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Finding Tools For Your Toolbox

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 Queenie

When you visualize a toolbox, what do you see? What kind of tools are inside? Is there one tool? Or is there multiple? What is each tool used for? A toolbox can be a great metaphor for our coping strategies … Continue reading Finding Tools For Your Toolbox

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Asking for Help

July 31, 2020 Queenie

It’s easy for us to give advice to others to ‘ask for help’ when they don’t know something or when they are struggling. But often, we can get stuck because we don’t know what to ask for. I may be … Continue reading Asking for Help

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Responsibility

July 15, 2020 Queenie

“It’s not your responsibility.” This is something that others would tell me, and something that I would tell myself constantly. “It’s not your responsibility to make sure that your parents are happy.” “It’s not your responsibility to be your friends’ … Continue reading Responsibility

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Getting Out of a Slump

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020 Queenie

Occasionally I find myself in a slump, feeling unmotivated, uninspired, bored, and tired. On one hand, I feel the need to do something to reinvigorate myself and to energize myself, but on the other hand, I have no interest in … Continue reading Getting Out of a Slump

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Healing from Trauma for Societal Change

June 7, 2020June 6, 2020 Queenie

I recently received a notification from my Libby app that a book I had on hold from the library was available. The book was My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa … Continue reading Healing from Trauma for Societal Change

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Capacity Building and Sustainability

June 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Queenie

Content warning: mentions of police brutality, current events, racism. I recently met with my professor about feeling helpless in times of turmoil due to not being able to contribute to movements the way I want to, and not knowing how … Continue reading Capacity Building and Sustainability

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Having the Privilege to Walk Away

May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 Queenie

I always enjoyed aquariums. Even as an adult, I still enjoy the exhibits that allow you to interact with some of the creatures — usually sting rays, starfish, and small sharks. At the latest aquarium I visited, however, I had … Continue reading Having the Privilege to Walk Away

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Recognizing Systems of Oppression

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Queenie

Content warnings: mentions of current events, police brutality, racism Recently, I’ve been watching a show where the following line appeared: The losing side is our side. This was in the context of how often people would state, “I will stand … Continue reading Recognizing Systems of Oppression

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Practicing the Art of Letting Go

May 18, 2020 Queenie

Like many, during quarantine I have engaged in many tasks that I have never before. For example, I started baking sourdough bread using a sourdough starter. My friend, a well seasoned bread baker himself, offered me some of his sourdough … Continue reading Practicing the Art of Letting Go

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Alternate Realities

May 11, 2020 Queenie

A fun thought exercise that my partner and I like to engage in is thinking about alternate realities — what would alternate reality Queenie be doing in this moment? There could be parallel universes where I reacted to situations differently, … Continue reading Alternate Realities

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