Being Human Club

Check Out: Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness

To live in a body both fat and Black is to exist at the margins of a society that creates the conditions for anti-fatness as anti-Blackness. Hyper-policed by state and society, passed over for housing and jobs, and derided and misdiagnosed by medical professionals, fat Black people in the United States are subject to sociopolitically sanctioned discrimination, abuse, condescension, and trauma.

Da’Shaun Harrison--a fat, Black, disabled, and nonbinary trans writer--offers an incisive, fresh, and precise exploration of anti-fatness as anti-Blackness, foregrounding the state-sanctioned murders of fat Black men and trans and nonbinary masculine people in historical analysis. Policing, disenfranchisement, and invisibilizing of fat Black men and trans and nonbinary masculine people are pervasive, insidious ways that anti-fat anti-Blackness shows up in everyday life.

Taking on desirability politics, the limitations of gender, the connection between anti-fatness and carcerality, and the incongruity of “health” and “healthiness” for the Black fat, Harrison viscerally and vividly illustrates the myriad harms of anti-fat anti-Blackness.

Favourite Quote:
“Because, while it is true that the violences of this World are happening to the body, the violence is not created by the body”

We recommend this read for anyone interested in Exploring the intersections of Blackness, gender, fatness, health, and the violence of policing.

🎉 We’re thrilled to share the exciting news that Joanna is now officially accepting clients in both Alberta and New Brunswick!! 🎉

Joanna is a compassionate and highly skilled psychologist who supports individuals with a variety of concerns, including navigating trauma, sexual violence, anxiety, and depression.

Joanna offers a grounded, evidence-based, and deeply human approach in her practice, using several interventions, including:

✨ Polyvagal Theory
✨ EMDR
✨ Natural Processing
✨ Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Through these modalities, Joanna helps clients process painful experiences, regulate their nervous systems, reconnect with safety, and build resilience from the inside out.

Joanna is now accepting new and returning clients both in person and virtually.

Think Joanna could be the right fit for you?
You can connect with her through Being Human Club, or reach out directly at [email protected] for a free consultation now!

🫶 We’re so grateful to have Joanna here— and we know you will be too.

🎉Please join us in officially welcome Brenda to the BHC Team! 🎉

Hi, I’m Brenda (she/her) and I’m a Certified Canadian Counsellor who works with individuals and couples concerning trauma, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, shame, self-worth, stress, grief, & loss.

Sometimes we all need a place to lay out the pieces of our story and make sense of how they fit together. In therapy, taking time to do this with care allows us to access and transform our relationship with difficult emotions, thoughts, and experiences, creating space for new ways of being.

I believe change begins the moment we feel truly seen and understood. I strive to create a safe, nonjudgmental space where your uniqueness is honoured. You are the expert on your own experiences and the architect of your future. I am passionate about working collaboratively as you uncover insight, move through distress, and nurture your relationship with yourself and others.

I practice from a trauma-informed perspective and take a holistic, person-centered approach, drawing from therapies including Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Polyvagal Theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

I have a special interest in supporting clients navigating trauma, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, shame, self-worth, stress, emotional regulation, and grief and loss. You can expect a blend of warmth, curiosity, and humour in our sessions.

Outside of therapy, you can find me in nature, trying new food, annoying my dog and cat, or trying to get through my constantly growing reading list.

I am currently accepting new clients for individual and couples therapy, both in person and online.