Racism Recovery Plan

Describe what you are like when you are managing and responding to racism and racial trauma in a healthy manner.

List connections or tools that help you maintain your centeredness in the face of racism. Such item can include but are not limited to:

• Seeking support

• Connecting with friends

• Prayer

• Activism

• Exercise

• Hobby

• Others?

List items or experiences that tend to result in racial trauma symptoms like anger, isolation or sadness. After each item or experience identify a specific centeredness response, like calling a friend or journaling.

For example:

Experience: Reading racist social media posts

Symptom: Anger

Response: Log off and call my sister

List early warning signs that you are experiencing racial trauma (e.g. body aches, fatigue, anxiety, depression, difficulty sleeping) and related ways of coping from your Daily Maintenance of Centeredness coping skills list.

Ask yourself how you would know if you were experiencing a crisis due to racism (e.g. thoughts of harm to others/or self; inability to care for self and/or others; acute racial trauma symptoms that last longer than a specified duration). List a person(s) or additional resources to contact in the event you experience such a crisis.

List ways of reconnecting with yourself and your communities to regain centeredness in the face of racism and racial trauma.