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EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 14: Portable Feminist
May 9, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! This week contains our wedding anniversary (yay!),...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 13: Painkillers, Postcards, and Who's Afraid of Gender
May 2, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! We went to see Parliament-Funkadelic on Friday and...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Iss 5: Expectation Frustration
$ · April 25, 2025
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EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 12: Cooking Can Be Good for You & We Need Your Art
April 18, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! 10:12 pm Pacific, Thursday: It is past my bedtime but I am...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 11: Queer Time Capsule & Radical Book Rec
April 11, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! I’m still overflowing from our trip to NYC. I’m so...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 10: Eject Disk Manifesto, Sustainable Alternatives to Amazon, & More
April 4, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! Tuesday was my birthday and the weekend before we...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 9: Deleting DNA Data & Managing Burnout
March 28, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! My birthday is on Tuesday and I have so much...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Iss 4: Lessons in Grief
$ · March 21, 2025
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EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 8: Credible Sources, Sitting with Emotions, and Organizing 101
March 14, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! I have an obscene amount of things I want to get...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 7: Books and a Boycott
March 7, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! Some housekeeping: Please share this newsletter...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 6: AskJAN, Dump Substack, LGBTQ+ Purges, & More
February 28, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! The other evening my wife and I watched Butterfly...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Iss 3: Thoughts on Queer Photography
$ · February 21, 2025
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EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 5: New Activist Guide & a Book List for Resilience
February 14, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! Last night, Nicole and I finished a documentary...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 4: Deleted Guidelines, Mutual Aid How-To, Helping Trans Folks, and More
February 7, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! Last weekend I took the vintage typewriter I scored...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 3: Six Years and Still Going (So Many Resources!)
January 31, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! I have been so wrapped up in that it wasn’t until...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Iss 2: Focusing on What I Can Control
January 24, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends. Unclench your jaw. Take a full, deliberate breath....
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 2: Trans People & Sports, LA Fires, & a New Project Announcement
January 17, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! There is so much going on in the world and in this...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 1: Book Bans, Accountants of Color, and a Better To-Do List
January 10, 2025
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends. It is Wednesday night as I write this and I’m...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Iss 1: New Year and I'm Glad You're Here
$ · January 3, 2025
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EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Quickie: This End of Year Liminal Space
December 27, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! I had thought I would have some 2025 thoughts for...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Iss 24: Things I Learned in 2024
$ · December 20, 2024
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EEDA Newsletter Vol 5: Best Books I Read in 2024
December 13, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! December means we are constantly exhausted, but not...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 26: Insurance Claim File Helper, Covid Safety, & Info for Trans Folks
December 6, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! Last weekend we went to a craft faire here in...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 25: Resource Encore, More Actions, & an Optimistic Piece
November 29, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! Yes, we went to see WICKED on opening weekend. Yes,...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 24: The Future of EEDA, Directional Living, What to Do Now, and more
November 22, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! I’m shaking up the cadence of this newsletter a bit...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 23: Post-Election Resources, Self-Care App, and How to Winter
November 15, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends. We had planned a road trip to southern California...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Iss 23: Oh no.
November 8, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends. I’m writing this on Wednesday evening, the day...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 22: CA Voting, Vote for Libraries, & Purrli
November 1, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! I’m writing this on Halloween evening and if you...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Iss 22: Prepping for Election Day 2024
$ · October 25, 2024
This week, I give some advice on preparing for the upcoming election day. If you’re looking for the free Resource issues, they post every other week and the...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 21: Hard Voter Convos & Help From Sesame Street
October 18, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! What a week. On Sunday, we went to closing night of...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Iss 21: I Answer an Awkwardly Deep Icebreaker Question
$ · October 11, 2024
This week, I share my answer to a somewhat wild work icebreaker question I answered at a recent work retreat. If you’re looking for the free Resource issues,...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 20: Hurricane Relief, Black Disabled Woman Syllabus, & Opting Out of AI
October 4, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends. At 5:23 pm today, it was 102°F where we are in...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Iss 20: Life Lesson from Mechanical Engineering 101
$ · September 27, 2024
This week, I share a life tip that I actually learned during my brief time as a mechanical engineering major. If you’re looking for the free Resource issues,...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 19: Mental Health Crisis Resources & Beyond the Gender Binary
September 20, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! In case you missed it, Buttondown did a profile on...
EEDA Bonus: A Lovely Profile on EEDA by Buttondown
September 17, 2024
Hi friends! I know it’s not the usual EEDA Newsletter day and please forgive my excitement but: Buttondown did a profile on me and Enthusiastic Encouragement...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Iss 19: My Most-Used Communication Technique
$ · September 13, 2024
This week, I write about a communication technique that I learned almost twenty years ago as a sex educator (and I still use this technique today!) If you’re...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 18: Moderating Our Violence Intake and Mobilizing
September 6, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! Before I get into things: I’ve been told that in...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Iss 18: You Are My Other Me
August 30, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! Can you believe that August is just about over and...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 17: Covid Emergency Kit List and Sustainable Fashion
August 23, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! This past weekend we attended an iPhone photography...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Iss 17: Inheriting Generational Debt
August 16, 2024
This week, I share a story about one of the things “we don’t talk about” when we lose a parent. If you’re looking for the free Resource issues, they post...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 16: Voting, Book Bans, & Expecting Black Women to Save the U.S.
August 9, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! I’m going to share the exciting thing first: There...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Iss 16: Communication 101: Tough Conversation Considerations
$ · August 2, 2024
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EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 15: Mental Health Toolkit, Sticker Mule Alternatives, & USDA Labeling
July 26, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends. Holy shit, an entire lifetime of events has...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Iss 15: Making Some Space on a Full Plate
July 19, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! With a combination of work, other work, other other...
EEDA Newsletter: Vol 5, Res 14: Help for Doomscrolling, Updated Anti-Trans Legislation Map, & Postcard Activism
July 12, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! I’ve been trying to be more social in ways that...
EEDA Newsletter: Vol 5, Iss 14: Some Ideas on What To Do Now
July 5, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends. Wow, what a week. I’m writing this on the afternoon...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 13: Circumventing Google's AI Responses & Pride Month Resources
June 28, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! What a week! As I write this, it’s only Wednesday...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Iss 13: What Does "Enough" Look Like?
June 21, 2024
This week, I talk about the surprising interactions that made me rethink the sheer amount of plates I’m keeping spinning. If you’re looking for the free...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Res 12: Patreon, Queer Liberation Library, & a Book on Asexuality
June 14, 2024
This is a public issue of Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice. Feel free to share it! Hi friends! We have been having a very food-centric (like,...
EEDA Newsletter Vol 5, Iss 12: The Generational Avoidance Cycle
June 7, 2024
This week, I talk about breaking the cycle of avoidance passed down in families. If you’re looking for the free Resource issues, they post every other week...
 
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