Why is it important for advocates and social change makers to practice radical self-love?

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NRCDV Publications

Published Date

August, 2023

Publisher(s)

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)

Author(s)

Patty Branco

Why is it important for us – advocates, healers, and social change makers – to practice radical self-love? In this Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ), NRCDV's Patty Branco explores radical self-love as a pathway toward individual and collective transformation.

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Material Categories

Self Care / Vicarious Trauma

Domestic Violence

Resilience / Healing

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