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How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community by Mia Birdsong

3 reviews

amberinpieces's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Racism, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

jenniferthinks's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Mia did a wonderful job of inspiring me to reflect, plan, and take action to build a local community. We chose this book as for a book club, and as part of our discussion we all mapped out our “Zone 1” and discussed with each other. It was a really touching conversation. 

The book was delightfully intersectional. The stories were helpful anchors. And the audiobook was great as it was read by Mia, the author. 

After the discussion with others, I longed for more detail on the very basics and getting started version of how to meet people for folks who aren’t extroverts. Mia seems to have established many relationships by meeting people at group events that she initiated or was invited to. I wonder what advice she might give to those of us who aren’t “group event” people, and who aren’t extroverted. 

Another topic I would love to know more about is the dynamic of unpartnered people who don’t have children. In our book club, we talked about how these folks often get asked to provide childcare more often and with more assumption of availability than others in their communities. 

And finally, I would love to learn more about how building community intersects with mental challenges like anxiety and depression. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Rape, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death

ctrl_shift_dlt's review

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Racism, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Cancer