Care Collective

In this anthology, Black Queer Feminist editors Cara Page and Erica Woodland guide listeners through the history, legacies, and liberatory practices of healing justice—a political strategy of collective care and safety that intervenes on generational trauma from systemic violence and oppression. They call forth the ancestral medicines and healing practices that have sustained communities who have survived genocide and oppression, while radically imagining what comes next.

This book is a powerful call for nonprofits and movement organizations to rethink their internal systems and processes—and to bring workplace culture and management into alignment with their political values and liberatory missions. Drawing on two decades of experience in community organizing and nonprofit leadership, Niloufar Khonsari guides us in transforming our workplaces by decentralizing power; implementing collective governance structures; and centering principles of transparency, equity, and mutual care.

In the bestselling tradition of Mary Roach and A.J. Jacobs comes a fresh and powerful deep dive on loneliness, illuminating the complexity of this misunderstood social phenomenon and why people need people. According to a report by the US Surgeon General in 2023, one out of every two American...

When your work is inextricable from your identity, your community, and your own liberation, you need a unique praxis of care to sustain it—and for mission-driven activists, organizers, and changemakers working under oppressive systems, making space to center vital needs like rest, self-care, and healthy boundaries isn’t as simple as clocking out. Practicing Liberation reorients collective justice work toward a model that transforms the effects of injustice, harm, and oppressive systems into resilience, joy, and community care.

Treating People Not Patients, Dr. Michael Sonick provides an invaluable look into the principles that have allowed him to create a state-of-the-art patient centric practice. His back and front stage processes are not only applicable to the practice of dentistry, but to any business that serves people. His insights will empower you to grow your practice or business by changing how you view the people you serve and your role as a professional.

In a culture that constantly tells us to do more of everything but simultaneously pressures us to do nothing, Permission to Rest is a passionate cry for a more regulated, resourced, and rested life. Wellness expert Ashley Neese combines personal essays, contemplative questions, scientific research, and somatic practices to help us disrupt the state of urgency, reflect inward, and relax deeply. Neese examines common beliefs around rest and offers support and guidance to challenge the shame, guilt, and discomfort that often arise when we attempt to slow down.

Say goodbye to toxic ingredients—and hello to clean, homemade self-care. If you’ve ever flipped over a tube of toothpaste or stick of deodorant and been overwhelmed by the list of unpronounceable ingredients, you’re not alone. More and more people are waking up to what they’re actually putting on (and in) their bodies each day—and they’re looking for safer, more natural alternatives. This book is your complete guide to doing just that—without sacrificing effectiveness, freshness, or convenience. *How to Make Natural Toothpaste and Deodorant* is a practical, easy-to-follow ...

In Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations, Nawal Qarooni invites us to step beyond school-centric, one-off events and practices to create more authentic, engaging collaborations with caregivers. Instead of asking what families can do to support schools, Qarooni asks how schools can identify and celebrate what families already bring to their children's literacy learning.

Healthcare is one of America’s most dysfunctional and confusing industries, and most of the system seems designed to keep people sick. While we may know that racism impacts health outcomes, most of us don’t know exactly how or why—and we certainly don’t know what to do about it. Dr. Monica Wang is a leading expert in health equity research and Chair of the Narrative Office at the BU Center for Antiracist Research. Her childhood experience as a bussing student in Boston’s METCO program shaped her decision to pursue a career in health equity.

From journalist and author of An Ordinary Age, an examination, dismantling, and reconstruction of ambition, where burnout is the symptom of our holiest sin: the lonely way we strive. Ambition—the want, the hunger, the need to achieve—is woven into America’s fabric from the first...

Discover a transformative reframing of intimate relationships with practical steps to build community and combat the loneliness epidemic in this bold and warmhearted blend of memoir and social science in the vein of When You Care and Big Friendship. Doesn’t it seem like there simply isn’t...

What is the role of activists and civil society in defining and defending the collective good in healthcare, especially in cases where that good seems to be heavily shaped by market dynamics? Presenting conceptual and empirical studies from a variety of healthcare contexts and theoretical perspectives, this book addresses this vital question by drawing together multidisciplinary scholarship from science and technology studies, sociology, organization studies, marketing, philosophy, and public health.

This is your wake-up call! It’s a sad fact that corruption exists in much of society. But when you go to your doctor, you don’t expect that corruption to interfere with your well-being. You know something is wrong when you leave your appointment with a prescription and generic advice, but you just can’t put your finger on exactly what or why. Unfortunately, medicine has become increasingly corrupt. Blue suits—the CEOs of pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, hospital systems—large group practices, directors of federal health agencies, and patient advocacy groups run ...