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“Yes, the words for gender, race, sexuality, ability, mood, etc., are important, yet they also cannot define everything about who you are. Words for mental health, in particular, exist to pinpoint concerns and map an individualized healing plan—not to predict who you will become in the future.”

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“By asking myself 'how much rest can I access right now, and what kind, I stay open to the possibility of noticing restfulness within me that I was simply unaware of before.”

“I'm really hoping that we can start to have realistic conversations, in all forms of relationships […] as opposed to assuming everybody can live and work and rest within the same structure of society.”

“I’m learning to celebrate my healing at every point in the process.”

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“In acrobatics, in order to do these things that look superhuman and cool, you learn how to balance where the tension is being held in your body and where you’re letting go and actually resting.”

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“Being non-binary has given me the space to realize I feel a sense of guilt and shame about not being able to live into a particular kind of monoracial identity.”

“The front lines of activism, both online and in person, are full of people of color fighting for our pain to be recognized. And since we're already in a position where our pain is being disregarded and support is being denied to us, it's that much easier to develop PTSD or other trauma.”

“Each decision to resist capitalist pressures, to disengage from harmful systems of power and truly rest, is a transcendental moment. And these moments of resistance can snowball into a full-force blizzard […] to help us stay in and catch a break.”