Jennie Powe Runde 

How am I feeding myself? What nourishes me? What nurtures me? What is feeding my sense of self? and- What am I hungry for? What nutrients have been missing and how can I give myself more of what I need? As we explore the fourth of the five SEEDS that promote wellbeing , we look at our Diet. In doing so, we expand our understanding of diet beyond food to consider how what we eat, and how we feed ourselves- is tied to culture, community, and identity. While studying int

multiracial woman wearing flowy blue outfit, moving as if dancing in a field as sun sets behind her In the world of mental health, the body can often be regulated to an afterthought. We may imagine the body simply as a vehicle to transport the brain. Exercise, like education, can be a loaded word. Folks moving through the world in a body- especially in a marginalized body- can experience so much judgement and morality attached to body size, shape, and ability- it’s difficul

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Image a card held in my hand with an African Proverb written on it that reads: What you help a child to love may be more important than what you help him learn The second of the 5 seeds we're exploring is Education. When you think of education , do you think about sitting in a classroom, learning from a teacher who lectures from the front of the room, while the student diligently listens and takes furious notes? While that can certainly be part of what feeds and nurtures us,