How Can I Embrace Love to Sustain My Activism?
Recognizing the Pull of Despair in Turbulent Times As I sit down to write this in a local coffee shop, I am feeling the heaviness of these tumultuous times. Oh,…
Why Don’t I Want to Make New Year’s Resolutions?
January as The Arbitrary Harbinger of the New Year On the eve of 2025, I was asleep by 9:30 pm. New Year’s Day was just a Wednesday, a free day…
How Do I Overcome the Beast of Holiday Consumerism?
Holiday Consumerism is Real… and Not Backing Down The pressure is on! When did this monstrosity of Holiday Consumerism arise? My family speaks adoringly of the Christmases of my grandmother's…
Taking time for self-care, Briana Anderson sits perched on a stone overhang surrounded by the autumnal mountains of Arkansas. Photo Credit: Briana Anderson
One Activist’s Journey Out of Despair and Into Empowerment
Reckoning with the Ugly Truth: Mass Extinction As Kansas City native Briana Anderson progressed though her Wildlife Biology program in college, she started to realize something was fundamentally wrong: “Every…
How do I make my home eco-friendly on a budget?
Congratulations! You have had that "aha!" moment; that lightbulb of clarity has appeared above your head; that epiphany of "I definitely CAN help the planet in my own daily life" has struck…
How do I become a resilient activist?
The Resilient Activist believes environmentalists can protect and nourish the earth only when they are nourished themselves. By teaching people how to self-tend, set boundaries, prioritize joy, and find a…
The Resilient Activist tables at several events throughout KC. Here we were at the Go Green! Fair in September 2023. Photo credit: Briana
What is an activist, anyway?
The Resilient Activist tables at several events throughout KC. Here we were at the Go Green! Fair in September 2023. Photo credit: Briana "I don't think I'm an activist..." As…
Rejuvenating time spent in nature is now at the top of my priority list. Here I am in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Arkansas. Photo credit: Briana
What is resilience?
The topic of resilience has been bouncing around popular media lately, perhaps without a lot of understanding about the word’s meaning or the process of acquiring it. The word even…
A Nurturing Lesson from the Hummingbirds
There is something incredibly special about spotting a hummingbird. A fleeting moment when one pauses at a flower in your garden, zooms by your window as you enjoy your morning…
I’ll Never Be the Next Jane Goodall
Talking to people has never been my thing. I have always been an introvert, preferring to spend my time with plants and animals and rocks and wind rather than humans.…