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Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown

"How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor adrienne maree brown finds the answer in something she calls “pleasure activism,” a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the dour myth that changing the world is just another form of work. Drawing on the black feminist tradition, she challenges us to rethink the ground rules of activism. Her mindset-altering essays are interwoven with conversations and insights from other feminist thinkers, including Audre Lorde, Joan Morgan, Cara Page, Sonya Renee Taylor, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Together they cover a wide array of subjects—from s*x work to climate change, from race and gender to s*x and drugs—building new narratives about how politics can feel good and how what feels good always has a complex politics of its own."

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How can you help your partner with anxiety? Here is one tip from Clara's blog. Read the rest in the S*x & Intimacy Blog on our website. ⁠

Listen without fixing.

Sometimes your partner will need you to listen to their anxious thoughts without expressing advice or ways to fix it. While it may feel like you’re not doing much as you withhold advice, when anxiety rears its head, a compassionate, non-judgmental listening ear can be huge. You’re assisting your partner more than you may ever know just by holding that safe space for them.