ABOUT THE NEWSLETTER:

Nourishing Notes is an ongoing collection of personal essays reflecting on nourishment, healing, care, creativity, mental health & wellness, queerness, and homemaking. I aim to offer affirming and nuanced writing to spark curiosity in your own life. I share how I care for myself and my communities, and I hope you can do so, too. This newsletter includes an essay, photos that brought me joy or made me laugh, links to things I’ve noticed or learned from, and places to nourish ourselves and our communities.

ABOUT SAM:

Sam Slupski (they/them) is a trans nonbinary nonfiction writer from the Midwest–currently in Austin, TX. They are the author of UNTIL TENDER (Game Over Books).

Sam brings a courageous and authentic voice to their writing, exploring various topics informed by their experiences. These include but are not limited to mental health, emotional healing, gender identity, queerness, disability justice, chronic illness, vaginismus, and genderless personal style. Sam writes a newsletter, Nourishing Notes, shares on Instagram, and is a teaching artist with Austin Bat Cave.

Sam has worked with the St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline, focusing on consciousness-raising, community outreach, and skill-building. They were the Wellness Editor of Swift Wellness and the former Program Director of Poetic Underground. Their work has been recognized through being a finalist in the 2019 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest, headlining the Melbourne Spoken Word Poetry Festival in 2018, and touring across the US and Canada.

Sam's passion lies in redefining mental health and wellness conversations to make them accessible and inclusive. They are dedicated to destigmatizing sexual health and firmly support communities rooted in collective care, mutuality, and liberation for all.

They love to cook and wholeheartedly believe a Midwest sunset is superior to all sunsets.

WHERE TO FIND ME:

You can find me on Instagram or my website. You can also find my other writing here.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

This a free newsletter, but if you’d like to support my writing and have access to upcoming occasional paid posts, consider becoming a paid supporter. You can make a one-time donation via Venmo (@samslupski) or PayPal, 15% of all donations are redistributed to mutual aid funds and local grassroots organizations.

Love,