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Hans-Werner Gessmann
* Psychologist (1950 – 2023)
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#Humanists Making a Difference: #Humanistic #Rabbi & #Celebrant Adam Chalom
We do need tools to share to help people the path back onto the #openweb
The struggle to grow the #Fediverse and this #openweb reboot has never been about technology alone - it's always been about narrative, framing, and belonging. If we want people to step away from the toxic silos of the #closedweb and #dotdons to step into something better, we need more than protocols and servers - we need invitations. That’s why it's good to see the redesigned onboarding experience at Fedidb.com/welcome. I had a quick look at it, and it seems to be a "native" practical […]https://hamishcampbell.com/we-do-need-tools-to-share-to-help-people-the-path-back-onto-the-openweb/
Excerpted from Contemporary #Humanistic #Judaism: #Beliefs, #Values, Practices
by Adam Chalom and Jodi Kornfeld
"Sometimes ideological #secularists—particularly early twentieth-century #Zionists working for a #secular, Hebrew-speaking #Jewish state and socialists creating new expressions of secular #Jewishness in #Yiddish—also adapted traditional Jewish forms to their #political agendas."
Reprinted with permission from The Jewish Publication Society (pp. 3-9) Copyright 2025 THROUGHOUT JEWISH HISTORY, many Jews have questioned specific Jewish religious beliefs. In the nineteenth century, thousands of Jews became more secularized through the Haskalah (Enlightenment) and experiences of emancipation and integration in Europe and America. Sometimes ideological secularists—particularly early twentieth-century Zionists working for […]
Also, I had an epiphany. Therapy has inherent value even in shitty situations. At the very least, counselling can* grant you an example template of a (one-sided) healthy relationship.
It's unfair to have to wait or pay for it.
Regardless of what factors facilitate that experience, still, knowing what that COULD look like is constructive.
* [ I say "can" because some individuals should not be in mental health professions, others could be if they have better working conditions, and yet more can always have an off day -- or you two just might not mesh as people. It happens. ]
e.g. my therapist can't make my doctor stop being a shit, but knowing they believe me when I say it stresses me out is indispensable.
You need a handler for the spy-craft of existing while mistreated.
Someone must remind you that imagination for restructuring society is boundless.
We CAN meet everyone's needs if and only if we first consider it possible.
#SolarPunk #SolarPunkSaturday #therapy #counselling #CBT #psychodynamic #humanistic #PersonCentred #psychotherapy #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #distress #depression #situational #disability
Announcement from #SpinozaHavurah (an international online Humanistic Jewish community):
Join us on Saturday, January 25th at 10 am Eastern (4 pm UK) for a #Farbrengen (Jewish discussion session) led by @jmb.
We will start our together with a short niggun and maybe a special song to listen to, but then will transition into some of time of discussion on the topic of Self-Care during hard times from a Humanistic Jewish perspective. Along the way we will have a few interactive activities (including some light stretching) and of course some breaks for a drink (alcoholic or not, as is your custom), and finally close with our #Humanistic version of the Mourner's #Kaddish.
To register, please go to: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/dfd24crFRi-yhx6FWX7XrA
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Spinoza Havurah - Farbrengen on the topic of Self-Care. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.