With a decade as a body liberation facilitator and a lifetime of lived experience as a fat, biracial, queer, neurodivergent person, Tiana Dodson is well-versed in what it is to exist in a multiply-marginalized body. As an active co-creator of the Syllabus for Liberation, her work addresses how personal, community, and global liberation depend upon each other. Through her consulting services, group offerings, and public speaking, Tiana highlights the ways these systems of oppression are bound together and how we can push back against them.
I'm tired...
Hey Reader.
Can you believe that it's already the end of January, Reader?
Somehow this month has flown by. And in spite of my efforts to go slow and take the rest I need when I need it, I still trip up time and again. That's human-ing for you.
But a conversation with a friend last week had us both commiserating about how we're struggling. We both know what we're *supposed* to do, and how we struggle to make that real.
Because we're parents. We're partners. We're folks who work for ourselves.
And we don't have a bunch of helpers (paid or otherwise) to ease any of that for us.
And that's probably pretty much the same for you.
So that's why we *need* to make the time to dive into the wisdom penned by someone who has made it her mission to help people find their way to rest.
Tricia Hersey, the Nap Bishop and founder of The Nap Ministry, has compiled her wisdom into the text "Rest is Resistance" and I can't wait to get into it.
Because she'll help remind me WHY I need to rest, WHY I'm tired in the first place, and WHY none of that is my fault.
If you need to hear these reminders yourself, then why not join us for a Group Read? We get started tomorrow (Monday, January 29), but we'll be happy to welcome you in as long as you get in before the first live call.
I know you're tired. I am, too. But that's why the reading schedule is ultra chill (you get 2 weeks to read each part and it's one of my favorite features of the Group Read!).
Let's be reminded why rest is no luxury.
| Join us for Rest is Resistance |
I hope to see you there.
In love, liberation, and solidarity,
Sent with big fat love from a messy desk and a neurodivergent mind.
If you loved what you read, share it with your friends!
You are receiving this email because you subscribed at www.tianadodson.com, made a purchase from us, or attended an event we hosted or were featured in... and we're so happy you're here!
Tiana Dodson
With a decade as a body liberation facilitator and a lifetime of lived experience as a fat, biracial, queer, neurodivergent person, Tiana Dodson is well-versed in what it is to exist in a multiply-marginalized body. As an active co-creator of the Syllabus for Liberation, her work addresses how personal, community, and global liberation depend upon each other. Through her consulting services, group offerings, and public speaking, Tiana highlights the ways these systems of oppression are bound together and how we can push back against them.
Hey hey, Reader! Cutting to the quick part, here's the question: What specific topic are you struggling with that you'd like to hear my take / advice / experience around? Hit reply and share! I'm really looking forward to your answer!!! In love, liberation, and solidarity, Sent with big fat love from a messy desk and a neurodivergent mind. If you loved what you read, share it with your friends! You are receiving this email because you subscribed at www.tianadodson.com, made a purchase from...
Hey Reader. I remember being in my kid's classroom during the delicious 2 hours of preschool parent visit time when the teacher used a cool strategy to get the childrens' attention. She said, in a totally normal and conversational tone, "If you can hear me, then clap once," and then clapped her hands. I'm pretty sure I was the only person who heard her (thanks to my anxious parent hyper vigilance), because not a one of the tiny people clapped with her. In that same tone, without raising her...
Hey Reader! Years ago, I got into the work of Gretchen Rubin. She's somebody who did lots of research around happiness and even published a book about it. One big thing I took away from her work (nothing about happiness, somehow), was that I was an Obliger. Here's what her quiz results say about folks like me, "Obligers meet outer expectations, but struggle to meet inner expectations. Of all the Tendencies, Obligers are the biggest group, and the ones whom people count on the most. They put a...