Lately I’ve been tired and really struggling (if you read my mental health update yesterday, you’ll know what I’m talking about). I haven’t changed the way that I’m resisting. I’m still boycotting and emailing and sharing information and amplifying voices better and stronger than my own. And I’m not giving up. But I am shifting a little bit of my focus as I move into the summer months.

I won’t be able to keep fighting if I don’t keep myself functioning, and I think the fight is going to become a lot more intense very soon. So my primary focus will be on my physical and mental health over the next few months. My current acts of resistance will remain the same, but I will taking some more space for myself, making sure to touch water as needed, and taking care of my health (which hasn’t been the best).

I have always believed that joy and self-care are forms of resistance. They want us to be afraid and to cower because that makes us easier to control. I want to be strong and confident so that I can continue to push back.