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The Resistance needs you healthy to fight for our democracy and human rights. That means, first and foremost, take care of you. Every day.
Start with the basics. Dialectic behavioral therapy uses the acronym PLEASE to help us remember them.
- PL: Treat PhysicaL illness.
See a doctor when necessary. Take prescribed medication.
- E: Balanced Eating.
Don’t eat too much or too little. Eat regularly and mindfully throughout the day. Avoid food that makes you feel like bad. And, of course, eat plenty of bananas.
- A: Avoid mood-altering substances.
Keep away from illicit drugs, and use alcohol in moderation (if at all). This may sound like a total buzzkill, however a numbed out, dazed-and-confused public plays right into Trump’s hand. Drunk or high, we the people are checked out, less effective, unable to react, or prone to react stupidly. Our senses become dulled. To fight back with our full might, we need to be at our best – awake and alert.
- S: Balanced Sleep
Try to get 7-9 hours of sleep a night, or at least the amount of sleep that helps you feel good. Keep to a consistent sleep schedule, especially when having difficulty sleeping. Never pick up your phone for scrolling when you experience insomnia. Try a book instead, or listen to a free bedtime story on Insight Timer.
- E: Get Excercise
Do some sort of exercise every day. Try to build up to 50 minutes of exercise most days.
From DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition, by Marsha M. Linehan. Copyright 2015 by Marsha M. Linehan.
For the body
For the body
DISCLAIMER: Guerrilla Gorillas believes in your body, your choice. Exercise at your own risk. The troop isn’t responsible for positive or negative outcomes from trying any of these ideas -- you are. Ahhh, the freedom to choose.
Find your inner yogi with free Yoga with Adriene online videos.
Try this kettlebell routine.
Try this HIIT routine.
Try this 20-minute bodyweight routine.
Try a 10-minute Barre workout.
Get into the pickleball craze.
Start a walking or running group with other gorillas.
For the mind
For the mind
Stop doomscrolling.
Gorillas need to be informed but endless amounts of screen time on social media ain't it. Boot camp for the mind means discipline around social media. (Exceptions made for trolling MAGAts.)
Challenge yourself to try meditiating once a day.
Check out some of the free meditations on Insight Timer.
Listen to Sarah Blondin's poetic meditations on Spotify. Try her "Meditations for Living an Awakened Life."
Try Meditations for Uncertain Times from the New York Times.
Read anything ever written by Pema Chodron.
Get out in nature.
Try one of the nondenominational events hosted by the Assisi Heights Spirituality Center.
Disclaimer
Guerrilla Gorillas is a nonviolent group for peaceful protest. We DO NOT condone violence of any kind. We also do not encourage illegal activity. Know the laws where you live to determine the legality of guerrilla tactics. You are responsible for your actions.
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