Such an important topic!

First off, fully aware being Jewish in America is completely different (and easier) than being Black in America. But, as a Jewish woman living in a very, very white town, I relate to the importance of finding a therapist who gets where you’re coming from.

I started therapy almost exactly when Trump got elected. I didn’t know anything about my therapist; I picked her only because she was closeby and covered through Medicaid.

In an early appointment, I was sharing my fears about Trump and whether I should change my daughter’s clearly-Jewish name.

Staring down at my hands, I recounted a bullying story from my childhood, Christian kids tackling me to the ground and putting their hands through my hair to find my “demon horns.”

I looked up and my therapist was crying. “I’m Jewish too, she said. I understand.”

I didn’t know a single other Jewish person in town, so I never expected that. It set such a tone of trust for our whole time together, and I was able to get so much relief from therapy.

I want that for everyone!

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