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Surfing the 4th Wave
Bell Hooks is basically a superhero. The Bell Hooks Institute is the place to start discovering the intellectual work of this incredible woman.
Store bought is fine.
The waves of feminism explained.
Follow Hello Hysteria on Instagram to find access to her work and prints.
Downy Tree Art is local to us and works with all sorts of great concepts. Support female artists.
Some Body to Love
Travelling with no Clothes, Kristen goes to Montreal.
Find your next super sturdy, fun workout clothes at Grrrl.com.
Frightening and hilarious Weight Watchers “recipes” Abandon all hope ye who enter here.
How to have your own clothing swap!
If you are in the Lansing area here is a link to the Lansing Foodies Facebook group. So many great reviews of Lansing eateries by very experienced eaters!
The REO Town Marketplace houses some of my favorite most reasonably priced vintage thrift spots in the area.
Mono, Poly, and Other Blends
Adam Ruins Everything – Divorce, Love, and Marriage.
Nadia Bolz-Weber’s book Shameless works at undoing toxic relationship structures in the church.
More than Two is a great website on ethical non-monogamy and polyamory. The book itself ain’t bad either.
Sex Out Loud is a great podcast for all sorts of reasons and this episode on non-monogamy is pretty stellar.
Savage Love talks to lots of folks considering non-monogamy on his site. Check that out here.
We Are All Cats
Myers-Briggs test for free online!
The 5 love Languages site has lots of resources. To reiterate from the episode the first book is plenty.
Are you a Hufflepuff like Sara? Or a Slytherin like Caroline? Find out here.
Enneagram is having it’s moment at the moment!
Other weird personality tests: what breakfast cereal are you? That’s classic Captain Crunch.
Missing Believing
The incomparable Brittany Howard’s Tiny Desk Concert.
Preach Podcast from NPR.org.
Contrapoints, the re-radicalization conversation specifically is in the episode on men.
Aging is Awesome?
The Idiot Girl’s Action-Adventure Club a fun romp down memory lane for former 20-somethings or relatable content for current 20-somethings.
Listen to T.S. Eliot read his poem The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock and let us go there you and I.
Sexy Kinda?
Need more podcasts about sex and sexy things? Find Watt’s the Safeword here. and a whole bunch of options here.
And speaking of porn, here’s Caroline’s suggestions for ethical feminist porn resources.
Would you rather read? Here’s our list of favorite books to check out: LeatherFolk, It’s perfectly Normal, What Makes a Baby, and Guide to Getting It On
Managing Loss and Making Ritual
Ele’s Place is an amazing nonprofit that supports families and specifically kiddos that are mourning and grieving.
Death Doulas for the big space between living and the process of dying.
Christopher Moore’s book A Dirty Job and Secondhand Souls
Nora McInerny’s Ted Talk We don’t “move on” from grief. We move forward with it.
Caitlin Doughty.com makes death fun again.
Songs from our Dads:
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
Sweet Baby James by James Taylor
Parenting: The Blood & Glory
Momming is tough. Take back post partum doesn’t pull any punches.
Be your own Soulmate with Lizzo.
Bad Brain/Good Brain?
For this very SPOOPY Season check out the Ghosted Podcast by Roz Drezfalez lots of good, wholesome, spooky, fun!
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk shifted so many long held “conclusions” I had on how to look at my trauma and how I managed it. It is not an easy read. Be gentle with yourselves.
Find a Therapist through the Psychology Today website.
Here is a Lansing/East Lansing recommendation for a queer friendly, trauma informed therapy practice.
Just B Yoga and Move with Monica got shout outs in this episode go check them out!
Meet Saraline
Hey friends! Episode one is streaming now. If you have already listened you have heard us fangirl over the So Dead Podcast click the link and go have a listen. You’ll be glad you did.
And don’t forget the book The Self Driven Child. That link will take you to the review of the book by Scientific American. Seek it at your public library or local book store.
Saraline Speaks 