Title: Sustaining Spirit
Subtitle: Self-Care for Social Justice
Author: Naomi Ortiz
Birthdate M/D/Y: NEED
Copyright holder: Rooted, LLC
Copyright Year: 2018
Publication Date: Feb. 14, 2018
On Sale Date: Feb. 14, 2018
ISBN 10 PRINT: 1-947647-13-X
ISBN 13 PRINT: 978-1-947647-13-8
ISBN 10 EBOOK: 1-947647-14-8
ISBN 13 EBOOK: 978-1-947647-14-5
Library of Congress Control Number (PRINT book only): 2017954622
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SHORT Author Bio: NOTE: again for Nancy in Iowa – use this for Bowker, Ingram – 150 words max
Naomi Ortiz is a writer, poet, facilitator and visual artist who cracks apart common beliefs and spills out beauty. Through her art, poetry and writing, Naomi supports individuals in building bridges to connect them to their own truths around self-care and living in multiple worlds. She is a highly acclaimed speaker and trainer on self-care for activists, disability justice, and intersectionality. Naomi is a Disabled Mestiza (Indigenous/ Latina /White) raised in Latinx culture living in the U.S./Mexico borderlands.
LONG Author Bio: More exciting, use this for Amazon – 350 words max
Naomi Ortiz distills important lessons taken from decades of activist experiences in disability and Latinx communities and channels this wisdom into Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice. She digs deep into the cause of activist burnout. How can advocacy be sustained without the time or resources for self-care? Promoting skill development through journal prompts, reflective essays and insightful poetry, Ortiz covers topic areas such as; intersectionality, grief, dealing with difficult people, setting goals, maintaining boundaries, exercise, navigating a lack of resolution, forgiveness and non-profit staff development. Essential for anyone committed to making the world a better place. Sustaining Spirit invites and supports us to explore the relationships between mind, body, spirit, heart and place in order to integrate self-care to survive and thrive.
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SHORT book description: NOTE: this is the conservative, neutral book description for Librarian Nancy in Iowa – 150 words max
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Book KEYWORDS (for metadata): work-life balance, stress, burnout, nonprofit, job, trauma people of color
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Amazon PRINT categories
Print Category 1: Books : Business & Money : Business Culture : Work Life Balance (215 books in category)
Print Category 2: Books : Business & Money : Business Culture : Health & Stress (254 books)
Print Category 3: Books : Politics & Social Sciences : Social Sciences : Specific Demographics : Disabled (4,688 books)
Amazon KINDLE categories
Kindle Category 1: Kindle Store : Kindle eBooks : Self-Help : Journal Writing (235 books)
Kindle Category 2: Kindle Store : Kindle eBooks : Health, Fitness & Dieting : Personal Health : Work-Related Health (972 books)
Kindle Category 3: kindle store – kindle eBooks – nonfiction – politics & social sciences – social sciences – special groups – disabled (929 books)
BOOK INFO
Publisher: Independent Arts and Media
Imprint: Reclamation Press
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Format: Paperback
Size: 5.5″ x 8.5″ (RP and Trade Fiction default), or 6″ x 9″ (Trade Nonfiction default)
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Print Price: $19.95
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With this book, Naomi Ortiz reminds us that we are part of the flow of nature, and helps infuse the spirit in each of us back into our activism. It’s a must-read for those of us doing this work, and a critical reminder that we must care for ourselves too so we can be there for the long term. – Adela Nieves, Traditional Health Practitioner, Taino (Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean)
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A guide book for activists and leaders in social justice movements. It’s a workbook to use in practicing living well daily; her questions are journal prompts and therapy of the soul. It’s a manifesto of the lives of quiet struggle and magnificence, stories that let us know someone knows us, they showed up, and that we matter.
I couldn’t be more grateful to have this work in the world. – Erin Blanding, Director, Global Program Innovation, WE we.org, Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, Borderlands Restoration Leadership Institute
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In this beautifully crafted and exquisitely written book, Naomi Ortiz has given a great gift to those of us whose passionate devotion to social justice activism can too often lead to bodily and spiritual exhaustion. From a place of love, she invites us to examine the habits, mindsets, and practices that keep us moving at a frenzied and productive pace, while depriving us of the joy, replenishment, and connection we need to survive and flourish. She invite us to explore how we can incorporate sustaining self-care into our work on behalf of the communities we love. – Melanie Morrison, Allies for Change
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Naomi Ortiz’s Sustaining Spirit Self-Care for Social Justice is a book that couldn’t come at a better time. The labor of activism can also hurt and grind us down. As multiple marginalized communities confront new dangers and challenges, activists from every movement can gain strength from Sustaining Spirit Self-Care for Social Justice. This book is a gift for anyone searching for intergenerational wisdom and stories. – Alice Wong, Founder, Disability Visibility Project™
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Naomi Ortiz takes decades of activist experiences in disability and Latinx communities, distills the important lessons and channels the wisdom into Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice. She digs deep into the cause of activist burnout. How can advocacy be sustained without resources for self-care? Why do activist movements require intense commitment without consideration for people’s lives? Sustaining Spirit invites and supports us to explore the relationships between mind, body, spirit, heart and place in order to integrate self-care to survive and thrive.
AMAZON: VISIT NAOMI ORTIZ PAGE
Biography – Naomi Ortiz is a writer, poet, facilitator and visual artist who cracks apart common beliefs and spills out beauty. Through her art, poetry and writing, Naomi supports individuals in building bridges to connect them to their own truths around self-care and living in multiple worlds. She is a highly acclaimed speaker and trainer on self-care for activists, disability justice, and intersectionality. Naomi is a Disabled Mestiza (Indigenous/ Latina /White) raised in Latinx culture living with her partner and cat in the U.S./Mexico borderlands.