The FediCollective site just got a major upgrade! ☀️
I refined the layout to make everything smoother and faster. It`s now easier to navigate and more accessible for everyone.
Scroll to the footer to find a new daily affirmation. It changes every 24 hours to help you stay grounded and stable.
Check out the new look here: https://fedicollective.lovable.app/
How does the new flow feel to you? ⚖️
FediCollective: a group of builders making "healing tech"—tools rooted in joy and safety for the communities that need them most.
We believe trust should be the default setting and focus on 3 things:
1. People > Protocols: We put human care before rigid rules
2. Coffee Chats: Low-pressure talks to brainstorm the future of tech
3. Co-creating the Web: We build open tools for a better, decentralized digital future
What keeps you feeling steady and safe in your own life? Share your thoughts at our next Vancouver IRL coffee chat!
Check out our event calendar https://lu.ma/fedicollective
Am hosting Economy of Wisdom Foundation to learn how they use consent-based tech to support the Downtown Eastside through the Wisdom Wallet!
Date: Sunday, January 25, 2026
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Location: Sweet Puffin (near Royal Oak Skytrain)
Whether you are a designer, a coder, or a community builder, see how ethical AI and soft-tech can foster financial dignity in #Vancouver.
We are here for joy and genuine connection. Come as you are. All are welcome.
Share and bring a friend! Thanks :)
RSVP to #FediCollective Brew Build 5 at https://luma.com/af35vqt3
#CoffeeWithCrissy #CoffeeChat #CoffeeCat #ThirdSpace #FediverseClub
Fedi Field Guide: Sharing & Conclusion (3/3)
1️⃣ Boosting is Sharing the Awesome: If you see something great, hit the Boost button (like a retweet/share).
It shows the author some love and helps their content travel across the Fediverse. It's how we build community! 💖
2️⃣ DMs Aren't Super Secrets: Direct messages go straight to your friend, but the server owners can still see them.
Use them for friendly chats, but save your top secrets for an encrypted channel! 🧠
That's the basics! Welcome to the #FediCollective VIBE. Now go post something amazing!
We discuss all things #OpenWeb, Systemic Integrity, and #EthicalTech at our IRL monthly Brew Builds in Vancouver.
Come connect with us over coffee: https://luma.com/FediCollective
View and subscribe to events from FediCollective: Co-Creating the Web on Luma. Transmutarianism Third Space for builders & creatives. IRL☕️ in Metro Vancouver, FediCollective is proud to co-host and anchor its community events within the Economy of Wisdom Foundation framework!
Some friendships feel like autumn: quiet, golden, and full of change.
This season, I’ve been reconnecting with old friends. Not dramatic reunions. Just small check-ins. A “thinking of you” text. A walk where we didn’t rush to fill the silence.
I used to think friendship needed constant updates. But sometimes it just needs presence. A shared moment. A reminder that you’re still here for each other, even if life got loud.
Autumn teaches us to let go, but also to hold close. To notice who makes you feel safe. To honor the friendships that grow slowly, like trees: rooted, steady, and beautiful in every season.
Who’s been your steady friend this fall?
Tag them. Text them. Tell them.
“Safe enough? Learning enough? Loved enough?”
sev’s slide presentation shared generously for all to see at
https://past5.github.io/EoWPresentation/presentation.html
Gratitude in pics
1. Sugar cookies made by BFF given to me last nite to enjoy with late night tea & girl talk
2. Economy of Wisdom Foundation founders presented at FediCollective Brew Build 2
3. Group pic with cohosts, speaker, guest
4. What I learned from sev geraskin
#RelationalTech #EthicalAI #IRL #techforgood #FediverseClub #ThirdSpaces #CoffeeWithCrissy
Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving earlier because winter won't wait.
Early settlers faced a hard truth:
Harvest had to finish before the 1st snow. Not optional. Survival.
By October, the work was done. Time to gather & give thanks before the deep freeze.
Why we celebrate differently:
- Geography decides everything
- Harvest completed before winter comes
- Gratitude rooted in necessity, not tradition
- Early settlers understood timing is survival
Americans celebrate in November:
- Founded on Pilgrims' 1621 gathering
- Tradition stuck even though the timing doesn't match reality
- Different land, different seasons, different stories
But here's what stays the same:
- Pausing to acknowledge what kept you alive through the year
- People who showed up
- Work that paid off
- Grief that taught you
- Loss that made space for what's next
- Connection that kept you alive
This weekend I'm sitting with all of it: The survival. The community. The time that helped me heal.
NICE VS. KIND
Nice is polite. Kind is honest.
Nice keeps the peace. Kind protects boundaries.
Nice is a performance. Kind is a choice.
You don't owe nice to anyone.
Especially not to strangers giving unsolicited advice.
What kindness actually looks like:
* Say no without explaining
* Love people enough to be honest
* Protect your energy fiercely
* Rest without guilt
* Set boundaries without apologizing
If someone calls you mean for having boundaries?
They're choosing their comfort over your wellbeing.
That's their problem. Not yours.
Choose kind. To yourself first. Always.
TLDR: We're healing together, one honest moment at a time.
P.S. I'm testing 5 epigrams from my #PocketManifesto here over the next few weeks. Research toward something bigger. Follow along if this lands.
#KindNotNice #BoundariesMatter #BlissAddams #FediCollective #CoffeeWithCrissy
Hear me out: Monday doesn't need your Sunday.
You don't owe productivity to the weekend.
No Sunday prep,
No meal planning marathons.
No inbox zero missions.
Just rest. Actual rest!
Here's what that looks like
1. Sleep in without guilt
2. Sit with your coffee for 20 minutes
3. Pet your cat or dog until you get bored but it's never boring (IYKYK)
4. Read something that has nothing to do with your career
5. Stare at the sky
6. Call someone you love
7. Do nothing and call it sacred
TLDR: The hustle will still be there Monday.
You know what else will be there?
Your energy.
Your clarity. Your actual creativity.
Not the manufactured kind from pushing through exhaustion.
The real kind that shows up when you've actually rested!
Your boundaries aren't negotiable.
Weekends aren't mini-Mondays.
They're recovery.
They're relationship time.
They're the pause that makes the work sustainable.
Respect them.
Tell me: what's one thing you're not doing this weekend?
WOWOW #FediCollective October event is sold out (Guest speakers from BC + AI Ecosystem & Economy of Wisdom Foundation Sev Geraskin & April AI) :)
November is Cybersecurity discussion with Medium Writer & Vancouver local Wen Ray!
December is chatting about Ethical AI and the Future of Work with yours truly.
Would love to see you there and connect over cream puffs, good coffee, great minds with solutions via our fediverse club :)
There's tea & bubble tea for those not into coffee. Pay your own tab please.
Sun Kitty ☀️