I Am Still Haunted

In social work, burnout can be catastrophic

Hope Rising
Out of the Woods
Published in
2 min readNov 23, 2023

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Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash

The church is pro-life until a baby takes its first breath,
Afterward, it’s pro-incarceration and death
It’s been almost a year since I called New York home,
But the ghosts of the system won’t leave me alone

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Hope Rising
Out of the Woods

Divorced, biracial woman | 23 going on 65 | Editor for Out of the Woods | I write to heal myself and others | Support me at https://ko-fi.com/aashaanna