VIRTUAL ZINE
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PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH
***PLEASE NOTE - Here you will find everything related to health & the human body - Medicine, COVID, Self-Care, Addiction, Disease, Disability, Fitness, Anatomy, etc.
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***ALSO NOTE - We are imperfect and there may be zines mis-categorized or links that do not work. Please email us if you feel like any of this is in error or not working properly - sherwoodzinelibrary@gmail.com
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DISCLAIMER: The majority of these zines are posted through submission/permission of the zinemakers or come from public zine sharing sites. Please do not upload these zines to your site without seeking permission from the zinemakers first.
PAGE UPDATED: 7.7.25
Activist Approach to Domestic Violence, An(.pdf) Activism, Assault, Relationships, Abuse, Sexual Violence
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Activist Trauma & Recovery(.PDF)- Activism, Mental Health
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An Activist's Guide to Basic First Aid (.PDF) - Activism, First Aid, DIY Guide
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Alone and Together - Added 7.7.25 - Physical Health, Disability, Minizine, Accessibility, COVID-19, Pandemic, Collective Care, Mental Health, Community
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And Still I Rise - A Zine About Domestic Violence(.PDF) - Domestic Assault, Consent, Violence, Relationships
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ANTIFA Super Soldier Training Manual #1 - Strength Training(.pdf) Exercise, Lifting, Weights, Bodybuilding, Barbells, Dumbbells, Athletic Training, Powerlifting, Body Positivity, Activism Guide, DIY Gym, Nutrition, Muscles
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Attitude Adjustment - On Being Crazy in a Crazy World(.PDF) - Comics, Mental Health
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Autism Rep in Cartoons- Added 7.7.25 - (Jude Cope) - Autism, Mental Health, Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, El Tigre, Scooby Doo, Rick and Morty, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dead End: Paranormal Park
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Awkward at the Doctor(.PDF) - Queer, Healthcare, LGBTQA, Homophobia, Transphobia
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Be There for Each Other Because the System is Not, and Won't Ever Be, on Our Side(.PDF) - Self-Care, LBGTQA, Physical Health, Mental Health, Disease, Wellness, Suicide, Support
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Beautiful Truth(PDF) - (Dexter Freud, 2024) - Sketches, Illustrations, Self-Portrait, Artist Process
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Becoming a Mid Wife in 10 Easy Years Part 4 (.PDF) - Motherhood, Midwives, Birth, Babies, Parenthood, Fathers, Mothers, Labor, Childcare, Doula, Children, Stories, Comics
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​Bedbound Diaries(.PDF) (Eman) - Chronic Illness, Health, Perzine, Diary, Art, Poetry, Allah, Muslim, Pain, Sickness, Prayer
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Being Borderline- Added 7.7.25 - (Eclipse Moontower) - BPD, Borderline Personality Disorder, Relationships, Psych Ward, Heartbreak, Love, Illustrations, Desolation, Melancholia, Minizine, Mental Illness, Mental Health
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Birth as Power(.pdf) (Bloom Collective) - Organic Childbirth, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Birthing, Midwife, How-To Guide, DIY Guide, Nutrition, Prenatal
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Bleeding Ache, The(.PDF)(Sharin F. Ali) - Poetry, Prose, Mental Health, Depression, Self-Harm, Substance Use, Anxiety, PTSD
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Body Image During a Pandemic(.PDF) - Body Image, Body Positivity, Mental Health, Eating Disorders, Fatphobia, Social Media, Lockdown, Quarantine, Anxiety, Depression
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Breathings - Daily Tips to Improve Your Well Being- Added 7.7.25 - (Lele Saa) - Mental Health, Self-Help, Self Care, Advice, Cute, Illustrations
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Care Culture Collaborative #1- Added 7.7.25 - (Spring 2025) - Poetry, Health, Photography, Resources, Reproductive Health, Abortion, Long Beach, California, Art, Collage, Prose, Healthcare, Print, Norfside LB Outreach
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Chicory #1(.PDF) Herbs, Herbalism, Tea, Health, DIY Guide, Medicine
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Chronically - A Constant State of Sickness- (Lindsey Esplin) CW: Medical Gaslighting, Non-Specific Mentions of Childhood Abuse, Death, Abandonment, Ableism, Chronic Illness, Diagnosis, Health
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Cripple Punk Mag #1(.pdf) - M. Sabal - July/Aug 2022 - Disability, Accessibility, DIY, Punk, Music, Subculture, Scenes, Interviews, Essays, Winterwolf, Afro-Surrealism
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Cripple Punk Mag #2(.pdf) - M. Sabal - Sept/Oct 2022 - Disability, Accessibility, DIY, Punk, Music, Subculture, Scenes, Interviews, Essays, Venues, Shows, Nova Twins, Music Recording, Diversity, Zines
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Cripple Punk Mag #3(.pdf) - M. Sabal - Feb/March 2023 - Disability, Accessibility, DIY, Punk, Music, Subculture, Scenes, Interviews, Essays, Saoirse, The Dilators, Zines, Corvallis Scene, Masking, Winterwolf, Anthems, Mental Health, Disability Justice, Books, Pits
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DeEscalation and Grounding Skills for Activists, Revolutionaries, and Everyone! - (KC Van Der Zee and Kangs Trevens) Activism, DIY Guide, Trauma, Grounding, Non-Violent Communication, Self Regulation, De-Escalation
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D.I.Y. Doula Self-Care for Before, During, & After Your Abortion(.pdf) - Abortion, Self-Care, Reproductive Rights, Medical Procedure, Physical Health, Mental Health, Sexual Health, DIY Guide, Pregnancy, Grief, Symptoms
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Disability Film Analysis Tools- Added 7.7.25 - (Disability Action Research Collective) - Representation, Disabled, Disability, Ableism, Hollywood, Movies, Filmmaking, Character Development, Stereotypes, Prejudice, Depiction, Writing, Storytelling
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Does Work Make You Sick?(.PDF) - Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Employers, Health, Wellbeing, Disability, Injury, Activism, Unions, Organizing, Bosses
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The DOs and DON'Ts of the Wild & Free(.PDF) - (by Adam Gnade) - Self-Care, Mental Health, Anxiety, Activism, Advice, Depression, DIY Guide
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​​Down with the Blues - My Struggle with Addiction(.PDF) (Angel) - Opioids, Pain Killers, Narcotics, Oxycontin, Fentanyl, Heroin, Drugs, Drug Abuse, Narcan, Sobriety, Overdose, Rehab, Treatment, Poetry, Art
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Everybody's Daughter(.PDF) (Sharin F. Ali) - TW: Sexual Assault, Abuse, Suicide Ideation - Poetry, Prose, Disordered Eating
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A Female Reproductive Anatomy & Physiology Crash Course - (Scout Duncan) Female Anatomy, Genitalia, Uterus, Medical Diagrams, Ovaries, Vagina, Menstrual Cycle, Pregnancy, Abortion Laws, Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood
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For When Life is Painful(.PDF)(Kind Strangers) - Pain, Emotional, Self-Care, Quotes, Audre Lorde
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Gorda Puta(.PDF) (Cherry Vecchio) Spanish Language, Fatness, Fat Activism, Sex Work, Love, Family, Relationships, Poetry, Photography
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Hair and Nerves(.PDF) (Eman) - Illustration, Art, Sketches, Drawings, Pain, Chronic Illness
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Hair and Nerves II(.PDF) (Eman - 2023) - Illustration, Art, Sketches, Drawings, Pain, Chronic Illness
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Handsome Testimonial, A - The Life & Times of James Scott (1829-1912)(.PDF) (Gill Chrenshaw - 2023) - Disability, Deafness, Hearing, Textiles, Workers, Yorkshire, England, Deaf, Victorian Era, Disabled Mill Workers, Unions, Labor
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A Hastily Assembled Guide to Being Alone(.PDF) - Quarantine, Lockdown, Boredom, DIY Guide, Mini-Zine, Mental Health, Self Help
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Health and Safety at Militant Actions(.PDF) - Activism, Protest, Violence, Rioting, Health, Medical, Safety, DIY Guide
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How I Survived My Teenage Years- Added 7.7.25 - (Mollusc Dimension) - AAPI, ESEA, East Asian, Asian, LGBTIQA+, Non-Binary, Neurodivergence, ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Queer Asian, Trans, Transmasc, Bisexual, POC, BIPOC
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How to Access Healthcare (When You're Poor As Fuck)- Added 7.7.25 - (Kim Adamski) - Healthcare, Doctors, Medicine, Insurance, American Healthcare System, US Capitalism, Advice, Low Income, Mental Health, Dental, Optical, Reproductive Care
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How to Question Your Gender Without Going Insane- Added 7.7.25 - (Isaac James, 2025) - Genderqueer, Identity, Mental Health, Gender, Non-Binary, Genderfluid, Self Care, LGBTQA+
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I am Not Ed Sheeran(.PDF) (Russ Kazmierczak Jr.) Ginger Identity, Redheads, Hair, Humor, Comics
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I Love You, But #1(.pdf) (Stephanie Knipe) - Emotional Abuse, Relationships, Gaslighting, Control, Cis-Men
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I was a Teenage Girl(.pdf) - Wesley Sueker - Transgender, LGTBQA+, Women, Sex Education, Girls, Puberty, Middle School, Bullying, Teen Girls, Adolescence, Pre-Teen, Barbie, Flirting, Perzine, Journaling, Collage
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In Pain Zine- Added 7.7.25 - (Emma Major, 2024) - Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Disability, Pain, Paintings, Poetry, Invisible Illness, Digital Art
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Itchy Legs(.pdf) Illustration, Perzine, Health, Skin, Scars, Medication, Self-Care
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Jane - Documents from Chicago's Clandestine Abortion Service 1968-1973(.pdf) - Firestarter Press - 2004 - Reproductive Rights, Abortion, Pro-Choice, Roe v Wade, Health, Pregnancy, Right to Choose, Feminism, Illinois, Chicago, Clinics, Women, Politics
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Lady Gardens(.pdf) - Pubic Hair, Shaving, Gender, Grooming, Vagina, Bush, Gender Politics, Feminism, Women, Porn, Labiaplasty, Razorburn
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Lady Hell(.pdf) - 2022 - Reproductive Rights, Art, Collage, Illustration, Poetry, Roe v Wade, Abortion, Feminism, Right to Choose, Anti-Choice, Supreme Court, Pro-Choice, Risograph, Stories, Mixed Media, Digital Art, Horoscopes, Pregnancy, Fetus, Miscarriage, Bodily Autonomy
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Mental Healthy(.pdf) (by Jenny Eden) - Art, Illustration, Writing, Mental Health, Self-Care, Meditation, DIY Guide, Self Help
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Nerve Pain(.PDF) (Eman) - Illustrations, Chronic Illness, Disability, Textured Hair, Dance, Pain, Fashion
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Nervous System (PDF) (Blue Bubble Zine - Nov. 2023) - Illustrations, Nerves, The Body, Mixed Media, Collage, Sketches​
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Old Enough to Know Better: A Pro-Choice Zine From an Anti-Choice Childhood(.pdf) - Jacqueline Bryk - Reproductive Rights, Bodily Autonomy, Politics, Anti-Choice, Religious Right, White Woman Grief, Pregnancy, Roe v Wade, Supreme Court, Babies, Adoptions, Abortion, US Politics, Elections, Government, Feminism, Catholicism, Religion, Children, The Unborn
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Old Habits Die Hard(.PDF) Comics, Mental, Lobotomy, Brain, Sci-Fi
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Openbook Archives: June Issue- Added 7.7.25 - (June 2025) - Self Care, Wellness, Mental Help, Rest, Coping Tools, Creative Healing, Affirmations
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Pathologize This! #2(.pdf) TW: Suicide & Sexual Assault Mentions - Mental Health, Grief, Writing, Prose, Photo, Anxiety, Depression, Self Harm, Medical Fatphobia, Sexual Abuse, Consent, Sex, ADD, ADHD, Medication, Manic Depression, MDMA, Therapy
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Pepperspray, CS, and Other Less Lethal Weapons(.PDF) - Policing, Police Brutality, Law Enforcement, Protest, Resistance, Activism, DIY Guide
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Play! Fight!(.pdf) - Kinky Sex, Political Theory, Fetishism, Kink, Sex, Consent, Politics, Anarchomasochism, Anarchism, Body Politics, Perversion
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Post-Roe TX(.pdf) (Fall 2022) - Austin, Texas, Abortion, Reproductive Rights, Roe vs. Wade, Pro-Choice, Clinics, Abortion Networks, Green Wave, Green Tide
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Radical Mycology- (Spore Liberation Front) DIY Guide, Mushrooms, Fungi, Spores, Gardening, Foraging, Identification, Medicinals, Shrooms, Cooking, Mycorestation, Ethnomycology
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Recipe for Growing Up Trans(.pdf) (Aaron) Trans, Minizine, Illustration, Mental Health, Self-Harm, LGBTQA+, Queer, Religion, Family
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Safer Sex 101- Added 7.7.25 - (Kim Adamski) - Consent, Sexual Health, STDs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV, Condoms, Dental Dams, STD Testing, DIY Guide, Internal Condoms, PREP, PEP
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Saints & Disability - Added 7.7.25 - (Disability Action Research Collective) - Ableism, Saints, Christianity, Catholicism, The Church, Disability, Disabled, History, Representation, Medieval, Middle Ages, Relics, Cults, Canonization, Physical Health
​​Sick Futurity(.PDF)(Lyndsey Beutin & Cal Biruk - July 2022) - Diabetes, Insulin, Medication, Healthcare, Medicine, Capitalism, Pandemic, COVID, Carbs, Diet, Sugar
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Signs You are Dealing with a Narcissist - Added 7.7.25 - (Zera Faro) - Mental Health, Disorders, Self Care, Narcissists, Narcissism, Partners, Friendship, Self-Help, Warning Signs
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Some Things People Have Said to Me About My R*pe(.pdf) (by Chelsea Sieg) - *CW - mentions sexual assault* - Consent, Victim Blaming, Shame, Minizine
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Street Medic Handbook(.PDF) - DIY Guide, Health, Activism, Resistance, Protest, Safety, Book
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Sustainable Activism and Avoiding Burnout(.PDF) - Self-Care, Mental Health, DIY Guide, Protest, Resistance, Activism
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Take a Rest - A List of Restful Activities(.pdf) - Wesley Sueker - Summer 2022 - Relaxation, Physical Health, Mental Health, DIY Guide, Advice, Zen, Sensory, Social, Emotional, Creative
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The Testosterone Survey Zine(.pdf) (Rena Yehuda Newman) - Health, Transgender, Transition, Hormones, Comics, Medical Industry, Medication, How-To Guide, Medical Study, Queer, Gender, LGBTQA+
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Thrift Witch Vol. XII - Earth Grounding(.PDF) - Witchcraft, DIY Guide, Earth, Rituals, Art, Collage, Magick
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Top Surgery Recovery in Community(.pdf) Trans, Surgery, Healthy, Recovery, Healing, Communities, Medical, How-To, Relationships, Self-Care, LGBTQA, Gender
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Transcending Anatomy(.pdf) LGBTQA+, Queer, Trans, Sexuality, Gender, Identity, Relationships, DIY Guide, Bodies
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Transfer DIY HRT- Added 7.7.25 - Transgender, Transitioning, HRT, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Medicine, Estradiol, Testosterone, Estrogen, Antiandrogens, Side Effects, Prescriptions, Dosing, Dosage, Injections, Testing
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Tubes Tied & No Regrets - Another Perspective on Parenting(.pdf) - Kathy Labriola - Mongoose Distro - Parenting, Birth, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Childbearing, Surgical Procedure, Overpopulation, Non-Breeding, Childless Couples
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Understanding A Deaf World - Deafness, Hearing Loss, Hearing Impaired, Disability, Auditory, Hearing Aids, Implants, Deaf Community, Lip Readinging, Sign Language, ASL
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Using Essential Oils & Aromatherapy(.pdf) - Carol Wiley - DIY Guide, Nature, Health, Healing, Carrier Oil, Diffusers, Sensitivities, Therapeudics, Skin Care, Recipes, Acne, Hair Care, Alopecia, Nail Care, Baths, Massage, Cleaning, Spirituality, Aphrodisiacs
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​​Vacczine(.pdf) (Coin Operated Press - 2021) - COVID-19, Pandemic, Health, Quarantine, Healthcare Workers, Photo, Doctors, Nurses, Vaccines, Melbourne, Australia, Stories, Prose, Poetry, Illustrations, Lockdown, Isolation, Masks
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Virus + Me- Added 7.7.25 - Physical Health, Online Trends, Going Viral, Social Media, Viruses, Diseases, Internet, Minizine, Bacteria, COVID-19, Pandemic, Labor Ethics, Capitalism
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Visual Narrative of My Complex Thoughts as a Person Living with ADHD- Added 7.7.25 - ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Design, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Complex Thoughts, Feelings
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​Weird Kid Guide to Soothing Heartbreak, The(.PDF) Relationships, DIY Guide, Mental Health, Love, Romance, Break Up, Self Help, Self Care
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The Wellnesszine #1: Growth(.pdf) - Emotions, Growth, Change, Adolescence, Drawings, Illustrations, Poetry, Prose, Photography, Fiction, Nurturing, Relationships, Hormonal, Body, Mixed Media, Adulthood, Playlists, Self-Care, Trees, Nature, Chronic Perspective, Journey, Gratitude
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Wheelchair History- Added 7.7.25 - (Disability Action Research Kollective) - Wheelchairs, Wheeled Devices, Disability, Ableism, Medical Devices, Mobility, Medical History, Vintage Photos
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Why We Mask - It's Not "Just a Cold"- Added 7.7.25 - (Laurel Lynn Leake) - Physical Health, Disability, Masking, Disease, COVID-19, Pandemic, Healthcare, Mental Health, Wellness, Chronic Illness, Queer, LGBTQA+, Self-Care, Disability Justice, Infection, Immune System, Long COVID, Comic Illustration, Vaccines
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Yeast of Your Worries, The(.pdf) (Erica Zelfand, Winter 2006) - DIY Guide, How-To Guide, Sexual Health, Vagina, Yeast Infection, Medication, Diet, Herbology
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A Young Male's Guide to... An Informative Zine for Guys Who Like Guys- Queer, Gay, LGBTQA+, MLM, M4M, Relationships, Sex, Communication, Romance, Love, Body Image, Male Anatomy, Foreskin, Oral Health, Testicles, Prostate, Masturbation, Mental Health, STDs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Condoms, AIDS, HIV, Hepatitis
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