How to Keep Going During Dark Times
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To say that things are painful and difficult right now…well, even the word “understatement” feels like an understatement. Christine and Asha talk about the storm within another storm we’re living right now in the face of recent racial atrocities and the global pandemic. They follow with ideas for how to keep going when everything feels awful.
Resources mentioned in this episode
- Minimalist Parenting (our book)
- Parent Hacks (Asha’s book)
- Christine’s post about falling apart and coming back
- The story of Christine’s puppy, James
- Books Worth Reading During A Pandemic (Boston Mamas)
- Christine’s post on when to speak up and when to be silent
- Time article: Several Antiracist Books Are Selling Out. Here’s What Else Black Booksellers and Publishers Say You Should Read
- Vote.org + Postcards To Voters
- Tolerate.org primer on racism, bias, and white privilege
- Black voices to follow on Instagram: Quiana Agbai, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, Nicole Blades, Jennifer Borget, Lucrecer Braxton, Amber Coleman-Mortley, Stacey Ferguson, Heather Greenwood Davis, Amiyrah Martin, Denene Milner, A’Driane Nieves, Brandi Riley, Danielle Slaughter, Karen Walrond, Kelly Wickham-Hurst, LaShawn Wiltz
- Related episodes: Episode 192 (How To Increase Your Election Impact When You’re Exhausted), Episode 183 (The Thank-You Project guest interview with Nancy Davis-Kho), Episode 180 (Mental + Physical Load Management with guest host Jonathan Baxter), Episode 179 (Dumpster Fire Survival 101), Episode 166 (Nurturing Your Relationship Under Stress), Episode 156 (How To Talk To Kids About Race guest interview with Amber Coleman-Mortley), Episode 115 (How To Help Kids Through Tragic Events), Episode 119: (Modeling Imperfection)
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