Lucia Sarmiento Verano
@sarmientoverano.bsky.social
Anti-oppressive Therapist.
PhD-ing at Birkbeck Uni on Coloniality & Mestizaje.
Eurocentrism is a cage.
Peruana. Culture navigator.
Frañol is my mother tongue.
Olympic Weightlifting.
Autistic.
She/Her
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PhD-ing at Birkbeck Uni on Coloniality & Mestizaje.
Eurocentrism is a cage.
Peruana. Culture navigator.
Frañol is my mother tongue.
Olympic Weightlifting.
Autistic.
She/Her
linktr.ee/sarmientoverano
Our first Reading Group will happen in the last week of November!
All tiers (even newsletter readers only tier 'Liberation Reader' will have an invitation!) are welcome. I have secured permission from Dr Proctor, the author of the book Burn Out, to share a section of the chapter on Bitterness.
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All tiers (even newsletter readers only tier 'Liberation Reader' will have an invitation!) are welcome. I have secured permission from Dr Proctor, the author of the book Burn Out, to share a section of the chapter on Bitterness.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Our first Reading Group will happen in the last week of November!
All tiers (even newsletter readers only tier 'Liberation Reader' will have an invitation!) are welcome. I have secured permission from Dr Proctor, the author of the book Burn Out, to share a section of the chapter on Bitterness.
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All tiers (even newsletter readers only tier 'Liberation Reader' will have an invitation!) are welcome. I have secured permission from Dr Proctor, the author of the book Burn Out, to share a section of the chapter on Bitterness.
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Reposted by Lucia Sarmiento Verano
Looking forward to going to Historical Materialism in London next month. Will be speaking on the "Political Pathologies: revolutionary and counter-revolutionary approaches to mental health" panel.
www.historicalmaterialism.org/event/twenty...
www.historicalmaterialism.org/event/twenty...
Twenty-Second Annual Conference - Historical Materialism
Registration is open and programme is online! Resurgent Reaction: Marxist Strategies at the End of the Liberal Order 6-9 November 2025, SOAS, Russell Square, Central London Deadline for abstracts: F...
www.historicalmaterialism.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Looking forward to going to Historical Materialism in London next month. Will be speaking on the "Political Pathologies: revolutionary and counter-revolutionary approaches to mental health" panel.
www.historicalmaterialism.org/event/twenty...
www.historicalmaterialism.org/event/twenty...
My dog is old. I'm so grateful that I can afford to treat her but OMG! Just been hit by one of those vet bills... I don't know how people are keeping their pets alive in this economy.
Also, vets have been bought by corporations who pay profits to investors. Let that sink in.
Also, vets have been bought by corporations who pay profits to investors. Let that sink in.
October 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
My dog is old. I'm so grateful that I can afford to treat her but OMG! Just been hit by one of those vet bills... I don't know how people are keeping their pets alive in this economy.
Also, vets have been bought by corporations who pay profits to investors. Let that sink in.
Also, vets have been bought by corporations who pay profits to investors. Let that sink in.
💡Workshop: Power in Therapy
Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Concessions available
Building on the definitions and questions presented during the webinar, we will gather as a small group to reflect on how power dynamics have impacted both our lives and our work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1630744463...
Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Concessions available
Building on the definitions and questions presented during the webinar, we will gather as a small group to reflect on how power dynamics have impacted both our lives and our work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1630744463...
Power in the Therapy Room
A follow-up reflective session on Power in therapeutic work
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
💡Workshop: Power in Therapy
Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Concessions available
Building on the definitions and questions presented during the webinar, we will gather as a small group to reflect on how power dynamics have impacted both our lives and our work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1630744463...
Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Concessions available
Building on the definitions and questions presented during the webinar, we will gather as a small group to reflect on how power dynamics have impacted both our lives and our work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1630744463...
🚨 New event
South Dialogues: Migrant Subjectivity & Multiplicity
📌 Online via Zoom
Tuesday 20th January | 1.30pm to 3pm
Concessions available
Free for Community Members
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-dial...
South Dialogues: Migrant Subjectivity & Multiplicity
📌 Online via Zoom
Tuesday 20th January | 1.30pm to 3pm
Concessions available
Free for Community Members
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-dial...
South Dialogues: On Migrant Subjectivities & Multiplicity
A conversation on migration, navigating a multiplicity of identities and selves from an anti-oppressive perspective.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🚨 New event
South Dialogues: Migrant Subjectivity & Multiplicity
📌 Online via Zoom
Tuesday 20th January | 1.30pm to 3pm
Concessions available
Free for Community Members
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-dial...
South Dialogues: Migrant Subjectivity & Multiplicity
📌 Online via Zoom
Tuesday 20th January | 1.30pm to 3pm
Concessions available
Free for Community Members
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-dial...
"We don’t just have a knowledge problem—we have a habit-of-being problem; the problem of whiteness is a problem of what we expect, our ways of being, bodily-ness, and how we understand ourselves as “placed” in time."
- Alexis Shotwell
- Alexis Shotwell
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"We don’t just have a knowledge problem—we have a habit-of-being problem; the problem of whiteness is a problem of what we expect, our ways of being, bodily-ness, and how we understand ourselves as “placed” in time."
- Alexis Shotwell
- Alexis Shotwell
Reposted by Lucia Sarmiento Verano
📝NEW BLOG
Therapy and Liberalism part 3: Entrepreneurship of the Self
Inundated with mandates to regulate and manage ourselves within this neoliberal system, we become navel gazers. There is no space left to consider the collective, the structural.
southoftherapy.com/liberalism-a...
Therapy and Liberalism part 3: Entrepreneurship of the Self
Inundated with mandates to regulate and manage ourselves within this neoliberal system, we become navel gazers. There is no space left to consider the collective, the structural.
southoftherapy.com/liberalism-a...
Liberalism and Mental Health PART 3: Entrepreneurship of the Self - South of Therapy
Featured photo credit: Gilly I’ve been meaning to provide an introduction on notions of Self under our current systems and how this affects how people approach mental health. It is,
southoftherapy.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
📝NEW BLOG
Therapy and Liberalism part 3: Entrepreneurship of the Self
Inundated with mandates to regulate and manage ourselves within this neoliberal system, we become navel gazers. There is no space left to consider the collective, the structural.
southoftherapy.com/liberalism-a...
Therapy and Liberalism part 3: Entrepreneurship of the Self
Inundated with mandates to regulate and manage ourselves within this neoliberal system, we become navel gazers. There is no space left to consider the collective, the structural.
southoftherapy.com/liberalism-a...
Reposted by Lucia Sarmiento Verano
Training: Power in the Therapy Room
Mon Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Following from the introductory webinar on Power, we will explore this topic more in-depth by delving into the aspects of lived experience and power that can impact on therapeutic work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-in-t...
Mon Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Following from the introductory webinar on Power, we will explore this topic more in-depth by delving into the aspects of lived experience and power that can impact on therapeutic work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-in-t...
Power in the Therapy Room
A follow-up reflective session on Power in therapeutic work
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Training: Power in the Therapy Room
Mon Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Following from the introductory webinar on Power, we will explore this topic more in-depth by delving into the aspects of lived experience and power that can impact on therapeutic work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-in-t...
Mon Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Following from the introductory webinar on Power, we will explore this topic more in-depth by delving into the aspects of lived experience and power that can impact on therapeutic work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-in-t...
The upcoming meetings schedule for our South of Therapy Community of Practice have been set for the 2025/2026 period. Complete with monthly newsletters that include reflections and resources for us to discuss.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The upcoming meetings schedule for our South of Therapy Community of Practice have been set for the 2025/2026 period. Complete with monthly newsletters that include reflections and resources for us to discuss.
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Questions of power in therapy are often missed in training and CPD. However, they are inherently linked to much of the work we do. We are prepared to deal with power and harm in interpersonal dynamics, but our profession often doesn't include structural and social perspectives.1/
October 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Questions of power in therapy are often missed in training and CPD. However, they are inherently linked to much of the work we do. We are prepared to deal with power and harm in interpersonal dynamics, but our profession often doesn't include structural and social perspectives.1/
Precision:
Ce profil est 100% anti-colonial,l et pro-Palestine. Ici on considère que le colonialisme ne s'est jamais arrêté dans nos territoires su Sud, et que ces assemblages oppressifs sont toujours en marche pour assurer l'exploitation matérielle et l'écrasement mental de nos peuples.
Voilou 😌
Ce profil est 100% anti-colonial,l et pro-Palestine. Ici on considère que le colonialisme ne s'est jamais arrêté dans nos territoires su Sud, et que ces assemblages oppressifs sont toujours en marche pour assurer l'exploitation matérielle et l'écrasement mental de nos peuples.
Voilou 😌
Bienvenue aux francophones qui m'ont suivi aujourd'hui 😊
Je suis une thérapeute et doctorante Peruvienne, qui se spécialise en santé mentale d'un point de vue social et anti-oppresion.
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Je suis une thérapeute et doctorante Peruvienne, qui se spécialise en santé mentale d'un point de vue social et anti-oppresion.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Precision:
Ce profil est 100% anti-colonial,l et pro-Palestine. Ici on considère que le colonialisme ne s'est jamais arrêté dans nos territoires su Sud, et que ces assemblages oppressifs sont toujours en marche pour assurer l'exploitation matérielle et l'écrasement mental de nos peuples.
Voilou 😌
Ce profil est 100% anti-colonial,l et pro-Palestine. Ici on considère que le colonialisme ne s'est jamais arrêté dans nos territoires su Sud, et que ces assemblages oppressifs sont toujours en marche pour assurer l'exploitation matérielle et l'écrasement mental de nos peuples.
Voilou 😌
Bienvenue aux francophones qui m'ont suivi aujourd'hui 😊
Je suis une thérapeute et doctorante Peruvienne, qui se spécialise en santé mentale d'un point de vue social et anti-oppresion.
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Je suis une thérapeute et doctorante Peruvienne, qui se spécialise en santé mentale d'un point de vue social et anti-oppresion.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Bienvenue aux francophones qui m'ont suivi aujourd'hui 😊
Je suis une thérapeute et doctorante Peruvienne, qui se spécialise en santé mentale d'un point de vue social et anti-oppresion.
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Je suis une thérapeute et doctorante Peruvienne, qui se spécialise en santé mentale d'un point de vue social et anti-oppresion.
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Dreaming of therapeutic spaces:
- grounded in social realities: Where family dynamics are considered as much as systemic dynamics, internalised messages we get from society, historical and intergenerational trauma, and the real impact of resource inaccessibility on our wellbeing.
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- grounded in social realities: Where family dynamics are considered as much as systemic dynamics, internalised messages we get from society, historical and intergenerational trauma, and the real impact of resource inaccessibility on our wellbeing.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Dreaming of therapeutic spaces:
- grounded in social realities: Where family dynamics are considered as much as systemic dynamics, internalised messages we get from society, historical and intergenerational trauma, and the real impact of resource inaccessibility on our wellbeing.
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- grounded in social realities: Where family dynamics are considered as much as systemic dynamics, internalised messages we get from society, historical and intergenerational trauma, and the real impact of resource inaccessibility on our wellbeing.
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Happy to have delivered this event on Class & Intersections in Therapy for a training institution earlier this week! What an open and engaged group it was, I am grateful once more for this opportunity.
October 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Happy to have delivered this event on Class & Intersections in Therapy for a training institution earlier this week! What an open and engaged group it was, I am grateful once more for this opportunity.
Training: Power in the Therapy Room
Mon Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Following from the introductory webinar on Power, we will explore this topic more in-depth by delving into the aspects of lived experience and power that can impact on therapeutic work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-in-t...
Mon Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Following from the introductory webinar on Power, we will explore this topic more in-depth by delving into the aspects of lived experience and power that can impact on therapeutic work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-in-t...
Power in the Therapy Room
A follow-up reflective session on Power in therapeutic work
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Training: Power in the Therapy Room
Mon Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Following from the introductory webinar on Power, we will explore this topic more in-depth by delving into the aspects of lived experience and power that can impact on therapeutic work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-in-t...
Mon Dec 8th, 6 to 8pm
Following from the introductory webinar on Power, we will explore this topic more in-depth by delving into the aspects of lived experience and power that can impact on therapeutic work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-in-t...
Reposted by Lucia Sarmiento Verano
We can remember Goodall’s accomplishments and legacy while recognizing that National Geographic created a narrative that erased the local people who contributed to her research. Her African colleagues deserve to be credited, not erased (10/10).
October 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We can remember Goodall’s accomplishments and legacy while recognizing that National Geographic created a narrative that erased the local people who contributed to her research. Her African colleagues deserve to be credited, not erased (10/10).
Reposted by Lucia Sarmiento Verano
As a primatologist, Jane Goodall was a huge inspiration to me. I admired the way she describes chimpanzee behavior with such detail and empathy, and she’s inspired so many people and advocated for chimpanzee conservation and welfare.
However, I'm dismayed at what her narrative leaves out (1/10)
However, I'm dismayed at what her narrative leaves out (1/10)
October 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
As a primatologist, Jane Goodall was a huge inspiration to me. I admired the way she describes chimpanzee behavior with such detail and empathy, and she’s inspired so many people and advocated for chimpanzee conservation and welfare.
However, I'm dismayed at what her narrative leaves out (1/10)
However, I'm dismayed at what her narrative leaves out (1/10)
Individualism may suit those who embody whiteness & capitalism. The entrepreneur mentality allows people to feel in control in their own lives, navigating society and wielding what little power they accumulate. 1/
September 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Individualism may suit those who embody whiteness & capitalism. The entrepreneur mentality allows people to feel in control in their own lives, navigating society and wielding what little power they accumulate. 1/
Reposted by Lucia Sarmiento Verano
"Results showed that participants preferred to learn autodidactically and had a preference to focus on tasks for longer periods of time as opposed to shorter tasks. Participants noted the many benefits of these interests"
www.igi-global.com/chapter/an-i....
www.igi-global.com/chapter/an-i....
September 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"Results showed that participants preferred to learn autodidactically and had a preference to focus on tasks for longer periods of time as opposed to shorter tasks. Participants noted the many benefits of these interests"
www.igi-global.com/chapter/an-i....
www.igi-global.com/chapter/an-i....
Just had our first community meeting. Small, gentle, deep conversations about purity. Forever grateful for the spaces that I have the honour to facilitate.
September 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just had our first community meeting. Small, gentle, deep conversations about purity. Forever grateful for the spaces that I have the honour to facilitate.
Reposted by Lucia Sarmiento Verano
Our first community meetings:
- Thursday 25th Sept - 2pm to 4pm
- Friday 3rd Oct - 10am to 12pm
All tiers (even newsletter readers only tier will have an invitation!) are welcome. We will have an important discussion about activism groups and how we want to BE together.
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- Thursday 25th Sept - 2pm to 4pm
- Friday 3rd Oct - 10am to 12pm
All tiers (even newsletter readers only tier will have an invitation!) are welcome. We will have an important discussion about activism groups and how we want to BE together.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Our first community meetings:
- Thursday 25th Sept - 2pm to 4pm
- Friday 3rd Oct - 10am to 12pm
All tiers (even newsletter readers only tier will have an invitation!) are welcome. We will have an important discussion about activism groups and how we want to BE together.
1/
- Thursday 25th Sept - 2pm to 4pm
- Friday 3rd Oct - 10am to 12pm
All tiers (even newsletter readers only tier will have an invitation!) are welcome. We will have an important discussion about activism groups and how we want to BE together.
1/
Webinar: What Therapists Need to Know About
On Donation
Oct 13th 6pm - 7pm
IN THREE WEEKS!
This introductory session is an attempt to translate what philosophy tells us about power in our lives in a way that is directly applicable to therapeutic work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-thera...
On Donation
Oct 13th 6pm - 7pm
IN THREE WEEKS!
This introductory session is an attempt to translate what philosophy tells us about power in our lives in a way that is directly applicable to therapeutic work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-thera...
What Therapists Need to Know About Power
Translating philosophical knowledge to therapeutic work to understand clients and mitigate harm.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Webinar: What Therapists Need to Know About
On Donation
Oct 13th 6pm - 7pm
IN THREE WEEKS!
This introductory session is an attempt to translate what philosophy tells us about power in our lives in a way that is directly applicable to therapeutic work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-thera...
On Donation
Oct 13th 6pm - 7pm
IN THREE WEEKS!
This introductory session is an attempt to translate what philosophy tells us about power in our lives in a way that is directly applicable to therapeutic work.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-thera...
Our first community meetings:
- Thursday 25th Sept - 2pm to 4pm
- Friday 3rd Oct - 10am to 12pm
All tiers (even newsletter readers only tier will have an invitation!) are welcome. We will have an important discussion about activism groups and how we want to BE together.
1/
- Thursday 25th Sept - 2pm to 4pm
- Friday 3rd Oct - 10am to 12pm
All tiers (even newsletter readers only tier will have an invitation!) are welcome. We will have an important discussion about activism groups and how we want to BE together.
1/
September 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Our first community meetings:
- Thursday 25th Sept - 2pm to 4pm
- Friday 3rd Oct - 10am to 12pm
All tiers (even newsletter readers only tier will have an invitation!) are welcome. We will have an important discussion about activism groups and how we want to BE together.
1/
- Thursday 25th Sept - 2pm to 4pm
- Friday 3rd Oct - 10am to 12pm
All tiers (even newsletter readers only tier will have an invitation!) are welcome. We will have an important discussion about activism groups and how we want to BE together.
1/
Working with neurodivergent people has taught one important thing: sometimes intellectualising emotions is a defense mechanism that gets us stuck. Sometimes, it is a legitimate way of processing emotions. Things that therapy training do not cover... 1/
September 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Working with neurodivergent people has taught one important thing: sometimes intellectualising emotions is a defense mechanism that gets us stuck. Sometimes, it is a legitimate way of processing emotions. Things that therapy training do not cover... 1/
Open call for someone who would like to collaborate with me on the South of Therapy project.
[please read till the end]
I am looking for someone familiar and passionate about this project's ethics and political values, who is also communications & social media savvy. 1/
[please read till the end]
I am looking for someone familiar and passionate about this project's ethics and political values, who is also communications & social media savvy. 1/
September 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Open call for someone who would like to collaborate with me on the South of Therapy project.
[please read till the end]
I am looking for someone familiar and passionate about this project's ethics and political values, who is also communications & social media savvy. 1/
[please read till the end]
I am looking for someone familiar and passionate about this project's ethics and political values, who is also communications & social media savvy. 1/