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One-Time Presidential Hopeful and Veteran Jason Kander Gets Honest About How He’s Finding Personal Freedom From His Struggle with PTSD-and What Gives Him Hope for Our Country
A few years ago, Jason Kander found himself in Chelsea Handler’s backyard, staring out into a sea of famous people. He was in the early stages of running for President of the United States and knew he should have felt pure, unadulterated happiness. He was hanging with the cool kids. Even President Obama had hyped him as the hope for our country’s future. Yet despite his meteoric rise to political fame, Kander was suffering.
Softness is Our Superpower: Writer Rowan Mangan on How to Dismantle the Patriarchy With Our Radical Hearts
I’ve been living in my heart this week, watching as some mighty structures crumbled and fell all around us. They looked so strong, didn’t they? Strong as the Capitol building. Strong as the Supreme Court. But they were flimsy all along. Living in my heart has meant taking myself off to soft places where I can curl up around my body’s softest parts. My belly. My reproductive organs. My heart. This feels like safety to my body, even if it looks like passivity and powerlessness.
Are We Writing a New American Story? Senator Raphael Warnock Discusses the Country's Path Forward in His Latest Book "A Way Out of No Way"
Shortly after 1:00 on January 6, my cell phone began buzzing with news updates. I picked up my phone, glanced down at the screen, and saw reports concerning the U.S. Capitol. I quickly turned on the television and watched in shock as the most violent attack on the U.S. Capitol since the British burned it down in 1814 unfolded over several hours.
Feeling Positive These Days Seems Elusive-but It's Possible. Here are 7 Tips for Finding Your Center
Around the clock we are bombarded with horrific world events, stressful local news, and Supreme Court rulings that may leave us feeling defeated. It’s normal to feel stressed out, unsure, depressed, and anxious right now. But it’s possible to find relief and hope—and this can be found by connecting with the earth.
Heal Yourself, Heal Humanity. Dr. Seku Gathers Shows Us Where to Start
In 2007 Dr. Seku Gathers was working as an emergency room physician when life took a dark turn. While conducting a procedure, he contracted Hepatitis C, which resulted in him becoming gravely ill and having to go on short-term disability. In the ensuing years, he experienced a series of losses. His marriage fell apart. His “prestige of being a physician,” as he describes it, ended. His financial security plummeted. From a conventional standpoint, Dr. Gathers had nothing.
The Secret to Finding Clarity During Tough Times
Want to rise above anything life throws your way? Rowan Mangan shares the key. I remember thinking my mother was kidding around. She was holding a jar of sauce at arm’s length, trying to read the small print on it. Though she was only in her 40s at the time, she looked like an aristocratic old lady in a period drama. Full of a 14-year-old’s incredulous bluster, I demanded to know what she was doing. “I can read it more clearly like this,” she told me.
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