Being ignored or disregarded cuts off people from meaningful human connection. The experience of being unnoticed tends to strengthen both inner doubts about oneself and feelings of being invisible in relationships and professional environments as well as in social situations. The experience of invisibility does not translate into lack of importance in the world.

Each person's account should obtain its proper place. When going through healing processes you should occupy your rightful space without any need for apology. You should start by recognizing your personal value when you believe no one hears you. Use methods that feel comfortable to make yourself heard while linking with people who validate you and looking for locations where your voice belongs.

To heal from feeling unseen we have to fight against the systems which prevent some identities from being heard. Empowering oneself together with activist involvement helps people liberate themselves by taking back their visible presence in the world.

The primary step toward this process involves boosting your own sense of self-assurance. Your conviction about your self-worth leads others to acknowledge it within them. Develop positive affirmations for yourself while finding accepting relationships with others and boldly defend your rights to others.

You are not invisible. Your life and healing process along with your personal experiences need recognition and honors from others. Our claim of space in the world enables other people to stake their place too.

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Meet Javonna Arriaga

 
Javonna was born on Turtle Island. Her ancestors are from Abya Yala and her lineage is from the Moche and Chiriqui tribes. She is the daughter of Heather Miramontes-Garcia who is the daughter of Oscar Arriaga, Afro-Peruvian and Marcia Bishop, European American. She is the daughter of Gerardo Perez, though she honors her father's Panamanian lineage she does not know her father. She has been most directly raised by her mother Heather and grandfather Oscar. Javonna also spent two years in foster care and honors her foster parents Jen and Brad Newton as part of her family as well. Together this community has contributed to Javonna's journey.
Javonna is CIS-gendered, able-bodied, pansexual, and a relationship anarchist. Javonna's first language is English and she is fluent conversationally in Spanish.

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