Category: Emotional Support

Healing Honestly

Posted on by Haley Mangette

Healing Honestly is a blog written by Alisa Zipursky, a childhood sexual abuse survivor. She offers survivor to survivor support through blog posts and videos posted to her YouTube page (provided below). She focuses on healing from her trauma, topics of activism, and pop culture.

Throughout her blog posts, she provides trigger warnings at the beginning, announcing the topics she or her interviewees include in the post. She includes stories from other survivors who show the effects of Gender-/Sex-based violence on individuals.

Alisa can be found on YouTube here: Alisa Zipursky

To find her blog page, click here: Healing Honestly

Counseling Center

Posted on by Haley Mangette

The Kalamazoo College Counseling Center is housed in Hicks Center on the first floor of the west wing. The Counseling Center offers a wide range of services including individual and group counseling, as well as outreach programming, and training opportunities. The Counselors can assist with your mental wellness needs, explore options, and provide referrals and resources.

More information can be found on their page: Counseling Center

BEAM (The Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective)

Posted on by Haley Mangette

The Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective, also know as BEAM, is an organization that aims to remove barriers for black people to gain access to emotional support services.

BEAM offers an online directory of Black virtual therapists. Virtual therapy can be conducted through email, video conferencing, phone or online chatting options. Each individual can choose which is more comfortable. You can find the directory here: Black Virtual Wellness Directory

BEAM also provides resources and videos focused on mental health and techniques to cope with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Resources can be found here: Resources

Videos can be found here: Virtual Trainings

@shewillspeak

Posted on by Haley Mangette

She Will Speak is an organization that aims to empower women through education, awareness, and the arts to cultivate healing and change.

Website: She Will Speak Series

Facebook: She Will Speak Series

Instagram: @shewillspeakseries or @shewillspeak