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Just Living My Best Life is a free self-guided workbook for LGBTQIA2S+ individuals navigating identity exploration, coming out, and self-advocacy at their own pace. Packed with reflective exercises and practical tools, it creates a safe space to explore your authentic self, set boundaries, and build confidence—honoring that there's no one "right" way to be you.
We're thrilled to announce our new free online course "Gates & Gatekeepers" - a heartfelt initiative to transform how mental health professionals support our transgender and gender-expansive community members. Through engaging video lectures, practical templates, and collaborative exercises, we'll explore ways to move beyond traditional gatekeeping towards becoming caring advocates in gender-affirming care. Join us in building a more compassionate, accessible pathway to care for our trans community.
Perfectionists think control will keep them safe from shame. But more often than not, it will keep all the aspects that make life exciting, memorable, and worth living at bay. You, me, and all of us are imperfectly perfect.
Discover practical strategies for managing anger, frustration, and overwhelm in this guide to emotional regulation. Learn how to identify triggers, develop healthy coping mechanisms, and create lasting change through professional support and self-compassion.
A reflection on choosing "Nourish" as a guiding word for 2025, exploring its connection to bell hooks' love ethic and Stacey Diane Arañez Litam's work on healing intergenerational patterns. This post examines how intentional nourishment practices can transform both personal growth and community healing, while weaving together insights from various authors on love, healing, and cultural wisdom.
Feeling safe is something we want to feel connected with but may not always feel. How do we create safety when so much is happening around us? How can we build this foundation when things feel unclear or forever changing?
