Dawn's Blog: A place for Open Minds, Revolutionary Thinking, and Real Talk, all B.S. aside. It's time to be a Voice, not an Echo. You must Speak your Truth even if your voice shakes…
So, apparently Women are supposed to age... but not actually look like we’re aging. Got it. Because people can be absolutely brutal when it comes to offering unsolicited opinions about Women’s bodies, faces, hair, weight, clothes, and overall appearance as we get older. And somehow, everybody becomes an expert on how a Woman should look …
Here we are in 2026, and in far too many ways, it feels like not nearly enough has changed. Turn on the news on any given day and the headlines can feel relentless: another shooting, another act of violence, another family grieving, another civil right being threatened or stripped away. People are being assaulted, robbed, …
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Becoming Better, One Lesson at a Time... Lately, I've been reflecting on some of the biggest life lessons I've picked up along this wild, beautiful, occasionally chaotic journey of becoming a better version of myself. (Spoiler alert: growth is not always graceful.) After plenty of trial and error- and a few "Well...that didn't work" moments- …
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I love Oakland. I really do. This city is bold, diverse, creative, complicated, resilient, messy, brilliant, frustrating, and beautiful all at the same time. Oakland has some of the best food you will ever eat, people who will organize a protest by noon and a healing circle by 3pm, and enough culture packed into one …
Let’s just go ahead and say it: The political climate right now?Outrageous. Stressful. Unpredictable. A lot. Rights are being debated like they’re optional.Policies are shifting like someone’s changing outfits.And entire communities are out here just trying to exist without being targeted. So naturally, people are asking: “How do I even begin to be revolutionary in …
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Let’s be honest: trying to keep up with politics right now can feel like emotional CrossFit. Every headline is urgent, every social media thread is a debate stage, and somewhere between breakfast and lunch you’ve read three things that make you want to scream into a pillow. Most of us want to stay informed. We …
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Here’s a New Year’s challenge for the mind: Make this the year that you quiet all those negative thoughts swirling around your brain, because constant negativity can also get in the way of happiness, add to our stress and worry level and ultimately damage our health. Be aware of who you allow into your inner …
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