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A Stake in the Ground Against Racism
I woke up early on Saturday morning and my mind was instantly churning. With one eye cracked open and my mind still groggy from sleep,...
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“I Can’t Breathe”
Breathing is our most fundamental spiritual, soulful, and embodied work. None of us can live beyond minutes without breathing; inhaling and exhaling. This simple gas...
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The Allender Center’s Statement on Racial Trauma
George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. The list of Black men, women, and children killed in our nation’s history stretches far, far beyond...
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New Normal?
An unexpected shift At first so shocking, So unsettling, So off-center. Fear began without understanding. A kidney donation surgery canceled. Fury and outrage, “Why?”...
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Coronavirus, Porn, and Anxiety: When Three Pandemics Converge
Times of uncertainty like the one we’re in naturally intensify anxiety and powerlessness, and with it, the spread of pornography use. We turn to behaviors...
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Good Enough Parenting in a Time of Crisis
I’ve had my one-month trial of pandemic parenting and I’d like to cancel my subscription. Being a parent is one of the most rewarding and...
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Noticing the Dead Things
Like most people, for me, this season of Covid-19 has been challenging. Watching the daily news bring increasing numbers of deaths matches the gloomy, Chicago...
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Let the Lament Come
The grocery store has become my dirge. A lament for the life that no longer exists. Every time I go, I’m overcome by tears. While...
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