Melody

“It is cruel to ask for the wounded to prioritize the feelings of the unharmed as they seek out care. Give yourself permission to conserve your emotional energy and set boundaries with people who aren't willing to understand how you have been harmed.”
― Dalia Kinsey, Decolonizing Wellness

“Love did not help. The possibility of love only filled him with despondency and languor, as though he was sick in the soul. If only he had never known Manna; if only ehe could get back into his old rut again; if only he could return to an undisturbed, contented life.”
― Ha Jin, Waiting

“For some pursuit of knowledge is enough of a motivator, but the issue of funding is a barrier. The scientific community is frequently compromise because of funding sources. The absence of research on a topic that concerns you as an under represented person doesn't mean the problem doesn't exist. It could simply mean that the motivation or the economic incentive for doing the research doesn't exist. Western culture and by extension all nations affected by colonialism is money driven, if there isn't a monetary reason to do some thing you will be hard-pressed to get it done.”
― Dalia Kinsey, Decolonizing Wellness

“White supremacy culture would have us believe that wealth is a cure all for systemic oppression, focusing on institutionalized discrimination. In reality, building community and spending time in affirming spaces is a far more powerful treatment for the damage systemic oppression does to the body.”
― Dalia Kinsey, Decolonizing Wellness