“I don't see my White colleagues talking about racial trauma. And then when I bring it up, it's like that aha moment... And if we don't talk about racial trauma with Black clients, how are we going to talk about regular trauma?”
“I'm very interested in helping physicians understand the big questions of what it means to be human, what it means to be a physician, and what it means to lead a good life in an effort to ensure, not only that all patients are treated with respect...
“... Keep asking the tough questions and holding the child welfare system to a high standard, because both the families and the [social workers] need research that roots out the issues... and helps us work toward a fairer, more just child welfare...
"Social work is all about supporting people and navigating complex systems and supporting them with ensuring that they know their rights and enact their rights. [Voting] is an extension of that."
“At a certain point, the screen melts away… and [you're] in a genuine relationship with your therapist.”
“Trauma matters because trauma produces symptomology, both acute symptomology and deferred symptomology, and all of those symptoms impact learning and psychosocial development”
"Leadership is really important in helping different groups to recognize collaboration can be beneficial."
“We’re not just talking about White people here. We’re talking about Whiteness as a set of practices that’s steeped in replicating forms of dominance.”
"What has research shown to be the pros and the cons of marijuana legalization?"
"We’ve taught people what they should not say, but we haven’t taught them what they should say. So instead, they say nothing."