consistency and transparency. In collaboration with our community, we’ve created guideposts for how we relate to one another so that we can transform punitive conflict into generative conflict and accountability.
These guideposts include agreed upon ways of calling each other in, how mediation circles can be developed, concrete guidelines to ensure that lived experiences are centered and prioritized, and suggested ways of what accountability can look like when harm has occurred.
Let’s Get real
These difficult conversations need safer spaces. Here’s how we practice Transformative Justice:
As Mia Mingus says, “how do we address harm without creating more harm?”
Part of safety is consistency and transparency. In collaboration with our community, we’ve created guideposts for how we relate to one another so that we can transform punitive conflict into generative conflict and accountability.
These guideposts include agreed upon ways of calling each other in, how mediation circles can be developed, concrete guidelines to ensure that lived experiences are centered and prioritized, and suggested ways of what accountability can look like when harm has occurred.
This was one of the foundational considerations we centered when developing the membership.
Many of us have been in community before where we were harmed unexpectedly. Many of us worry about making a mistake in our unlearning and becoming unwanted in the community.
We can’t ever guarantee that harm won’t happen, so these living guideposts adapt according to our community’s needs…
What we can guarantee is…
You’ll never alone in holding up accountability.
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UPON JOINING
THE ORIENTATION: We walk you through everything you need to seamlessly access our Justice in Action community platform and start engaging with members.
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WEEK ONE
LIBERATION DIGEST: Every month, we drop a radical piece of curated community learning content for us to dive into.
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WEEK TWO
UNPACKING COMPLICITY PROMPTS: Reflection prompts and action items specifically created based on the Liberation Digest for you to deepen your processing and turn theory into action.
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WEEK THREE
FIRESIDE CHAT: We host a Zoom meeting where members gather to deep dive and gain new insights for our reflections of the month. For those unable to attend, we document the insights shared with the consent of participants. Our Practicing members get an additional group solidarity call (aka. supervision).
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WEEK FOUR
REFLECTION WRAP UP + MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Got a win? We want to celebrate it! Hop on the discord so we can celebrate our community and take time for the joy of connection.
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ALWAYS ACCESSIBLE
JUSTICE IN ACTION COMMUNITY: Engage in our moderated Discord server to further deepen relationships and connection with your fellow justice-oriented practitioners. Hop on a voice chat or start a new thread! Plus: get access to all newsletter backlogs (and sneak peeks to upcoming editions) with your membership!
Community + Learning + Accountability
Join a community
of therapists committed to unlearning.
We are so excited to have you join our little corner of the internet where justice-oriented practitioners gather together to support each other in unlearning.
But we’re not just unlearning! We’re putting action behind understanding, drawing on collective imagination to disrupt systemic oppression in our lives, in our communities, and in our practices.
Dedicated memberships for every intention
Is the Living Practice membership
right for you?
You’ll love the Living Practice membership if…
You’ve started diving into this work outside of an academic setting or are familiar with the general ideas.
You’re looking for a community to unlearn with.
You’re unlearning to disrupt the systems standing in the way of collective liberation.
You’re committed to changing the way you may be unconsciously perpetuating systemic harms.
You want your unlearning to support communities in direct action, right now.
You might want to pass on this membership if…
You’ve learned of these topics briefly and are curious to learn more. (Justice Fundaments might be a better fit!)
You’re hoping to learn one-on-one from a certified anti-oppression facilitator
You’re looking for something more structured and educational (Justice Fundaments might be a better fit!)
You’re wanting to emotionally work through previous, specific systemic/interpersonal transgressions.
(A therapeutic context might be more beneficial for that deep work)
Frequently asked questions
Probably the only time we’ll ever say, “We've got the answers!”
Justice is a practice
that feeds souls.
The great thing is? Experience isn’t a prerequisite.
We just need to let ethics, community, and imagination have more space in our lives. There’s no better time to join a justice-oriented community of therapists.
Together, doesn’t have to wait.
Expand your justice-oriented practice and life through the solidarity of community today!
Co-struggling isn’t an easy commitment. It starts with each one of us unlearning the eugenics-based, us vs. them ideologies of domination that was passed down to us.
It requires interrupting the damaging and unjust ways we relate to one another. It means committing to accountability in a world that would much rather have us pretend to be perfect. It means having to confront the most misaligned parts of ourselves to find our way back to something bigger than us.
You’ll co-create the wisdom and experience of liberation and interdependence. You’ll know you’re never really in it alone. That you are part of the imagination where a different world is possible.
As Mariame Kaba shares, “Everything worthwhile is done with other people.” So come join us. We’d love to welcome you into our community!
Together doesn’t have to wait.
Reflecting on Justice occupies the unceded, traditional, and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), S'ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), Qayqayt, and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) peoples. Part of our commitment to disrupting the colonial project we benefit from and the duty inherent in our relationship with these lands is to redistribute 50% of our proceeds to Indigenous organizing efforts, independent anti-oppression educators, and mutual aid efforts. As our community grows, the percentage of our redistribution will also grow.