Holidays im Ānbwin

Alexandra Pecoraro, translated by Janerose Ralpho

Mekarta ieen monono im elon eman in celebrate,ilo am bed ibben bamlee kb ro mottam, ej wor kijoor comment ko rejekkar, kajjitok ko, kb ḷōmṇak ko rej jiron iok ilo ien kajota eo jekdroon k rejaje ta eo koj ioon in ilo mour eo am.


Happy Holidays season nan aelop! Kom aer kajinolak allon in Nobōṃba bwe jen maron in lelak ien nan ri jeje, ri editors, im ri ukok bwe ren kakije im self care, botab emoj ad bar moottok m kom bojak.


Kin ot COVID, jej lo k enij oktak holiday in ej ad bwe jeban koba ibben ro nukun im koman eminene ko ad. Ijjelokin abang kein jej ioone, elon rekar lo jet kol nan aer maron in celebrate virtually, socially distanced, ak ibben roommate ro aer. Merekata ekar juon ien kamonono ilo ad celebrate, bed ibben ro mottad, ro nukud, im kajota emaron koman menin an armij kwalok comment ak kajjitok ko rejekar ikijen ta eo ej walok ilo mour eo am.


"Aniwot, kokilep lak….. Elap an boub ilo jikin jerbal”


“Kolukkin aidriklok. Emman, elukkin emman kiem.”


“Kein kajilu katton am kanne!?”


“Lukkin mool koj tin kañ aelopen mona kani?”


“Aniwot elukkin bab nuknuk kani am”


Ne kwoj riiti, im koj lo k elap am jela kin menin, ikonaan jiron e yuk k kojjab make iaam. Holidays im celebration ej kijoor bin nan jet, elaptata nan ro rej jelmae body image issues kab struggles. Nan ro im ej kab juon katton aer ioon ak struggle kon menin, elon jet naan in kapilōk nan jiban koj anenmon ilo Holiday in.


1. Komaan juon self-care plan

Ne lon am tool im plan nan am cope ilo ien en, botaab en lon am long term self-care plan. Emaron journaling, koman ien nan am jab kojerbal phone eo am im screen, walk, kure juon video game. Jabdrewot men enij jiban yuk kejbarok yuk make, koman juon ien nan menin.


2. Koman boundaries

Ibben ro mottam, nukum, im ro koj iakwe, ne elon bwebwenato ko kojjab kobalak nane, elon am melim in ba jab im etale jen ir. Konij komane juon boundary mokta ilo am kwalok k kojjab konaan konono kon x,y,z topic ilo loblej. Eliktata, konij komaan juon plan nan jenij subject ko ilo am flip e bwebwenato ko ikijen body image kab mona.


3. Tobare ro mottam, ro koj iakwe, kab ro nukum

Emaron nej armij ro rej bok konaair ilo celebration ak armij tu lik. Ne elon armij koj lomnak komaron buddy up ibben nan am vent ne eo kaikwijin. Ne kwoj lo k koj kajeon tobare juon armij nan jiban 24/7, konij aikwij lo lak juon professional jiban ak set juon boundary nan am jab bed turin armij, eniwot ro nukum kab ro mottam.


4. Connect ibben professionals

Tobare professional ro nan kalok im komane juon healthy coping im self-care skill. Ilo am nej jerbal bwe en lon iaal nan deconstruct im process juon core in enjake kab men koj iooni.


Kejbarok kwe make, komarone.


Happy holidays!

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