Self-Care in a Jar: Canning and Preserving as a Meditative Practice
Preserving food is a way of life that people have been doing to survive since probably the dawn of people—and it’s a practice that most rural trans and non-binary folks are well familiar with. But what maybe hasn’t existed for that long is the concept that preserving...
#dailyprayer 140 characters at a time
Contributor: Rev. Sean Dennison It started as a kind of challenge: was it possible to pray in a meaningful way in only 140 characters? I’m a Unitarian Universalist minister and we have a reputation for being verbose—using a LOT of huge words—and enjoying hearing...
Making a Plan
In the midst of a crisis is the worst time to try to figure out what helps you. In crises, emotion-caused brain chemicals flood your brain, effectively making it impossible to think. Instead, your brain gives your emotions space for a free-for-all, which is not...
“Boring Self-Care”: Reframing Everyday Mental Health Wins as Accomplishments
“Self-care” has become a loaded term in mainstream culture today, and often calls to mind things like bubble baths, spa days, and shopping trips—ways to allegedly decrease your stress by taking a break from it all or indulging in guilty pleasures. But for folks who...Find us on Facebook!
This week is #AsexualityAwarenessWeek and this month is #DomesticViolenceMonth. We affirm that asexuality is a valid identity—one that can be vulnerable to unique forms of abuse. Learn more about asexuality here: www.asexuality.org/
And more about asexuality and abuse here: www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/abuse-specific-communities/lgbtqia-victims/forms-abuse/what-forms-a...
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![This week is #AsexualityAwarenessWeek and this month is #DomesticViolenceMonth. We affirm that asexuality is a valid identity—one that can be vulnerable to unique forms of abuse. Learn more about asexuality here: https://www.asexuality.org/
And more about asexuality and abuse here: https://www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/abuse-specific-communities/lgbtqia-victims/forms-abuse/what-forms-abuse-are-unique-1
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