How building community supports mental health
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In times of stress, building community can support our mental health. MPR News host Catharine Richert talks with organizers Autumn Brown and adrienne maree brown about new communities forming in Minnesota — and how to stay connected even with people who see things very differently.
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adrienne maree brown is a New York Times best-selling author. Some of her books include Loving Corrections, “Emergent Strategy,” “Pleasure Activism,” “We Will Not Cancel Us,” and the speculative fiction trilogy, “Grievers.” She is also a ritual singer-songwriter, co-generator of the Lineages of Change Tarot Deck, and co-creator and co-host of the podcast, How to Survive the End of the World.
Autumn Brown is a mother, movement leader and organizer, and the front woman for the soul-pop band, AUTUMN. She is a 2020 Auburn Seminary Lives of Commitment Honoree and recipient of the 2025 Margaret Brent Award. Her forthcoming book is titled "Temper: Practicing Freedom in an Unfree World" (St. Martin's Essentials 2026). She is also the co-creator and co-host of the podcast, How to Survive the End of the World.
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