I'm Jessica and my passion is helping white people think and talk about race in a way that helps us show up better.
As parter to a black man and parent to biracial children, our daily life has shown me how much skin color affects all of us—though in very different ways. The contrast in how my partner and children are treated, compared to my experience as a white person, inspired me to fight against social injustice. My journey led me to resources on racism and oppression but I struggled to find guidance on how to confront my own relationship with whiteness and how race has shaped my identity and story.
Building on my Master’s in counseling psychology and advanced training in Narrative Therapy, I developed a new approach to examining whiteness and race. With this, I founded Hello Whiteness to help white people do the inner work of examining their own whiteness.
Through individual consultations, group workshops, and appearances as a guest lecturer, I support others in taking meaningful steps in fighting injustice and inequity in their daily lives.
I also share my personal journey on my blog, committed to walking the talk in my daily life.