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Makeena
Rivers

Staff Writer

Makeena Rivers is a recent graduate from Columbia School of Social Work where she focused on race, incarceration, education, and class. Before New York, she studied psychology and sociology at Emory University. She is passionate about seeking justice and healing through building creatively.

BY Makeena Rivers
SPIRITUALITY
Do Positive Thoughts Attract Good Things?

Do Positive Thoughts Attract Good Things?

Makeena Rivers | Jul 20, 2019
LIFE
Be Courageous: Have Solution-Oriented Conversations

Be Courageous: Have Solution-Oriented Conversations

Makeena Rivers | Jul 14, 2019
SPIRITUALITY
Avoid Debate—Instead, Explore the Truth Together

Avoid Debate—Instead, Explore the Truth Together

Makeena Rivers | Jul 8, 2019

LIFE
How to Talk About Things That Matter

How to Talk About Things That Matter

Makeena Rivers | Jul 4, 2019
SPIRITUALITY
3 Ways toward Gentleness and Humility

3 Ways toward Gentleness and Humility

Makeena Rivers | Jun 30, 2019
JUSTICE
Racism as a Social and Spiritual Phenomena

Racism as a Social and Spiritual Phenomena

Makeena Rivers | Jun 17, 2019

SPIRITUALITY
Taking Care of Your Body, Spiritually

Taking Care of Your Body, Spiritually

Makeena Rivers | Jun 11, 2019
CULTURE
Fostering Hope in a World Full of Conflict

Fostering Hope in a World Full of Conflict

Makeena Rivers | Jun 1, 2019
CULTURE
“Us”—Interconnectedness and Oppression

“Us”—Interconnectedness and Oppression

Makeena Rivers | May 14, 2019

CULTURE
How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

Makeena Rivers | May 10, 2019
CULTURE
How Do You Talk to Yourself? Teaching Your Inner Voice to Be Kind

How Do You Talk to Yourself? Teaching Your Inner Voice to Be Kind

Makeena Rivers | May 7, 2019
SPIRITUALITY
The Accessibility of Communal Prayer

The Accessibility of Communal Prayer

Makeena Rivers | May 2, 2019

SERVICE
Why Friends Who Serve Together Stay Together

Why Friends Who Serve Together Stay Together

Makeena Rivers | Apr 11, 2019
CULTURE
How the Teachings of Many Faiths are Helping Me Build My Career

How the Teachings of Many Faiths are Helping Me Build My Career

Makeena Rivers | Apr 4, 2019
SPIRITUALITY
A City Girl Leaning on Nature

A City Girl Leaning on Nature

Makeena Rivers | Mar 31, 2019

LIFE
How I Respond to Condescending Communication

How I Respond to Condescending Communication

Makeena Rivers | Mar 27, 2019
SPIRITUALITY
5 Steps to Increase the Quality of Prayer

5 Steps to Increase the Quality of Prayer

Makeena Rivers | Mar 20, 2019
SPIRITUALITY
How I Found the Discipline and Motivation to Pray

How I Found the Discipline and Motivation to Pray

Makeena Rivers | Mar 17, 2019

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