I support our transgender troops. Banning transgender people from serving in the military is cruel and hateful. Transgender folks have just as much right to serve, and as has been pointed out elsewhere, the medical costs to the military for gender confirmation surgery and hormones…

I think this is something that we often overlook. It is certainly overlooked by society in general when we think of child abuse and trauma. Research shows that neglect or lack of normal developmental experiences and supports can be more damaging to a psyche than…

Gabor Mate is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician who has done a lot of work with addiction and trauma and he is right on the money with this quote. So often in working with folks with chronic stress in childhood, who have grown up in homes that…

  Anxious-Avoidant attachment develops when caregivers are chronically rejecting or withdrawn. This can happen when there are mental health issues in the caregiver, such as depression. In this situation the child learns to minimize or suppress their emotions as a form of self-preservation. These children…

Happy Trans Visibility Day. This year I am reflecting on a video that Miss Major posted about how trans folks are already visible and that is often to their detriment. And I am thinking about how we who count ourselves as allies need to be…

Self-care is all the rage these days whether it is ads for yoga, mindfulness, working out, spa days, facials or massages. But self-care is so much more than that and it seems to be reduced to a commodity to buy to make you happy. I…