Continue to tend to yourself

Mikahelia Wellington; Sherana Syed; Emanuel Tessema

🧘🏾 Self-Care Soft Space

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Kathleen Charles, a Haitian writer, playwright, poet and spoken word artist, performs her poem entitled End/Beginning

Source: Concordia University (2023)

If you have already engaged with the guided meditation video and the reflection questions in this section, it is now a good time to take a break. Absorbing the information in this Pressbook in a lasting and meaningful way takes time. Also, engaging in sustainable anti-Black racism advocacy requires regular self-care.

Remember that when you are ready to continue to the next few chapters, you may always return to this section as needed.

Activity: Robert Plutchik Wheel of Emotions. Click on the icon associated with the emotions for a description of the word, an explanation of how it may elicit feelings in your body and what the emotion is trying to tell you.

Activity adapted from Six Seconds (2025).

Source: “Wheel of Emotion” by Clonewayx, licensed under Public Domain

If you are interested in learning more about Robert Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions, visit the Six Seconds article entitled “Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions: Exploring the Feelings Wheel and How to Use It (+ PDF)” here in a new tab (2025, February 6)

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Activity: Robert Plutchik Wheel of Emotions. Click on the icon associated with the emotions for a description of the word, an explanation of how it may elicit feelings in your body and what the emotion is trying to tell you.

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