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Happy Holidays! For the last #newsletter of 2025, I shared why reclaiming joy during the Holiday season matters to me as I remember those who are no longer here with me to celebrate.

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#HappyHolidays
#Grief
#ReclaimingJoy

I look for ways to help me relax and be still. Listen to the full podcast on soundbaths available on all podcast channels. Why didn't anyone tell me this? The series on reclaiming joy.

#soundaths #relax #meditation #still #reset #reclaimingjoy #joy #happiness

Dc residents, please join me and spread the word #cacerolazo #reclaimingjoy #makesomenoise 8pm for the next week @freedcproject.bsky.social
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I danced along to #HostileGovernmentTakeover

Have you found your tribe? Have you got friends and family who bring you joy and support you? Podcast - Why didn't anyone tell me this? Harrison Ward: From Addiction to Adventure: The Fell Foodie’s Recipe for Joy.

#tribe #friends #family #community #joy #reclaimingjoy #happiness #mentalhealth

Have you found your tribe?

What's your plans for this weekend? Can you get some of your friends together and go on a walking adventure?

Listen to the podcast on all podcast channels - Why didn't anyone tell me this?

#joy #reclaimingjoy #walking #trekking #hiking #timeinnature #findyourtribe

Colorful illustration of a Kenyan celebration. A performer in a black hat with microphone stands near large speakers while a crowd waves Kenyan flags. Text reads "Celebrate! One year later: From collective struggle to joyful celebration.

This Madaraka Day, 🇰🇪 we honor our collective journey. Music and unity became our ray of hope a year ago in the midst of great pain, allowing a nation to find its voice again.

#MadarakaDay #UnityInDiversity #KenyanPride #ReclaimingJoy #WeThePeople #GenZProtests2024

Have a wonderful, purposeful, helpful Saturday! #wecanbeheroes #reclaimingjoy

My right knee

If I’m ever able to write more than a tweet at a time again, ask me about falling in love with my sick and aging body. And I mean embodied love, sensual love, profound gratitude and appreciation.

#DisabledJoy #ReclaimingJoy #SensualAndSickness #OldAndSexyAF