The Refugee-Led Coalition Creating Collective Care
Already facing health and education gaps, refugees in San Diego banded together during the pandemic to define their own challenges and create their own solutions.
Mental health
What Purpose Does a Border Serve?
Border walls aren鈥檛 necessary, and neither are the borders themselves in a world built on justice and equality, says author Todd Miller.
A Denver Neighborhood Creates Green Space to Improve Community Health
Once a dumping ground for trash and industrial pollution, Platte Farm Open Space now has gardens, trails, and play areas enjoyed by the whole community.
What Would a White Woman Do?
Whenever I am faced with emotional ambivalence, or a sense of duty to others is in competition with my own emotional needs, I ask, 鈥淲hat would a white woman do?鈥�
What the Inauguration Meant to Me, as an Abuse Survivor
I was unexpectedly emotional watching the Biden-Harris inauguration. Then I remembered the last time I felt so bowled over by basic decency.
Immigrant Families Reconnect to Cultural Practices During the Pandemic
From making comfort food to speaking with ancestors, immigrant families across the U.S. are turning to cultural traditions to cope with the isolation and stress of quarantine.
5 Steps Toward Self Compassion
We could all benefit from being a little kinder to ourselves鈥攅specially after the year we鈥檝e had.
Yay, You! On the Necessity of Lockdown Cheer
We all deserve to be celebrated for making it through today.
President Trump, My Father, and the American Love of Patriarchal Violence
I managed to rebuild my sense of self and safety starting the day I ran away from my father鈥攐nly to then watch 鈥渉im鈥� win the White House in the guise of Donald Trump.
How Black Classical Musicians Are Creating Community
In Canada, as in the U.S., professional orchestras are overwhelmingly White. But Black classical musicians are finding ways to make sure they鈥檙e heard.
How to Nourish Your Resilience in a Time of Trauma
These daily actions can help heal your nervous system for right action instead of reaction.
Police Encounters During Mental Health Crises Don’t Have to Be Violent
In the wake of another police killing of an unarmed Black man struggling with a mental health disability, I asked what cops鈥攁nd everyone鈥攃an do to help.
After Wildfires, Community Gatherings Offer Emotional Support
In California, free bilingual group sessions help people who don鈥檛 have access to therapy.
How Families Can Support Kids鈥� Mental Health During the Pandemic
Regardless of schooling situation, these four strategies belong in every child's mental health toolkit.
How Shame Blocks Accountability
鈥淵ou鈥檙e much less likely to get authentic accountability if you鈥檙e shaming someone.鈥�
Dealing With Uncertainty
鈥淢inimum Viable Planet鈥� is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
The Mental Toll On Us All
As the coronavirus upends lives, another public health crisis arises. New research shows eight times more people are under serious mental distress now.
Need a Good Quarantine Laugh? Watch This Video Series
鈥淨uarantine Life鈥� is a collection of comedic shorts from Appalachian filmmakers that is both funny and relatable.
Grieving My Way Into Loving the Planet
Being fully present to what is happening in the world is a radical act that can transform grief into action.
鈥淭hink in Circles Rather Than Straight Lines鈥�
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, circle back to this email.
Or just get around to it right now!
Why We Turn to Gardening in Hard Times
The coronavirus pandemic has set off a global gardening boom to satisfy our hunger for physical contact, hope for nature鈥檚 resilience, and a longing to engage in meaningful work.
Stuck at Home? Try Making a Comic
In her new book, beloved comics artist Lynda Barry encourages your inner storyteller.
What Happens When We Lose Our Social Rituals鈥攁nd How to Make New Ones
By understanding the purpose of shared rituals, we can try to preserve their intent and create a sense of shared emotion and connection.
Language Matters!
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
Balancing Grief and Joy in a Time of Uncertainty
Be it through mutual aid, healing circles, grief rituals, or direct actions, we grow our resilience when we gather with the intention of holding one another鈥檚 wholeness.
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