WHO WE ARE

After a lifetime of considering myself to be “anti-racist” it was a revelation to me that my whiteness conferred upon me a particular vantage point through which I viewed and understood the world, and which implicated me in perpetuating institutional and structural racism in ways that I hadn’t understood. This inspired me to learn more and to engage with others in trying to make sense of and to disrupt this identity.  

group analyst and psychotherapist and former social worker.

 I was prompted to be interested in whiteness through challenges to my privilege in workshops on racism. I began to invite colleagues to join me in exploring this subject during the pandemic and have been working with the disrupting whiteness team for a number of years. I have found this work painful, illuminating and an unfolding exploration that has greatly improved my awareness and sensitivity to the experiences of others, including others' experience of me. I am very pleased to be part of this group and contributing to this work. 

 Through workshops on racism and challenges to privilege, I have embarked on a profound journey of self-exploration that has enhanced my awareness and sensitivity to the experiences of others. This ongoing work, often painful yet illuminating, has deepened my understanding of identity, relationships, and societal positioning. As a Group Analyst, Psychotherapist, and Organisational consultant, dedicated to understanding and disrupting institutional and structural racism, I have collaborated with charities, social services, adoption support organizations, and women's refuges, witnessing the pervasive influence of privilege.

I am honoured to contribute to this critical work with the Disrupting Whiteness team and to engage meaningfully in the collective effort to challenge and rethink privilege and identity.

My learning around 'whiteness', and what that means, has been transformative. For me it has become a critical part of understanding and navigating  my internal world, my relationships and ways of relating and my positioning in society and the world. What I have learned about the subject and about myself has been revelatory. It's challenged me in ways that have felt both deeply uncomfortable and profoundly moving. 

Group Analyst and Psychotherapist

As someone who works across diverse cultural and political contexts I’ve come to see how whiteness travels, adapts, and hides in different institutional and interpersonal forms. This work has given me a space to bring together my commitments to education, justice, and embodied dialogue. I continue to be challenged and humbled by the vulnerability, epistemic curiosity, and courage that this work demands. It’s a privilege to be part of this community of inquiry and accountability.