kowabungadoodles: A comic about looking after yourself, your loved ones and your mental health durin

kowabungadoodles:

A comic about looking after yourself, your loved ones and your mental health during the tough times ahead.
I started this last November, when people were hurting so hard it was difficult to function - I’m sorry it took me so long to finish it.  

Everyday activism you can do when you feel powerless.
And when you feel stronger, Punch back.

[First panel: Two people standing in the dark, surrounded by screens showing “HATE”; one has shoulder-length dark hair and freckles, the other has short, messy light hair. Text: “We all need to fight. Now more than ever.”

Second panel: a caption reads, “But when all the world seems to be sapping your strength.” In the left half-panel the freckled person is looking sadly at their phone, which is showing them hateful messages; in the right, the short-haired person is passing an unfriendly crowd talking among themselves.

Third panel: on the left, the freckled person looking at a small amount of money in their hand, and on the right the short-haired person sitting in bed, looking at what appears to be a hospital bracelet on their wrist. Text: “When you need every bit of that strength just to get by.”

Fourth panel: the freckled person with their eyes closed, holding their phone against their heart, surrounded by symbols and words such as “unfollow”. Text: “It’s okay to disconnect.”

Fifth panel: the short-haired person sitting on a park bench with eyes closed, exhaling. Text: “Take a breath.”

Sixth panel: the freckled person holding a cat. Text: “Recharge.”

Seventh panel: the short-haired person tucked up in bed, smiling at their phone which is showing them a heart. Text: “Reconnect.”

Eighth panel: both people in bed, hugging, while the cat looks on. Text: “Take care of yourselves. And each other.”

Ninth panel: both people at a protest, with determined expressions, holding the poles of a banner. Text: “Fight every day, in any way you can.”

Tenth panel: the short-haired person is sharing homemade cookies with the freckled person, while the cat clings to their shoulder. Both are smiling. Text: “If all you have strength to do today is exist, then resist by existing.”]