What’s the normal thing to say at a funeral, after a miscarriage, when someone’s pet is sick, in the ashes of a housefire, when a parent dies, when a spouse leaves? In culture at large, people avoid their own feelings, and avoid the feelings of their loved ones also....
Jack is a vibrant nonbinary person who shines with the light of God. They have lived in several communities in Eugene. I admire how they bring people together and make an effort to mesh with everyone in a group, something I’ve never been able to do. Jack is the...
Being real about emotions and inner life is everything to me. I’m a radical mental health person. Relatedly, addicts are my people. I think a lot about self-harm, substance use, addiction, and harm reduction. What am I doing that’s fucking up my life, and how...
carnelian: telling the truth in community “So does it work? Does carnelian help you tell the truth?” my radical mental health friend asked. “Well, something does!” I said. We laughed. I thought of causes– all the ways...
I go to the altar in my heart and light the candle, asking Spirit to bless my writing about racism in community. Mother God, Parent Earth, and all that is Love, please help me tell the truth, now and every day of my life. Thank you. admit it...
