Transformative Mutual Aid Practices (T-MAPs) are a set of tools that provide space for building a personal “map” of wellness strategies, resilience practices, unique stories, and community resources. Creating a T-MAP will inspire you to connect your struggle to collective struggles. When we make and share our T-MAPs with others they become potent tools for healing and liberation.
Your T-MAP is a guide for navigating challenging times, figuring out what you care about, and communicating with the important people in your life
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Spirit, Justice, Mutual Aid, Healing and Survival
A number of ideas have come together for me lately. So, I’ve taken some time to write the following, putting them all together. The PDF of Spirit, Justice, Mutual Aid, Healing and Survival can be found below. There is a button to download the PDF. This is the link to the same PDF document online:…
T-MAPs Section 5: Support
This is a continuation of the series on Transformative Mutual Aid Practices (T-MAP’s)(See: https://quakersandreligioussocialism.com/t-maps/ ) Section 5 is about where you find support. There are sections where you list the names of people and organizations that you find supportive. I won’t list my support people here, but you get the idea. This section ends with the…
T-MAPs 4: Slipping off the Tracks
This is a continuation of the series on Transformative Mutual Aid Practices (T-MAP’s) (See: https://quakersandreligioussocialism.com/t-maps/ ) This section is a bit odd for me. The questions relate to significant stresses, deeper than I’ve had to deal with. There were significant stresses related to my career as a neonatal respiratory therapist, software and medical hardware engineer,…
T-MAPs Section 3: Life Lessons and Personal Stories
This section goes more deeply into our personal experiences. I appreciate how the list of statements can evoke our responses and stories. Following the list of statements on each page, there is an open-ended text box to tell your stories related to those statements you chose. I’m beginning to see how this can be very…
T-MAPs Section 2: Wellness Practices
There are times when I question what I am focusing on. Each morning I sit in prayer and silence, trying to hear what I should write. Sometimes, as with this series on transformative mutual aid practices (T-MAPs) a series of articles flow from an initial leading. And sometimes, in the middle of such a series,…
Connection and Vision
The past couple of weeks I’ve been reading and writing about Transformative Mutual Aid Practices (T-MAPs) (See: https://quakersandreligioussocialism.com/t-maps/) So, after all this studying and writing, below is the PDF file of my responses for Section 1: Connection and Vision. As stated below, this is more of an introduction to the T-MAPs ideas and process. Still,…
T-MAPs Online Creator Tool
To create your own T-MAPs you can either T-MAPs Online Creator Tool You can use these questionnaires to create your own T-MAP and have your answers emailed to you in a printable pdf. There are 5 sections. Click one of the images below to try filling out that section, see what you think, and let…
Why make a T-MAP?
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve found it difficult to begin to talk about mental health. At the same time, I’ve become much more aware of how the lives of people I care about, work with, and am trying to support are experiencing significant stresses. From the T-MAPs workbook, “we hope that it helps you give…
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