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Self-Care Gift Exchange for Anxiety + Depression (No Budget Needed!)

Posted by strange on December 7, 2016
Self-Care Gift Exchange for Anxiety + Depression (No Budget Needed!)

Sign up for The Strange is Beautiful’s no budget to low-budget anonymous self-care gift exchange by December 19th! Gifts will be sent to you by email or mail. Songs, playlists, positive notes, zines, teas and more <3

Posted in: Self Care | Tagged: anxiety, depressiona, gift exchange, holiday gifts, mental health, panic attacks, secret santa, self care, self care gift, self help, self help gift, self love, self love gift, the strange is beautiful, white elephant gift exchange

Meditation Mondays: Social Anxiety Tips and Gratitude

Posted by strange on December 5, 2016
Meditation Mondays: Social Anxiety Tips and Gratitude

I don’t usually make a blog post for Meditation Mondays, it’s usually just a weekly post on our Instagram, but my meditation last night was super reflective and I’d like to share some thoughts with you on tips for social anxiety and on gratitude :)

Posted in: Meditations for Mind Obstacles, Self Care | Tagged: activism, activist, bath time, gratitude, help others, how to self promote, meditate, meditation, meditation monday, reflection, self promotion, small talk, small talk tips, social anxiety, social anxiety tips, the strange is beautiful

Chingona Fire Part 2: Self Love

Posted by strange on October 26, 2016
Chingona Fire Part 2: Self Love

Chingona Fire, a feminist poetry collective consisting of Angela Aguirre and Yesika Salgado, shares a self love poem on body positivity with The Strange is Beautiful and talks about their mind obstacles and what it means to be a “chingona.”

Posted in: Interviews, Interviews of Poets, Self Care | Tagged: angela aguirre, badass women, body positive, body positivity, chingona, chingona fire, cusi coyllur, express yourself, feminism, feminist, feminists, gal palace, inspiration, latina, latinas, nalgona, poetry, poets, self care, self help, self love, the strange is beautiful, yesika salgado

Self Help + Self Love with Chingona Fire: Part 1

Posted by strange on October 19, 2016
Self Help + Self Love with Chingona Fire: Part 1

Chingona Fire, a feminist poetry collective consisting of Angela Aguirre and Yesika Salgado, shares a self help poem on post-breakup advice with The Strange is Beautiful. They talk about how their poetry is helping other Latinas and how the poetry community acts as a support system. Subscribe to our Youtube channel to be notified of part 2 of “Self Help + Self Love with Chingona Fire” next Wednesday!

Posted in: Interviews, Interviews of Poets, Self Care | Tagged: angela aguirre, chingona fire, community, da poetry lounge, feminism, feminist, feminists, gal palace, latinas, poems, poetry, self care, self help, self love, shannen roberts, the strange is beautiful, yesika salgado

A Logical List To Verify It’s Okay To End A Toxic Relationship With Someone Who Also Has Mind Obstacles

Posted by strange on August 1, 2016

Sometimes it’s hard having a friend or a loved one that also has mind obstacles. Not everyone’s mind obstacles are the same, and sometimes they can clash and cause a need for you both to give each other space or let go of each other entirely. In Fiona Apple’s words from her song “Werewolf,”

Posted in: Relationship Advice, Self Care | Tagged: anxiety, depression, dorian gomez, fiona apple, how to get out of a toxic relationship, logic, mental illness, mind obstacles, panic attacks, pinpoint the source, rationalize, relationship advice, self care, self help, the idler wheel, toxic relationship, werewolf
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