Disabled people rely on social media for connection & companionship.
We might be housebound or bedbound & often have no one in real life who “gets it”
The unrelenting negativity of the news cycle takes a toll on us
If we unplug, we lose our support network. If we come online, we lose our spoons
I’m working on an article about how we can protect our online spaces (and spoons!) in the era of Trump.
How we can find ways to unplug without losing vital community.
Discover strategies for supporting one another in resistance efforts so we can all take breaks when we need to.
I’m working on ideas for resisting, networking & community building in ways that spare as many spoons as possible.
Ways to help people leave toxic social media and find safer online spaces.
I’m thinking about the role we can play in protests & resistance and how to get organizers to include us.
My own spoon deficit is slowing me down, so in the interim I’m going to share some articles from the Archive that I hope can help people rest, recharge and prepare to fight another day.
The first is about throwing away the guilt & harmful inner monologues and learning radical rest
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https://www.disabledginger.com/p/its-time-to-throw-away-the-coulda