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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 1d

I envision a world where our our personal & collective wellness is as natural as the sun rising & setting.

Will you imagine and believe with me?

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 1d

An embodied relationship with Mother Earth and a decolonial practice are essential to mental health care.

Personal and collective wellness are key.

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 1d

Colonization is at the root of our unwellness.

Colonization creates soul loss.

Mental health care & wellness efforts must then be rooted in decolonization.

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 1d

Mental health care without abolition of the systems that are making us unwell are merely theater.

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 1d

If the world truly cared about mental health, the colonial patriarchy would cease to be.

Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 6d

Don't doubt the power of the ancestors to help us bring forth collective liberation.

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 7d

When we reclaim parts of our soul, when we trust in the power of the spiritual realm, we become a threat to the colonizer.

Hummingbird medicine is here to teach us that.

Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 14d

"Part of being a revolutionary is creating a vision that is more humane.

That is more fun, too.

That is more loving.

It's really working to create something beautiful."

ASSATA SHAKUR

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 15d

One of the most common questions I receive from people is "How do I communicate with my ancestors?"

And my answer is always,
DECOLONIZE YOUR MIND.

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 15d

"I guess part of me or a part of who I am, a part of what I do is being a warrior - a reluctant warrior, a reluctant struggler.

But I do it, because I'm committed to life."

ASSATA SHAKUR

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 15d

"I hate war, & I hate having to struggle.

I honestly do because I wish I had been born into a world where it was unnecessary.

This context of struggle & being a warrior...has been forced on me by oppression.

Otherwise I would be a sculptor, or a gardener, carpenter."

ASSATA SHAKUR

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 15d

"The world, in spite of oppression, is a beautiful place."

ASSATA SHAKUR

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 15d

"And, if I know anything at all,

It's just that a wall is just a wall,

And nothing more at all.

It can be broken down."

ASSATA SHAKUR

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 15d

"Revolution is about change, and the first place the change begins is in yourself."

ASSATA SHAKUR

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 15d

"Dreams and reality are opposites.

Action synthesizes them."

ASSATA SHAKUR

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 15d

"A revolutionary woman can't have no reactionary man."

ASSATA SHAKUR

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 15d

"R/evolution means protecting the people. The plants. The animals. The air. The water.

R/evolution means saving the planet.

R/evolution is love."

ASSATA SHAKUR

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 15d

"We need to be weapons of mass construction.

Weapons of mass love.

It's not enough to change the system.

We need to change ourselves."

ASSATA SHAKUR

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 15d

"We need a r/evolution of the mind.

We need a r/evolution of the heart.

We need a r/evolution of the spirit."

ASSATA SHAKUR

Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 15d

"It is our duty to fight for our freedom.

It is our duty to win.

We must love each other and support each other.

We have nothing to lose but our chains."

ASSATA SHAKUR

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 16d

Question why you feel entitled to the medicine of Black & Indigenous women.

Question why you feel they don't deserve to be compensated for their work abundantly.

SEE the colonial patriarchal legacy here.

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 16d

Work existed before the colonial capitalist patriarchy and we can return.

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 16d

Dear healers, visionaries & creatives,

Unlearn the hustle & grind to deepen your medicine.

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Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 16d

Which paradigm benefits from you stopping your healing, spiritual, and visionary work?

Dra. Rocío @drrosalesmeza.bsky.social · 16d

Your business will call you to your healing and won't thrive unless you are in sacred reciprocity.

This means honoring the sacred balance between both giving and RECEIVING.