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🧵(@manijadegarcia) Whew, responding to the twitter chat from yesterday stirred up a lot for me. After a break I will return to discuss some ideas for survival, stress management, joy & healing. I used the acronym ACCESS to organize the ideas.
#DEHEM21 #TainoSalud
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#DEHEM21 #TainoSalud
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(@manijadegarcia) #Acceptance is a key feature of many eastern belief systems (e.g. #Buddhism & #YogaPhilosophy) & shows up in some Western therapies (e.g. #mindfulness #ACT & #RadicalAcceptance in #DBT).
Acceptance has many layers that apply to #MentalHealth & #Disability
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Acceptance has many layers that apply to #MentalHealth & #Disability
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(@manijadegarcia) Important point: #acceptance does NOT mean to agree with or like something. It's about doing your best to accept the REALITY of something, including the emotions it may stir.
Acceptance may not always feel good, but I have found it to be good for me.
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Acceptance may not always feel good, but I have found it to be good for me.
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1/ Today marks the 30th anniversary of the term Two-Spirit.
It was received in ceremony in #Winnipeg in 1990
I spoke to Two-Spirit individuals about what the term means to them. #Twospirit
1/ Today marks the 30th anniversary of the term Two-Spirit.
It was received in ceremony in #Winnipeg in 1990
I spoke to Two-Spirit individuals about what the term means to them. #Twospirit
2/ Dr Alex Wilson is a Neyonawak Inniniwak from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation and renowned Two-Spirit professor at @usask.
"The term for me means a recognition and validation of personal identities but also of a powerful movement that has impacted the lives of many people." #yxe
"The term for me means a recognition and validation of personal identities but also of a powerful movement that has impacted the lives of many people." #yxe
3/ @JarisSwidrovich is Canada's first self-identified Indigenous Doctor of Pharmacy.
"To me, the term Two Spirit is one collective way to represent the identities of Indigenous peoples who are gifted with a beautiful combination (...)"
"To me, the term Two Spirit is one collective way to represent the identities of Indigenous peoples who are gifted with a beautiful combination (...)"
