Dear Meg, how can I turn my grief into courage?
We take this grief, and claim it as the ache in our heart for justice and freedom. We choose this painful longing over feeling nothing.
Dear Meg
Dear Meg, I feel like I need to reset
I wish you the courage to open up to others, even when it feels uncomfortable. I’ve written many times before: your feelings do not make you any less brave or strong or committed. They just make you more human.
Dear Meg, how can I inspire hope despite my problems?
Key to the practice of collective care is a faith in everyone’s ability to provide care.
Dear Meg, how do you explain death to a child?
We also fear death, because it very often means pain. We fear losing loved ones to it, and we fear having to bear the shock, anger, and grief, among other emotions that come with that loss.
Dear Meg, how to live within my means?
How do I accept the lifestyle I have and face the reality that I am not rich?
Overthinking, trauma and anxiety
You deserve a partnership that is equal and open and honest and supportive, one that honors both your strengths and your weaknesses, your courage but also your scars.
Dear Meg, what can we do when comrades feel down?
I wouldn’t say there had not been instances when I felt this will was not strong enough. But I’m saying that at many important moments and sometimes in the most unexpected situations, people do rise to the occasion.
Isang liham sa mga bilanggong politikal
Pinatutunayan ninyo at ng marami pang aktibista na maaari palang mag-asam ng pakinabang na lagpas sa sarili, na ituring ang ating kapakanan na mahigpit na kaugnay ng sa iba.
Do I need to talk to my former partner to heal better?
It’s good that you wish to reflect on what happened, but I believe this is something you can do later, when emotions are not high, and even on your own, when you’re in a calmer place.
Is it possible that I am not truly revolutionary?
How can I overcome my debilitating fear of leaving my current organization to move to where I am needed?