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Invisible Threads reveals the ties between mental health & democracy. This Regenerative Journalism fosters resilience, exposes the roots of social & political fractures, & grows reader capacity to make positive change.

Newsletter · By Kate Woodsome · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 26, 2026
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Jul 5, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    Polyvagal Theory is evolving. What it could mean for stress, trauma and connection. (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 10, 2026

    What 9/11 “trutherism” reveals about fear, distrust and America’s ongoing war on reality (opens the original)

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    Editor’s Note: News can be stressful, and this week’s newsletter focuses on the September 11 attacks. While you read, tend to your wellbeing with this exercise from the Resilience Toolkit we teach at the Invisible Threads Lab:Check in: What’s my stress level right now (1–5)? Is it useful, or is it making you feel tense, numb or rattled when you’re not in immediate danger?If it’s not useful, try one quick tool: Inhale and then exhale for twice as long for a few rounds. Or, g

  3. Issue · Sep 6, 2026

    Let us labor. Let us rest. (opens the original)

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    I’m sending a shorter note this week because I suspect many of you are experiencing information overload, and, frankly, because I’m overloaded, too. After a few deadlines and a couple nights of poor sleep, my mind is foggier than usual and my joints are burning with fatigue.On Thursday, I was rushing between meetings to join the European Mediterranean Economic Association’s webinar on the U.S.-Israel-Iran war, when I inadvertently dropped my computer charger somewhere along the wa

  4. Issue · Aug 27, 2026

    What if we’re studying democracy backwards? (opens the original)

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    <img alt="text" class="sizing-normal" height="5131" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1608226362171-fe204fb0e8c9?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyMHx8ZGVtb2NyYWN5JTIwYnJhaW58Z

  5. Issue · Aug 23, 2026

    What are you feeding with your attention? (opens the original)

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    Editor’s Note: News can be stressful, and this week’s newsletter mentions self-harm. If you or someone you know needs help, visit 988lifeline.org or call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. For current or former military service members, please call 988 and press 1.While you read, practice staying present with this exercise from the Resilience Toolkit we teach at the Invisible Threads Lab:</

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