If you're wondering how TF to keep moving through life when *gestures wildly at everything* is going on, this free event is for you.
We have to keep reminding ourselves:
THIS ISN'T NORMAL.
THIS ISN'T NORMAL.
THIS ISN'T NORMAL.
And yet... we also have to keep going about our "normal" lives.
Kind of a mindf*ck, right?
It can feel like...
- caring A LOT about everything going on but feeling totally overwhelmed and paralyzed to actually DO anything
- wondering what the f*cking point is of going to work when society is crumbling around us
- feeling lonely or disconnected, but having little energy to try to build or connect with community that feels truly aligned
- judging yourself for wanting more in your life (well-being, financial security, relationships) when you know so many people lack so much
- and then judging yourself MORE because you're not consistently doing the things that would build the life you want (damned if you do, damned if you don't)
- never feel like you're doing ENOUGH— in your self-care, your work, your activism, just... your *life*.
If you resonate with ANY of this, this free workshop is for you. Let's be in the shit together.
Thursday, March 19
5:30-6:30pm CT
on Zoom (replay available)
During this one-hour workshop, we'll...
Explore why “self-care” feels insufficient right now, and how the foundations of Western psychology/therapy are inherently individualistic
Engage in somatic practices and optional sharing to feel more grounded and less alone in our grief, rage, fear, and overwhelm 🫂
Experience what it means to turn toward our suffering for the world (NOT what capitalism wants us to do) without drowning in it
Experiment with a model of care that integrates self, community, and Earth 💞🌎
Get curious about what sustainable activism AND sustainable ambition look like (so you can stop setting yourself up to "fail" 😵💫)
Celebrate the Spring Equinox / Ostara as a threshhold for renewal and awakening 🌷
Introduce a practice ground for living in a way that honors self-care, community, AND activism ✊🏾🏳️🌈✊🏼🏳️⚧️✊🏿
A recording will be available if you RSVP— and if you can join live, you'll have an opportunity to win prizes that align with our mission of individual<>collective care 💝 👀
Hey, I'm Valerie— and I’m the founder of The Gaia Center for Embodied Healing in Nashville (a psychotherapy practice). I’ve always been a personal development junkie, and ever since I stepped into my first Social Justice class in my MSW back in 2010, I’ve had a passion for figuring out how to bridge individual and collective healing. Frankly, I can’t stand personal growth content that seems oblivious to the immense suffering in the world— at best, the “manifesting love, light, and abundance for all!” ethos is really no different from the philosophy of trickle down economics (AKA doesn’t work) or ✨thoughts and prayers.✨ At worst, there’s a disturbing appeal to wealth and opulence that makes me feel ill when I consider the conditions most of humanity lives in.
Well damn, I guess I could have just said “hey I’m Val, the resident buzzkill!” 😝 Okay really though — my POINT is that I think there’s a way to do it differently, and I don’t see a whole lot of online personal growth spaces doing it. I’m not here to judge people who are going after financial success— I just think there are already plenty of spaces dedicated to that work, and very few that are exploring how we can integrate our personal healing and growth with collective healing and growth.
That's what we are about at The Gaia Center, and that's what you can expect from this workshop and anything we create.
Join live for a chance to win community-driven prizes 👀 — or watch on replay at your convenience!
<3 the Gaia Center team in all our weird glory 😜
