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Melody Ying-Hei Li
Mental health liberation activist
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As a proud PhD drop-out, I am raising funds to continue to support my QTBIPOC colleagues that are contributing to the field of Decolonial Psychology.
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Returning Land and life are at the heart of decolonization. Land back, Indigenous sovereignty, Black liberation, and liberation of all humans and other-than-humans are central to my work.
Colonization brought forth a heavily Euro-centric leaning in our understanding and approach to mental health. The mental health field is not exempt from perpetuating colonial trauma. In fact, colonialism is deeply woven into this field, and psychology can be used to cause harm through disempowerment and oppression.
Decolonizing mental health shifts from top-down (professionals as experts) to bottom-up (clients as expert) process, requiring providers to learn and heal in order to collaborate in a connected, conscientious, anti-oppressive way with those seeking care. Decolonizing power, knowledge, and being is a process that we must commit to as ethical mental health professions.
As a bridge builder and agent of change, I am actively unlearning, challenging, and flipping the script. I’m also reimagining and rebuilding in community, amplifying the stories and needs of communities that have been neglected or harmed by psychology. I am committed to teach as I learn, distributing knowledge freely to rehumanize this field.
I hoped that Pacifica’s PhD program would empower and inspire my work. Unfortunately, I’m one of the many queer people of Color that have been pushed out of academia. (That’s a story for another day).
I have dear friends/family continuing in the program that I’m committed to support. I’m collaborating with Austin Teen Therapy to fundraise sponsorships for QTBIPOC PhD students studying Depth Psychology, Specialization in Community, Liberation, Indigenous and Eco-Psychologies. Students have the opportunity to access a tuition matching grant . These efforts will help offset the financial burden of furthering their education to contribute back into the mental health field.