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Self-Love Date Night

Posted by strange on February 25, 2018
Self-Love Date Night

Our first “Self-Love Date Night” February 9, 2018 at Rec Center in Los Angeles was amazing!

Posted in: Self Care, Shannen, TSIB Hangouts | Tagged: chulita vinyl club, cusi coyllur, dj, enrique jesus hernandez, georgia st. jones, linda nuves, mod pods, self love, self love date night

Leave the Blinds Shut: 5 Ways to Pull Yourself Through A Depression Episode

Posted by strange on February 22, 2018
Leave the Blinds Shut: 5 Ways to Pull Yourself Through A Depression Episode

When it comes to my moods and my emotions, my highs can be really high. But my lows can leave me wondering where those highs even came from in the first place. Here recently, I’ve been in an emotional rut that’s resulted in me not being able to enjoy life as much as I’d like and it’s had a negative impact on my productivity and self-image. I’ll feel so many things (although sometimes nothing at all) that I lock myself in my room in complete isolation with my blinds shut and my curtains closed. However, what happens to me a lot when I slide far down into depression is that I’ll grow so exhausted from the episodes, that I’ll have to come out of my funk, even if only temporarily, just to give myself a break from the influence the depression has over me at the time. In other words, while I may not be able to come out of my depression overall, I do what I can to build my strength up so that I can continue to move forward in dealing with my depression. This leads to me gradually coming out of the episode and once again living life in my highs.

Posted in: Advice for Mind Obstacles, Georgia St. Jones, Self Care | Tagged: depression, depression advice, georgia st. jones, self care, self help, self love, the strange is beautiful, ways to pull yourself out of depression

Self-Love Chart Reminder

Posted by strange on February 14, 2018
Self-Love Chart Reminder

Loving myself has come to mean being compassionate to myself. To me, a big part of that is understanding that my mood and energy fluctuate, and that is okay. This chart helps me understand that some days are harder than others, and while I will have some days that make it impossible to feel love for myself, there will also be days that I fully love myself and can even love others with the overflow.

Posted in: Advice for Mind Obstacles, Janie, Self Care | Tagged: janie contreras johnson, self care, self love, self love chart, the strange is beautiful

Write a Love Letter to Yourself – with Chulita Vinyl Club + Enrique J.H.

Posted by strange on February 9, 2018

Our February theme is self-love and body positivity, so we decided to write love letters to ourselves and hope you will too!

Posted in: Advice for Mind Obstacles, Self Care | Tagged: body positivity, chulita vinyl club, cusi coyllur, enrique jesus hernandez, february, galentine's day, how to write a love letter to yourself, linda nuves, love yourself, self love, self love date, shannen roberts, the strange is beautiful, valentine's day, write a love letter to yourself

“Like Love” – Self-Love Poem by Georgia St. Jones

Posted by strange on February 7, 2018
"Like Love" - Self-Love Poem by Georgia St. Jones

Like Love

Treating yourself is nice, but

Have you ever looked in the mirror
And immediately smiled at your reflection
Like seeing an old friend for the first time in months?
The eye contact feels like home
The familiarity feels like the beach
You’re warm and calm
Your skin is kissed by a honey-color light
Treating yourself is nice, but

Posted in: Georgia St. Jones | Tagged: black author, black poet, self love, self love poem, self love poem by georgia, self love poem georgia st jones, the strange is beautiful
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