Practice You
On unraveling blocks in the body, the healing that wants to come through you, and the merits of staying curious.
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Activism can be a source of healing but may also come at the expense of re-traumatization, burnout, and frustration.
Young climate activist Jamie Margolin describes how coming of age in a climate catastrophe marked her so profoundly that she became solely defined by her climate justice work. Yet ultimately she succumbed to overwhelm and exhaustion—burnout.
Artist Jamilla Okubo is using her craft to illustrate the power of Black women. Raised in Washington DC, Jamilla Okubo uses her art to give a positive visual representation of Black women. Okubo is vocal about empowering women because of her upbringing.
Using your Imagination while undergoing cancer treatment is very important. Everything is going to seem bleak and dark. Most of what you are going to hear from other people will be negative. Everyone is going to pity you which is hard to take. You must imagine yourself strong and healthy.
The impacts of cancer often continue long after treatment is over—it's a hard-fought, emotional journey of survival
Howard Thurman writes about building community. He calls us at once to affirm our own identity, but also to look beyond that identity to that which we have in common with all of life.
Episode Four: Are You Still Getting a Report Card? Psychologist/Theologian John Bradshaw traces human life through eight stages of psychosocial development (based on the works of Erik Erikson) focusing on the ego needs and strengths of each stage.
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Originally published in 1903, James Allen’s As a Man Thinketh reveals the fundamental truth of human nature: “A man is literally what he thinks.” Allen’s deceptively simple principle has changed the lives of millions of readers, making As a Man Thinketh a classic bestseller for decades.
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Who do you think you are? That’s a question bound up in another: What do you think you are? Gender. Religion. Race. Nationality. Class. Culture. Such affiliations give contours to our sense of self, and shape our polarized world.
We have all experienced, at one time or another, situations in which our professional responsibilities unexpectedly come into conflict with our deepest values.