a not so brief, yet still incomplete and growing, shout out to all the teachers, artists, writers, farmers, mentors, mystics, medicine makers, and beings who have raised and continue to inspire me, and shape my offerings
blood and chosen family | beloved collaborators and peers | spirit | the palisades and hudson river | judith ristenberg | earth and sky | stevie wonder | christina perera | alvin ailey | elena commendador | illness | joni mitchell | stephen sondheim | fionna apple | gerard marciano | jeanne newman | josh blum | earl mosley | des’ree | margaret hills | robert seydel | nina simone | nia love | cathy nicoli | cynthia mchlaughlin | dr. catherine anraku hondorp | eva hessa | ana medieta | maya deren | prince | maria cristina | david bowie | david byrne | amy jones | barbara mahler | audre lorde | clarissa pinkola estés | adrienne maree brown | carlo rovelli | maggie nelson | amy goodman | bayo akomolafe | dori midnight | ellie lobowitz | martin prechtel | alejandro jodorowsky | vicky shick | tere o’connor | ishmael houston-jones | people’s institute for survival and beyond | acre | lama rod owens | rosemary gladstar | samita sinha | robin wall kimmerer | beverly glenn copeland | ursula k. le guin | aurora levins morales | resmaa menakem | jill hammer and taya sher | mama hemlock | susan raffo | transcending jewish trauma | joshua sylvae | terri delaney | marie michael | danielle murphy | sage hayes | lael keen | carlin quinn | jennifer-lee koble | ruth asawa |
lesson in community care, 2022