, she suggests that clients reflect on history and look to folks that they admire, who’ve done meaningful work, and how they took care of their mental health. “It reaffirms why it’s important for them to take care of themselves,”. “If we can’t find any narrative for them around what works, then usually there’s a story that follows about why their movement wasn’t sustainable.”
As Audre Lorde said, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation and that is an act of political warfare.” If you’re having trouble taking time to reset and re-energize, or are simply struggling to process the events of the last few days, here are some free online resources to help everyone ensure we can keep the momentum going, especially over the next few weeks, but for years to come.