What it means to not be okay
Crying in public, building a care community, and expressing ourselves more clearly
I’ve been wandering around a medieval Portuguese village, trying to imagine what daily life was like here hundreds of years ago…and trying to figure out how so many people are currently aging in place in this least of all handicapped accessible places.
Rather than try to pretend I have anything coherent to share, I’ve got some links for you.
Mia Birdsong and Courtney Martin discuss creating and fostering a care community.
Leah Ginnivan explores what it means to be okay or not, especially when we can't hold back our tears.
Sanah Ahsan reminds us that "If a plant were wilting we wouldn’t diagnose it with “wilting-plant-syndrome” – we would change its conditions. Yet when humans are suffering under unliveable conditions, we’re told something is wrong with us, and expected to keep pushing through. To keep working and producing, without acknowledging our hurt."
Language, Please helps us identify problematic terms and express ourselves better.
US drug companies are "donating" money to nonprofits that then help patients purchase medications from the same drug companies that made the donation.