Sep 3, 2017
Rommy Torrico is an undocumented trans activist and artist. They shared how her journey into being more intentional with self-care began as they moved away from their blood family. They discuss how growing up, their self-care was largely rooted in spiritual practices. Next, they explain the concept of "chosen family" and we discuss building supportive communities when traditional ones aren't available to us. They then explain what it means to be undocumented, how it feels, and the challenges to your mental health that comes with it. Then, we discuss the importance of community care in different communities. Rommy then discusses their journey as an activist from being more involved in direct actions, to taking more space to rest, and, now, using their art as activism. We then discuss privilege and self-care, including the privilege of having access to vocabulary. Finally, we circle back to the importance of boundaries and how we find them.