For months, I kept a list of keywords and imagined titles for this blog. For months, I ran possible names by friends and family, who responded with “nope,” “eugh,” and “huh?” Then, casually and unsurprisingly, my friend and frequent co-author Rasha Diab said, “Beth, your blog is heart-head-hands. That’s your thing.” I guess this exercise—this linking of feeling with thinking with acting—is “my thing.” Often in classes and workshops, I use the contemplative writing ... Read more ...
Higher Education
These posts consider matters of teaching and learning, career discernment, and equity in education. As a former professor, I share my experiences in school and my decision to leave academia to pursue public writing and community education.
![This Wednesday’s lunchtime gathering of “Processing the Pandemic with Heart-Head-Hands” asks: How do we tear down the tyranny of positivity and tend to our full emotions?
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These processing groups provide a holding space for reflection, somatic awareness, and grounded re-commitment.
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If you’re interested in joining this or a future group, check out the registration page.
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And if you want to read more about “the tyranny of positivity,” check out the past blog post linked in bio.
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