Equity Statement

[This statement was developed with critical mentorship from Empress Rules. My colleagues, including Eliza Hofkosh-Hulbert, ND, LAc, and Michael McMahon, LAc, LMT, also provided some of the language I have chosen to use.]

Whiteness has harmed many.  It is at the root of systemic oppression and socioeconomic inequity as well as colonial land occupation, Indigenous genocide, and the historical trauma of generations of Black people, Indigenous and people of culture.  Specifically, these communities continue to receive inadequate and often harmful healthcare because of white supremacy.

I acknowledge that I practice and benefit from the wisdom and legacies of non-western and indigenous systems of medicine, which I was not born into.  I am deeply grateful to be included.

It is my responsibility and honor to continuously define (and refine) what is meant by holding safe and affirming space for Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Culture; People identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Asexual, Questioning, and Queer; Trans, Two-spirited and non-conforming/non-binary People; People of different sizes and abilities, Neurodivergent people;  Poor people; Undocumented and Marginalize people.