“Grieving requires softening your self-protective defense mechanisms enough to feel: getting beyond the denial, numbness, righteousness, apathy, and other obstacles we have put In place to avoid the depths of pain. The humanity that was previously made invisible must be made visible again.”
Quote by Edgar Villanueva
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Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance
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