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BY NOW...
you know the complicated feelings we have about this time of year. On the one hand, extreme gratitude for all that is around us - especially in circumstances of health, wealth, joy, and togetherness. There is a reason why humans have created traditions of feasting and gathering and light that fall at precisely this time of year when (in our part of the world) the peak of cold and dark descend.
And yet, as we approach the Winter solstice we feel our bodies give into the dark - craving to slow down, stay in, and bundle up.
This juxtaposition between what nature and culture dictate seems so vast. The former whispers, 'take time, take care', while the latter co-opts the ideas around these crucial gatherings and takes them to the extreme.
We know this is true for so many people working in the service industry. At precisely the time when many folks take more time off, we are driven to work even more than we already do. In response, we choose to move through the end of December with as much grace for ourselves as we can muster, knowing that we can't do it all. And we hold as much gratitude and patience for others as we can, holding space for the reality that 'the most wonderful time of the year' might just be the most draining, most grief ridden, or most complicated, as well.
As part of that grace this time of year, we take off writing and sending next week's newsletter. We'll return on Tuesday, January 3rd to welcome you to the new year.
In the interim, if you get lonely or find yourself in need of some wise words or good company, we've compiled some podcasts, articles, and movies that we have come back to again and again. (You can find them below in the tidbits.) We hope they bring you and your world the richness they have brought to ours.
With gratitude to be in your good company,
Tay + Dor
photo by Christine Han
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tidbits...
resources on anti-racism, environmentalism and food culture AKA stuff we're reading / listening to / watching / noticing / thinking about / captivated by this Tuesday . . .
Ten wonderful things to take you through the new year (in no particular order)...
Undistracted with Brittany Packnett Cunningham
Episode // I Want to Raise a Free Black Child
I think that Undistracted is the most important podcast out there these days. Each episode makes us grateful for the ways in which Brittany outlines issues, but also provides a framework to do the work. Listen to them all - but this one is a place to start.
Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
Episode // Masterpieces and Messes with Jason Reynolds
'It's always women that save the fish.' I have re-listened to this episode several times over the last 8 months.
Finding Our Way with Prentice Hemphill
Episode // Continual Becoming with Alok
Every interview with Alok is so chock full of wisdom and beauty that it feels impossible to choose which one to highlight. Go seek them all out.
Keep Calm & Cook On with Julia Turshen
Episode // Body Stuff with Grace Bonney
This conversation felt so important.
We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle, Amanda Doyle, and Abby Wambach
Episode 139 // No More Grind: How to Finally Rest with Tricia Hersey
It is hard to choose just one WCDHT podcast to highlight, but this is the one for me - right now - that resonates as we try to reimagine a new and better world.
On Being with Krista Tippett
Episode // What If We Get This Right? with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
The climate crisis can feel so dire, but Ayana Elizabeth Johnson mobilizes me in a way that the media does not.
All There Is with Anderson Cooper
Episode // Stephen Colbert: Grateful for Grief
Every episode makes you feel more human, but this was a favorite for the combination of joy and sadness.
Watch Dick Johnson is Dead
It will make you cry, and also make you feel what it means to be alive.
Read the Cosmic Anarchy Newsletter by Dr. Ayesha Kahn, Ph.D.
Article // Seasons Aren't Causing Our Depression, Capitalism Is. Let's Reimagine Solutions
We'd like to officially endorse Ayesha's words as a battle cry to close out 2022: 'Let's Reimagine Solutions'.
Read the Antiracist Dietitian Newsletter by Anjali Prasertong // subscribe to keep receiving the wisdom
This week, Prasertong shares the clear work that needs to be done in making registered dietitians (80% of whom are White) more representative of who they serve. If you thought unpaid internships were inequitable, we're flabbergasted to learn that dietetics internships require you to pay for the opportunity to work without pay. You can contribute to change by donating to Diversity Dietetics.
got a tidbit? drop it here for us and we'll share it in next week's newsletter.
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