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October 7, 2024: One Year of Genocide

Antiracism, Capitalism, Community, Grief and Trauma, Social Justice, Writing

I wrote this on October 8, early in the morning before gathering with beloveds in Mallorca to explore community, unconditional love, and ideas of building new ways of relating. A new world, an emerging one. I was reflecting on the heaviness…

Manufacturing (and Weaponizing) Urgency

Capitalism, Family Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Non-profit organization consulting, Personal Well-Being, The Mind / Brain Development

Human nervous system spectrum If you know me, you have very likely heard me say the following: “urgency never equals safety.” From a strictly physiological point of view, when we are in a space of urgency, while we may be…

Colonialism: The Gift that Keeps on Taking

Antiracism, Capitalism, Digging Deeper, Individual Growth & Well Being, Personal Well-Being, Philosophical Musings, Politics, Social Justice, The Mind / Brain Development

It shouldn't surprise me anymore, but it still does - how the ripple effects of the decisions of rich, European landowning men continue to fuck things up for all of us. Warning: small history lesson incoming - but be aware that, in school,…

Community

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Image of a blue sky with wispy clouds and the sun blazing through and a steep mountain with palm trees silhouetted against the light

October 7, 2024: One Year of Genocide

Antiracism, Capitalism, Community, Grief and Trauma, Social Justice, Writing

Image of a blue sky with wispy clouds and the sun blazing through and a steep mountain with palm trees silhouetted against the light

Manufacturing (and Weaponizing) Urgency

Capitalism, Family Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Non-profit organization consulting, Personal Well-Being, The Mind / Brain Development

Social Justice

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Image of a blue sky with wispy clouds and the sun blazing through and a steep mountain with palm trees silhouetted against the light

October 7, 2024: One Year of Genocide

Antiracism, Capitalism, Community, Grief and Trauma, Social Justice, Writing

Image of a blue sky with wispy clouds and the sun blazing through and a steep mountain with palm trees silhouetted against the light

Manufacturing (and Weaponizing) Urgency

Capitalism, Family Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Non-profit organization consulting, Personal Well-Being, The Mind / Brain Development

Individual Growth & Well-Being

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Image of a blue sky with wispy clouds and the sun blazing through and a steep mountain with palm trees silhouetted against the light

October 7, 2024: One Year of Genocide

Antiracism, Capitalism, Community, Grief and Trauma, Social Justice, Writing

Image of a blue sky with wispy clouds and the sun blazing through and a steep mountain with palm trees silhouetted against the light

Manufacturing (and Weaponizing) Urgency

Capitalism, Family Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Non-profit organization consulting, Personal Well-Being, The Mind / Brain Development

Family Relationships

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Manufacturing (and Weaponizing) Urgency

Capitalism, Family Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Non-profit organization consulting, Personal Well-Being, The Mind / Brain Development

photo of a beach with a strand of seaweed forming a heart shape

Love Post for Valentine’s Day (but not Romantic or Partnered Love)

Family Relationships, Gratitude, Grief and Trauma, Healthy Relationships, Individual Growth & Well Being, Memory, Personal Well-Being, Philosophical Musings, Spirituality/Mindfulness, Writing

Writing

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October 7, 2024: One Year of Genocide

Antiracism, Capitalism, Community, Grief and Trauma, Social Justice, Writing

photo of a beach with a strand of seaweed forming a heart shape

Love Post for Valentine’s Day (but not Romantic or Partnered Love)

Family Relationships, Gratitude, Grief and Trauma, Healthy Relationships, Individual Growth & Well Being, Memory, Personal Well-Being, Philosophical Musings, Spirituality/Mindfulness, Writing

Philosophical Musings

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Colonialism: The Gift that Keeps on Taking

Antiracism, Capitalism, Digging Deeper, Individual Growth & Well Being, Personal Well-Being, Philosophical Musings, Politics, Social Justice, The Mind / Brain Development

photo of a beach with a strand of seaweed forming a heart shape

Love Post for Valentine’s Day (but not Romantic or Partnered Love)

Family Relationships, Gratitude, Grief and Trauma, Healthy Relationships, Individual Growth & Well Being, Memory, Personal Well-Being, Philosophical Musings, Spirituality/Mindfulness, Writing