Soul Salon with Ayandastood 15: showing up together & what I'm avoiding rn
If you're like me you have a bunch of scary projects or tasks or responsibilities or texts you are currently AVOIDING. you keep telling yourself to "just face them". but hard things are not meant to be faced alone!
in this episode I discuss a community event called Showing up together on Sunday Jul 23 at 11am-2pm EST. if you can't make it or are listening to this after this date, no worries, this is hopefully just the beginning!
This event is:
- A working session to face anything you’ve been avoiding (personal, creative, career)
- The goal is to actively face the thing on a Zoom call tg, rather than just talk about it :)
- Come whenever and stay for however long! I’ll be there :)
- Stay tuned on my Substack for the next one!
Key quote from the episode:
“It’s called Showing Up Together — because why would we show up alone?”
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Time stamps:
- (00:00) Introducing this event
- (02:09) Creative resistance poll results
- (04:20) Building the world we want
- (06:26) What I’m avoiding currently
- (08:54) Urgency and white supremacy
- (10:11) Collectively facing avoidance
- (12:16) Closing
Sources mentioned:
Essay: Cosmic Anarchy Substack by Dr. Ayesha Khan
Specific essay mentioned: “Heavy, difficult emotions are important to face & only overwhelming when carried alone”
Book: Viral Justice by Ruha Benjamin
Book: Freedom is a constant struggle by Angela Davis
Book: Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
Book: Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
Essay: Cornel West on Existential hope
Clip: Tricia Hersey: Rest & Collective Care as Tools for Liberation by Sounds True
Article: Bodymind by Stimpunks Foundation
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The Highest Self Podcast by Sahara Rose
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