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8 Practices for Overcoming Oppression

8 Practices for Overcoming Oppression

As I sit down to write to you this week, I don't even know where to begin. Every time I try to get my thoughts together to write something cohesive, practical, or useful about how current events intersect with our personal growth and collective evolution, I’m flooded...

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How to Embody Nonviolent Power

How to Embody Nonviolent Power

What does effective, nonviolent power look like? Do you ever find yourself wishing that you had a roadmap to help you navigate the complex issues of violence, inequity, and domination that currently surround us? Do you wish you had more clarity on what exactly each of us could do that would actually impact meaningful change?

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5 Ways to Cope with Triggering Events

5 Ways to Cope with Triggering Events

The seeds and roots of these global crises start out small and personal, in our individual hearts and in each of our personal relationships. If you want to make a meaningful difference in creating a different world, let me suggest some personal growth tasks that you might want to consider taking on.

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What Is Domination Culture?

What Is Domination Culture?

Most of us were raised in what I like to call domination cultures. Domination cultures run on power and control, shame and blame, fear and righteousness. In these cultures, we’re conditioned to see the world through one primary (often unconscious) question.

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