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August 2, 2017
Phone Banking As Self Care

Christ is the change that occurs in humanity, in art, in philosophy, everywhere.  (90, Monica A. Coleman, Making a Way Out of No Way). You have to be open to Christ for this change to occur.  (Me) You can substitute "Love" for the word, "Christ", if you prefer.  I believe that whenever you are open […]

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June 26, 2017
Expressing Gratitude for Bipolar Disorder

And now, isn't it wonderful all the ways in which this distress has goaded you closer to God?  You're more alive, more concerned, more sensitive, more reverent, more human, more passionate, more responsible. (The Message Bible, 381) I often attend Javamonkey Speaks, which is the open mic spoken word held every Sunday at Javamonkey, a […]

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May 17, 2017
What An Ally Looks Like

Nobody's free until everybody's free. - Fannie Lou Hamer  Recently I read an article from the queer point of view and was surprised at how many people were defensive about the advice given.  Of course, I should not have read the comments but it did prompt me to think about what I consider to be […]

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April 15, 2017
The Hearing Voices Network Introduced Me To First World Trauma

Let us not ask, "What is wrong with you?" but, " What happened to you?" I recently took a life-changing, empowering, and validating training to be a support group facilitator for the Hearing Voices Network (HVN).  HVN is an organization that started in England and is now worldwide that provides nonclinical, nonjudgmental support groups for […]

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March 29, 2017
Accepting The Limitations Of Creativity

Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn't get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations.  (388, The Message Bible) About a month ago, I heard someone who was in a position of power make the statement in front […]

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March 13, 2017
Call or Write Senator Isakson

The new healthcare bill has many harmful parts to it that are concerning to me.  Here is a nice summary of what they are: 1. It allows health insurance companies to charge older Americans up to five times more.2. It repeals the employer mandate, causing many families covered by their employers to lose coverage.3. It […]

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February 28, 2017
Metro Atlanta Eating Disorder Resources

Since I am in recovery from an eating disorder, I get asked about eating disorder resources in the Metro Atlanta area from time to time.  Recently, I decided to compile them in a list so I could just send it to whomever asks.  I think it's such a good resource that I'm sharing it with […]

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February 25, 2017
Tips on Navigating The System

When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn't do but on what God said he would do.  (315, The Message Bible) I was recently asked to speak about “navigating the system” to a NAMI group.   I decided to share some of the lessons […]

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February 3, 2017
Rising Out Of Fire

In my creative writing activity at the center where I work, I had peers write their thoughts in response to this picture: This is what I wrote: It used to be that all I could think of was my pain.  It was all I felt. I called my story The Girl Who Couldn't Stop Crying. […]

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January 19, 2017
Shrill by Lindy West - A Book Review

Saturday, I and thousands of other people, will be marching all over the United States, raising our voices to tell Donald Trump that we will not let his administration take away our rights.  Lindy West is an author who is famous for raising her voice and so it is fitting that I review her book, […]

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