Join the UUCB CUUPS (Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans) for our Lughnasadh or Midsummer ritual. The sun is at its peak and with that comes its first harvest. What are you harvesting? If you wish to bring a dish, traditionally fruit and bread dishes are shared. We hope to see you in person or online. … Continue reading How We Feed Each Other
Women have had an interesting and difficult history with the mental health system and we who fail to learn from this history are “doomed to repeat it.” Pathologizing normal life experiences led to a culture of punishment and mistreatment simply for being women. In this service, we will examine the past and today and see … Continue reading Hysteria, Demonic Possession, and Stigma: Women and Mental Health throughout History
What does it take to change someone’s heart, to change one’s own heart, and to change how we see? Compassion needs to be cultivated. Raised in the ex-capital of the Confederacy, my own experience was being handed the Lost Cause by those who loved and gave me life. These foundational beliefs are emotionally held, rooted in trust … Continue reading What We Are Handed (and What We Do With It)
