Before taking part in the Wellbeing + Impact Mastermind, I thought I knew what self care was. I knew that I needed to take time for myself, and I did so – haphazardly, when I was able to, more at some times and less at others. I veered from “doing OK” to “totally overwhelmed”, with a near constant sense of low-level exhaustion. Pretty normal, right? But when I thought about it more … [Read more...] about Self care and social justice: A personal experience of the Wellbeing + Impact Mastermind
One Off Sessions for April
It's not always easy building a project that challenges the way things are and questions so much of the conditioning we all have about both Wellbeing & Impact. Since we launched Jijaze last year we have sat with so many challenging questions about how to run this project in way that’s sustainable, with adequate resources, while continuing to deeply honor all of the values at the heart of … [Read more...] about One Off Sessions for April
Resisting the commoditisation of self-care & building our capacity for collective care
When we started Jijaze we didn’t use the word self-care to describe what we were about. Instead, we talked about Replenishment. Although now we use the terms interchangeably, I initially made the decision not to talk about 'self-care' because I had a sense that people associate it with things that cost money like going for massages. There is nothing wrong with massages, but I was clear that … [Read more...] about Resisting the commoditisation of self-care & building our capacity for collective care