Trump can't have 'Defying Gravity' or 'holding space,' says queer media's Tracy E. Gilchrist

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/defying-gravity-white-house

There’s something sacred about the moment after a good cry.

The kind of cry that doesn’t just leak out, but breaks something open.

This wasn’t a cute cry.

This was a full-body release.

A sob-from-your-sternum, snot-in-your-hands, old pain leaving your bones kind of cry.

It wasn’t about one thing.

It was about everything.

Years of holding it in.

Years of bracing.

Years of thinking, “I’ll deal with that later…”

And then finally,

my body said: NOW!

And I let go.

I let go of something I didn’t even fully know I was still carrying.

Something that had been blocking connection.

Safety.

Belonging.

Everything I’ve ever wanted.

And in its place, there’s space now.

Space for softness.

For community.

For being with people in a way that feels nourishing and true.

For holding others - because I’ve finally held myself.

This is what healing can look like.

Healing that makes room for everything sacred.

🖤
If you’re in that in-between space - where it hurts, but it’s also healing... where you’ve cried, and now you’re just quiet…

You’re not alone.

I hold spaces for this.

To make room for whatever’s ready to be released, and whatever’s waiting to arrive.

✨ Join me inside Worthy & Rising if this speaks to your soul.
There’s room for you now.

✨ Click the link in my profile

#FeelGoodRebel #PostCryMagic #EmotionalRelease #RebelHealing #HealingIsMessy #WorthyAndRising #CreativeSovereignty #ShadowWorkWithLove #HoldingSpace #SoftPower #RebelMagic

I've got the habit of reading multiple books in parallel. I love to vary the pleasures and choose depending on my mood.

What I'm reading at the moment:

Braiding Sweetgrass
https://amzn.to/41MvOgO

The Art of Holding Space
https://amzn.to/41QTEIj

Tristes Tropiques - I read it in #French, but here's an English translation:
https://amzn.to/4iKLXdu

A book in #Spanish about the view of the #Spirit World according to the #HuniKuin (#Kashinawa) #indigenous peoples.

#holdSpace #holdingSpace #books

Out in Social Work reestablished on campus, provides support for LGBTQ+ community

After a years-long hiatus, a student organization aimed at fostering inclusivity in the social work field is making a comeback.  Out in Social Work, which is dedicated to supporting and advocating for LGBTQ+ social workers and clients, returned to Ohio State’s campus this semester for the first time since 2019.  Allison Browning, a first-year graduate […]

The Lantern
What Does It Mean to Hold Space for Someone?

Experts explain what the buzz phrase means and how we can incorporate the concept into our lives.

Shondaland

👀 "Have you never quite bought into the idea of personal brand or 15 minutes of fame? Do you gravitate towards, and deeply enjoy, roles that tend to be outside of the limelight? Then this learning and community space might be for you!"

NOT THE MAIN CHARACTER
a learning and community space for those who love to help others shine

(And the price is right!)
From: Centre for Holding Space
https://centreforholdingspace.com/not-the-main-character/
#facilitation #holdingSpace #leadership

Not the main character

Centre for Holding Space
Apprenticeship to Love

A Path to Authentic Relationships

Apprenticeship to Love
A short meditation practice to accompany the October 2023 Apprenticeship to Love chapters

YouTube

This has been the most controversial of my chapters, to date. Earned me the epithet of “lecherous old man” from one angry reader. Also, queries about sexual energy in the polarity of tango.
I believe I invited the wrong audience (non-tango dancers) to read it. Your thoughts?

#tango #cabeceo #sexualpolarities #safety #holdingspace #menswork #divinefeminine

https://apprenticeship-to-love.ghost.io/tenderness-devotion-yes-tango/

TENDERNESS, DEVOTION (& YES, TANGO)

Apprenticeship to Love: Daily Meditation, Inspirations, and Practices for Authentic Relationships, September 11 • Today’s questions: What is the offer of tenderness in this moment? This day? How am I holding this offer in my own life? In the lives of those around me? • Today's suggested practice: Day 11 of

Apprenticeship to Love