Health/Self-care

In this country, despite our medical/industrial complexes, we seem to have a “sick-care” system — one that is focused on treating the symptoms but not the causes

“The system isn’t broken; we just haven’t built it.”

NARAL Pro-choice Minnesota featured keynote speaker author Roxane Gay at its annual fundraiser December 1. She spoke virtually with Karin

Yet, I refuse to be stigmatized.

In this time of COVID, enduring the relative isolation, I have thought about the lessons in patience and sheer endurance in Korea’s origin story.

I am able to liberate myself from constructs and systems that don’t serve me and that often oppress me and others.

I began to write, and reach out to, and speak up for those who share dark experiences.

The only thing in our control is how we choose to show up.

“How do we create a system — not a business?”

“Patient No More” is a new documentary airing on PBS created by local filmmaker Diana Fraser. We asked Fraser to talk about the movie, and offer a summary review.

We spoke with Sasha Cotton about how prevention strategies in Minneapolis have been evolving and what a public health-oriented approach to violence entails.

Symptoms include sleeplessness, difficulty making decisions, feeling out of control, and even guilt about being alive.