Mandy Capehart

I can’t wait to watch this burn down “again” pun wholly intended and it will be the highlight of my year

It's not writer's block - it's that you haven't done your own trauma work to get to the story you're trying to tell.

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl They Have No Mandate

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I really love non-fiction writing, and yet, I find myself drawn to the ideal of writing a novel, soon...

Put voices in your ears that will challenge your foregone conclusions; voices who will speak to the state of the world with a lens you need to hear. Different than yours - lenses of experience and growth. Of lived advocacy & determination to care for those close to them through chaos.

Speak about what (and who) you love. Share your hopes through this mess, when you’re ready. It’s possible you may need to excavate them to the surface.

But do the work.

Be with yourself so that you can be with others. Grief is not easily navigated in isolation.

There is plenty of evidence of what could go wrong.

But if you settle into the despair of what-ifs (no matter how certain they seem), your advocacy & self-protection will be motivated by a value of fear and not love.

Rest. Journal. Reflect on your own values & speak not just about what you fear.

Find yourself “still” reeling this morning from the election results?

You’re not alone.

And it’s bigger than the stages of grief. This is embodied grieving. This is a collective loss, one that feels weightier (like Covid!) because we feel we can predict the outcome.

Here’s my educated input:

Restorative Grief is my self-published exploration and guide for slow, steady, and curious grief work.

OH, and I’m a grief and trauma expert and it’s kind of like a mini apocalypse in the world so I suppose I’m a good resource to keep in your pocket for days the overwhelm gets too loud. 🤷‍♀️

The explosion of my account here caught me off guard - hey y’all! Tell me about yourself so I can get to know you & why you think I’m worth following 😂

Here’s a few fun facts if you have no idea & need reasons:

I own a St Paul Rudd prayer candle
I love the PDX Thorns
I will eat all the gummy candy

I’m so tired and it’s only been four days.

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Changes how we treat ourselves when we frame it as a reasonable response, ya know?

Excited to hear what you enjoy or don’t enjoy, too! 🫶🏻