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Q&A with Herbalist Natali of Firme Arte, & Their Controversial Decision to Not List All Ingredients

Posted by Lily Ren on April 24, 2019
Q&A with Herbalist Natali of Firme Arte, & Their Controversial Decision to Not List All Ingredients

Do herbalism products actually help anxiety or other mind obstacles? What can someone do if they’re too nervous to try any for fear of an allergic reaction? We chatted with herbalist Natali Gonzalez, and sampled their Firme Arte anti-anxiety items to find out.

Posted in: Divya, Healers, Interviews, Lily Ren, Shannen | Tagged: anti-anxiety, firme arte, gender identity, gender non-conforming, healing, herbalism, herbalist, latinx artist, lgbtq, natali gonzalez, queer, self-care routine, self-growth, self-healing

How to Make Your Own Mental Health Zine

Posted by strange on February 12, 2019
How to Make Your Own Mental Health Zine

Zines (pronounced “zeens”) are self-published booklets that anyone can make. You can make them different sizes, and put anything you’d like inside them. Below is a prompt to make your own mental health zine, instructions on how to create it, and four examples of mental health zines created by The Strange is Beautiful’s staff.

Posted in: Lily Ren, Mental Health Zines, Sanjana, Sarah Smith*, Self-Care Practices, Shannen | Tagged: anxiety zine, depression zine, how to make a mental health zine, how to make a zine, lily ren, mental health zines, mental illness zine, mind obstacles, nataline ziola, sanjana manjeshwar, shannen roberts, the strange is beautiful, zines

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