Internalized Oppression, Rewriting the Script: A Journey Through Healing and Liberation (Live)

This is more than a Certificate Course. It is a 12-week hybrid experience, combining the depth of a certificate course with the intimacy and safety of a healing circle. It is designed for deep learning, real transformation, and collective healing. We meet in real time, face-to-face (virtually), so you can see and connect with your fellow participants. This meeting style is central to the experience, as such, your presence, participation, and commitment are strongly encouraged.

We will journey into the roots of internalized oppression, exploring how racism, sexism, classism, ableism, ageism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, and other “isms” and systemic harms seep into our inner dialogue and shape our sense of self. Together, we will learn how to identify, disrupt, and rewrite these internal scripts to reclaim dignity, self-trust, and authentic power.

Start Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Duration: 1.5 hours weekly for 12 weeks

Format: Live on Zoom (Meeting Style)

CEUs: 1.5

This course blends teaching, experiential activities, peer reflection, and circle-based healing. Between sessions, you’ll have ongoing connection and accountability through our private WhatsApp group and optional peer partnerships.

Facilitator: Adaiah Lassalle, LCSW

Adaiah Lassalle is a licensed clinical social worker, healing-centered practitioner, and advocate for racial and social justice. A proud Black woman and daughter of Caribbean lineage, Adaiah brings deep personal and professional insight into the lived experiences of internalized oppression. Her work focuses on intergenerational healing, trauma-informed care, and rewriting inherited narratives. She facilitates healing spaces for individuals and communities to reclaim their voice, worth, and joy.

Weekly Topics

• Week 1(September 16, 2205): The Inner Oppressor – Whose Voice Is This?
• Week 2 (September 30, 2025): Systems Beneath the Voice – The “Isms” that Shape Identity
• Week 3 (October 7, 2025): Naming the Narratives – From Inherited Scripts to Inner Stories
• Week 4 (October 14, 2025): Survival Strategies – Silence, Shrinking, and Code-Switching
• Week 5 (October 21, 2025): Healing as Resistance – Dignity, Power, and Restoring the Self
• Week 6 (October 28, 2025): Rewriting the Way We Speak to Ourselves
• Week 7 (November 4, 2025): Awareness – Hearing the Voice You’ve Ignored
• Week 8 (November 11, 2025): Disruption – Interrupting the Inner Oppressor
• Week 9 (November 18, 2025): Replacement – Planting Self-Liberating Truths
• Week 10 (December 2, 2025): Repetition – Making Healing Sustainable
• Week 11(December 9, 2025): From Self to System – Liberation in Action
• Week 12 (December 16, 2025): Legacy and Leadership – Passing On New Narratives

Format & Features

• Live Zoom meetings (video on, circle-style seating encouraged)
• Interactive activities & guided practices each week
• Private WhatsApp group for connection, sharing, and support
• Optional peer partnerships for deeper accountability
• Certificate of Completion (with CEUs for eligible professionals)

This is a course you experience, not just attend.