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Decolonizing Therapy: Power, Meaning, and the Myth of Clinical Neutrality
Therapy does not need to become less skilled. It needs to relinquish unilateral authority over meaning and over the direction of change. This does not make therapy passive. It makes it answerable and honest.
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Jan 269 min read
Something Borrowed
Queering was spoken like a ritual mispronounced, an invitation, not a memory of exile. It sounded smooth on tongues that had never bled for it. It was not fully understood that celebration belonged to those who had borne the bruise, not to those merely drawn to the glitter.
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Jun 28, 20252 min read
What’s Wrong with Therapy (And What Isn’t): A Former Therapist’s Perspective
The human soul does not reorganize itself to meet billing cycles. Sometimes “what just is" resides in liminal spaces.
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Jun 24, 20258 min read
Just One (White) Voice: Elevating Black History Month, 2025 and Always
We are always looking for BIPOC voices to contribute to our blog! If you are interested, please email me at brightinsightadvocate@gmail.com
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Feb 4, 20253 min read
A Snapshot of The Power and Beauty of Leadership in Organizations
Creating environments rich in leadership begins with a leader’s heart.
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Dec 2, 20243 min read
Election (Result) Stress? You're Not Alone.
I am nauseatingly sad. The weight of uncertainty feels like a constant, unwelcome presence.
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Nov 7, 20242 min read
On Movement: A Becoming
The one to break the silence, to stir the stillness, to craft new life from the bones of the past.
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Sep 26, 20242 min read
Neuro-Authenticity, Neuro-Identities, and the Neuro-Industry? A Response to an Unscientific Attack on the Neurodiversity Movement
And since I readily used the word "nincompoopery" which the Google corrected the spelling of, you might already guess at my stance.
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Aug 4, 20245 min read
Trailblazer: An Anthem of Authenticity
Do not apologize for your intensities. For your fears. You are big. And lush. And multilayered. Like a Duff Goldman birthday cake.
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Jul 19, 20243 min read
Multivariable Musings On Loving Men...
it seems like a man's perspective on the challenges of being in relationship might be helpful or at least worthy of opening discussion
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Feb 18, 20243 min read
Creating the Safe Space (Part Two): Safety and Excitability
"And while I love the odd and fantastical, I want to feel safe and know that weird is OK and so am I." #DrPatty2e
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Nov 7, 20235 min read
School and Our Mama Bear Battles
By Dr. Patty Williams on August 17, 2023 Bright Insight Support Network founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist...
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Aug 17, 20233 min read
Sobbing at SENG
By Dr. Patty Gently (Williams) on July 24, 2023 BISN founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist who specializes in...
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Jul 24, 20233 min read
Dialectics: Work and Rest
By Dr. Patty Williams on March 3, 2019 BISN founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist who specializes in EMDR,...
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Mar 3, 20192 min read
Bright Insight- What is it All About?
By Dr. Patty Williams on August 18, 2018 BISN founder and president Dr. Patty Williams is a trauma therapist who specializes in EMDR,...
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Aug 18, 20182 min read
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