The Women+ Thread For April 9th
This week’s suggested topic: None No suggested topic this week. How is everyone holding up? Continue reading The Women+ Thread For April 9th
Category: Health
For discussing physical and mental health
Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Societal Pressures (04/08/2020)
A few weeks ago, I was hanging out with my brother’s GF and him over at their place. Out of the blue, she suddenly dropped this one on me: What is your opinion on women and high heels? My brother … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Societal Pressures (04/08/2020)
Mental Health Thread 4.8.2020
For Help and Crisis resources, refer to the link in the Health and Identity tab at the top of the page, or click here Sometimes we need to talk about some things. This is a phenomenally caring and kind group, … Continue reading Mental Health Thread 4.8.2020
Color Outside the Lines: Comfort Media in the Time of Corona
Hello and welcome to Color Outside the Lines, a weekly discussion space for people of color. Firstly, apologies for the absent thread last week! I got a bit mixed up in my days and mistakenly thought the 1st of April … Continue reading Color Outside the Lines: Comfort Media in the Time of Corona
Limited Spoons in a time of crisis
Welcome to the Spoonie Thread, a place for all your rants, ravings, and tales of medical woe. What’s a spoonie? It’s a person living with a chronic illness or disability. Spoon Theory is an explanation of how chronic health problems affect one’s … Continue reading Limited Spoons in a time of crisis
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The Avocado Isolation Survival Support Group
Last updated: 6th April Many of you may already be in government mandated isolation. Or you may have chosen to self-isolate. If you haven’t already, then it’s probably coming soon – this is a global pandemic and it seems no … Continue reading The Avocado Isolation Survival Support Group
The Women+ Thread Comforts Us
Some guidelines to help this space be a positive experience for everyone: As always with the Avocado, don’t feel compelled to share beyond your comfort level. Anyone who identifies as female, or who was socialized female/AFAB/otherwise has firsthand experience with … Continue reading The Women+ Thread Comforts Us
Dating, Relationships, and Sex (04/01/2020)
OH MY GOD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THE TITLE, DROP?!?!?! Hold on, calm down, everything’s fine. Well, except … *wildly gestures at state of world*. I have actually given some thought to this! The wrong thoughts mayhaps, but thought, … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex (04/01/2020)
A+: Asexuality Thread
According to the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network, “An asexual person is a person who does not experience sexual attraction.” But it’s more complicated than that. Asexuality is a broad spectrum, and anyone who identities with or has experience on … Continue reading A+: Asexuality Thread
Mental Health Thread 4.1.2020
For Help and Crisis resources, refer to the link in the Health and Identity tab at the top of the page, or click here Sometimes we need to talk about some things. This is a phenomenally caring and kind group, … Continue reading Mental Health Thread 4.1.2020
The Women+ Thread Is a Little Lonely
Some guidelines to help this space be a positive experience for everyone: As always with the Avocado, don’t feel compelled to share beyond your comfort level. Anyone who identifies as female, or who was socialized female/AFAB/otherwise has firsthand experience with … Continue reading The Women+ Thread Is a Little Lonely
The Avocado Folding@Home Team
Hey there, sports fans! Guess what? The Avocado now has its very own Folding@Home team. The TL;DR version for folks already in the know: Our team code is 249704. Folding@Home is a “…distributed computing project for simulating protein dynamics, including … Continue reading The Avocado Folding@Home Team
Sex & Relationships (03/25/2020)
Right, new host here: Dropwing. Sorry about that. I know, I know, most disappointing. Which, incidentally, is what my dates tend to say afterwards. Whooops, did I type that out loud? How embarrassing. Which … is what I mumble to … Continue reading Sex & Relationships (03/25/2020)
Mental Health Thread 3.25.2020
For Help and Crisis resources, refer to the link in the Health and Identity tab at the top of the page, or click here Sometimes we need to talk about some things. This is a phenomenally caring and kind group, … Continue reading Mental Health Thread 3.25.2020
Color Outside the Lines: Colorism
Hello and welcome to Color Outside the Lines, a weekly discussion space for people of color. A HUGE thank you Merve and a continued thank you to Ardhanari for this thread and all their work in maintaining it coming up … Continue reading Color Outside the Lines: Colorism
Weekly LGBT+ Discussion
Greetings, Avocadoans! Welcome to the weekly discussion of LGBTQQIA+ issues! Rules for this discussion: -All are welcome! However, please be respectful that this discussion is specifically about issues and topics related to lesbian, gay, bi- or pansexual, trans, queer, questioning, … Continue reading Weekly LGBT+ Discussion
Weekend Mental Health Thread 3.20.2020
For Help and Crisis resources, refer to the link in the Health and Identity tab at the top of the page, or click here Sometimes we need to talk about some things. This is a phenomenally caring and kind group, … Continue reading Weekend Mental Health Thread 3.20.2020
The Women+ Thread Welcomes Spring
Some guidelines to help this space be a positive experience for everyone: As always with the Avocado, don’t feel compelled to share beyond your comfort level. Anyone who identifies as female, or who was socialized female/AFAB/otherwise has firsthand experience with … Continue reading The Women+ Thread Welcomes Spring
Sex & Relationships 03/18/2020
Hey it’s that time of week again where we talk about sex and relationships! Prompt: maintaining relationships in the age of social distancing, both sexual and platonic. This will be my final week of hosting the Sex and Relationships thread, … Continue reading Sex & Relationships 03/18/2020
Mental Health Thread 3.18.2020
For Help and Crisis resources, refer to the link in the Health and Identity tab at the top of the page, or click here Sometimes we need to talk about some things. This is a phenomenally caring and kind group, … Continue reading Mental Health Thread 3.18.2020
Weekly Fitness Thread Is Stuck Indoors
Sometimes you can’t go out to the gym or on runs. How does staying in affect your routine? Do you find new things to do? What are some good routines to practice from home? As well as the weekly topic, … Continue reading Weekly Fitness Thread Is Stuck Indoors
