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Tips For Psychiatric Survivors in Trump Era

In the wake of the new administration, many harsh realities have been hitting us. Our work to guard and protect those vulnerable to emotional/mental meltdowns is even more cut out for us than ever, and we were already under-resourced and overwhelmed. What many have studied along the lines of helping people in crisis and in Read More

The Temptation to Dream

It is tempting to dream when this much is given to us. We might say, “How can I hold this?” We might trip over our sentences in search for a bee or a fly in this stillness. Or a bald eagle might come along fiercely letting sound out without the slightest restraint, or the car Read More

Windstorm

I. Maybe the wind can wash away our stories. That’s what I want because Even the stories I tell you aren’t true And I know that Despite that I’m being honest But as the wind gusts And tinkers with small leaves I know the story I told you would be better off dead, Like those Read More

Starting Out On Patreon

I’ve been exploring doing “pledge for pledge” on Patreon with artists I resonate with. I read about it through a couple of other artists blogs and thought I would give it a try by asking a handful of people (to start) whether they’d like to pledge for pledge. Almost right away, I got this message Read More

On Being a Healer

What is healing? How do we respond when someone says they are sick or implies they have a problem in need of healing? Gosh these questions have disturbed me since I was a child and the answer was a spoonful of pink sugary amoxicillin or some pill to swallow, amidst still unhappy circumstances. What is Read More