Episode 6: The Value of Community

  In episode six of Talking Shoppe with Deming-Rivers Social Club, Essence and Emily do their “work wife, work overlord, work nemesis” segment. Then continue their Mental Health Awareness Month theme by proposing alternatives like assessment, education, reflection, exploration, connection, and advocacy, focusing on connection. They read a viewer comment about getting involved in nonprofits and finding queer community in a red state, and discuss how community supports mental health, how COVID reshaped identity and relationships, and how building community requires self-knowledge (especially values) and psychological safety. They close with their weekly R.E.P.O.R.T.