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Mar 31, 2021

A Call To Embracing Arms

On being soft in hard times. My friend Tiny lives by a mantra: “Hard as Fuck.” When he sets up his gear to live on the land every summer — his several tents and shade structures, his full kitchen including a gas stove, his tables and chairs and clothesline —…

Community

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A Call To Embracing Arms
A Call To Embracing Arms
Community

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Mar 13, 2021

A Year in the Life of the Pandemic

CW: 2020 We stayed home. We wore masks. At first they were disposable and surgical; we did not expect to need them for long. Then we learned about N95s. We did not buy them because we knew there was a shortage. Some of us bought them anyway. We wiped down…

Covid 19

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A Year in the Life of the Pandemic
A Year in the Life of the Pandemic
Covid 19

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Published in An Injustice!

·Jan 10, 2021

An Open Letter to New Leftists

They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger; I wish I could agree — They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Resilience is a learned skill, and like any other skill, practice makes perfect. By surviving adversity, you get better at withstanding future hardships. I want to believe this. I have to believe this. I’m a queer Jewish woman, a survivor of…

Politics

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An Open Letter to New Leftists
An Open Letter to New Leftists
Politics

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Published in The Startup

·Dec 30, 2020

Hope Is a Discipline: Notes Toward a Better Year

2020 did not destroy us. 2021 will not save us. Only we can do that. The first time my wife and I separated — before I moved back in, before things fell apart again, before our marriage finally ended — I went to stay with a friend on the opposite…

2020

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Hope Is a Discipline: Notes Toward a Better Year
Hope Is a Discipline: Notes Toward a Better Year
2020

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Dec 7, 2020

Life After Trump: How to Heal from an Abusive Relationship

This article describes the dynamics of abusive relationships and references PTSD. Please be mindful of this, and gentle with yourself, before reading further. America is in an abusive relationship with Trump. This sound bite has been repeated countless times since Ibram X. Kendi’s article was published in 2019, and the…

Abuse

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Life After Trump: How to Heal from an Abusive Relationship
Life After Trump: How to Heal from an Abusive Relationship
Abuse

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Nov 16, 2020

Quarantine is Classist AF

The names in this article have been changed. The American economy is in trouble. We’re experiencing the worst downturn since the Great Recession. Although the number of applications for unemployment is slowly falling, it’s still at a historic high. Experts fear we’re facing a “jobless recovery,” in which certain industries…

Covid 19

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Quarantine is Classist AF
Quarantine is Classist AF
Covid 19

10 min read


Published in CARRE4

·Aug 19, 2020

How to Build a Better Wor(l)d

We are in the middle of a pandemic. People from all walks of life, from the highest government officials to those experiencing poverty, are refusing to wear the masks that would keep us all safe. Protests against police brutality are erupting around the world. The American government is openly using…

2020

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How to Build a Better Wor(l)d
How to Build a Better Wor(l)d
2020

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Published in Age of Awareness

·Jun 9, 2020

An Ally’s Anti-Racist Reading List

Learn about the #BLACKLIVESMATTER movement. As the Black Lives Matter movement gains momentum, you’re probably asking a lot of new questions. Many allies are wondering where they should donate and how to start learning about racial in/justice. …

BlackLivesMatter

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An Ally’s Anti-Racist Reading List
An Ally’s Anti-Racist Reading List
BlackLivesMatter

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May 18, 2020

A Survivor’s Guide to Quarantine

You survived sexual assault. You can survive this too. This article contains a definition of triggers, and detailed descriptions of the process of healing from assault. Please be mindful of this, and gentle with yourself, before reading further. Life after sexual assault is incomparable to whatever came before. Being denied…

Mental Health

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A Survivor’s Guide to Quarantine
A Survivor’s Guide to Quarantine
Mental Health

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Published in Age of Awareness

·Apr 28, 2020

In Defense of Compassion

Right now all of us are overwhelmed by fear: for our nation, for our planet, for our families, and more. Perhaps the most pervasive fear I’m seeing at the moment, the one that transcends everything from economic status to political belief, is the fear of getting sick. Every time I…

Mental Health

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In Defense of Compassion
In Defense of Compassion
Mental Health

8 min read

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Hannah Friedman

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Writer, Massage Therapist, & Activist.

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