We want to show up for each other. We want to take action, but the quality of the presence actually changes what it is that you offer.

I say to organizers all the time, are you available for connection?

Hi, everyone. Welcome to How to Not Lose Your Shit.

I'm Katie Paris, and I'm the founder of Red Wine and Blue.

And I'm LaFonda Cousin, a part-time yoga instructor, self-care advocate, and the chief people

officer here at Red Wine and Blue.

Today, LaFonda and I were joined by Apprentice Hemphill, an amazing writer and organizer who talks about how we can't

separate healing ourselves from healing the world. It's such an incredible conversation.

I'm so excited to share this one, LaFonda. When did you first encounter Prentice Hemp Hill's work?

What drew you to it?

They are amazing and I feel like they are my therapist now.

So there's that.

I need everyone to know that.

I think I ran into Prentice just randomly, just some random posts on Instagram.

And then like a couple months, after the Charlie Kirk incident, I was just scrolling

and I needed something that just kind of felt like not chaotic and crazy.

And a post from Prentice popped up and it was just like it was okay to not be engaged in the chaos.

And it was okay to feel however you were feeling and all of those things.

And it just like it really resonated in that moment.

And I was hooked from there.

I remember that post, Prentice said in the midst of when it just felt like the internet from

every corner was yelling at you in the loudest possible way, telling you how to feel.

...