Mental health is something our society does not like to talk about. Its taboo. “21% of US adults, that 1 in 5, experience mental illness, and yet, people will suffer an average of 10 years before seeking treatment.
Fruit and Chaff
Here in Chicago, on lands previously cared for by the Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi, as well as the ancient peoples that preceded them, we are called to ensure that our grain, our young, the people and places and ideas that we care for, are worthy of our repentance. We must ensure they are capable of responding to and healing the harm we leave behind.