Motivating Kids With Courage & Connection

Don't try to do it all! Pick one topic and build upon what you learned together each year.

Hi friends!

From ending violence against immigrants to mental health and self-advocacy, we have to start hard conversations with our kids.

You don’t have to cover EVERY SCARY THING with your kids this year. Let’s start with one issue. Pick one story, or knit them together.

Rest, recover, and then take one tiny step beyond your comfort zone.

Find everything you need to get started in the freshly updated May Family Action Toolkit.

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“Raising Luminaries Workshop A Busy Parent’s Guide to Getting Sh*t Done. a workshop for caregivers struggling to keep up with parenting, community care, and advocacy work. Register now.” Overlaid over an image of a family relaxing together and laughing without getting distracted over busywork and bullshit

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You can't achieve collective liberation by cramming more responsibilities onto your shoulders alone. (I don't mean this as an insult - but you're just not that powerful.)

Relying on 'life hacks' and bootstraps shows our kids how to comply with oppression, not to overthrow it.

Let’s model sustainable resistance for our families and community. Register for the Busy Parents Guide to Getting Sh*t Done by April 30th if you need a little help staying steady as everything falls apart around you.

With you,

Ashia

PS: Big thank-youz to our new Substack supporter, Mary Grace L., and our new member of the Luminary Braintrust, Erin R. (who vehemently disagrees with me coding Amelia Bedelia as Autistic, even though she totally is, right?!) I’m so delighted to have such lovely new friends here to make these toolkits free for everybody and also to laugh and argue with ;)

3 reviews for the Getting Sh*t Done Guide Workshop. Shannon: “I loved this whole process. It’s especially helpful for prioritizing when there are a lot of possible actions, but you don’t know which to tackle next. Cat: “I feel like I’ve done more action in the past 20 days than in the past year. And bonus, I don’t feel like my head is on fire! I also have some solid, actionable steps to take.” Nat: “I’ve never heard anyone break it down like this. This workshop is such a balance of action, compassion, and political analysis - and just so fun and doable and concrete.”