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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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​20 Words or Less About Depression - Added 1.9.26 - (Maamyyrä - 2011 - The Icarus Project) Words, Lit, Prose, Photo, Depression, Self Care

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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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Ancient Egypt & Disability - Added 1.9.26 - (Disability Action Research Kollective) Disabled People, Ancient Egypt, Ma'at, Bes, Dwarfism, Blindness, The Cairo Toe, Prosthetics, Suicide, Ancient Texts, Djeho, Harpocrates, Deities, Premature Birth, Hatshepsut, Pharaohs, Horus, Khnumhotep, Walking Devices, Pataikos, Ptah, Pereniankh, Queen Ati, Roma, Seneb, Club Foot, Cerebral Palsy, Siptah, Scribes, Osteoarthritis, King Tutankhamen, Genetics, Spinal Issues, Anysis, The Durham Hand, Geheset, Khnum-Nakht, Dental Conditions, Double Germination, Per-Nefers, Ramesses-Meryamun-Nebweben

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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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Anxiety Sucks. Come Relax a Little with Me! - Added 1.9.26 - Minizine, Anxiety, Self-Care, Self Help, Advice, Calmness

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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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Bedside Companion, The - The Zine For When You Can't Get Out of Bed - Added 1.9.26  - Depression, Self Care, Self Help, Advice, Questions, Minizine

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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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Chasing Perfect - A Primer on Asian American Women and Psychology - Added 1.9.26  - (Jordan Alam - 2013) - Psychology, Asian Americans, Women, Ethnic Studies, Culture, Mental Health, Barnard College, Colombia University, Stigmas, Family, Immigrants, Model Minority Myth, Stereotypes, Math, Science, Microaggressions, Counseling, Therapy, Honor, Class, Income, Domesticity, Body Image, LGBTQA+, Relationships

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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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Emotions! How to Deal with Negative Emotions - A Guide - Added 1.9.26  - (Mia - Nov. 2025) - Minizine, Mental Health, Emotions, Negativity, Advice, Self Care, Self Help, Stress Management

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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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It Makes Me Sad You Are No Longer Sober - Added 1.9.26  - Sobriety, Weed, Alcohol, Drinking, Chronic Pain, Black & White, Digital Art, Collage, Photo, Minizine, Memory, Changes, Typography

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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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Lantern in the Dark - The Freedom of Anthroharmonics - Added 1.9.26  - (Toni Hazel - Lantern in the Dark Press - Winter Solstice 2025) - Anthroharmonics, Society, Humanity, Organizing, Philosophy, Identity, Reflection

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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! A Mental Health Zine #1 - Added 1.9.26 - Mental Illness, Obsessive, Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Poetry, Prose, Sexual Abuse, Trauma, Survivors, Elliott Smith, Suicide, ADHD, Depression, Music, Medication, Families, Addiction, Ableism

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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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Peer Review #2 - Ten Theses on Science and Radicalism - Added 1.9.26  - (2025) - Vaccines, COVID-19, Scientific Community, Public Health, Debate, Anarchism, Technocracy, Technology, Rebellion, Experiments, Government, Lab Elite, Capitalism, Profit, Mutual Aid, Anti-Civ, Health, Medicine

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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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Star Trek & Disability Part 1 - The Trouble with Cripples - Added 1.9.26 - (Disability Action Research Kollective) Star Trek, Disabled People, Representation, Sci-Fi, Disability, Diversity, Philosophy, Actors, Privilege, TV Industry, Stereotypes, Screenwriters, Villains, Special Episodes, The Original Series, Dwarfism, Plato's Stepchildren, The Empath, Non-Verbal, Nonspeaking, Mutism, Howie Seago, Deafness, Sign Language, Loud as a Whisper, Worf, Klingons, Paraplegic, Ethics, Suicide, Wheelchairs, Euthanasia, Statistical Probabilities, Deep Space 9, The Next Generation, Doctor Bashir, Sarina, Neurodivergent, Sensory, Chrysalis, Cataplexy, Enterprise, Daedalus' ENT, The Menagerie, Strange New Worlds, Captain Pike, Mobility Impairment, Lower Decks, Bigotry, Learning Disability, Character Development

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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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Vitamins, Minerals, & Mental Health - The C.P.A.B.'s Discussion of Wellness - Added 1.9.26  - (Vickie) - Minerals, Vitamins, Supplements, Diet, Nutrients, Macros, Dosage, Side Effects, Toxicity, Health, Guide, Magnesium, Calcium, Micronutrients, Iron, Zinc, Copper, Riboflavin

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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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Your Brain is Trying to Kill You - A Zine About Things to Do During Depression Episodes - Added 1.9.26 (Ivy L. James) - Depression, Episodes, Overwhelmed, Sadness, Self Harm, Advice, Self Help, Self Care, Minizine

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