How to Hold Yourself Down in a Crisis — And Show Up for Others
Life can put you on the struggle bus. One minute, everything is smooth, and the next, you’re dodging curveballs you never saw coming. Maybe it’s a sudden job loss, a breakup that snatches the air from your lungs, or a family emergency that turns your world upside down. Whatever it is, the weight is real. And when you’re in the thick of it, the last thing you need is empty positivity or soppy advice that doesn’t hit. What you need is a way through, so let’s talk about how to hold yourself down and how to hold space for others when they’re in the trenches too.
The Need for Collective Compassion: Reimagining Our Future Together
Self-compassion has become such a buzzword that it's easy to think that being kind toward ourselves is only a purely personal journey. We all talk about how self-care and self-love are the keys to happiness, and while these practices are important, they might not be enough on their own to feel relief. The truth is that to truly care for ourselves, we must look at how compassionate we are toward each other.
Bridging pride and heritage: managing your mental health in the LGBTQ+ and AANHPI Community
This current time between the months of May and June in the U.S. can be especially challenging for LGBTQ+ Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) as Heritage Month and Pride Month observances are back-to-back. While the intersection of these observances can be a unique time for us to celebrate both identities, it can also bring up the struggles that come with belonging to communities that often conflict or contradict one another.