Space dogs came to us in dreams last night and said, be brave and loving. You can do this. It is scary and it is POSSIBLE. We love you. You are part of us. Together we are in this, together we are striving for what we know is sacred resonance. Love. Awareness. Kindness. Respect. To be here with heart, to experience the greatest courage. We are connected.

New Yorkers and others angry and afraid at discovering these changes because of traumatic isolation, severe effects, physiological injury, disablement, and deaths caused by artificial fragrances in public spaces:
nypost.com/2024/12/21/us-news/riders-catch-a-whiff-of-new-2k-nyc-subway-scents-lavender-with-a-hint-of-despair
t.me/IPRNewYorkCity/755

Well better late than never I guess to start losing faith in the poison. 😳

"I was looking at people who had gone through a difficult period and ended up in this circumstance where they're locked up in a psychiatric hospital being treated against their will...
...and interviewed them about that process and talked to psychiatrists, talked to nurses, talked to other people involved in families and so on.
I was looking at it entirely as a fascination, almost, with how we define madness as a society and how we treat it, just purely on that level.
And I saw a lot of themes there that interested me as a writer and as a thinker, a person, around what it means to be human.
I had no idea of what I was rapidly to discover, to learn over the next few years about this real scope of the mental health system and these laws in our society."

"Everyone that I've interviewed in these areas, the attorneys — no matter where they are — they affirm this:
That the laws routinely get broken, the processes are unpredictable.
One person can have a totally okay experience, another person can be completely traumatized."

youtu.be/T_5b5xkUEl4

t.me/IntuitivePublicRadio/12430

Johanna writes,

' V2.0: Let’s make some Care Magic!
(written with input from colleagues <3)

Welcome to Monday! Who’s up for helping with a simple but worthy challenge?

My colleagues & I are reaching out in hopes of gathering at least $1000 in the next few hours, in order to scale back the urgency of situations for several individuals experiencing severe hardship. We would love to have you to participate, & it needn't take long <3

We’re part of a growing network of people who have been working creatively to help one another & our communities for years. We’ve learned a lot, & as able, make participation easy & fun - we are working to make lives better & giving neighbors a chance at a better future, & have high hopes for this to be increasingly nurtured & celebrated.

We are interested to tap into a shift we see - away from the unfortunate social norm of seeing other people experiencing ongoing hardship as hopeless tragedies with a lot of "I don't know what to do" moments - into discovery of ways to figure things out for the better. There's already huge momentum for people to fund the (care) gaps now… let’s connect & move in good ways!

If you have questions & ideas, are interested to network, or want to collaborate, please comment here or DM me @JohannaBotanica <3

Here’s a link to share funds: PayPal.me/xcriteria

We so deeply appreciate your contributions! They help keep our friends & community members alive & provide them more opportunities to gain quality of life & participate meaningfully in the world.

We won’t ask for more of your time, but if you would like to understand further, read on.

facebook.com/share/p/18hR2MKKK5

t.me/HelpRequests/1404
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Here are some examples of current situations that we’re actively resourcing:

A disabled community member is stranded & sick in a hotel & needs urgent funds for medical supplies, food, & lodging costs, enough to give us time to make connections & find safe affordable housing.

Another of our community members is a full-time caregiver, & provider for a whole handful of disabled people, & is juggling too much in order to focus on all the entangled priorities, toward easing life-death situations for this group, on the daily. They need some funds to solve immediate problems, & more curious & kind people to be engaged in supporting their lives.

Another collaborator is on the streets without food again. He’s someone who has been a steady caregiver for other colleagues when he’s able. It shouldn’t be surprising that his mental health & will to live are greatly impacted by the repeated experience of this kind of hardship.

....

We’ve included the above details about current situations we are seeking funds & coordination for on an urgent basis, because that’s more familiar as far as fundraising via social networking goes.

However, we know how inundated many people are with emergency fundraisers; & for those in need, efforts at piecemeal supports that aren’t going to be enough to sustainably resolve their current hardships are increasingly exhausting & demoralizing.

My colleagues & I are compiling & innovating resources that will create & expand additional layers of social, physical & economic infrastructure that meet the needs of real people, so more of us will be able to continue to exist - & move forward.

Here in survivor-care coordination land, it's important that we receive monies & community support for our listening & knowledge translation work.

We are on a front line here, & we know well that situations can go distinctly different ways depending on how they're viewed & responded to. There is no substitute for lived experience & expertise!

From a colleague: “We're fundraising for immediate financial emergencies across a host of situations. Please know that we could put as much as $200,000 to work this week to fund the (currently unpaid) coordination work we do. We're in dialogue with funders but progress is slow; we invite creative hearing out & help brainstorming this!”

Thanks for reading, & i look forward to meeting more of you!

~ Johanna '

facebook.com/share/p/18hR2MKKK5

t.me/HelpRequests/1404
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⛓️‍💥 Breakdown Is Often a Precondition for Breakthrough https://solluckman.substack.com/p/breakdown-is-often-a-precondition

Sometimes it’s the only thing that brings relief when in serious pain ❤️🙏