
Healthy Self, Healthy Planet
The moment we say, ‘we don’t need this bug, we don’t need this plant,’ the system starts to weaken. If this happens again and again, the system collapses. Every time we have excluded a person or group of people, it has been at our own peril. We will have a viable future only when diverse knowledge, skills, attitudes, and cultural understanding are brought to the table.

What I Learned About Restoration
“Restorative justice,” the social worker said, “allows those who commit crimes to meet with the victims to talk about what happened and how to repair the harm.”

Coming Out
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Existential Dread
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Plant-Based
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The Cycle of Our Justice
Photo by Sarah Whiting
“A Nation is not conquered until…

Healthy Sexuality
Katie Thune (courtesy photo)
At the age of 14, I volunteered…

Intentional Dying
Rebecca Thoman (courtesy photo)
While most of us would prefer…

Eat, Play, Love: My Journey with Grief
LaDonna Redmond in front of the former homeless encampment where…

Creative Healing
Marjorie Fedyszyn (Photo by Sarah Whiting)
When my art practice…

Healing Sexual Violence With Body Movement
Patricia Cumbie (photo by Sarah Whiting)
I come from…

The Dance of Trust
Doreen Johnson (Photo by Megan Dobratz)
For more than 40…


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