September is National Suicide Prevention month. It is intended to highlight efforts at suicide prevention and reduce the stigma around talking about suicide, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), it appears that death by suicide in the…

I know that what is going on in Texas can be triggering for many folx. Please remember as you work towards social justice and raising awareness, that it is also important to take care of yourself. How you are doing is just as valid as…

More and more there are stories out there about trans kids and adults and how they realized their identity or came out. This is a good thing. However, this also leads to a false idea that there is only one correct or valid way to…

  EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy It was developed in 1980s to address trauma and has now been shown to be effective in the treatment of a wide range of mental health issues. EMDR therapy works by engaging the body’s natural…

Healing is hard. And one thing people often aren’t prepared for is how lonely that journey can be. The majority of society has a hard time hearing truth, especially if it challenges beliefs about people and institutions like family. And if/when you challenge their assumptions…

When we look outside ourselves to others, we dream of what we want, and hope for and think our lives might look like. Even if we consciously know that social media, media in general, distorts and only shows a portion of the people we follow.…