So, Burdo, one of the cornerstones of being a good therapist is being able to know your own bias.

And in order to know your own bias, you have to do a lot of self-exploration, a lot of listening, a lot of reading, a lot of

experimenting, a lot of therapy, a lot of

of investigation of your past and the cultural pocket that you live in.

And social justice, it's a multi faceted endeavor and one of them and we're hearing a lot on the news

about what people can do what systems of power needs need be changed, what privilege needs to be acknowledged by those with

the privilege.

And another facet that I'm finding that isn't being talked about a lot is frankly just admitting

what you do publicly that is unfair, biased, prejudice, even bigoted, and what you've done in the past.

There's a number of different functions of this.

We learn when we talk about our own issues, you know, you just, you put it out into the world, you personally learn.

And through that process, you notice more.

You will be able to correct in the moment for when you have those biases.

The other thing is that it models for people how we can talk about this sort of thing

because there's a lot of talk about what things needs to change and a lot of people saying these other people need to change, these other things need to change, and those are all important.

But another important facet to this is for those who are willing to model for everyone else

how to just take responsibility for your own bias and your own unfair attitudes and your own unfair behavior.

Because through that other people can see, oh, so what we're talking about when we're talking about racism

is something that everyone does.

And some people are more guilty of it than others, some groups are more guilty of it than others, but everyone does it.

And if we can all just admit it, then we can all kind of move forward.

And to destigmatize racism in a sense,

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