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For a long time, I felt emotionally unable to participate in activism. The scale of suffering was overwhelming, the systems too entrenched, and I felt too small to make a difference. I spent years watching, devastated and frozen, unable to act.

But I’ve come to believe that activism doesn’t have to mean running on burnout, fueled by urgency and despair. It can be grounded, deliberate, and sustainable. It can be rooted in love, not just resistance. It can be about building as much as it is about dismantling.

What You’ll Find Here

This is a space for solutions-focused activism—not as a rejection of grief or rage, but as a way to move through them. I explore:

  • How we can face collapse, suffering, and systemic failure without turning away

  • What ancient, spiritual, and indigenous wisdom can teach us about resilience and transformation

  • Ways to engage with activism that nourish rather than deplete us

  • The tension between destruction and creation—and how we focus on what can still be built

  • Rethinking our relationship with grief, uncertainty, and change

This isn’t about pretending everything will be fine. It’s about finding clarity within collapse—understanding that while some things will be lost, others can still be saved, adapted, or reimagined.

Who This Is For

If you’ve ever felt like activism asks you to give more than you have…
If you’ve felt stuck between urgency and exhaustion…
If you want to think more deeply about what activism could be, beyond reaction and resistance…

Then this space is for you.

I don’t have all the answers, but I believe these conversations matter. And I believe that how we engage with the world’s unraveling will shape whatever comes next.

Let’s explore it together.

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