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Posted: February 19, 2021
Despite the increasing presence of trans and non-binary folx in the media, only about 16% of people in the US actually know a trans person in real life. This leaves a ton of room for misconceptions and stereotypes to develop. And unfortunately, as visibility increases…
Posted: February 17, 2021
It is generally agreed that autobiographical memory starts at about age 4. A common issue with childhood trauma is the lack of autobiographical memories for particular events or time periods, sometime years at a time are missing. So it is understandable that when in therapy…
Posted: February 13, 2021
The week of February 21-27 is Aromantic Awareness week. It naturally follows the week of Valentine’s Day and all the messaging in the media and in our day to day lives that focus on relationships, romance, etc. Aromanticic people have little to no…
Posted: February 9, 2021
Allyship that is something that many of us are familiar with, it is working to support and stand alongside various marginalized groups. So, I am an ally for the LGBTQIA+ community in general, and trans and non-binary folx in particular. This means I am letting…
Posted: February 5, 2021
Often when there has been trauma, and especially if that trauma has been chronic and on-going, there can be the loss of a sense of joy in life. But I think that Rumi has the right of it, the capacity for joy is still there,…
Posted: February 3, 2021
The ventral vagal complex, or ventral vagal nervous system, elicits calm in your nervous system through connecting with others. Since this system can help trigger calm, we want to try to engage it when we are feeling stressed. Social connections can help us feel anchored…