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RESOURCES
Tools, reads and resources for support
Healing doesn’t end when the retreat does. This page is a living collection of resources to support care workers between gatherings: research, frameworks, reflection tools, and community touchpoints that sustain the work.
WHAT WE'RE CURIOUS AND PASSIONATE ABOUT
Exploring Healing-Centered Praxis
A deep dive into what it means to move beyond trauma-informed care toward a practice that centers healing as a political and communal act. This is foundational reading for understanding OFC's approach.
[Read the Paper]
Third-Wave Mental Health and Liberation Health
The third wave of mental health practice moves beyond symptom management toward frameworks rooted in social justice and collective liberation. This article and accompanying video explore what that shift looks like in practice and why it matters for care workers.
[Read the Article] [Watch the Video]
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Micro-Practices and Mindfulness for Health Professionals
A podcast episode and research study exploring how small, consistent practices can meaningfully reduce stress and build resilience for people in high-demand care roles. Practical, evidence-based, and directly relevant to OFC's work.
[Listen to the Podcast] [Read the Study]
THE IMPORTANCE OF SHARING & LEARNING
We stand on the shoulders of those who wrote it down, and just as much on those who didn't, but passed it on in their ways and walks of life.
DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING
The Tree of Contemplative Practices
A visual map of 40+ healing modalities organized by type — stillness, movement, relational, generative, activist, ritual, and creative practices. OFC draws from this full tradition in every gathering.
[Tree of Contemplative Practices PDF]
PDP Information for Massachusetts Educators
Most OFC gatherings qualify for Professional Development Points in two strands: Leadership/Administration and Comprehensive Health. We adhere to the Massachusetts High-Quality Professional Development standards.
[For More Information]
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Micro-Practices and Mindfulness for Health Professionals
A podcast episode and research study exploring how small, consistent practices can meaningfully reduce stress and build resilience for people in high-demand care roles. Practical, evidence-based, and directly relevant to OFC's work.
[Listen to the Podcast] [Read the Study]
RESEARCH & READING
OHealing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety
Mia Mingus, Cara Page, and the Kindred Southern Healing Justice Collective — foundational voices in naming healing justice as a political and community framework.
[Find The Book]
[Kindred Southern Healing Justice Collective Website]
On Vicarious Trauma & Burnout
Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha — on breaking shame and isolation about needing care.
Hope and Healing in Urban Education by Shawn Ginwright (2016) — on relational pedagogy and building healing-centered school cultures.
[Find the Book]
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On Collective Care & Mutual Aid
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade — on solidarity-based models and cross-sector care.
[Podcast Page Link]
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On Moral Injury in Care Work
YES! Magazine, Fall 2022 — Sarah Kleinshcmidt on the moral hazard facing care workers inside broken systems.
[The Job Is Not My Work Article]
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