
- how judo prepared her for a life in the social justice movement,
- how being an abuse victim helped prepare her for an MFA in poetry,
- why your "movement" work doesn't have to end in becoming jaded and burning out.
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hanks for sharing the article, and more importantly, your personal experience of mindfully using our emotions as data about our inner state and knowing when it’s better to de-escalate by taking a time out are great tools. Appreciate you reading and sharing your story since I can certainly relate and I think others can to
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