In an effort to support and grow alternatives to capitalist economy, make healing through bodywork accessible and normalise radical self-care, I work with activists, organisers and crisis-impacted people for free (or for whatever you want to give, if you want to give).

Burn-out, chronic pain (physical and emotional), panic attacks and emotional repression are common among people bearing the load of fighting and enduring systemic oppression. Building a safer and healthier world for all is challenging, long-term work that requires we take care of our personal and collective health.

The way I work does away with the mainstream psychological or psychiatric paradigm of pathology or mental illness. It is not diagnostic nor do I have a standard for “healthy living” or a “healthy body”. You will never be received as a symptom or problem that needs to be fixed. This is also not about adjusting or learning to cope with toxic systems. Pyschosomatic pain can/does arise from trying to live in conditions that are simply unliveable. I cannot and do not make “healing” promises, but can support a process of trusting yourself and growing your capacity and ability to respond. Systemic change is an inner and outer process and accessing support for psychosomatic challenges can be part of this. The personal is political, therapy is not a luxury.

To read more about my work click here & write to me at kalliope.pantarei@gmail.com with questions or to meet.