Many of our public libraries, at least the buildings, have been closed for the last few months which has made us mindful of just how much we love them. Who doesn’t love free books?! Ashley shares about some of the offerings and essential services that we might not think about that were highlighted in an […]
Kindreds Picks: Disenfranchised Grief and Captain Awkward
Katey’s Pick: Disenfranchised Grief Disenfranchised grief is grief that is not openly acknowledged, socially accepted, or publicly mourned. For example, let’s say a married couple gets a divorce and then one of the partners dies. The ex-spouse does not feel like they can participate in the mourning of that person because society does not accept […]
Episode 47. “Creativity”
Who gets to be creative? What does your creative process look like? And how is creativity different from productivity? We discuss discovering process art and free writing, and we talk about what gets in the way of creativity–and how we overcome it. What We’re Reading and Listening To Ashley’s Pick: Nadiya’s Time to Eat on […]
Episode 46. “To Our White Listeners”
Black Lives Matter. Right now, police brutality, white supremacy, and state-sanctioned militarism are on full display in this country, and we will not be silent. Not now, not ever. We say their names: Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Tony McDade, and countless others. Their lives matter. And at Kindreds, we are committed to […]