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It’s time to embrace community care & let go of individualistic self-care

It’s time to embrace community care & let go of individualistic self-care

by External Article | Feb 28, 2023 | Finding Meaning, For Friends & Family | 0 comments

Everyone loves self-care these days… including billionaires, wealthy celebrities, corporations, your workplace or academic institutions, pop culture, and every social media influencer & wellness “guru”. The flourishing multi-billion dollar wellness, self-help...
Friend to healthcare worker

Friend to healthcare worker

by External Article | Nov 9, 2021 | 24/7 Caregiving, Caring for a Child, For Friends & Family, Millennial Generation, Occasional Caregiving | 0 comments

I am currently helping friends with their severely disabled child. The child needs round-the-clock supervision; this is especially challenging during the night, as someone must monitor the child’s condition at all times. Because of the pandemic and my friends’...
Community Care in the AIDS Crisis

Community Care in the AIDS Crisis

by External Article | Jan 20, 2021 | Care Work Library, Caregiver Stories | 0 comments

Today, entire neighborhoods are caring for each other. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, mutual aid has proven an effective response, even if it is not ideal. While these efforts are often contextualized within a radical heritage that includes the Black Panther...
Self-care isn’t enough. We need community care to thrive.

Self-care isn’t enough. We need community care to thrive.

by External Article | May 24, 2019 | Care Work Library, Finding Caregiver Support | 0 comments

Unlike self-care, community care does not place the onus of compassion on a single individual. In a phone interview with Mashable, Valerio defined community care as “People committed to leveraging their privilege to be there for one another in various...

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