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In this second installment of the "Lost & Found" theme, Katie Haegele offers up five new stories of how cats affect the human world around them for the better. Ranging from silly to heartbreaking, and everything in between, these stories strive to show us all an important truth: Love for and acceptance of cats is ultimately a love for and of life.

This volume is focused on helping others and helping to prevent suicide attempts as well as tackling heavy issues such as abuse.

While most cookbooks feature specialized fare for rare occasions, or worse yet, optional recipes for unique occasions, these recipes provide clear guidance for the unequipped future-chef. Coffee is important and it should be high quality. There's some granola for breakfast, cake and cookies for dessert, even a few fish recipes. Also included are several soups, a beets recipe, brussels sprouts, mung bean dahl, banana curry, and a glossary for those who are still learning about vegetables.

Cat themed knick-knacks and objet d'dubious art star in this issue of Katie Haegele's Cat Party zine, as illustrated by Caitlin Peck. Past issues are about living breathing cats, but here Katie walks you through all the cat-inspired objects in her house. There's much to ponder, regret, smile about, and generally feel.

Being charged with a felony is not the end of the road and Aza Enigma is here to help you keep pushing forward through the cloud of doubt. Open at any point in this zine and you'll find hopeful advice on how to build a happy and succesful life after conviction. Survive parole, know your rights, build your own business, set goals and access recommended resources: you can get out, stay out, and rise above.

Jealousy has a toxic, corrosive effect on the human soul. It can be subtle or crash down upon you in waves and pick you up and toss you about like a tsunami or tornado. What can we do? Why is it so easy to become trapped by this elusive emotion? What are the origins and consequences of letting it get out of control?

There's more to the high life than good kush.Get educated and inspired to live your best smoker life with this zine.Includes: Weed 101! -- a simple introduction to types of cannabis and what makes it work, from cannabinoids to terpenes to the "entourage effect.""Why I Smoke Weed" -- explorations of the question so many non-tokers ask -- why? -- with honesty and no judgement.Notes on Race, Stigma, and why the term "marijuana" should probably be avoided (hint: it's racist)Tips and Tricks -- from how to make a pipe out of a strawberry to the easiest cannabutter recipe around, and a bit more.

Volume 3 has a number of good self-care strategies for helping you keep a positive outlook despite the world's attempts to keep you down.

This thorough and informative zine gives a responsible walkthrough of FAM--Fertility Awareness Method. FAM teaches menstruators to use fertility signs as a highly accurate form of birth control (more accurate than condoms when used correctly!). Let's Talk About Your Uterus: Body Conscious Birth Control is such a great resource about this empowering topic of reclaiming fertility, and is complete with helpful diagrams and drawings!

This zine feels simultaneously handwritten in a single draft and deeply thoughtful and profound. Ana traces historical and generational trauma and expectations between herself, her siblings, and her father. Dissecting her father's "Failure it Not An Option" fridge magnet, Ana looks at how each of her brother's and sister's achievements or lack thereof was used to impact their self-esteem and the next child's performance metrics. If her brother was a little more successful, the pressure came off from her. If her sister screwed something up, there was less expectation of her to succeed. Things get complicated as her parents figure out that she is queer and she realizes the distinction between what she wants and what others want of her. She looks at grading metrics and relative successes and averages and how honestly difficult and demanding it is to be a McDonald's employee. Her former self-hatred is used to guide her to own her own wants and goals as she reaches adulthood, even if the shadow of the past is nagging in the background. A treatise on the imperative of doing something meaningful with your life. -Joe

The handbook on consensus decision-making. Everything from group dynamics, to the structure of decision making, the purpose of evaluation, agenda planners, facilitators, notetakers, group discussion techniques and more is covered, in both philosophical, and eminently practical terms. Should be mandatory for anyone wishing to attend a meeting, let alone conduct one.

A collection of short essays and comics focused around trauma. It's the fourth in the Mettanoia zine series that focuses on mental health.

Juggling the Rainbow is a collection of personal essays that really provide a look at what it can be like to experience relationships beyond monogamy. This is not a collection meant to fuel your three-way fantasies or make you want to throw monogamy out the window. Instead this zine shows how these people were able to explore themselves in a way that they couldn't in a monogamous relationship. In the first essay the writer reflects on their current open relationship, how through this relationship they realized they had unresolved issues with race and how internalized racism, such as feeling ugly and unattractive about being Chinese. This zine is about more than polyamory. It's about exploring one's identity and relationship with themselves through their relationship with others.

These five tales are excerpted from Katie Haegele's book, Cats I've Known. The book is about learning to live with yourself through loss and love, and these five selections show the full range, from poignant to silly. Get your cat fix on!

A lovingly hand-written and illustrated zine in the classic perzine style containing personal stories, thoughts about mental illness, poems and comics about depression and healing, and some helpful resources. Shea's words are always kind, sometimes funny, and are very good at reminding you that you are not alone and this feeling is not forever. As she says on the last page, "You are tougher than you think. Don't stop fighting! Good luck out there."

Do you want to start a business? Or does your existing business feel stuck? Either way, this no-fluff workbook will walk you through the steps of planning and troubleshooting your enterprise. Publisher Joe Biel and bestselling author Dr. Faith G. Harper, co-authors of Unfuck Your Business, reunite to help you make your business idea viable, find your niche, and evaluate your growth and success. With the help of worksheets and exercises, you'll make sure the money adds up, plan your strategy for growth, hone your management skills, and work through common pitfalls like imposter syndrome and self-sabotage. Even if you've never run a business before and don't see yourself as a numbers person, you can succeed with the right tools. Work out your dreams on the page and then watch your hard work, critical thinking, and belief in your meaning and purpose make them come true!

"Nuestros cerebros estâan haciendo todo lo posible para ayudarnos, pero pueden ser unos cabrones. A veces, parece que tu propio cerebro estâa tratando de atraparte, deshaciâendose en medio de la tienda de comestibles, creando pleitos con tu acompaänante, volviâendote adicto a algo, o bloqueâandose por completo en los peores momentos posibles. Ya le dijiste a tu cerebro con firmeza que no es bueno hacer estas cosas. Pero tu cerebro tiene una mente propia. Ahâi es donde entra en juego este libro. Con humor, paciencia y un montâon de insultos, la Dra. Faith te muestra la ciencia detrâas de lo que estâa pasando en tu crâaneo y te explica el proceso de reentrenamiento de tu cerebro para responder adecuadamente a las no emergencias de la vida cotidiana. Si estâas trabajando para lidiar con viejos traumas, o si solo deseas tener una respuesta mâas calmada y moderada a las situaciones a las que te enfrentas todo el tiempo, este libro puede ayudarte a armar las piezas del rompecabezas y recuperar tu vida y tu cerebro"--

Start and grow your successful business your wayUnlike any other small business guide out there, A People's Guide to Business contains 26 years of institutional wisdom and best practices that you can use no matter what field or type of business you are in. Offering rules like "respect the math," "no more accidents," and "believe in yourself," Biel takes a problem-solving approach to the actual issues small business owners face, like how to earn more than you spend and how and when to bring on a staff person (and how to manage them when you do). Biel translates and simplifies dozens of "essential" business books into one slim, jargon-free volume! Determine if you are suited for business, establish your niche, think like a small company, ensure your viability, build the thing, get to scale, understand your leverage, align the carrot and the stick, do management well, handle service and sales, solve the most common problems, evaluate your progress, and so much more.

One of the hardest things about parenting is having conversations with your kids about sticky or loaded topics. You know, like sex. Or drugs. Or money, religion, or politics. Or when someone in your life does something ethically terrible. Or when tragic shit happens. It's especially hard when the topic of discussion hits really close to home. Or if you tend to be either conflict averse or hot headed, or just plain unconfident having difficult conversations even with fellow adults. But you need to have these talks in order to create a sense of safety for your kid when life goes sideways. Whether you're trying to make sure your kid gets positive messages around gender even though you aren't an expert, process horrific news, or deal with an intolerant relative who you can't personally stand, Dr. Faith and Bonnie bring you their trademark common sense, experience, and realness in guiding you through having these necessary tough conversations and building a closer, trusting relationship with your offspring.

Do you need support in achieving your goals? And maybe you're a visual thinker or a doer more than a writer? If journaling, lists, and worksheets leave you cold, try vision boarding. Dr. Faith walks you through the art and science of making a simple or complex visual representation of where you're going. This exercise can help you refine your goals in different aspects of your life, visualize the steps you need to take to achieve them, and focus on the process of getting there. Then, once you've made it and celebrated, your vision board can serve as a reminder of your success and a jumping off place for your next big thing.

Are you paid less than your male colleagues for the same work? Do you work all day for the man and then come home and tend to another man and some kids? Do people keep interrupting you, taking credit for your ideas, and asking you to do extra social labor beyond your job description? And are you literally sick and tired of it all? With a hefty dose of irreverent self-satire, Eryn O'Neal shares the essential oil recipes that she uses to treat her own patriarchal woes, so that you can too. A tincture of clary sage may not dismantle the patriarchy singlehandedly, but it'll help you get enough sleep so you can keep working on destroying the power dynamics that are dragging us all down.

Body image problems and eating disorders have long been considered mostly to be women's problems. But did you know that men are even more likely than women to suffer from distorted or dysmorphic body image? Essentially we're all affected by patriarchal ideals of how we ought to look. In this zine, Dr. Faith and Dr. Aaron walk you through how to know if you've got a problem and provide practical, science-based ways to cope by improving not only your image of yourself but also your physical and mental health.

In 2006, Joshua Ploeg and I found ourselves in Minot, North Dakota to put on the inaugural event at the Red Carpet, a brand new DIY venue. I played my films, he served the food, and that night we sold every single piece of merch. Mystified, I talked to the promoter. North Dakota is a flyover state. Don't treat the performers right and they'll never come back. I became fascinated with Minot and spent months researching their scene politics. Minot is a perfect little outpost of creative freedom, but also a cautionary tale of racism, alcoholism, and isolation.

For decades, the U.S. has been obsessed with "self-esteem" or rather with our lack of it. But self-esteem isn't actually that great, and getting all puffed up about yourself isn't exactly a recipe for the good life. How about self-compassion instead? Bestseller Dr. Faith explains the difference between the two and offers some helpful exercises in developing more compassion for yourself. It's actually very different, she explains, than letting yourself off the hook for your bullshit. It's more helpful to accept that you're human so that you can learn and grow rather than push aside your problems or wallow in your mistakes. Also, kindness to yourself helps you be more kind to other people as well. Everyone wins!

WHOOP! WHOOP! The Insane Clown Posse calls itself "the most hated band in the world," but with 11 million albums sold, the horrorcore hip hop duo from Detroit is a widespread music phenomenon with a cult following. This book is the story of Craven Rock's journey to their annual festival, the Gathering of the Juggalos, where legions of fans in clown makeup come together every year to attend this family-reunion-like event and enjoy musical celebrities, feats of wrestling, debauchery, and most of all, a supportive, tight-knit community.Juggalos gained the political spotlight in 2017, when thousands of fans marched on Washington, DC to protest their classification by the FBI as a violent gang. Dwarfing the pro-Trump rally at the same time and place, Juggalos proved themselves to be a growing voice of dissent for some of the most neglected parts of the United States. Rock's reporting casts a light on many contradictions and perils of Juggalodom, sensitively handling questions of gender, health, religion, and what it means to be part of something. Part festival-goer's journal, part music history, part investigative report, part social commentary, Juggalo Country takes us into the heart of a much-derided and controversial movement and shows us the redemptive power of family and community.

A guide to using plants in your environment for their medicinal properties! A whole host of tips and tricks for tending to your bumps and bruises and keeping yourself healthy. Health care and medical doctors are getting more and more useless, but there's a lot of stuff you don't need them for, and being able to tend to your health in small ways is a key adulting skill. Cute illustrations from Giovanni Caputo and a generally fun vibe and feel! Includes healing cuts and scrapes, burns, rashes, sunburns, building a first aid kit, gut problems, aches & pains, bugs, bruises, bleeding, parasites, and a list of further reading resources.

If you've attended even a few events, you know that they are often exclusive affairs, prioritizing the majority and those in power. But what about everyone else? This manual trains promoters and venues to create safety of all kinds to be inclusive. Any music, art, or community space theoretically wants to make the world a better place. And now they can learn how!

If you're an autistic adult, there probably hasn't been a whole lot of guidance or community for you past the age of 18. Joe Biel writes about what it's like to be autistic. Dr. Faith writes about what it's like to care for autistic folks, based on her experience as a parent, friend, and therapist. The zine covers diagnostic criteria and how they play out in practice, what it means for autism to be a disability, and co-occurring symptoms, like depression and anxiety, and life skills and social skills that a neurotypical world doesn't always think to teach autistic people.