Category: Reading
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“Grief is Praise” from The Smell of Rain on Dust
Grief is Praise Grief expressed out loud, whether in or out of character, unchoreographed and honest, for someone we have lost, or a country or home we have lost, is in itself the greatest praise we could ever give them. Grief is praise, because it is the natural way love honors what it misses. ……
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Grief and Harm Reduction
In 2017 I wrote an article for The MAPS Bulletin, called ‘The Elephant in the Room: The Need to Address Race in Psychedelic Research’. Over the last seven years, I have been an advocate, and advisor within the psychedelic assisted therapy space, with the intention to reduce harm and expand access for communities most impacted…
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The GEN Grief Toolkit
“In my wild visions for this toolkit, and how it may ripple into the world in years to come, I imagine regular grief rituals being incorporated into movements for social change, as well as other networks as a practice of care and interdependence. These grief spaces will enable us to make generative connections between our…
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Tending Grief: Embodied Rituals for Holding Our Sorrow and Growing Cultures of Care in Community
The ICA is excited to host the official UK book launch of Tending Grief: Embodied Rituals for Holding Our Sorrow and Growing Cultures of Care in Community. To celebrate the release, author Camille Barton will be in conversation with Aisha Mirza (founder of misery) and Zachi Brewster (of Dopo) to explore the importance of grief tending…
