Latest Gems of the Authenticity Community – #Dec22
Sharing is caring: Enjoy our monthly top picks of resources from the (broadly interpreted) “authenticity community”. As an inspiration, education, food for thought, and invitation to discuss.
Sharing is caring: Enjoy our monthly top picks of resources from the (broadly interpreted) “authenticity community”. As an inspiration, education, food for thought, and invitation to discuss.
“Authenticity” has become a trending concept that has the power to free or – if interpreted unhelpfully – burden us. This post scrutinizes 5 unhelpful beliefs about being (more) authentic.
Do you feel safe relating your authentic truth? “When I was in college, I got really interested in studying intentional living communities, co-ops, cohousing communes. […] A lot of what the co-ops would run into were these continuous communication problems. […] There were conflicts, they just wouldn’t get dealt with because no one knew how …
Is Connecting With People a Skill That You Can Learn? – Sara Ness Read More »
Sharing is caring: Enjoy our monthly top picks of resources from the (broadly interpreted) “authenticity community”. As an inspiration, education, food for thought, and invitation to discuss.
Is it okay to not want sex? “I just thought I was a broken gay guy for 20 years.” When Cody Daigle-Orians first posted a video on TikTok, outing himself as asexual, he immediately received hundreds of comments from young ace (asexual) people saying “Wow, I didn’t know ace adults existed!” He was 42 back …
Dad’s Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life – Cody Daigle-Orians Read More »
Tina’s personal story of hiding a ‘car driving’ anxiety for 15 years and the one strategy that finally helped to overcome it.
Sharing is caring: Enjoy our monthly top picks of resources from the (broadly interpreted) “authenticity community”. As an inspiration, education, food for thought, and invitation to discuss.
What if the most vulnerable parts of your story were painted on your skin? “An artist’s job is sometimes not to be popular. An artist’s job sometimes is just to create conversation where conversation is needed.” This can be a scary thought. We all navigate the sweet tension between wanting to be SEEN for who …
Skin Tales: Body Painting As Healing Art? – Kristen Zamora (Adams) Read More »
The story of how a Romanian street dog was rescued from death and came to be Ally, WHYLD’s Chief Happiness Officer.
Is disability a tragedy? “We shouldn’t think of disability as a tragedy but it was that I could have died – which was the tragedy.” At 28 weeks of her pregnancy, Anja Christoffersen’s mom was told that her baby had no stomach and would not be able to survive. 17 years later, her …