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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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this was a good week:  nowhere but up
this was a good week: nowhere but up

The walls came tumbling down.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondMarch 29, 2018hurricane harvey Comments
make light, season 2, episode 12:  body positivity with stacy nadeau
make light, season 2, episode 12: body positivity with stacy nadeau

Because when your friend ends up on a billboard in Times Square in her underwear, you talk about it.

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the make light showKaren WalrondMarch 27, 2018stacy nadeau, dove campaign for real beautyComment
make light, season 2, episode 11:  resilience and self-compassion with kate inglis
make light, season 2, episode 11: resilience and self-compassion with kate inglis

All about resilience after breathtaking loss.  And so. much. self-compassion.

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the make light showKaren WalrondMarch 20, 2018kate inglisComment
six months later:  hurricane harvey update, and a break
six months later: hurricane harvey update, and a break

Before we go, here's where we are.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondMarch 15, 2018hurricane harvey Comments
make light, season 2, episode 10:  physicality with christine koh
make light, season 2, episode 10: physicality with christine koh

All about movement as connection.  Also, body oil.

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the make light showKaren WalrondMarch 13, 2018christine kohComment
at the be conference
at the be conference

Wise words from a Southwest Airlines flight attendant.

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placesKaren WalrondMarch 12, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring giant picnics, giant weeds, and giants among women.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMarch 9, 2018Comment
wholebeing
wholebeing

The five elements of thriving.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondMarch 8, 2018wholebeing, positive psychology Comment
make light, season 2, episode 9:  standing in your values with mike reynolds
make light, season 2, episode 9: standing in your values with mike reynolds

Mike Reynolds joins me to talk about feminism, masculinity and standing in your values.

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the make light showKaren WalrondMarch 6, 2018mike reynoldsComment
the importance of a creative practice
the importance of a creative practice

I remembered why I like to play in my journals.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondMarch 5, 2018art journaling, journaling Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring baby chimps, a winter wonderland, and Llama, Llama, Red Pajama.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMarch 2, 2018 Comments
the other f word
the other f word

Sometimes failure is a good thing.

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Karen WalrondMarch 1, 2018Comment

keep making light

karen walrond,
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daily light

It’s my birth month and I’m celebrating with a Month of Daily Delights! Daily Delight #23: I just received an early delivery of THE BRAND NEW PAPERBACK VERSION of The Lightmaker’s Manifesto!

This version officially drops next month
Been a minute since I’ve been on the grid, so I thought I’d share proof of life! Enjoying some quick downtime reading @jenpastiloff’s brand new book Proof of Life (out this week, congrats, Jen!) and I think you should, too.

Just a
Hey lovelies! One for the grid:

@barnesandnoble is having an amazing sale on preorders -- if you haven't yet preordered my book (or even if you have, I don't judge), now's a great time to do so! Simply use the code PREORDER25 at check out. I'll shar
SO EXCITED FOR THIS.

@shannonrwatts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, is a DELIGHT — and her new book, Fired Up, is a manual for Lightmakers everywhere. The world looks bleak right now — join us to learn how you can find your light aga
 

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