Medicine for the weight of the world
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Hi Reader, The weight of the world may feel unbearable right now.
We’re holding space for the heartbreak, the outrage, the overwhelm — and for the grounded action that can emerge when we tend to all of our feelings.
Those words were written by my friend and collaborator, Erin-Kate Escobar (they/them). They describe our approach to a new series we're launching together called Find Your Center & Voice in a World of Suffering. Find Your Center will be a 4-part transformative conversation between EK and I, and you'll be able to listen to it from your favorite podcast player. We're going to explore how caring people (like us; like you) can:
Before we start recording, we really want to hear from you so we can customize this offering to the challenges you face taking action the way you want to. We also want to incorporate our collective strengths! So please click below to reply to as many of our 4 questions as you feel comfortable to help shape this into what you most need to hear! We’ll be weaving your words and themes (anonymously) into upcoming episodes. We're also dedicated to keeping the cost associated with supporting this work accessible-- more details soon! And if you want to be the first to hear when the series is ready for download, join the waitlist! Joy Welcome to my Free Stuff |
Joy Malek
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