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No More Deportations

If you're in Wisconsin, make a practice today of talking with people around you about the fact that a rogue, armed agency of the federal...

Ali Brooks, LCSW

Awakening to our power

the greatest joy in this world is awakening to your own power. at every turn we're fed an illusion that we're powerless when truth is we ...

Ali Brooks, LCSW

Taurus: The Power of Appreciation

What we appreciate grows in value. When we love something, we pour energy and vitality into it and its value appreciates, its energy expa...

Ali Brooks, LCSW

Speaking Your Truth

A wise woman once told me that the answer to every question about relationships can be summarized with the simple formula as follows: 1) ...

Ali Brooks, LCSW

Astrology, healing, and liberation

By exploring your astrological birth chart, you have access to precise information about your unique elemental makeup and your unique and...

Ali Brooks, LCSW

Water Magic

Water is fem power. water cleanses, nourishes, ebbs, flows, uplifts, adapts, reflects, moves, pulls everything along with its soft streng...

Ali Brooks, LCSW

Moving through sadness

It's okay to be sad sometimes. Our culture is terrified of sadness. It is an unwelcome guest. people will try to make you smile while you...

Ali Brooks, LCSW

Happiness is a deal with death

There is a place for happiness. For everyone. Nobody is too broken, too broke, too victimized, too privileged, too anything to find happi...

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