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We’re an intersectional community catered to Womxn by Womxn.

Our goal is to reinvent wellness through a holistic, empowerment and intersectional community-based approach.

03/08/2021

Happy Intersectional International Womxn’s Day. 💪🏽 Let’s reclaim this day and remind each other of ALL womxn.

Happy Intersectional International Womxn’s Day.

We repeat the term because we want to take this moment to celebrate womxnhood - but also to draw attention to the importance of intersectionality. Without this term, we are forgetting to acknowledge inclusivity and the complex diverse layers of identity.

For womxn, layers of oppression go deeper than just gender. There is also race, s*x, class, disablism, and more. Therefore, if we are celebrating womxn’s day, it needs to be intersectional so to acknowledge that womxn are intersectional identities.

🌹 Here are some beautiful intersectional quotes to live by:

“The only thing required to be a women is to identify as one. Period. End of story.”

“Never apologize for being our own version of a womxn.”

“A womxn’s place is where the hell they want it to be.”

“A womxn should be two things: who and what she wants. “

“Your feminism isn't feminism unless its intersectional feminism”

“Support your sisters, not just uour cis-ters”

“The future is intersectional”

👧🏽🧒🏿👩🏾‍🦰👱🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍🦳👵🏽👩🏾‍🦱👩🏿👨🏽‍🦲

02/25/2021

Thursday to do list: Unfollow or mute all of the accounts that make you feel like you’re not enough, cause you anxiety, and are unworthy of your energy. Instead, fill your daily feed with worthy stories, intriguing content, and stimulating information. Your soul needs to be nourished in more ways than you think. What you consume on social media is just as important to self-care.

We’ve compiled cool feminist and intersectional accounts to follow 💚

If you know of any other accounts to suggest, comment below! 🤗

02/18/2021

Infuse your water with superfoods and/or supplements to reap eclectic benefits for Spring & Summer for hydration🍋 💓

1. Increases nutrients
2. Encourages an increase in water consumption
3. Reduces consumption of high sugar or high-calorie beverages
4. Rids body toxins
5. Increases energy

Which one do you wanna try the most?!

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(recipes not recommended for daily use, 3x’s a week is enough!)

02/14/2021

Happy Valentine’s Day to you and yours!

🥂 It’s a day to celebrate all types of love. We are all worthy of real and unconditional love...and not limited to romantic relationship but also love for ourselves, friends, family, and more. Today is a day to celebrate them all 💖. All love is honoured 💫

Have a superb day xo

02/12/2021

Who finds joy in cooking?! 😍 we definitely do. If you’re looking for new inspiration we’ve collected 3 superb nutrition & plant-based books to add to your collection. 💖🙌🏽 Lets support these incredible Black nutritionists and recipe developers:

1. Vegetable Kingdom: the abundant world of vegan revcipes by

2. Swee Potato Soul: 100 easy vegan recipes for the Southern Flavours of smoke, sugar, spice, and soul by Jenne Claiborne

3. Black Girl Baking: wholesome recipes insired by a soulful upbringing by Jarrelle Guy

ENJOY🤤🍛🥙🍰🍩

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02/10/2021

Midweek self-talk: 🌸 Move mindfully, and do what feels right to your system. Good things will follow... Believe that💫

02/02/2021

Daily reflections💕💭: Part of growth is living in your truth. So when faced with unfair situations, toxic work environments, or unhealthy relationships...Speak your truth and stand up for yourself!

When external circumstances are happening, they're out of our control. The only thing we can control is how we handle it.

We are taught to submit, to stay quiet, to take a difficult situation and to "make it a positive” because "everything happens for a reason". We're taught that we shouldn't take up too much space with our "drama, nagging, confrontations". We’re taught not to be too “problematic”. Womxn don’t feel empowered by the toxic social norms that we're taught. Let’s change that.

The truth is, if we felt hurt in a given scenario no one can invalidate that. So shouldn’t we have the right to stand up for ourselves? The livelihood of our self-worth demands this from us.

Assert your value by facing and confronting the situation. SPEAK UP! Communicate your emotions to what is causing you pain, sadness, anxiety, or all of the above. Let them know your feelings, your boundary terms, and how you plan on moving forward. It’s important, not just for their sake, but for you to be able to move on and start forgiving, healing, and amending.

Through proper and healthy communication you might be able to close any “misunderstood” gaps, find common ground, solutions, and even suitable reparations. However, even if nothing immediately comes from standing up, the simple act of exiling that negativity from your body and mind through verbal communication, you’ll release weight from your shoulders.

Let’s start releasing ourselves from things which cause us harm so that we can start focusing on things that truly benefit us.

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01/09/2021

Just a little Saturday self-love reminder: self-love can include relaxation techniques like a bubble bath or face mask, but it is also so much more than that. It's important to note that self-love looks different for everyone so reimagining self-love will give you new perspectives.

How are you practicing self-love today? 💖

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01/06/2021

Whenever you feel there is not enough (time, money, love, success, happiness, etc), pause and instead focus on all that you have to be grateful for. 💫

Did you know that gratitude can have such a powerful impact on your life because it engages your brain in a virtuous cycle? "Your brain only has so much power to focus its attention. It cannot easily focus on both positive and negative stimuli." Bsically, you literally can’t be grateful and anxious at the same time. To further prove this, research shows that gratitude stimulates the hypothalamus, a part of the brain that regulates anxiety.

🌞Therefore, gratitude is a great grounding technique. When you actively express gratitude you become present in the moment because you take note of all the small (and big) things around you (and within you) that make this life a beautiful thing.

You can try any form of gratitude, the above 4 journal prompts are just to get you started. If you practice rnoigh, it will get you in the habit of grounding yourself whenever you're feeling anxious. 🤗

12/25/2020

Merry Christmas from The HP Club to you and yours 🎄✨

12/23/2020

This year has changed our lives in more ways than one. Traditional celebrations were replaced by virtual birthdays, vow exchanges, and graduations. As we move closer to the holiday season, there’s a chance you won’t be able to spend it with the larger circle of people you are used to and love. This will cause many to feel emotional and that’s completely normal. These are not circumstances we have been used to. While psychologists say those feelings are normal and expected, it’s also essential to find coping strategies.

So what can we do to make December feel better?

Instead of saying you won't celebrate this winter, create a new tradition! Why not? Remember this is all temporary so let’s make it something to learn from and make new memories. Make the new tradition something you enjoy! Consider something that helps you celebrate in smaller circles or in solitary but still lets you feel the holiday cheer!

Here's a few ideas:
- Schedule a family holiday toast online
- Send heart-warming gifts or cards and open virtually
- Plan games that you can play virtually. (Christmas-themed bingo, secret Santa, or 20 Questions. For more ideas follow this link:
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g32098665/best-games-to-play-on-zoom/)

These three things can happen through zoom or even in a group chat! Sometimes zoom meetings are complicated so you can encourage everyone to send pictures of their holiday set up, gifts, and selfies to the chat. Either way, this small effort will bring you holiday spirit even if it's just virtual.

The point is, even if you're currently physically alone, you are not actually alone. Remind yourself and loved ones by finding ways to celebrate the holidays this year even if it seems uncomfortable and out of the ordinary. It's okay to allow for change. Step of out your comfort-zone and reimagine this holiday season. Who knows, you might even find something you like out of the whole experience and might become a new way to looking at things.

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11/29/2020

When we learn to put ourselves and our mental health first, we can achieve so much.✨

We had a chance to chat with Ajuki, community Event Producer, music Curator, creator of .to and , and mental health advocate living in Toronto.

✨ Ajuki talks about how she overcame and learned to live with a long journey of BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) and the effects of it in her life.

💪🏽 She dives into the importance of putting yourself first regardless of the situation or person, understanding your mental health through independent research, and tips on how to maintain healthy or balanced interpersonal relationships while navigating a poor mental health.

Go read this raw, enlightening perspective, and educative interview. Check it out on our bio!

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