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If you’re not quite ready to make the jump, there is a podcast you can listen to as well as articles and links to help answer some of your questions about mental health and/or therapy.

The purpose, as I understand it, is to provide a place where black women can go to find culturally sensitive therapy. Some specialize in family/couples as well.

Taking care of your mental health is another important factor in your overall health. Fighting for good mental health is a fight worth doing, and is just as difficult, if not moreso, than physical fighting. 

Good luck Pauly 🤞

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Hello, I’m Shrub and I am here to try and raise money to get a Mobility Scooter for my Mum.

Why?

My Mum has Rheumatoid Arthritis, which is a “long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints.” It is very painful for my Mum to walk longer than a couple of minutes; she was diagnosed around 30 years ago when treatment was limited, so it has had lasting damage on her joints, making it impossible to seek treatment to reduce/prevent damage. Luckily she is now on injections to help slow down the process of joint damage, but there is already significant damage there. She very much misses going for walks, or being able to get to the shop easily. She did not have much freedom for so long because she was in an abusive, controlling relationship (with my father) - and now she is starting to be more independent, and wants to seek ways to thrive. Throughout 2020 she has began to notice how much she misses being able to get out the house easily in isolated places like nature etc because of COVID quarantine. She has helped me so much and I want to do the same for her. She is such a loving, caring, strong woman, supporting me with my LGBT identity and through my mental health issues. With this scooter we will be able to go for walks together, benefitting us both!

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ART COMMISSIONS TO RAISE MONEY!!

incase you want to get some art for your donation! you can view and share the tweet here to see the pics in full; i wanted to compile them like this so the post isn’t as long! all the money will go towards this. i will be asking people to pay via gofundme so i can make sure all the funds hold securely together!

CALL TO ACTION: Black urban farmer Jeffery Webb has been repeatedly harassed in his town, and as a result both his livelihood and life are at risk. We need to be supporting black farmers now more than ever, as key members of the community providing an essential service to it!

This guide is for cis people and trans men and nonbinary people who don’t need to tuck

It will very easily cause us slight harm

It will very easily cause us great pain

It will very easily cause us permanent painful damage

It will probably make us infertile

It is extremely painful for many, for many it isn’t, but despite the pain we have to do it to be accepted

Around 40% of us can’t do it because our inguinal canals are tiny like they’re supposed to be, like medically if we do this we will 100% be permanently harmed

Why are you looking at our crotches

Just cause heppie tytoos or whatever your new fave drag queen is can do it, doesnt mean every amab can, the drag queen is also probably in pain

Fuck off, we don’t owe you anything

Increase chances of an inguinal hernia.

Know what that is?

You lower intestine protrudes down into your scrotum. If they get tangled up, you could DIE.

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