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Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice
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Sustaining Spirit offers powerful, thoughtful, transformative insight into self-care, weaving together personal experiences in class, race and disability advocacy into informative advice on dealing with the risks of burnout.
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What people are saying…
“I have never been more nourished by a book. I’m sure i will be in a process of rereading and absorbing it for years.” – Bethany Louisos, Amazon Reader Review
“I find myself reading and rereading this unique, intriguing book as a meditative guide… A must-read for anyone living or wishing to live, a full, unfettered life.” – B, Amazon Reader Review
“Ortiz provides practical steps on how to engage in self-care every day…how to hold space for ourselves, our communities, and for the people no longer with us, and how to survive in a world of pain, conflict, and uncertainty.” –Alice Wong, Founder, Disability Visibility Project™
“It’s a Workbook to use in practicing living well daily…her questions are journal prompts AND therapy [for] the soul.” – Director, Erin Blanding, Global Program Innovation, WE we.org and Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, Borderlands Restoration Leadership Institute
“…a must-read for those of us doing this work, and a critical reminder that we must care for ourselves too so we can be there for the long term.” – Adela Nieves, Traditional Health Practitioner, Taino (Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean)
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