Everyday Racism

Duration: 51m 34s

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Is racism different in different parts of the world? Author Susan Cousins, MBACP (Snr. Acred), works with diverse populations in Wales, and shares some of the challenges the U.K. faces in navigating issues pertaining to racial equity, including the popular terminology used to describe non-white populations, BAME: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic. Susan talks about her book, “Overcoming Everyday Racism: Building Resilience and Wellbeing in the Face of Discrimination and Microaggression.” She lays out six categories of wellbeing with Francesca, including limits, boundaries, empowerment, and the impact of reporting a hate crime.

Susan Cousins is a senior accredited supervisor and counselor and member of the British Association of Counseling and Psychotherapy. She is the author of “Overcoming Everyday Racism: Building Resilience and Wellbeing in the Face of Discrimination and Microaggression” and works as a project manager in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Cardiff University. Susan was the first BAME (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) counsellor to be employed by the South Avon Health Authority to work with BAME clients in inner-city Bristol and has extensive experience in both the NHS and Higher Education settings.

Francesca Maximé, LMSW, is a Haitian-Dominican Italian-American licensed somatic psychotherapist, mindfulness teacher, anti-racism educator, and award-winning poet/author in Brooklyn, New York. She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her Master’s in Social Work from Fordham University. Maximé offers services to help address trauma, process grief, and reduce stress for adults, groups, and organizations. She is the host of the ReRooted podcast on Ram Dass’s Be Here Now Network. In 2019, Francesca received the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies Outstanding Student Advocacy & Service Award.