Sometimes, your authenticity will repel those who are living a performance. What can feel like rejection or defensiveness is actually them being triggered by what your presence has made them aware of about themselves. Don’t take it personally, and, don’t stay there.

If you work with enough people you’ll learn: 1. We all don’t feel good enough 2. We don’t know what we’re doing (learning as we go) 3. We all just want to be loved Human beings are simple and more alike than we think we are.

“We use a women’s centered, rights based approach because we believe women and girls are the experts on their own bodies and lives” Come join us to learn more about @IAMAGIRL_Uganda

Why menstrual health in Uganda? Because girls are missing school due to their periods. They face a stigma and they often can’t afford menstrual hygiene products. @IAMAGIRL_Uganda

Officially ABD :)

This is what happens when you restore resources back into the hands of communities. The impact is truly incredible!!

I am once again begging you not to do this:

[PODCAST ANNOUNCEMENT] The newest season of #BehindthePages is now streaming on all platforms! Hear fascinating stories and insights from featured authors from our Special Issue on #Gender in #EiE Season 9 trailer: sites.libsyn.com/434928/season-… Full season: inee.org/journal/behind…

Listen to #BehindThePages to hear how young refugees resettled in TX & VA navigate & resist gender & racial/ethnic stereotyping when we talk with Flora Cohen, Ph.D., LCSW inee.org/journal/behind…

✅ Experienced program manager? ✅ Enjoy working in a flexible + diverse team? ✅ Lived experience of displacement (or strong understanding of refugee mental health)? You may be the perfect person to join RAIC as our Cope Program Manager! Find out more: shorturl.at/fyW14

I officially have a Ph.D. in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis. Thank you to everyone who supported me along the way!

So honored to be a contributor to this important work alongside Braveheart Gillani and @DrBlackDeer!

Joy and honor to be invited to present at gmhCONNECT Global Mental Health Summer Institute and learn together with the gifted fellows, faculty and staff. ♥️ #womeninscience #WomenInMedicine #genderequity #Leading with #Kindness #Compassion #Joy #Wellbeing

It was wonderful to collaborate on a chapter with @DrBlackDeer and Braveheart Gillani!

Palestinian people are not Hamas. Jewish people are not Israel. Israel is a state. Hamas is an organization. Please understand this difference. Both Palestinian and Jewish people deserve freedom, self determination and safety. Islamophobia and Antisemitism are unacceptable.

Women in Gaza are dressed in full hijabs in their own homes so that if they’re killed, they’re covered. Families are sheltering in place together, so that if they go, they all go. No one is left with the trauma of searching for others. This pain, just hearing it, is indescribable

Register now for the 4-part webinar series, “Re-envisioning Global Mental Health”! Speakers will include #MentalHealth experts, researchers, people with lived experiences, & representatives from orgs working in global mental health.➡️ ow.ly/Ih3X50PVgop

This week’s “Re-envisioning Global Mental Health” webinar topic, Transforming How We Think About Mental Health, will focus on the role culture and context play in #MentalHealth, featuring Dr. TaraPowell & Flora Cohen, Ph.D., LCSW. Learn more ➡️#InclusiveDevelopment ow.ly/Ut0350PVgqa