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Ditching the Routine

As our capacity ebbs and flows, self-care is a constant dance between discipline and surrender; pushing and trust; routine and variety. This post is a permission slip for you to gently lean into either structure or freedom. Audio version available.

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8 Ways To Cope With Stress

Sometimes life requires you to keep going, even when you're really struggling. These 8 practical techniques can help you regulate your nervous system during stressful moments. Audio version available.

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Chronic Pain: Somewhere Between Obsessing and Giving Up

After ten years of coping with chronic migraines, I’m asking myself: “Do I surrender to the pain or do I fight for relief?” This essay brings chronic pain into the light, acknowledging that there are seasons for resisting pain and seasons for accepting it, and wondering how to find the sweet spot somewhere between. (Illustration by Michelle Rial.) Audio version available.

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Our Year Together

A summary of the wonderful things we did together this year. Everything from 2021 is listed conveniently in one place—including blog posts, care packages, and all the best highlights. Happy New Year, dear community!

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A Soulful Holiday Gift Guide

Happy Holidays! Here are some soulful, care-filled, cozy, fun, and deep gift ideas for you and your loved ones. These are things I love or admire, many of which are offered by small businesses local to Boston and Asheville. Enjoy!

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I've Got Your Back

What does it feel like to have your own back? To put your health and wellbeing above pleasing others? I've noticed that the more I have my own back, the more it encourages those around me to have their own backs. Like a rising tide lifts all boats, advocating for ourselves naturally helps others. Audio version available.

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I’m writing a book!

I’m writing a book, and here’s a sneak peek! It's a practical guide to help stressed-out humans stop pushing and start living. In the real world, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach for coping with stress. Unlike conventional self-help, this book honors that we all have different bodies, moods, trauma histories, and circumstances. Using science and soul, I share dozens of diverse stress relief techniques you can explore in under 5 minutes.

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Navigating the Weight of Global Heartbreak

This post explores how to navigate self-care and activism when you feel challenging emotions for an ailing world. When should you lean into your anger and heartbreak, and when should you let up? How can you transform your anger and heartbreak into focused action? Audio version available.

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Waiting for “Real Life” to Start

What are you waiting on to happen before your “real life” can start? How can you meet yourself where you are? I'm nose-deep in this inquiry, and I’ve created a workshop to help you think about it, too. Audio version available.

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Anti-Oppression & Wellness Resources

Here is an ongoing list of my favorite anti-oppression and wellness resources by BIPOC creators, authors, and educators. I'd love to hear from you in the comments: what single article, podcast episode, book, or documentary has most impacted your anti-oppression education or activism? 

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Contractions and Expansions

An excerpt from the July 2021 email care package to subscribers, in which I shared our new website, 5 Ways to Transform Worry, Dismantling Perfectionism & White Supremacy, and links to great LGBTQ+ Pride content.

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How We Live Our Values

The Retreat Space is a different kind of online wellness space. We are here to dismantle white supremacy, embrace the range of human experiences, and lift each other up. Here are our core values and how we put them into action.

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Keep the Change

An excerpt from the June 2021 email care package to subscribers, containing musings on embracing the uncertainty of change, lots of links to browse (especially about re-entry and reinvention), and our first essay in a series about anti-racism and wellness.

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