Finding Hope and Connection Through Climate Action Photo by Szilvia Basso on Unsplash Connecting Through Gratitude As someone passionate about supporting both individual well-being and collective resilience in the face…
Reflecting on Grief and Anger Do you ever feel grief-stricken, angry, anxious, or depressed about the state of the environment? This happens to environmentally conscious humans... We put it on…
I’ve been a victim advocate now for over twenty years. In doing this hard work, it’s been deeply important for me to find ways to metabolize the trauma I take in. Yoga and meditation are part of that for me. Another important resilience tool that has also been a wildly effective way for me to feel purpose and release is crafting. So much of victim advocacy is heavy and ongoing. I don’t feel a lot of completion/resolve – there are constant, open loops, even in great progress. Crafting brings such peace as it is tangible. I can see the impact, and it has a clear and distinct end. Completing projects is uniquely fulfilling because so little in the rest of my world comes with a tidy bow.
(Indigo Photo) Rainier Maria Rilke is one of my favorite poets. He writes in "Letters to a Young Poet" : I would like to beg you dear Sir, as well…
There is something incredibly special about spotting a hummingbird. A fleeting moment when one pauses at a flower in your garden, zooms by your window as you enjoy your morning…
"Upcycle Philippines" is a name given to the beloved advocacy project I founded that spearheaded the movement on environment conservation through the system of upcycling by fostering awareness of the…
As I was finishing up my last blog post on Cultivating Play and Rest, Brené Brown dropped another and very timely podcast with Karen Walrond, author of the Lightmaker’s Manifesto.…
Early one morning, as we drove from suburbs into farmland, my friend’s dashboard emitted a worrisome DING and this warning appeared on the GPS screen: Confirmation Unverified area ahead. Exercise…
Nature Easing Environmental Anger, Anxiety, and Grief (Editor's note: this article was written for a course at Rockhurst University on "Writing for the Environment." Students paired with nonprofit organizations to…
In my last blog post, I wrote about activism as self-care…..which for me is the easy part….doing. But as I am learning, self-care should also include adequate rest and play.…