Cultivating Joy

03/08/2023

Triple-check your sources if you're looking for mental health information online. Don't believe everything you see or hear on TikTok. And if someone's trying to sell you something? That's big ol' NOPE!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-media-mental-health-self-diagnosis/

A California psychology professor has gained a million followers on TikTok by debunking "wellness" advice that could do more harm than good.

02/28/2023

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1-866-488-7386 Trevor Project
1-833-698-7864 Next Rung
1-888-843-5464 LGBT Hotline
1-800-246-7743 LGBT Youth Hotline
1-888-234-7243 LGBT Elder Hotline
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02/27/2023

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02/27/2023

Ernestine Eckstein was an LGBTQ+ activist, vice president of the Daughters of Bilitis (a le***an organization) for the New York chapter, and was the only person of color at the first annual Reminder Day protests in 1965. Eckstein attended the protests and performed some of her activism under a pseudonym, knowing that if word got out that she was a gay woman she could lose everything. Eckstein was the first Black person to appear on the cover of The Ladder, a magazine for members of the Daughters of Bilitis. https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/ernestine-eckstein/ has some links to video and audio of Eckstein you should check out.

02/25/2023

Never regret anything that made you smile.
-Mark Twain

02/20/2023

We've all heard the story of the Stonewall Riots. It was not started by Marsha P Johnson and a shotglass, or bottle, or brick. It is likely, however, that Stormé DeLarverie may have thrown the first punch. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to a Black mother and White father, DeLarverie was a le***an, a drag king, and an emcee in New York. When police raided the Stonewall Inn on the night of June 28, 1969, they went after DeLarverie to arrest her. She fought back, threw fists. Even while in handcuffs she fought against the police and tried to escape repeatedly, shouting at the crowd "Why don't you guys do something?" Only after she was lifted bodily and shoved into the back of a police wagon did the crowd erupt into a riot. DeLarverie died in 2014 at the age of 93.

02/19/2023

What would you add to this list of skills listed in this article?

https://findpoly.com/blog/skills-polyamorous-relationship/

All relationships are naturally complex but adding more partners and more love into the mix means you need some basic personal skills to succeed.

02/17/2023

Show some love today for all the caregivers you know: parents, grandparents, other relatives, nurses, nursing assistants, technicians, child sitters, pet sitters, and everyone else who directs their talents and energy toward the care and well-being of others.

02/16/2023

If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it.
-Erma Bombeck

02/14/2023

Happy St Valentine's Day, everyone! Go celebrate the people you love and cherish! ♥

02/13/2023

Drs Kenneth and Mamie Clark were psychologists whose research into racial discrimination in education helped end segregation in public schools. Their famous Doll Test and its findings were presented as evidence, along with their expert testimony, in the case of Brown v Board of Education.

02/12/2023

This is something I talk about a lot in my upcoming book. For now, let's look at what this article has to say about improving communication with your partner(s).

https://alchemy-of-love.com/expert-relationship-advice/how-to-communicate-relationship

In relationships, communication is key. We're not born knowing how to communicate effectively in relationships. Learn how to communicate with your partner without fighting. Discover couples therapy communication exercises you can do at home to improve your communication and reconnect as a couple.

02/11/2023

You only lose what you cling to.
-Buddha

02/07/2023

Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to acknowledge progress in HIV prevention and care among Black/African American people, while recognizing the work still needed. To , we must address HIV stigma and barriers. http://bit.ly/3HHnwOY

02/06/2023

Bayard Rustin was a civil rights activist who helped organize several protests and marches throughout the twenty-first century. Rustin also went to California during WWII to help protect the properties of Japanese-Americans who were imprisoned at the command of President Roosevelt. Rustin was openly gay, a big deal at the time which kept him mostly in advisor roles, a sort of "man behind the curtain." This didn't stop him from working with key figures in civil rights activism, such as the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr, and organizing the March on Washington in 1963.