Lorraine

“Freedom was the idea that together we can ensure that we all have the things we need—love, food, shelter, safety.”
― Mia Birdsong, How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community

“We need a vision of community that is relevant and future-facing. A vision that brings us closer to one another, allows us to be vulnerable and imperfect, to grieve and stumble, to be held accountable and loved deeply. We need models of success and leadership that fundamentally value love, care, and generosity of resources and spirit.”
― Mia Birdsong, How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community

“How does one reconcile the autonomy, agency, responsibility, and mutuality? What’s mine to carry, what’s someone else’s to carry, and what do we hold collectively?”
― Mia Birdsong, How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community

“Perhaps most damaging, it includes a toxic individualism that creates barriers to deep connection and intimacy. When we are oriented toward doing it ourselves and getting ours, we cut ourselves off from the kinds of relationships that can only be built when we allow ourselves to be open and generous.”
― Mia Birdsong, How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community