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“For my mental well-being, I have found it important to cultivate a sense of who I am past the boundaries of language and, in terms of identity specifically, to see myself as more complex than any single word or phrase can capture.

While it can be healing to embody an identity label to feel that sense of belonging, it can also be constricting.”

— Mental Health America, “Letting Go of Identity Labels: A Healing Practice”

“Think outside the box to find the nourishing acts that reduce stress and even reverse its negative effects on your life.”

— UNDO Magazine, “Reset to Fly Higher: Personal Self-Care Prescription”

“I Myself Have Seen It somehow manages to capture many aspects of life in a small space, a feat accomplished by Kiki Smith’s obsession with mirroring the everyday things around her — people, animals, art history, and most importantly, that je n’ai sais quoi that makes the ordinary as off-putting as it is familiar.”

— Java Magazine, “Kiki Smith Has Seen It”

“It’s because pizza is a blank canvas that it also lends itself to off-the-wall adaptations. That’s what this list is all about. From the decadent (like caviar) to the eccentric (like bone-in frog legs), the toppings on these ten pizzas are unbelievable.”

— Phoenix New Times, “10 Weirdest Pizzas in the US”

“The sorbet is incredibly soft, more like gelato, and melts pretty quickly, evolving into a thick chocolate syrup that the last bites of cake can be coated with. It’s a nice trick. The sorbet is chocolatey without being as intense as the ganache, enabling it to lend a lighter chocolate note to the overall layering of flavors.”

— Phoenix New Times, “Gâteau Marjolaine at Christopher’s”

Illustration by Art Twink, of Dom Chatterjee crying on a rock by the river

“If you feel bad about having your basic needs met, that is survivor’s guilt. These emotions crop up because survivors understand first-hand that not everyone has access to safety and security.”

— Rest for Resistance, “We All Deserve to Heal: 4 Steps to Move through Survivor’s Guilt”

“This is a commitment we can all make for our self-care – because self-care is about nourishing ourselves, not necessarily comforting ourselves.

It’s tough to take on these more vulnerable acts of self-care alone, and so we can also commit to being there for one another. We can especially help and get help from those at similar intersections, exploring our roles in community and growing our roots together to create a powerful, interconnected system.”

— Rest for Resistance, “The Healing Power in Owning Our Privileges”