Suzannah Alexander is a volunteer at the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR). In this episode Suzannah recounts her experiences as a student at the University of Tennessee’s Clinical Mental Health Counselor programme. She relates how she was treated for her Buddhist worldview and for being white. We discuss the psychological effects such deliberate misrecognition (gaslighting) had on her, and what the literature teaches us on this. We go into detail discussion the phenomenon of projection, projective identification and the envious processes underneath such dynamics. We conclude our discussion by appreciating the need for parallel structures and institutions that are committed to the healing ethos of psychology and psychotherapy.
Suzannah’s YouTube channel: @DiogenesInExile
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