Resources: Social Change

A transition in self-awareness can involve reframing human emotions and emotional self-care. While the forms that emotional self-care practices take may vary across cultures, normalising emotions is an important first…

You can embed awareness of diversity and social justice in everything you do.  How might you begin to address domination in your group?  How might more celebration of diversity enable…

A template for getting clear with your group or project team about 👉 orientation: how your project(s) can contribute to deep, wide-spread, and lasting impact 🎯 objectives: what you intend…

Most groups tend to develop in very similar ways by going through stages of forming, storming, norming, and then potentially performing. All of these stages have possibilities and challenges. It…

People typically have a preferred way of dealing with conflict. None is superior to any other, and it is possible to have more than one style. Five major styles include:…

A collaborative approach to crafting a proposal where everyone shares their views. A simple proposal is introduced, followed by a round of clarifying questions, and then reactions are shared for…

This Reflection and Activity Guide from The Regeneration Handbook will spark new insights, help you gain clarity about next steps, and strengthen your motivation to act on behalf of all…

In some places, Transition groups have formed regional hubs to coordinate across communities, in order to share, support, and imagine together. You can benefit from being part of a regional…

Humans naturally move between periods of Doing and Being; activity and rest; spending energy and replenishing; learning and integrating. Both are important; too much of either one can be problematic. …

Naturalist Jon Young's research shows that nature connection is beneficial for both sensory integration and emotional regulation.  Occupational therapist Kathleen Lockyer prescribes nature connection to ameliorate, and even reverse, symptoms…

Mental self-care includes activities that benefit the mind like learning, creativity, and reducing stress. Benefits include: increased self-awareness; increased self-knowledge; increased productivity.  Self-care practices are uncontroversially good for you.  When…

Finding your center after losing it is a skill anyone can learn.  It's common to periodically lose your center.  Distractions, attractions, tensions, desires, and needs frequently demand attention.  You can…