by Jessica Dunston | Feb 21, 2018 | Healing, Reflection, Uncategorized, Womanisms
On this day, February 18th in 2017, my Facebook status read: Sometimes, all I want to do with my life is research. About people and eras and culture. And write about what I research. Dassit. At the same time I wanna help people on a road toward better mental health...
by Jessica Dunston | Apr 25, 2017 | Healing, Reflection
Originally posted on the Kinesis blog on April 25, 2017 The world does not stop for your triggers. There are populations for whom triggers are responded to with swifter justice in general public response, and populations for whom triggers are de-legitimized, but...
by Jessica Dunston | Jan 31, 2017 | Blackness, Healing, Reflection
So, family… this 2016 election season has been intense, to say the very least. We have finally come to the “first 100 days” of President Donald J. Trump. Barely past the first 10 days, actually. Not to mention the racism, sexism, ableism,...
by Jessica Dunston | Aug 17, 2016 | Love, Reflection, Womanisms
Been a long time. While I have been contemplating writing pieces for months, of course, I must say that I experience something that I think many do. I realized that I don’t trust myself. I do live with anxiety, depression, body focused repetitive behaviors and a...