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Change Comes Through The Body
I've fallen in love with bodywork and I want to share it with others
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March 2024

Mid ramadan reflection: Nothing is yours forever
On Doppelganger, Hasan Minhaj, an upcoming move and two novels I could not put down.
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Practising Hope through Agency and Choice
On reverse migration stories, organizational inclusion readiness and a podcast about conflict
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A Series of Perfect Days
A 30% newsletter sale, systemic mediation and the beauty of Alexander Chee
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February 2024

Five Medicines To Repair a Broken Heart
From a forgotten house in Durban to a production of Hamlet in the West Bank, this week's newsletter offers books and movies to help you heal.
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An Interview with Shahnaz Habib: Author of “Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel”
What does it mean to travel when we live in the ruins of colonialism, capitalism and climate change?
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January 2024

The Longest List of Recommendations Ever
I read 40 books this year. Here are my favourites from 2023 (spoiler - my absolute favourite was "Unearthing") and my round-up of favourite things from…
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Grief is the Metabolization of Change (and other wisdom from Ross Gay)
LA, meditations on the grief of chronic illness and a winter bookclub on Ross Gay's book Inciting Joy.
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December 2023

On Kinship, the Anti-Memoir and Growing New Ears
A conversation with Kyo Maclear about "Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets"
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The Importance of the Heart Being Moved
Reflections on What You Are Looking For Is In the Library": a book about work, purpose and the beauty of small steps
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November 2023

Learning to tell the difference between appeasement and care
Notes on an incredible book "Nervous", watching, listening and reading recommendations and personal reflections from my own marriage.
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Stretching Into a Collective "We"
Notes from stretching into community and wisdom from Hala Alyan and adrienne maree brown
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