Written and Edited June 25th, 2017 - 12:32 pm to 1:00 pm
Baggage for One Please
When I lived in Durham, I tried different therapies. I came to realize that we carry hurt in our bodies until we heal from them.
So, when I learned about a body therapy, I wanted to try it. The way I understand it is it's family to massage therapy but geared towards healing traumas.
So I had a body therapy session and wanted to have more.
But I couldn't afford it financially. So I couldn't continue the sessions.
And my healing journey would have to be cut short.
I continued to carry my traumas with me wherever I went. And I don't know specifics of how the limited session affected me. I appreciate having that one session. But I wish I was able to have as many as I needed from a human, lifeform perspective.
I've noticed that in our debt based capitalist money system, everything seems to be driven by money first. And the human life form is sometimes taken into consideration down the line or not at all.
Today, June 25th, 2017 at 12:44 pm the money, capitalist driven system is even more striking as I reflect on exploring a national healthcare system.
It strikes me how it seems that some official policy makers talk about healthcare with money coming first and cherry picking what they say about how it effects people so that it sounds more like a commercial.
While I hear others talk about healthcare from lived experiences which includes more wholistic perspectives.
And I think that one of the reasons these perspectives are striking to me is my reflection about and comparison of Jim Waller providing healthcare with people.
Jim's model of healthcare was putting people and their concerns first and foremost. And in fact his response to money was don't worry about it. And after some persistence that people expressed because of their appreciation, pay what you can afford.
And I experienced a significant amount of inhumane policies when I worked in mental health agencies.
I think there are some good examples of healthcare and supporting each other's well being in our culture. And we need to find and extend every way that we can to nurture ourselves and each other where that's one of the narratives that define our culture.