In my work the word crazy does not appear in the DSM 5, nor any other versions. It is not a clinical term and it is not about mental illness.

It is a word people have used to keep people from stepping outside the box and challenging the status quo. It is about keeping people down and maintaining power dynamics that hurt many and support a few. It is a word often used to describe women when they do not fit the norms society prefers they stick to.

Today, let your essence speak…