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Morning Reflection: Do It For You

Morning Reflection: Do It For You

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...

Status: Things I Think at Random… On Triggers & Trauma

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...

Black Radical Self Care: Election Edition

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,...

Nighttime Thoughts: On Trusting Oneself

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...
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