Late on a Friday afternoon a few weeks ago, I joined in a community sing. Neighbors of all ages, socially distanced across front yards on both sides of the street, sang along to a pick-up band. The band started with songs for the children in audience. It’s been a long time since I’ve sung “The […]
Politics and Mental Health
What happens in the world around us affects our mental health, for better and for worse. And, regardless of our political leanings, we are living in exceptionally stressful times. In fact, a recent Gallup poll published in April, 2019, found that Americans were more stressed in the previous year than in the past decade, and […]
Finding Community, Dignity, and Agency
If you come to Minneapolis – and bring a warm coat if you come in the winter – you’ll see a lot of big, old houses like the one pictured with this blog. Though it looks like a lot of the others, this house is actually quite different from the rest. It’s the home of […]