hello bbs.
I want my substack to remain the place where I publish my writing. my writing. my writing. ig contains my multitudes and I feel strongly about not splintering there. but I want a sacred little container to share me myself that is not tied to making money at all. this feels like the right place for that, and, sometimes feelings change. I haven’t had the spoons for this writing in a while but it’s so important to me that the space remain.
I hope this will be the last time those lines are crossed, and we’ll see we’ll see we’ll see.
so those are the updates, here is the offering:
I have begun reading from “a relational conflict practice to support trauma-accessibility” and it is REALLY good. I haven’t finished it yet, but it was written by a friend of a friend so it is not circulated widely, nor is it available to read online. so I am making videos of me reading it aloud, like little audiobooks. there are 4 so far and I think eventually there will be 15 maybe? we’ll see. they started on tktk but I have now shared them more widely on my patreon and plan to continue publishing from there. I’d also like to find a way to make the pdf available and create a long form, readable version. again, depression, we’ll see. but for now, you can watch those videos here.
my ask is this: become a paid supporter of my substack or patreon!
in april of this year, I launched the idea of community supported care work and asked that you become complicit in this act of creating a resilient network of non-hierarchical care that is not reliant on institutional frameworks or support. at the time, I was facing down tax and medical debt and did not have savings to go toward next year’s taxes either. I also had a crisis of consciousness as I realized that my actions as a (reluctant) business owner and boss (of myself) were not aligned with my values around fair labor practices. since then, with your help, I have been able to pay those debts, put aside money to pay next years taxes, and implement a system for accruing paid sick and vacation leave. I have taken my first paid vacation ever, been able to pay my own therapist more fairly, and am on track to be able to (unhappily) pay my taxes next year.
I still need support, however. prioritizing taxes and days off has meant that the past couple weeks I haven’t had money for groceries. between my supporters and clients, most of my PTO is covered, but the clients I see for free and discounted still aren’t. this equals about $398 per month that I still need to bring in to keep my practice sustainable. I ask my community to make up this difference so that my clients don’t have to.
thank you <3