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Sexual orientation sometimes gets defined solely by who you enjoy sleeping with. Rather than reduce queer identity down to something about sex or body parts, I want to recognize it as the huge, beautiful, expansive, all-encompassing experience of being in the world it is. So I’m going to focus on what I love about being gay that has nothing to do with actual gay relationships. And it’s still a long, fun list.

When I was in grad school, we studied the history of the field of mental health. What nobody told me, however, is how often I would be sharing that history with clients as a clinical intervention. Historical context matters. I want to summarize that history, not as an academic exercise, but in a way that will shed light on so many of our journeys to healing and wholeness, and that will hopefully inspire compassion for ourselves, those we love, and even those we can’t stand.

The past five months have felt like five years. I think most everyone who finds this post will have an idea of what I’m talking about....

I have always secretly wanted to live in a commune. If you read closely, you can see this desire woven into most of the novels I’ve...

Informed Consent Let me start by saying, this world is a mess. We are in dire straits—and in the face of such extreme threat, only...

We are entering an election year. I confess, I stepped into 2024 with a feeling of dread. For years now, I’ve had clients citing stress...

I saw Oppenheimer last Saturday. Seeing movies in the theater was one of the things I missed the most during COVID. The first movie I can...

It was those cute little genderbread men. I was attending a trans awareness event put on by PFLAG of Lafayette, CO (PFLAG is a large...

My toddler is a sprinter. She also hates riding in carts. This means that, when we go to Target or the grocery store, she is either...

I hate having nothing to wear. And yet, I loathe shopping, and I have low confidence in my ability to choose clothing that’s in style....